The Oak Tree

This graceful Oak lost a bough from the center of its being. The branches that sprouted from the trunk and roots each traced their own unique path against the sky, together forming a canopy. Now one of them is missing. A limb that grew and reached for the blue sky and danced in the wind under the stars has been torn away. It can't sprout green leaves or sway in the music of the breeze, it's forever gone. This beautiful oak will never be the same, but it will live on for many years, bearing the scar of what was lost.

The absence of Katie's presence in the canopy of our family has wounded us all. But we will live on, embracing her spirit with our memories, under blue skies and starry nights. She is a part of us all now.