Happy Birthday, Mrs. Bev!

So today is the birthday of a very extraordinary woman who I had the privilege of knowing. I met Mrs. Beverly Webb when I was 15 years old. She and her family owned the Servant's Quarters in my hometown, which was a church on Friday nights and a place to hang out on Saturday nights. Mrs. Bev was an awesome person who was God fearing and had an awesome talent in singing. A lot of nights at the SQ, she and her family band, Webb would sing at the SQ. The music had the edginess of rock but the message of Christ in every song. It was not until about a year or two after I started going to the SQ that I would find out that she had cancer. Even though she had been diagnosed with this awful thing, she was still a fighter, determined to never give up. Even after my SQ years, I would run into her at various places around town, most of the time, Walmart. Every time I would run into her, she had a big smile on her face and gave me a big hug and we would chat about what all was going on at the time and how she was doing. It would not be until October 22, 2009; two days after my nineteenth birthday that she would leave this world to go Home to be with the Lord, after a strong and courageous fight. Of course there is sadness and disbelief when a death happens. I did not cry when I found out because I was in such a state of shock that I could not process what had happened. It would not be until four months later, the day before her birthday that it would sink in. I honestly feel like I have lost a part of my family because, for some time, she kind of was. I will never ever forget the kind of person she was, so welcoming and kind. She truly was one of the strongest people I will ever know.