The first time I saw Kai, she was sitting in my front yard hugging my
dog. I had just pulled into my driveway and there she was. She stood up,
smiled, and waved. She introduced herself as my new neighbor while she
continued to pet my black Lab, Harley. I liked her immediately but
didn't know then what an impact she would have on my life.
Soon
we were not only neighbors but good friends as well. When Kai greeted
you with her high pitched voice you always felt like the most special
person in the world. The deliveryman, the repairman, the other
neighbors, and anyone who came to her door was treated like family.
Kai had four cats but when a stray beagle was injured by a bear, she
adopted the dog and nursed her back to health. Whenever my sons,
daughter, and I visited her she would welcome us in with a smile, sit us
down, and cut us a piece of cake.
When she found out I loved
Hawaiian shirts she gave me a beautiful one that still hangs in my closet
today. She was always helping others, giving to others, and encouraging
others. She always had a wise bit of advice, a kind word, and a gentle
hug for everyone. No matter who you were you always left her house
feeling a little better and a little happier.
All of the time I
was getting to know Kai, though, she was dying. She had told me that
first day I met her that she was "terminal". She was battling
several health problems at once and was slowly losing the fight. Her
husband Sean and her owned their own cleaning business, but after a
while Kai was too weak to work there anymore.
During the last
months of her life she grew weaker and had to spend most of her time in
bed. Finally, on a cold, dark, Winter's day her body gave out and she
died in her home. She was only in her fifties and had left us far too
soon. The day she passed I walked back to my house, closed the door to
my bedroom, and cried. She had touched my life so much in the brief time
I knew her. I had become a better person because of her and I knew
others had as well. I still miss her today.
Desiderus Erasmus
once wrote: "Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself."
That is what Kai did. She gave her light. She shared her love. And this
world was so much brighter because she was in it.
Kai taught me
something too: We are all "terminal"...But it is never too late to give
your light.
It is never too late to love without fear and touch
others with your kindness. This short life here is God's gift to you.
Make how you live it your gift to God.
Give Your Light
Today's Bible Verse:
"For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live
as children of light" (Eph 5:8)
Give Your Light
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