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Over the past couple of days, I've seen many blogs talking about the passing of Kaycee Nicole. Not until today, did I really understand how she touched so many hearts. Not having known her or read anything in her blog until just a couple of minutes ago, I find it hard to understand why I find myself with tears in my eyes. So quickly those we love can disappear from this earth; so quickly a beautiful life ends. Is it so hard to understand how seeing the true, wonderful love that seem people have for others can bring a man to tears? I've only read a little, but I know that Kaycee loved unrelentlessly and passionately. I read of the joy in her life, even as she dealt with cancer and liver problems. She struggled to the end, but even as her life came to an end, she thought of others, not of herself. What a wonderful way to live; what a wonderful way to love.

Rest in peace, Kaycee. God bless you.

Kaycee's Blog - Kaycee's Mother's Blog

Addendum (5/25/01):

Kaycee's story continues....

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.

What an insult it must be to God for us to take credit for all He is able to do through us.

Reverend Chris Holmes, Pastor of Community United Methodist Church in Crofton, MD, in his sermon of May 13, 2001.

My archives weren't showing up for some reason. I fixed that. :)

Sung to the tune of Puff the Magic Dragon.

(Chorus)

Together they would travel, along the avenue,
Tommy hanging out his leg would scuff his Sunday shoe.
Taxi cabs and buses would honk as they went by,
Tragic wagons never seem to need to stop for gas.

(Chorus)

Children live forever, but not so children's toys,
Wagons can't forever be a friend to little boys.
and one gray day it happened while Tommy took his nap,
A garbage truck ran over Muff and turned him into scrap.

(Chorus)

Little Tommy Pumpkin said just off the cuff,
There will never be another tragic wagon Muff.

(Chorus)

Chorus:

Muff the tragic wagon, lived by the street,
and rolled along the boulevard, through rain and snow and sleet.
Little Tommy Pumpkin loved that wagon Muff,
And rolled him home and filled him up, with toys and other stuff.

If we aim for nothing, we'll hit it every time.

Someone in my Small Group (SG)

I'm going to be presenting a lot of information. I asked someone about this, telling them that it would probably be like drinking from a firehouse. They commented: at least they'll get wet.

C. J., staff at JMU

Muff the Tragic Wagon (lyrics forthcoming)

Theresa, SG

You'll get an Eeyore Complex

Shawn, SG leader and staff at UNCG

You can ask that when we get up there, said Erika. Hold up, there are going to be a lot more important things for God to explain than the duckbill platypus. That's about the lowest thing on my list, replied Tim.

Safety first.

Alex, staff at VCU

Falling asleep while praying is like falling asleep in Jesus' arms.

Meredith, SG

Following are some words that I just think are fun sounding. Definitions courtesy of Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary

fjord

a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes

segue

1 : proceed to what follows without pause -- used as a direction in music

2 : perform the music that follows like that which has preceded -- used as a direction in music

As an aside, I was telling one of my friends about my enjoyment of segue. She found it extremely amusing that I could remember the first time I heard that word. Well, for her and your amusement, here's that story:

In the spring of 1999, I worked as an intern on the morning show at WHFS (no, I cannot get you HFStival tickets). I can't remember the exact day, but I had a conversation with one the DJs, Kathryn Lauren about seques. She was telling me that it's an important thing in radio. In radio, segues are the act of moving flawlessly from one thing to the next, like from a song to a commercial. Some of this is automated now, but a lot of it is still left to the control of the DJ. Kathryn Lauren is a seque master. Lou Brutus, the ex-host of the WHFS morning show (and the DJ I primarily worked for) was also an excellent seguer.