Beautiful Linda

Waking up Sunday morning at 7AM after going to sleep at 4AM was tough, let me tell you. Not only were my eyes so tired that they were actually hurting, I was dreading what was yet I thought would come. Red, puffy eyes, a runny nose, and an aching heart is what I was expecting.
Instead, I experienced a wonderful, joyful remembrance of my beautiful third cousin, Linda. Her unexpected death shocked our whole family when the tragedy took place a little over a year ago. To admire the person Linda was, her father and step mother set up a Butterfly Release to celebrate Linda graduating into the next afterlife. I have never experienced such a unique way to acknowledge the life Linda lived. "A butterfly release expresses by sight what the soul feels, and these unutterable emotions ride on the beating wings of an equally speechless butterfly. These soul sounds are carried through the air by the butterflies, and all who observe their flight are connected by a special understanding of the event that has taken place."(http://www.butterflyreleases.com) What made this event even more special is when a butterfly landed on her fathers chest, and just stayed there for a little. It was like Linda was hanging out with us. She knew we were all there for her and could feel how much we love her. The releasing of the butterflies show that this doesn't mean she is gone, it shows the celebration of "a most exquisite life to come", if that is even possible. We love you Linda.