Today, the 18th of march 2007, a wonderful soul has gone to meet her Savior, to claim her reward. She lived a life not for herself, which is the ordinary way in these times that we’re living in. But she chose rather to give her life for others, and to give it in service to He whom she loved most of all, the One who was there by her side every moment, who eased all her pain and understood all her heartcries during her life, Jesus, our Husband and Lover. Victoria was a real fighter in the spirit, despite the many difficulties that life threw at her, she always put on a brave face and learnt to trust and rest in the Lord for everything, knowing that out of every difficulty came a chance to rise a step higher, to learn one more lesson, to become more like Him. She braved the winds of adversity with unearthly courage and faith, knowing the the Captain she chose for her vessel was the most learned in the art of sailing, and knew how to come to port safely even through the toughest and strongest storms. She suffered from cancer for many years, and polio since she was a kid, yet what kept her going on even when the doctors gave her for a lost case was her love for Jesus; from Him she received the strength to live every single day, and nowhere else.
She was a woman that loved life, she appreciated and enjoyed life’s little joys and happinesses: going out to a restaurant, spending an afternoon with her grandchildren, going out for a walk and admiring the Lord’s creation, enjoying a good glass of wine, or simply having a good laugh and having fun with friends, but now she’s in a better Place, where she can enjoy all those things one hundred times more, where sensations reach their climax and can even be tasted or touched with the hands. She will no longer have her spirit bound by this earthly body, for in truth, hers was an adventurous spirit, one full of life and activity, one that always wanted to be free, who wanted to do so many things, bigger things, but always found the barrier of the flesh... oh how happy she might be now that she is not restrained any more by all these earthly things... now she can be her true self, reach the highest mountain peaks and fly as a bird way up high, where before, only eagles soared.
May her memory remain as a powerful testimony for al those that knew her and all those that happen to visit this blog, dedicated to a wonderful person, Victoria.
