Tribute

Monday morning I lost my dear friend Amy. She had been battling cancer since April 2011 and the Lord called her home this week. She was above all other explanations an exceptional woman. Her first love was the Lord and from the moment I met her she was a woman who walked by faith and not by sight. She always had a way of encouraging me even when she was smacking me with the truth. Her faith was only intensified as her battle against cancer began. She fought a courageous fight and chose life all the way to the end. I was amazed by her relentless pursuit of God, her righteousness, and her servant heart. Her faith was unwavering from the beginning, and a true testimony to so many. So many of us find it hard to trust the Lord with the things of our lives, big or small, but Amy trusted him with everything - she trusted him with her life. I have watched her over these last 11 months stand for truth and make some very difficult decisions as she faced her own mortality. When doctors said something wasn't possible, she said "with God all things are possible." When people didn't understand her faith, she clung to Him all the more. She was faithful because she knew God is faithful. I know she touched so many lives in her time with us and I am extremely grateful my life was one of them.

After I wrote this post this afternoon I heard this song and it reminded me of my friend. For all eternity she is giving all the glory to His name!