The bond between friends cannot be broken by chance; no interval of time or space can destroy it. Not even death itself can part true friends. When she unexpectedly left us, a piece of my heart was forever broken
Brandy Corley is and always will be my best friend. By the grace of God and our preschool director Mrs. Melvin putting us on the carpet together, me in the red square and her in the blue square, we became inseparable. She thought it was a great idea for us to be class buddies and we never looked back. We did Pig Tails, Girl Scouts, Pink Nike Short Sets, summers in Campanella Park, Cheer Squad, Boyfriends, Learning to Drive, Late Night Party Line Calls, Soda Pop Club, Graduations, Babies, Careers... Everything together. We had 30 plus years of friendship, love and sisterhood.
The
moments in life that we had together can never be replaced. We smiled
through our defeats, celebrated our victories, cried when we needed it
and laughed until we had tears rolling down our faces.
I
am truly saddened by her death… but from this sadness I have a feeling
of gratitude that emerges. I feel honored to have known her and blessed
that her passing serves as a reminder to me that my time on this
beautiful earth is limited and that I should seize the opportunity I
have to forgive easier, share more, explore the world, and love everyone
around me. I can think of no greater way to honor her than to live this way.
The
weird, weird thing about devastating death is that life actually goes
on. When you’re faced with a tragedy, a loss so huge that you have no
idea how you can live through it, somehow, the world keeps turning, the
seconds keep ticking.
I can't wait to see her again but until that day, I will keep her in my heart, speaking to her in my prayers and continue to love her as my best friend for life....
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