To Starleen

I was blessed today, to share a very special, sacred experience today, and while the experience is too personal and holy to share, I just want to recognize a wonderful woman, the mother of one of my angel daughters-in-law, Starleen Bennett. You, dear Starleen, could not be here today, for one of those "mom moments". I was so honored to sit next to Danyel, to watch, to see...to lend a hand here, and there. This is to honor you for your many sacrifices to raise this beautiful daughter. You truly have done an amazing job. She has your knowledge, your confidence, and has a deep spiritual understanding of what she experienced today. She was taught well, by a mother who valued the right things, who always tried her best. Today, Starleen, you would have been "well pleased". I sat next to another mother, experiencing the same thing. As the end of the experience neared, and escorts were seated on one side of the room, I leaned over and whispered to this mother, "You did it!" And so, Starleen, I want to say, though I was blessed to be in that seat next to Danyel, I was only a proxy for you. So smile, shed a tear or two, and know that "you did it!" She is now endowed from On High, and eagerly waits for you to share her next step towards eternity on April 24th.