Esther, I don’t know what I’m going to do without you when you go. I don’t know how I can get along. What am I going to do?†And then I just expected her like always to say, “Well, Dad, let me tell you; here’s what you do, A B C.†But she said, “Come here.†She just hugged me; held me close, didn’t say anything, didn’t say anything. And I realize now that that was . . . that’s the best way to love someone. Hold them close, know that you’re loved, let it wash over you. We got to love her and she got to love us. Amen?
— Esther Earl