It was a wonderful, sad, sweet, fun, tearful, beautiful, memorable week in Montana with family and friends from all over: California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Montana. Today my heart is still full of the sights and sounds of a bittersweet reunion for the purpose of a final farewell to one so dear to all of us. It still doesn't seem real that she is gone from our lives.
My son-in-law's mother (like a dearly-loved sister to me) filled our lives with grace and sweetness, fun and quiet laughter, inspiration and hope, peace and joy, dignity and poise, and, above all, the beauty of Jesus so alive within her and flowing out to all who knew her. She is now with the One who filled her life and enabled her to reflect Him to all around her. She seemed to love everyone and everything around her. We all felt special to her.
It makes no sense to us left behind, that God would call her home now. Perhaps, she had successfully completed her course of life, and God said to her, "Well done, my good and faithful servant. Now it's time for you to enter your well-deserved rest."
We will miss her greatly.
2 comments:
The last paragraph explains it well. I've come to the same conclusion a few times. Glad you are now home.
Hi, Jeannie - Louis & I returned safely just before midnight on Sunday evening. We were crawling over the mountain passes between here & Spokane due to low visibility with heavy snowing, gusty winds & icy roads. We passed several truck accidents. Ron says you made the trip in safety as well. Did you drive through blizzard conditions too? Thanks for leaving our home so clean. I found moldy bread in our "bread box" this morning. I hope you didn't try to eat any of it.
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