Movin' On Up...

Congrats to Grammaw on her promotion last night! She "got the call" a little before midnight last night and was surrounded by her five children. Below is an excerpt of an email from my mother-in-law (Grammaw's oldest child):

Mom has gone home to be with the Lord..a glorious homecoming I'm sure. God has been good to us all in the fact that we've all been here with her the entire past week and were able to be with her at her last breath. It happened at 11:50pm but official time (once hospice nurse came) is 1:18am. Her suffering is over, she was an amazing lady, but we already knew that. We waited an hour or so before we called the RN so we could have time with her and even had a drink to toast her, reminiscing about different things. Her sister Helen "went home" ahead of her late Wed night. Thank you again for all your prayers and thoughts..this is not an easy time but just knowing she is free of pain and home with her Lord is comforting.

I haven't mentioned this before but Grammaw's sister, Helen, was her only living sibling and slipped into a coma about the same time as Grammaw. They had just spoken on the phone a few days before that all happened and according to those who were there, they giggled like schoolgirls. Helen lived hundreds of miles away and was not aware of anything going on here with Grammaw. STRANGE! Stacy, do you think that will be us?!?! ;) And I'm so glad our Nana could be with her siblings during all of this. I think it was a most special time for all of them and Grammaw's final gift to her kids. She hung in there like a champ.

Also, one last thing... one of her sons reported seeing something similar to headlights from a passing car just as Grammaw's body expired last night. I have personally heard "pagans" within the medical community report similar experiences (with some flippancy, which I always found odd.) Anyway, please don't ever think for a minute that this life is it and whatever you do, please don't leave this world without Jesus! We're thanking God today that Grammaw didn't!

When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory." "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" 1 Corinthians 15:44-45

Best wishes to you all and hopefully I'll be able to post again sometime next week. (Don't abandon Steph's Other Space in the meantime... we're hoping to have some normalcy in our house again soon!)