Last week I attended a service remembering and celebrating the life of my friend Becky. We had been acquaintances for years – friends of the same friends – but I really got to know Becky well when she began attending the Bible study I teach.
I’m so blessed to call her my friend.
She was beautiful, creative, witty, and the best cook ever. Her home and her garden could grace the covers of magazines. When she brought a dish to Bible study, the last poor soul in line was left to try and lick the spoon to get a delectable bite. She was fun and she was funny. (At her request, her obituary ended with her quote, “The shell is here but the nut is gone.”)
But most of all, I remember and honor Becky because she loved people. She loved her family. She loved her friends. She loved her Lord. She loved us all well.
Her son Jordan stood and recounted how she would always sing, “I love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck” as she sent them off. How appropriate that her memorial service ended with this upbeat song. Enjoy the lyrics here, as you listen to them sung by Doris Day:
Then go out (whether you were blessed to know Becky or not) and honor her memory – -and the Lord she loved – by hugging someone you love and telling them:
I love you a bushel and a peck
A bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck
What a joy to know that as we celebrate the birth of Jesus, our dear Becky is with Jesus.
Merry Christmas to you and to those you are blessed to know and love.
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