You always belonged to God...on loan to us for a while. Your time here was much shorter than any of us imagined. "Banke has gone home to be with the Lord." How does one respond to that ?? My heart says "glory glory glory"...as the tears flow. It's almost a month ... I miss you terribly. I miss your voice , I miss your smile, I miss hearing about your day and your plans. I miss telling you about mine. I miss hearing your opinion. I miss your wisdom, your goodness, your encouraging spirit. I miss bothering you. I miss praying with you. I miss your hand. I really miss your hand. What a woman , what a friend. Easy to like... Easier to love.