Thursday, May 26, 2022
To know Nancy was to love her and to love her profoundly. Anyone who had the incredible privilege of knowing her could do nothing less than to love her deeply. I've heard it said, "the deeper the love, the greater the pain", especially when you lose someone as dear, special and amazing as Nancy Mayes. Nancy was my friend, my best friend. I met her 6 years ago in a Bible Study at our church. It was not a coincidence that she and I became friends. God had everything to do with that and gave us the gift of of a true, committed and amazing friendship that would never end. We did Bible study together in her home for 3 years. We prayed together, enjoyed going to movies together, and even did yard work together (she had a really big back yard). She walked lovingly with me through my organ donation journey, we enjoyed sweet time together as friends over a good cup of coffee at Starbuck, and just sitting quietly together on a park bench being thankful and enjoying God's beauty all around us. But one of our favorite things was spending time shopping and filling shoeboxes with needed everyday items (that you and I would take for granted) for precious little boys and girls around the world; sharing God's amazing love and telling them about a Savior that we loved so much and wanted them to know personally in their hearts. It's one of the many endearing character traits I loved about my friend. She cared so much about others, about her God and never, ever wanted to make much of herself. She only wanted everyone she loved, cared about and called friend to know and have a personal relationship with the Savior she loved so much and now is at Home with. Although I miss her terribly since her Homegoing and live today with a big hole in my heart, I'll see her again in Heaven. I know I will because of the God we love, know and share together. I sure hope it's soon but until them, I will keep honoring her memory every year through the Operation Christmas Child Shoebox ministry til I get to reunite with her and our God where cancer, death, tears, and pain will be no more. I'll always love you more and see you soon my friend. Tricia
