What also not a coincidence is all the fun we have, the different ways we decorate, the pets we travel with, the myriad of interests we have in terms of sight-seeing, how we love to eat, and our love for one another.
Here's what I'm talking about . . .
Last night we held a celebration of life for her around the campfire. I bought fabric with hummingbirds on it (Mary loved hummingbirds) and we all made prayer bundles to put in the campfire. Inside that prayer bundle was a personal message that each of us wrote to Mary. We dropped them into the campfire and watched as the smoke carried our messages to her. My dear friend Kathie played the Native American flute in my place.
Lois brought sparklers and our tears quickly turned to laughter as Mary's celebration continued. Our camping friend will always be with us as we gather together with this family of Beach Peeps that we love so much.