BEST, Penelope "Penny" nee MacDonald
June 24th 1933-June 9th 2022
Passed peacefully with family by her side in her 89th year. Beloved wife of Brian Best. Dear mother of Jane Ann (Joe Ricupero) and the late George Best. Cherished Nan of Natalie (Nick Wittek), Ross Ricupero (Kent Williams), and Brianna (Chris Papaconstantinou). Great Grandmother to Olivia, Elle, Stefanos, and Anastasios.
A celebration of Penny's life will be held on Friday June 17th at Ashburnham Funeral Home, 840 Armour Road Peterborough, between 5 to 8 p.m. with words spoken at 6 p.m.
If desired, condolences to the family and donations to Leprosy Mission Canada or to Operation Smiles Canada may be made online at www.AshburnhamFuneral.ca.
Footprints
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 me,
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."