by Zita Dela Cruz-Evensen
Lord, thank you for blessing us our mother, Josefina
who taught us all to be beautiful in this world.
We celebrate her life…for always paying it forward
for the gift of life of her loving children, her gifted family,
and her kindnesses to everyone.
We are thankful for her magnanimity, her compassion
her zest for life and her grace.
Heaven deserves her, and may her journey be filled
with the blossoms she grew in her earth garden.
Let our love accompany her in the hereafter.
May she continue to guide all of us
to be bold but gentle and caring
in facing the adversities of this earth.
In Your hands, we commend her spirit.
- November 2, 2015