Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
My winter break is nothing but interestingly BUSY!
Had a lovely day off yesterday. Went to see my sister Naomi in Asheville, NC. Today: Work and pre packing for Cali (have to, cuz otherwise I WILL NOT have the time), cleaning apartment, WORK WORK WORK... Family dinner with some saints tonight. More packing. Taking a half day tomorrow, and heading to my favorite place on earth, Athens. Gotta see my Athens family before I leave town for three weeks! fri: work. Homemeeting. more packing. THREE WEEKS OFF FOR WINTER BREAK Sat: Crack of dawn, wedding hair for Kristin Lewis, soon to be Mrs. Robert Phillips. Wedding :) YEY!. Hopefully finish packing. Lord's day: Lord's table Meeting in ATL. Lunch. Flight to Cali. Monday: Anaheim, California... Up the mountain to my other home, "Big Bear City, Angeti" a few days to CHILLAX, I'm gonna need it... Next Sat: FTTA graduation. Followed by lunch with the Graduates. Picking up Laura M. from the airport. Back up the mountain.... Major Turkey dinner cooking :D. Lord's Day: Turkey dinner day!! My niece Nora/s very first birhday 25th of Dec. 2011. Monday back down the mountain for a week for the semi annual training in Anaheim, CA. Then back up the mountain to Big Bear for a relaxing week with my parents, New Years spent on the top of a mountain, bringing in 2012 :D!! Hoping to see Hannah, Lord willing, dunno yet. Flight back home January 8th 2012.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Tennessee Trip Dec. 2011
I had a really amazing weekend with one of my favorite families other then my own.
My Mom, Lizzy and I traveled up to Murfreesboro, TN this past weekend to visit and blend with the saints. We stayed with the Sandlin family there. They are a amazing family from my church life. Sarah, Joey, and Ben were all delightful!!
Mrs. Sandlin had a birthday last weekend. So like I do for my own Mom, I made her a birthday dinner of Home made Fried Chicken, Mashed potatoes, sauteed green beans and mushrooms with onions, Spinach Salad with strawberries, and Ben and I made home made pretzel m&m's for dessert. everything came out perfectly and I successfully had the Sandlin family in a food coma Sat pm :). Lord's day we had the same for leftovers, and I made a Home made Chocolate cake with a strawberry middle glaze, with Cream cheese frosting, and sliced almonds on top to top it all off. Joey: "this cake is the opposite of terrible" haha, silly man! Joey tried to raid the pretzels from the night before and my mom said "save some for your brother's who are coming next weekend" Joey: "oh, is that why they are in the freezer?"
Ben and I made UGA representing posters. Ben wanted me to play paper football with him, which I have not played since I was his age, and he successfully beat me at. I believe it's because I'm out of practice, but he really is a great player. The little man is very Talented!!
Sarah and I had a blast with eachother, and she made me miss my own little sister Hannah SO MUCH!! We went shopping a little. stayed up talking later then we should have, and did eachothers hair, she played the guitar, paino, madlin and the flute all for me at some point during the weekend. She is SO very talented. She also pulled out family photo albums for Lizzy and I to glance at, all so addorible!!
Joey is one smart man!! He is going to end up being one smart talented college man in the next year. I tried to encourage the summer trip he is wanting to take to the YP Conference in Male Ciche, Poland this summer. It would be so wonderful if he actually got to go. It's a life experience I will always treasure and remember! I showed him pictures from the past years that have accured and told him the schedule, tried to encourage him through stories of when I had attended. I think that he was already set on going, and just praying that it will all work out so that he gets to :). http://www.ageturners.com/ is where you can listen to past messages from this particular conference in Poland.
Janis is oh so sweet, and just kept reminding me of my own mom. I really enjoyed the time I was so fortunate to have spent with her this weekend.
I really enjoyed Mr. Sandlin's sharing in the meeting, as he was very busy working all weekend.
Praise the Lord for the Blending :) I thank the Lord I got this time with the saints in Murfreesboro. Here are some pictures :)
Well back to work :)
My Mom, Lizzy and I traveled up to Murfreesboro, TN this past weekend to visit and blend with the saints. We stayed with the Sandlin family there. They are a amazing family from my church life. Sarah, Joey, and Ben were all delightful!!
Mrs. Sandlin had a birthday last weekend. So like I do for my own Mom, I made her a birthday dinner of Home made Fried Chicken, Mashed potatoes, sauteed green beans and mushrooms with onions, Spinach Salad with strawberries, and Ben and I made home made pretzel m&m's for dessert. everything came out perfectly and I successfully had the Sandlin family in a food coma Sat pm :). Lord's day we had the same for leftovers, and I made a Home made Chocolate cake with a strawberry middle glaze, with Cream cheese frosting, and sliced almonds on top to top it all off. Joey: "this cake is the opposite of terrible" haha, silly man! Joey tried to raid the pretzels from the night before and my mom said "save some for your brother's who are coming next weekend" Joey: "oh, is that why they are in the freezer?"
Ben and I made UGA representing posters. Ben wanted me to play paper football with him, which I have not played since I was his age, and he successfully beat me at. I believe it's because I'm out of practice, but he really is a great player. The little man is very Talented!!
Sarah and I had a blast with eachother, and she made me miss my own little sister Hannah SO MUCH!! We went shopping a little. stayed up talking later then we should have, and did eachothers hair, she played the guitar, paino, madlin and the flute all for me at some point during the weekend. She is SO very talented. She also pulled out family photo albums for Lizzy and I to glance at, all so addorible!!
Joey is one smart man!! He is going to end up being one smart talented college man in the next year. I tried to encourage the summer trip he is wanting to take to the YP Conference in Male Ciche, Poland this summer. It would be so wonderful if he actually got to go. It's a life experience I will always treasure and remember! I showed him pictures from the past years that have accured and told him the schedule, tried to encourage him through stories of when I had attended. I think that he was already set on going, and just praying that it will all work out so that he gets to :). http://www.ageturners.com/ is where you can listen to past messages from this particular conference in Poland.
Janis is oh so sweet, and just kept reminding me of my own mom. I really enjoyed the time I was so fortunate to have spent with her this weekend.
I really enjoyed Mr. Sandlin's sharing in the meeting, as he was very busy working all weekend.
Praise the Lord for the Blending :) I thank the Lord I got this time with the saints in Murfreesboro. Here are some pictures :)
Friday, November 18, 2011
As for me and my House
It's been a long couple of weeks... I've been dealing with a lot, been WAY too busy with everything in life!
Someday's are easier then others, and then everything gets hard again. I'm constantly being reminded to call on the Lord moment by moment for my supply :)
The Lord is my Shephard and Leader through this life and I've been growing closer and closer to him in these harder, yet such great times.
I'm spending this Thanksgiving without my real family! My Parents are in Cali, Hannah is in London, Naomi is in Ashville, NC, Alissa and her family are in Rochester, MN. Mark is spending it with his girlfriends family, and Matt, I don't know :(... To say the least I'm hanging with my employer's family, which isn't a bad thing, they are saints, but I want MY FAMILY!! I'm being a BIG baby this year....
I truely believe that because of everything I've had to deal with good and bad this year, I am growing as a better person. I really miss my Grandmother, everyday I have thoughts at least once about her! I'm loving my life at the moment, but whose life is without stress and worry? I'm copping the best way I know how, and that is to set my heart and eyes on the Lord each and every moment of each day! I have been growing in Life in the most wonderful way possible.
Philippians 4:6 In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me.
This year will come to a close with the semi annual training in Cali, and spending two split up weeks with my Parents in Big Bear, California. :D I'll be in California the last two weeks of Dec. and the first week in Jan 2012. I'm looking forward to the time off, and spending time with my "rents" :). The week in Anaheim, CA gaining the Lord and studying Pslams, being with ALL the saints 2011, will in fact have a perfect ending.
While 2012 approches, looking back on 2011... My first FULL blooded niece (my mother's first grandchild), Nora Azelea Greising being born Dec. 25th, 2010, She will be 1 years old Christmas day :)! I first got to meet her precious face at the end of January 2011. Feb. brought new beginnings, March brought my Golden birthday when I turned 26, on the 26th of March, along with the SE Blending spring conference the same weekend. April brought spring break and my first trip to visit my parents in Big Bear, California since they had moved there to serve the Lord full time once again. May. brought my sister Alissa's first wedding anniversary. June. brought my last family reunion with my Grandmother Doris Holloway being there. Summer break... Summer June and July off of work and spent in Rochester, MN with my niece Nora :) and her family getting to know my newly bro in law Ian. Also my last week with my Grandmother ever in Minneapolis, and spent with one of my favorite people in the world my cousin Jody. August brought summers end, and work. A trip to Jacksonville, FL for a SE fall blending conference. Sept. brought the death of my Grandmother, and another trip to Minneapolis, MN to spend time with family in a time of mourning. Oct. brought life, through the SE College age blending conference, "Drink the river of water of life to quench your thirst for the Lord!!"... Nov. brought my baby sister's 25th quarter of a century old birthday ;). and Dec. is going to bring new hope... plans for a new year... and a GREAT/ perfect end to what was a great yet REALLY hard year to live through.
I love my family and all my friends. For those of you reading this, thank you for being there for me this year. "it's been a year!" I'm grateful to have y'all in my life standing by my side, if not behind me ;).
Someday's are easier then others, and then everything gets hard again. I'm constantly being reminded to call on the Lord moment by moment for my supply :)
The Lord is my Shephard and Leader through this life and I've been growing closer and closer to him in these harder, yet such great times.
I'm spending this Thanksgiving without my real family! My Parents are in Cali, Hannah is in London, Naomi is in Ashville, NC, Alissa and her family are in Rochester, MN. Mark is spending it with his girlfriends family, and Matt, I don't know :(... To say the least I'm hanging with my employer's family, which isn't a bad thing, they are saints, but I want MY FAMILY!! I'm being a BIG baby this year....
I truely believe that because of everything I've had to deal with good and bad this year, I am growing as a better person. I really miss my Grandmother, everyday I have thoughts at least once about her! I'm loving my life at the moment, but whose life is without stress and worry? I'm copping the best way I know how, and that is to set my heart and eyes on the Lord each and every moment of each day! I have been growing in Life in the most wonderful way possible.
Philippians 4:6 In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me.
This year will come to a close with the semi annual training in Cali, and spending two split up weeks with my Parents in Big Bear, California. :D I'll be in California the last two weeks of Dec. and the first week in Jan 2012. I'm looking forward to the time off, and spending time with my "rents" :). The week in Anaheim, CA gaining the Lord and studying Pslams, being with ALL the saints 2011, will in fact have a perfect ending.
While 2012 approches, looking back on 2011... My first FULL blooded niece (my mother's first grandchild), Nora Azelea Greising being born Dec. 25th, 2010, She will be 1 years old Christmas day :)! I first got to meet her precious face at the end of January 2011. Feb. brought new beginnings, March brought my Golden birthday when I turned 26, on the 26th of March, along with the SE Blending spring conference the same weekend. April brought spring break and my first trip to visit my parents in Big Bear, California since they had moved there to serve the Lord full time once again. May. brought my sister Alissa's first wedding anniversary. June. brought my last family reunion with my Grandmother Doris Holloway being there. Summer break... Summer June and July off of work and spent in Rochester, MN with my niece Nora :) and her family getting to know my newly bro in law Ian. Also my last week with my Grandmother ever in Minneapolis, and spent with one of my favorite people in the world my cousin Jody. August brought summers end, and work. A trip to Jacksonville, FL for a SE fall blending conference. Sept. brought the death of my Grandmother, and another trip to Minneapolis, MN to spend time with family in a time of mourning. Oct. brought life, through the SE College age blending conference, "Drink the river of water of life to quench your thirst for the Lord!!"... Nov. brought my baby sister's 25th quarter of a century old birthday ;). and Dec. is going to bring new hope... plans for a new year... and a GREAT/ perfect end to what was a great yet REALLY hard year to live through.
I love my family and all my friends. For those of you reading this, thank you for being there for me this year. "it's been a year!" I'm grateful to have y'all in my life standing by my side, if not behind me ;).
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
My Supply
Just turning to the Lord moment by moment to be my daily and moment by moment supply is helping me get through everything right now.
My mom is having a hard time with loosing her mother. I feel like I need to go out to California and be with her in Dec. for a couple weeks. We will see if the Lord can work it out.
Fellowshipping about getting my CNA, and then eventually going back to get my RN license. I have only gotten positive feedback. The Lord is so precious in this reguard!
I'm needing support and prayer for my life right now. I'm only wanting to be in Athens right now, it's where I feel like there is a home and healthy enviorment. I'm consistantly happy and over joyed when I am with the saints there. I know and realize it's just like anywhere else, I would still have my life. But that is where I feel most at "home." And with a lack of car and having a Job in Atlanta it's hard to get up there to be with my friends and the saints there. I was able to be up there a lot at the beginning of the semiester. and now I'm hoping the Lord will work towards relocating me to be living up there. I was able to take yesterday off, and have a day in Athens, and a much needed day of "rest." Even if some of the things I had to do yesterday were very stressful. I'm heading back up to Athens on sunday for a much needed Lord's day table with the dear saints there.
I love my family, the church life, the saints who care for me and take care of me, those who are praying for me. I'm praying the Lord works all that is going on in my life in reguards to job, school, location, family, church life. My daily living and supply is coming from Him!
Philippians 4
I thank the Lord for my supply...
My mom is having a hard time with loosing her mother. I feel like I need to go out to California and be with her in Dec. for a couple weeks. We will see if the Lord can work it out.
Fellowshipping about getting my CNA, and then eventually going back to get my RN license. I have only gotten positive feedback. The Lord is so precious in this reguard!
I'm needing support and prayer for my life right now. I'm only wanting to be in Athens right now, it's where I feel like there is a home and healthy enviorment. I'm consistantly happy and over joyed when I am with the saints there. I know and realize it's just like anywhere else, I would still have my life. But that is where I feel most at "home." And with a lack of car and having a Job in Atlanta it's hard to get up there to be with my friends and the saints there. I was able to be up there a lot at the beginning of the semiester. and now I'm hoping the Lord will work towards relocating me to be living up there. I was able to take yesterday off, and have a day in Athens, and a much needed day of "rest." Even if some of the things I had to do yesterday were very stressful. I'm heading back up to Athens on sunday for a much needed Lord's day table with the dear saints there.
I love my family, the church life, the saints who care for me and take care of me, those who are praying for me. I'm praying the Lord works all that is going on in my life in reguards to job, school, location, family, church life. My daily living and supply is coming from Him!
Philippians 4
10 But I arejoiced in the Lord greatly because now at length you have caused your thinking for me to 1blossom anew; for which matter you had indeed taken thought, but lacked opportunity.
11 Not that I speak according to alack, for I have learned, in whatever circumstances I am, to be 1bcontent.
12 I know also how to be 1abased, and I know how to 2abound; 3in everything and in all things 4I have learned the secret both to be 5filled and to ahunger, both to 6abound and to 7black.
15 And you yourselves also know, Philippians, that in the beginning of the agospel, when I bwent out from cMacedonia, no church had 1fellowship with me in the 2daccount of 3giving and receiving except 4you only;
18 But I have received in full all things and abound; I have been 1filled, receiving from aEpaphroditus the 2things from you, a 3sweet-smelling savor, an acceptable 4bsacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
I thank the Lord for my supply...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Coinscidences
I for one don't believe there is such a thing as Coinscidences. I truly believe that God arranges all things in His timing and for Hid purpose.
When I lived in Slovakia, I had a small group of American missionary friends. We all came from a Christian back ground, but most of us were from a different state and all had grown up in different churches. But because God is the same in every place, we all had Him in common. When I moved back to the USA I didn't know if and when I would ever see or talk to any of my friends there again. Because of social networking we all keep in touch. But until last Sunday I have not had the opportunity to see any of them!
I was in Chattanooga, TN for a "ground breaking," it was the first Lord's day table (communion) of the "church in Chattanooga." A friend and I decided we wanted to stay for the whole day and tour. While at lunch for my best friend Katie T's birthday, I received a comment on my Facebook wall from a friend from Slovakia who i hadnt seen in 10 years that now lives here in the states with her husband and two beautiful children, telling me she was also in Chattanooga for the day visiting!! So because of social networking and the fact that we all keep in touch in this way, I got to see friends I hadn't seen in 10 years!! I also got to meet her growing family :). Her sister happens to live about 40 miles north of Chattanooga and so she was there with her husband and 2 children also :)!I truly believe it was a God thing, and not a coincidence.
The Lord has been helping me through a pretty rough year. I believe looking back this year has been one of the best of my life sO far, and also the worst! I'm praying the Lord Brings me through stronger and more transformed in Him. I'm also praying He gives me what He wants for me in His own timing. Even if I am also letting Him know my desires also. I thank the Lord everyday for my loving family and my extended one as well, they are all so precious to me!
When I lived in Slovakia, I had a small group of American missionary friends. We all came from a Christian back ground, but most of us were from a different state and all had grown up in different churches. But because God is the same in every place, we all had Him in common. When I moved back to the USA I didn't know if and when I would ever see or talk to any of my friends there again. Because of social networking we all keep in touch. But until last Sunday I have not had the opportunity to see any of them!
I was in Chattanooga, TN for a "ground breaking," it was the first Lord's day table (communion) of the "church in Chattanooga." A friend and I decided we wanted to stay for the whole day and tour. While at lunch for my best friend Katie T's birthday, I received a comment on my Facebook wall from a friend from Slovakia who i hadnt seen in 10 years that now lives here in the states with her husband and two beautiful children, telling me she was also in Chattanooga for the day visiting!! So because of social networking and the fact that we all keep in touch in this way, I got to see friends I hadn't seen in 10 years!! I also got to meet her growing family :). Her sister happens to live about 40 miles north of Chattanooga and so she was there with her husband and 2 children also :)!I truly believe it was a God thing, and not a coincidence.
The Lord has been helping me through a pretty rough year. I believe looking back this year has been one of the best of my life sO far, and also the worst! I'm praying the Lord Brings me through stronger and more transformed in Him. I'm also praying He gives me what He wants for me in His own timing. Even if I am also letting Him know my desires also. I thank the Lord everyday for my loving family and my extended one as well, they are all so precious to me!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Just another weekend in my life...
I'm home and working today.
Indiana was fun. It was good to see most of my old friends, and to enjoy some down time before returning home and to work, after such a stressful trip :) We went and sang karaoke friday night when we arrived. My friend JT who is in a band had a gig saturday night that got rained out, so we just hung out. It was a fast weekend. Breakfast at Denny's with the friends, and off on the road!!
Indiana was fun. It was good to see most of my old friends, and to enjoy some down time before returning home and to work, after such a stressful trip :) We went and sang karaoke friday night when we arrived. My friend JT who is in a band had a gig saturday night that got rained out, so we just hung out. It was a fast weekend. Breakfast at Denny's with the friends, and off on the road!!
Mark and Tacheyla
JT and Matt
Tacheyla and I
Michael, Mark and I
We had Lun-Din half way at the Sandlin's in Murfreesboro, TN. It was really good to see some saints, not to mention I hadn't seen them in ages :(... Mrs. Sandlin made a great fish dinner, that we all throughly enjoyed. And then back on the road it was!! We arrived to my appartment around 9pm.
Yesterday Mr. Sandlin says.... "I'm not getting old, my hair is." it is getting more gray and white in it, tis what happens when you age in years.... we are driving home and I remember this verse: Proverbs 20:29 "The glory of young men is their strength, and the honor of old men is gray hair." just a funny little tid bit to my life, little things make me smile.
Still crying daily, and can't help it!! I'm now congested and have a cough, my brother Mark finally managed to get Matt and I sick at the end of our journey!! Hopefully the sickness wont last long!
Now back to my interesting life as a crazy lover of Jesus!
Today is my half birthday :) that is exactly 6 months to the day of my real birthday!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Picture Post :)
Thought I would share a couple of these :)
My family ( missing two! from left to right: Ian, Alissa and Nora Greising, Me, Matt, Mom, Dad and Mark)
My Grandpa Holloway's Grave (my Mom's Father)
Back of Grandpa's grave where Grandma's Name will be. She was buried on top of him 10 years later.
My Father and His Grandchild Nora Azeala Greising
My older sister Alissa, Nora and baby bump!!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Grandma's Funeral
Yesterday was one of the hardest days of my life... Saying goodbye yet celebrating my grandma's life! I still can't not cry when I think about it, I honestly don't know how long that will last. Life must go on... I thank the Lord she was saved and knew the Lord very well. My Grandpa was buried in a military grave yard next to the minneapolis airport, and my Grandma was buried right above Him. They have the same head stone, one of them engraved on both sides. I'm glad they are together :). My little brother Matt had never gotten to visit our Grandpa's grave, so we went there after the ceremony to visit him, and lay white roses on their grave! Now when I come to visit, I can stop by and see them each time.
It was a long day, but spent wisely! I enjoyed the company of all my family and could feel the love and support from each one. The children were a joy to be around :)!
Today, we are going to be raiding my Grandma's apartment for momentums!! I know there will be a few things that I really would like to have. But when I walked in the other night it was really hard not to see my Grandma's smiling face greet me. I suppose I'll be in a mist of tears again all day!!
We are having dinner with family, and will probably be going to Rochester, MN with my Mom tomorrow my sister lives there with her family.
Here are the verses my Uncle Gaylin shared at my Grandma's funeral: John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes into Me, even if he should die, shall live; And every one who lives and believes into Me shall by no means die forever. Do you believe this?
It was a long day, but spent wisely! I enjoyed the company of all my family and could feel the love and support from each one. The children were a joy to be around :)!
Today, we are going to be raiding my Grandma's apartment for momentums!! I know there will be a few things that I really would like to have. But when I walked in the other night it was really hard not to see my Grandma's smiling face greet me. I suppose I'll be in a mist of tears again all day!!
We are having dinner with family, and will probably be going to Rochester, MN with my Mom tomorrow my sister lives there with her family.
Here are the verses my Uncle Gaylin shared at my Grandma's funeral: John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes into Me, even if he should die, shall live; And every one who lives and believes into Me shall by no means die forever. Do you believe this?
Sunday, September 18, 2011
I love my family!!
Well it's been a LONG day but I though I'd just write a little something while it's fresh on the mind!! I'm in Minneapolis, MN, arrived safely last night at around 1am, after visiting with my sister Alissa and her daughter Nora in Rochester for a couple hours :)!! Pics to follow!
Today we woke up early my cousin Jody and I had some great catching up time (I was just here in July and spent a week with him, so it wasnt too much)! Then off to my grandmothers wake :'(... I loved my grandmother very much and it was hard to see her body just laying there without her really there. Death is a natural thing and it comes to us all when the Lord God chooses to take us from this world and into His!!
Here is a poem that made me cry yet again:
"I'm free"
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free
I'm following the path that God has laid you see.
I took His hand when I heard His call
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work or play
Tasks left undone must stay that way
I've found the peace at the close of the day.
If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joys
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss
Ah yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow.
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My lifes been full I savored much,
Good friends, good times, a loved ones touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee
God wanted me now; He set me free.
Here are some verses I enjoyed today!
Psalms 143:8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You I trust. Make known to me the way on which I should walk, For to You I lift up my soul.
145:8 Jehovah is gracious and compassionate, Long-suffering and great in lovingkindness.
Then the peace of God will guard our hearts and our thoughts in Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:6-7).
After the viewing... Most the relatives went over to the older peoples apartment housing that was my Grandmother's last home here on earth. We had dinner together and just enjoyed eachothers company! I really love my family.... We are huge in number along with an abundance of love, it all started with my Grandma! I happened to need to go to my grandmothers apartment for blow up beds for my brothers to sleep on, and it was just a Erie felling of emptiness. It made me cry! I've never been there and not seen her smiling face greet me :'(... Just thinking about it makes me cry right now. I held it together around the family for the most part. I feel tomorrow will be very very emotional. Th funeral starts at 10am we as family have to be present at 9am. Lunch after for the family. Off to the grave site with a police escort. And back to Grandma's "home" for time with family again!
Alright, I'm off to bed.
Today we woke up early my cousin Jody and I had some great catching up time (I was just here in July and spent a week with him, so it wasnt too much)! Then off to my grandmothers wake :'(... I loved my grandmother very much and it was hard to see her body just laying there without her really there. Death is a natural thing and it comes to us all when the Lord God chooses to take us from this world and into His!!
Here is a poem that made me cry yet again:
"I'm free"
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free
I'm following the path that God has laid you see.
I took His hand when I heard His call
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work or play
Tasks left undone must stay that way
I've found the peace at the close of the day.
If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joys
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss
Ah yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow.
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My lifes been full I savored much,
Good friends, good times, a loved ones touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee
God wanted me now; He set me free.
Here are some verses I enjoyed today!
Psalms 143:8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You I trust. Make known to me the way on which I should walk, For to You I lift up my soul.
145:8 Jehovah is gracious and compassionate, Long-suffering and great in lovingkindness.
Then the peace of God will guard our hearts and our thoughts in Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:6-7).
After the viewing... Most the relatives went over to the older peoples apartment housing that was my Grandmother's last home here on earth. We had dinner together and just enjoyed eachothers company! I really love my family.... We are huge in number along with an abundance of love, it all started with my Grandma! I happened to need to go to my grandmothers apartment for blow up beds for my brothers to sleep on, and it was just a Erie felling of emptiness. It made me cry! I've never been there and not seen her smiling face greet me :'(... Just thinking about it makes me cry right now. I held it together around the family for the most part. I feel tomorrow will be very very emotional. Th funeral starts at 10am we as family have to be present at 9am. Lunch after for the family. Off to the grave site with a police escort. And back to Grandma's "home" for time with family again!
Alright, I'm off to bed.
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