Rheagan

Thank you so much for your prayers for my friend yesterday. I know the Lord heard each and every one and I am still processing the fact that she is Home with Him now in Heaven.

It's so strange because I never met Rheagan face to face, but we were friends. I truly cared about her and I know she felt the same about me. We swapped recipes, talked about money stuff, families, kids, Shauna (her sister-in-law and my close friend) and craftiness. Reading her messages to me always made me laugh out loud. I love to laugh. We even swapped Christmas treats through the mail this past year just for fun. She lived in Texas and myself in Missouri, so we both loved our treats, but laughed at the food dust all over them when they arrived at our house. I was cheap and did first class mail, but she totally sprung for Fed-Ex.

:-)

The things I knew about her were simple but they were telling. She was a great mother, a loving wife, an awesome Aunt, a fun Sister-in-law, a great cook, an expert cupcake-maker, and a woman who loved and served the Lord with all of her heart.

These are some of the finest qualities in my book.

I actually sat and read all of our emails back and forth today. I don't know how smart that was since I basically just sat there and cried through my reading. I just can't fathom that she is gone. This is permanent...on this earth. I won't see her name on my blog anymore with sweet and encouraging words, and I won't see a facebook message asking me fun and crazy questions that she was thinking about that day. I know I will see her in heaven one day, and it really does bring me comfort. But I won't lie, it hurts that it's the end here on earth.

Here is one of the funny emails that we had going back and forth while we were baking for each other.

This was from Rheagan back to me:

"OmGoodness!!! Overachiever. I am working on some of yours today but will not be able to ship yours until Tuesday?! Are you going to be able to stand it until then? ( And do you mind if the nutter butter truffles have cream cheese in them and are shipped? Or does that give you the heebie jeebies?! Plus, I am working on a little surprise for ya that I hope I can send your way on Tuesday, as well! If you don't want the nutter butter truffles by mail, I will at least give you the recipe. But I will be happy to send them your way. I have not croaked yet from
Any of my baking/ cooking. So far. :). You are just so sweet to do this with me! Its like being pen pals - but better! Baking Buddies, maybe? I dunno. It's been a long couple of weeks. Just sayin'! Love ya! Hope Ya see me in your mailbox VERY soon! Better get Shauna's together, too, or she might get jealous! :)."

I love the whole scattered all-over-the-map way she sent notes and it always made me smile.

Life is so short and so fleeting. So fleeting. I am still grasping all of this.

I promise to post some fun things this week. One recipe that I was totally avoiding because the caloric-intake was going to take me over the top and put my weight watchers to shame was one I got from Rheagan. She told me I HAD to make it and tell her what I thought. Well, I hadn't yet, but I will now. In the next couple of weeks, be watching for a recipe tribute. Apparently she was famous for these little sandwiches where she lived in Texas. I can't wait to start saving up my WW points to try one. :-)

Thanks for letting me share a little about my friend. She will be missed in so many ways and by so many people.

Have a blessed night my friends.