Obituary of Leila E. Philpotts

One night a man had a dream.  In it he was walking along a beach with the Lord.  Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.  For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord. When the final scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand.  He noticed many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints, and realized that they came at the hardest and saddest times of his life. Bothered about this, he questioned the Lord saying, "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way.  But I have noticed that during the most burdensome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you the most you would leave me."

The Lord replied, "My dear child, I love you and I would never leave you.  During the times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."

PHILPOTTS

Leila 90 of Miami Gardens, Florida passed away December 18, 2018. Born June 1, 1928 in St. Ann Jamaica, West Indies. Visitation will be on Friday, January 11, 2019 from 2:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Funeral Service on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. Parkway Baptist Church followed by Burial at Hollywood Memorial Gardens North Cemetery. Arrangements by Joseph A. Scarano Pines Memorial Chapel 9000 Pines Boulevard, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33024.