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J oyselyn asked me Thursday if I would trim Her fingernails. I promised that I would, and when that time came, I was too

busy. The request to help her with her nails came up again, and she lovingly forgave me again. The next day she was in
so much pain. My last promise had gone by the wayside. It was hard to hold back tears, watching those beautiful hands
that served me so lovingly over the years...shake uncontrollably…So that last promise I made, I intend to keep before

she was laid to rest.
Joyselyn did not want to be embalmed, so the night she died, they took her to Temple, Texas, to refrigerate till proper

funeral arrangements were made. The day she was to be laid to rest, Mark, the funeral director, gave me private time
with her to complete my one last promise. I did her nails, sang our song, and kissed her my last. She was still as
beautiful as I had just watched her fade into another peaceful night's sleep. I so much wanted to lie down beside her.

Jan. 29, 2020

N ot much do I care to view in the light of day at this time of my life. Find myself sleeping when the sun is awake. I

suffer the quiet and it's deafening almost all the time. Still find myself walking into my Joyselyn’s room to check on her.
So lovely to look at her peacefully sleeping. A sigh of relief for answered prayer and hope that Her dreams are just as

lovely. I will forever miss tucking Her in at night. Hand and foot massages, the smile of comfort and pleasure upon Her
sweet face. Sitting at Her side till she drifted off to sleep. Watching those beautiful deep brown eyes loving me as she
softly glides into another quiet and restful goodnight. A gentle kiss to seal my eternal love. Forever Yours my

Love…Faithfully!

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