My interaction with Leslie was very limited, but when I think her, a member of my Triad, her chipper presence on Instagram and her inclusions in Cultivating, my heart and mind immediate saw Leslie as a flowered jewel in the crown of Elohim. In my own pursuit of healing while I see dear saints around me leave this planet prematurely in the face of myriad of prayers for their healing I ask, “Why, oh why?” My prayer is that as a seed is planted in the ground and produces countless more, may the fruit of Leslie’s heritage, her flower, produce unlimited beauty for the Kingdom of God.
This tribute by Mary Campbell Miller is part of an “In Memoriam” series we are running this week for our dear friend Leslie Anne Bustard.
The featured image, “Forget-Me-Not,” is courtesy of Jordan Durbin and used with her kind permission for Cultivating.
Mary has cherished life-long literary dreams coupled with a passion for ministry, all of which lead her to study English literature and later theology and counseling in seminary. She has been designing artisan jewelry for nine years while homeschooling son Ian and daughter Julianna. After 14 years of ministry in San Diego she and her husband Mark Miller, along with their teenagers and cat, Lord Peter Wimsey relocated to Charlottesville, VA where they enjoy farm life, chickens and all. Mary enjoys off-the-wall humor, gardening, cooking, and curling up with anything penned by Dorothy Sayers, C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, or Jane Austen.
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