I was blessed to have Teri as my roommate my sophomore year at MLPS.   Teri never went far without her camera, taking pictures around campus of people and the seasons changing.  She was gifted at needlepoint back then, as well.  I was not surprised to see her involved with pottery because she loved to create and capture the beauty of God's creation.  

Teri was always looking to do something nice for others.  She was a good listener and always offered good sound advice.

After leaving MLPS there always was a Teri sized hole in our group of friends  (Teri, Mara, Kirsten and I) .  Teri came to visit me in the summer and we had such good times together.

But without a doubt Who Teri loved was more important than anything else.  She loved Jesus, she loved her family deeply.  Joining big sister Tina at school was important to her, part of her reason for being so far from home.  And she loved and adored her little sister Julianne.  I'm fairly certain that she felt she was missing out on important parts of Julianne's young life and wanted to be there for her when she chose to leave MLPS and go to school back home.

It's hard to believe so many years have passed.  I've watched her make life changes over Facebook and marveled again at Teri's love of people, her desire to share the love of Jesus with them, and where that great Love took her around the world.

She lived for Him, she was clearly full of joy in her pursuit of God's calling in her life. While we miss Teri, she's exactly where she wants to be.   

I wish that I could be there next week for Teri's memorial.  More than anything else, I wish I could have another hour just sitting and talking and catching up with Teri.  One more hug.  That will be something to look forward to in heaven.

God bless you, Tina, Julianne and Zachary, Tiffany and Megan.  May you be comforted.

So sad to hear of Teri's death, but rejoice she is in Jesus arms.

We  send our love and prayers to her sisters and neices