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A Love Letter

I do not think I can even begin to do this story justice, but I have to share it.  As I sit here trying to describe it, all I find are tears - no words.  Tears for a family I have never met.  A pain in my heart for a family I will most likely never know.  I'm finding it unbelievable that Sarah is gone.  Less than a week ago she was video blogging, happy to be home from the hospital.  I'm not sure if anyone knew how soon she would be going to her eternal home.  I can say, without doubt, that I have never known someone so full of grace, faith, and courage as Sarah.  Even in the darkest moments, she always had her eyes and heart on the bigger picture, on God's plan for her.  She led thousands of blog followers through her battle over the last several months.  She showed sheer humility in the presence of the Lord and taught us all far more than we ever expected.

Below is the blog post Sarah's husband, Eric, posted early Monday morning.  This letter perhaps personifies more love than I've ever known.  Both the love Sarah and Eric have for God, and the love Eric has for Sarah.

Sarah's Transition

February 14, 2011:

Sarah is currently in the process of transitioning out of this life... away from her current worn down body and into an indescribably beautiful one. She is very close to leaving the cocoon and becoming the butterfly she has always been so symbolically drawn to. Her condition has dramatically worsened over the past several days, and given her current symptoms, we are being told that the time for her to pass is very near. Currently, she is having few lucid moments, and the ones she is granted are spent straining for those three precious words that exemplify her life... "I love you." Rest assured that she is certainly enveloped in love. Please pray for a painless and peaceful transition, and those of us here struggling with the huge void caused by the loss of her presence.

I think Sarah's light has shown so bright that this earth can no longer contain it. It's time for her to go to the true source of that light, to stop being the lone lantern shining into the darkness, but to join the grand symphony of radiance. It would seem selfish to keep her after she has worked so hard and is this close.
Shine bright firefly, shine bright... with tears in our eyes we cherish the path you illuminated.

-Your husband

Do yourself a favor and spend some time reading/watching her blog.  Please keep her family in your prayers.  I cannot fathom the pain in their hearts right now.
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