Walking Together, Still

I'm more than five thousand miles away from Maui now. I've exchanged the gentle trade winds for the chilly Autumn wind. The brown sugar sand between my toes has been replaced by fallen golden oak leaves.

Worlds apart? Not really, because I have a special connection.

When Leroy and I sat at the pool in Maui, I pulled out the camera. We put our feet together and I snapped a picture. His size 13 matched up to my size 9 -- our feet, not our faces, posed with the pool and palm trees in the background.

I love that picture. In fact, it was on the program for his memorial service
at Discovery Headquarters.

I took it to show our friends in Maui. They loved it, too.

So when it was time for me to leave our favorite island after scattering Leroy's ashes, these special friends surprised me with a pendant. It's made from elements in Maui's earth.

But that isn't all. Lifting it to the light reveals two feet, side by side.

We're still walking together, no matter how many miles apart, and still taking it one step at a time.

-- Laurie

7:00 AM ET | 10-30-2008 | permalink

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