Thank you so much for being a part of my life, even if it was only for a short period of time. Your great attitude and kindness are contagious and have made this world a better place. You and your family will always be in my thoughts.
Monday, July 2, 2012

I attended SCMS with Laura. God has taken another angel. My prayers are with you.
Monday, July 2, 2012

My thoughts and prayers are with you. I met Laura at the Credit Union school in Fort Worth. Even though I don't know you personally, I am hurting with you. My prayer is that you will find strength and comfort from friends and family during this difficult time.
Monday, July 2, 2012

I am rejoicing that your Spirit has gone home to our Lord but we will miss you dearly. Thank you for helping me through a tough time with your prayers all while you were fighting for your own life. I will never forget your courage, strength, kindness and loving ways. My prayers are still with you and your family. Vaya Con Dios.
Monday, July 2, 2012

Danny, where do I start? She loved you and Ryan with everything she had and we both know that was ALOT! I will never stop praying for you, my sorrow is great, I cannot begin to know yours. 

Laura, oh precious Laura, LP or "Peas" I do not know the plans the Lord  has for us, I do know it is supposed to be for good and not harm, but right now I am unable to see the big picture. I know you are no longer in pain, no longer confused, tired or "puffy" as you would say lol. I know you are enjoying brushing your beautiful long hair and hanging out with your dad and Jacob. What a party they must have had planned for you. I can only imagine how good you must feel. You are the strongest, bravest, smartest, wisest, most beautiful, faith-fill-courageously 
-brave woman I have ever and will ever know! You are an inspiration to all women and a hero and role model. I can only strive to have a fraction of the gracefulness and faith you had and when I grow up I want to be just like Laura Purkey! 

Sweet little Ryan, I pray you will always remember everything your mother did was for you! She told me many times if not for you she would have just given up! She not only fought cancer "like a girl" she fought cancer like a mom!

Lea, I do know your pain and wish you didn't have to know mine. yet I cannot imagine watching my child suffer. That takes extreme  faith, courage and grace; most of us couldn't handle. We never asked for membership to this dreaded "Grieving Mom" club, but I hope someday we can learn to chisel these awful concrete blocks we must wear into some sassy new heels. We will see our children again and oh what a reunion it will be!

And Jason, I have not had the honor of meeting you, but you must know Laura loved you! I know this because she said it. I have an estranged brother and she said "I love my brother and could not imagine not seeing or talking to him!" we as siblings rarely tell each other of our love verbally. I know Laura probably told you many times, but just in case she didn't, I wanted you to know!

I will be praying for each person Laura touched, so that will keep me busy until I see her again because she was a blessing not only to those of us who knew and loved her, but to everyone she ever met and spoke to. 

What a terrible loss to the world, but God couldn't have asked for a better person to appoint as his Head Angel

I love you LP and I am sad my carrots are left on this earth without its peas. I will miss your wisdom, advice, guidance, love, compassion, smile, faith, humor and laughter....simply, I will miss my friend!

See you when my work here is done!  
Love with all our heart! Tammy, Joey and Julian
Monday, July 2, 2012