That's Just Who She Was

I have been thinking a lot about my Aunt Diana and her family. There are a few things about Aunt Diana that stick out in my mind the most. She was always giving. She was always thinking about others. The song we sang as children in bible class describes her perfectly. "J-O-Y. J-O-Y. Tell me what it means. Jesus first. Yourself last and others in between." While we were at the hospital last Tuesday (we were sitting with family and waiting on the mortuary to arrive), her friend of 20-some odd years was talking with me. She was telling me how excited Aunt Diana was about Chloe Jo. Aunt Diana had been battling the leukemia since September of last year. She did have a brief three weeks of remission before the disease came back full force. During those three weeks, she had called me and told me that she was planning a baby shower for me. She had been in remission at this point for all of a week. That's just the kind of person she was. She always thought about others even though she was going through a dark time in her life.

Sissy's Song by Alan Jackson

Why did she have to go
So young I just don't know why
Things happen half the time
Without reason without rhyme
Lovely, sweet young woman
Daughter, wife and mother
Makes no sense to me
I just have to believe

She flew up to Heaven on the wings of angels
By the clouds and stars and passed where no one sees
And she walks with Jesus and her loved ones waiting
And I know she's smiling saying
Don't worry 'bout me

Loved ones she left behind
Just trying to survive
And understand the why
Feeling so lost inside
Anger shot straight at God
Then asking for His love
Empty with disbelief
Just hoping that maybe

She flew up to Heaven on the wings of angels
By the clouds and stars and passed where no one sees
And she walks with Jesus and her loved ones waiting
And I know she's smiling saying
Don't worry 'bout me

It's hard to say goodbye
Her picture in my mind
Will always be of times I'll cherish
And I won't cry 'cause

She flew up to Heaven on the wings of angels
By the clouds and stars and passed where no one sees
And she walks with Jesus and her loved ones waiting
And I know she's smiling saying
Don't worry 'bout me
Don't worry 'bout me
Don`t worry 'bout me