The first time I saw Kai, she was sitting in my front yard, holding my dog Harley in her arms. She had just 1 into a small house nearby. I think she liked Harley's friendly personality, just as he liked hers. From the second I talked to her, I knew Kai would be a lifelong 2 . Her smile made me feel better just being around her. Her face was always full of 3 .
It didn't take long before Kai was beloved by all her new neighbors here. Every time we visited her, she would kindly listen to all of our problems and then say something so 4 that we would leave her home with our hearts singing. Sometimes I would read her my stories and she would always encourage me to keep 5 .
All of this time, though, Kai was slowly dying from cancer, she lived each day with such cheer that often forgot just how 6 she was. Still, she died on a cold winter day with heavy snow falling down.
During the short time we had been together I 7 so much from Kai about how to truly live. She taught us so many lessons about kindness, happiness, hope and cheer.
