Obituary of Leah Newberry

Leah Newberry Suddenly and peacefully at University Hospital on Monday, March 7th, 2016, Leah Newberry of London and formerly of England and Northern Ireland in her 77th year. Loving mother of Elizabeth, Aindrea, and Lynn. Proud granny of Leah, Peter, Emily, Mason, Harrison, Shilo, Shane and Kieran. Dear sister of Maurice. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by her sister Dorothy and her brother John. As per Leah’s wishes, there will be no visitation or funeral service. Donations to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southwestern Ontario, 307 Commissioners Road West, London, Ontario, N6J 1Y4 or The London Humane Society, 624 Clarke Road, London, Ontario, N5V 3K5 gratefully acknowledged. McFarlane and Roberts Funeral Home (519-652-2020) in care of arrangements On-line condolences are available www.mcfarlane-roberts.ca. You can cry and lose yourself, become distraught And turn your back on the world, Or you can do what I want - smile, wipe away the tears, learn to love again and go on. David Harkins Footprints in the Sand One night I dreamed a dream. As I was walking along the beach with my Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, One belonging to me and one to my Lord. After the last scene of my life flashed before, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that at many times along the path of my life, especially at the very lowest and saddest times, there was only one set of footprints. This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it. “Lord, you said once I decided to follow you, You’d walk with me all the way. But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life, there was only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me.” He whispered, “My precious child, I love you and will never leave you Never, ever, during your trials and testings. When you saw only one set of footprints, It was then that I carried you.”