Becca

Have you ever met someone, and just a few hours later you feel like you've known them since forever?

Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of her but I want to just tell you about her a bit. I miss her so much sometimes it makes my heart ache. Literally.

Rebecca Peris is an amazing, sweet, beautiful young lady that I love with all my heart. I had so much fun with her this past summer. So many wonderful memories I can look back on and smile.

She would come over randomly during the day and sit in the recliner while I sewed curtains for the cabin. Or she'd walk with me down by the little creek to find berries.

We used to run as fast as we could up the hill in the front field at camp and then at the top we'd try to get as many wild cherries as we could from the cherry trees. They were so tall and many times we only got a few. :)

One Sunday, we went to the field and just laid down in the grass. Not saying a word, just that comfortable friendly silence. She's played with some grass and I drifted off into a quick catnap. I remember hearing birds and a bee. The sun was warm and I can still feel the feeling of it's warmth spreading over me.

I remember laughing with her about the silliest things and we would constantly sing. Doing dishes, cutting fruit, traying rolls. Sing, sing, sing. The warm dish water all soapy, and I'd wash while she rinsed and sanitized. We would sing song after song. Harmonizing.

I remember playing the old piano in the dining hall. Wearing our work uniforms and aprons. Killing time while we waited for serving time to come, or maybe after we were all done with dinner and clean up. I'd play and she'd pull up a chair beside me and we'd sing together.

Sometime's we sing those same songs here in church and I get so lonesome for her I feel like my throat is caught in my throat and I can't make a noise. I close my eyes and see us there at that old piano singing and trying to remember the words. Then laughing about it.

She's amazing and I miss her very much. But I thank the Lord for putting her in my life and blessing me with yet another friend...or should I say sister.