Dear Universe,

Lyrics from Whitney Houston songs, so many of which are part of my life’s soundtrack, have been floating through my mind since last night.  Here are some of the ones I can’t forget:

“Everybody’s searching for a hero.  People need someone to look up to.

Each day I live I want to be a day to give the best of me.

Whatever you want from me, I’m giving you everything.

Where do broken hearts go? Can they find their way home?

And if somebody loves you, won’t they always love you?

I will always love you…

Learning to love yourself, it is the greatest love of all.

I’ve been in love and lost my senses.

Ain’t it shocking what love can do?

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone’s shadows.

If I fail, if I succeed, at least I live as I believe.

There can be miracles when you believe.

Who knows what miracles you can achieve when you believe?

Sometimes you’ll laugh, sometimes you’ll cry.

Life never tells us the when’s or why’s.

I want one moment in time where I’m more than I thought I could be.

Then in that one moment of time I will feel, I will feel eternity.”

Thank you for such an inspirational, talented singer.  Her spirit, her words and her voice won’t be forgotten. She sang like an angel; may she rest among them now.

A