Many of you know the name Laura Kulp because I have asked you in our daily prayers in class to pray for her.Our prayers have been answered in that now she has passed away but is no longer suffering the pain and heartbreak of cancer. Laura passed away Sunday morning, which somehow is so fitting. Her faith, and that of her entire family, was such a powerful part of her life. For her to leave our physical world on the Lord's Day has some feeling of being appropriate, although that entire thought does somehow feel awkward and inappropriate perhaps.
Laura was 38 and leaves behind her husband David and two beautiful daughters, Lily, almost 6, and Naomi, 3. They have lived the past 2 years on an old apple farm, where they enjoyed catching fireflies, picking apples, running in the fields, fishing with daddy, and growing flowers. We spent a few hours with Laura and family on Sept. 7 participating in the Susan Komen Walk at UMass-Boston. It was incredible to see her spirit and that of David's...always "up", positive, smiling, full of humor and as much energy as could be imagined. Laura struggled that day comprehending everything that was going on, as 7,000+ people milling about is overwhelming for anyone, never mind suffering as she was. But her struggles could not stop her...we took turns pushing her wheelchair, but she was determined to walk the last .2 mile herself. And she did with "thumbs up" for everyone she saw. She knew what her situation was, but it mattered not. That is who Laura Kulp was, and still is.
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