Just one more.

Just one more. Text. Chat. Hug. Beach trip. Youth service. Small group. Date night. Coffee. Just one more. My sweet friend. I just wish I had one more beautiful moment with you. And I know I will one day. I hope you know how much I love and adore you. How much you meant to me and my family. The memories will forever be imprinted on my heart. I will never forget the day at church when we met. My fam, You, Dan, Maggie and Mitchell instantly connected. From that day forward we would be inseparable. From nursery to pageant to beach trips to youth small group to late night chats to just doing this crazy life together. I would not change a single moment.

I look back at the past years of life just getting in the way and I realize that God was preparing me for such a time as this. To not see you again. I want to tell you the time we missed together, made it easier. But I would be lying. Losing you has broken my heart. To not have…just one more.

My beautiful friend. Thank you. Thank you for loving me and my family. For helping us feel apart of our FCF family. You truly were the blessing we needed. You helped me see the Love of Christ through one amazing church family. You did that. Ya’ll did that. Our little family felt at home because of the McGee’s. I will be forever grateful for that.

That little church friendship grew into something so special. Dan and Dave and their hunting trips. You and I countless days serving together. Maggie and Calista and their many sleepovers. Oh and the boys too. Mitchell, Chaz and Parker. They loved every second. You always made everything so much fun. All the candy. All the activities. All the love for our kiddos.

You my friend. Knew how to love well. Unconditionally. Serving. Giving. Loving. Always. I couldn’t have done it without you. It was because of you I fell in love with serving. Your heart was pure gold. You would drop everything for anyone. You loved people so well. You were one of a kind. Just one more. Just to tell you all this.

I pray that I can be here for Dan, Maggie and Mitchell like you were always there for us. Time may have slipped by us the past years but I know that you would have been there if I needed you. I know. I did not reach out enough. Text enough. Call enough. Check on you, Dan, Maggie and Mitchell enough. I thought I will tomorrow. Allowing time to just slip away. Just one more.

Today one more. Is now. I love you Teri. Always have and always will. Thank you for all you did. For who you are. And the legacy you leave behind. Not perfect. Imperfectly perfect. For Him. To be the light for others. To see. He is all we need. God is our just one more. That is all we need.

I can’t wait to see you again. It will be like old times. Loving on our kids, our guys, our families, our youth kids. Doing life together again. Well. Until then. I will make sure I have just one more with those I love. Because of you. Because of Him. I have time for just one more. Living in this moment. Not taking a single second for granted.

I love you Teri Trucks McGee. Thank you for all the beautful memories. We all will cherish forever. In memory of my precious friend. April 5, 1972-March 26, 2026