Guideposts – August 2019

to the hospital with septicemia and

put on IV antibiotics. The medication

seemed to work for a week or so, but

then the infection spread to her heart.

With her heart already damaged, she

was put on oxygen to help her breathe.

I sat with Sara around the clock

those final few days. One of the last

things she said to me was, “Geri, I want

you to keep writing. You must. You

have the talent. Please don’t waste it.”

I shook my head. “Sara, I just can’t

do it without you.”

“Yes, you can and you will,” she told

me. “You won’t be doing it alone.”

I promised her I’d keep writing but,

deep down, wondered if I could keep

that promise.

After everything medically possible

had been done for Sara, she asked to be

taken off the oxygen. Four hours later,

she waved to the loved ones at her bed-

side and said, “Goodbye, everyone.”

Then she closed her eyes and was gone.

Now I’m hoping to get our novels

published. I haven’t been writing mys-

teries, but I have been working on chil-

dren’s books. I’ve also started a small

business, making specialty cakes. Ven-

tures I would never have had the cour-

age or confidence to try before. I had

prayed for a way to fulfill my friend’s

last years. The answer turned out to be

as much a gift for me as it was for her.

Whodunit? Sara and I did, with God’s

help. Mystery solved.

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