In Loving Memory

I want to take this space to remember and honor the best friend of my youth. Kandice Amber Mieden. I was six year old when we first met; she was lost, trying to find her way home and stopped to ask me for directions. We were nearly inseparable in our youth. Kandi was everything I wanted to be; strong, courageous, outgoing, friendly, she had a way of drawing people to her and making them love her. Our friendship helped shape who I am today. Kandi passed away on my birthday. It seems a reminder to me of the kindred spirits we were, and though we lost touch many years ago, we are kindred spirits still. I know she is in the loving embrace of our Father in Heaven. I can see her intoxicating smile as she greets other friends and loved ones who went before her. I can feel her happiness as she looks down on her family and all of her friends knowing that, for her, it will be but a moment until she can embrace us again. May her joyful spirit remain with all whose lives she touched.