1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.
Today my husband's grandmother, Abuela Maria, passed away; she was 89 years old. It was peaceful; it was sacred. I saw her all weekend long, and I was there this morning to kiss her one last time before I see her in glory. I will forever remember how she always managed to find a few bills to slip into my kid's hands when we visited. Every time I snap open a can of Diet Coke, I will think of how she insisted on serving us soda, in a glass, with ice, and a napkin wrapped around it. Whenever I see a chihuahua, I will remember how she had three of them, Cookie, Candy, & Ricky, and lovingly fed them until they looked like piglets.
And I am always amazed, how even at these difficult moments, the love of God is evident, strong, and comforting.
My mother-in-law, God bless her, was calm and tranquil.
Family and friends quickly gathered and shared memories and yes, even laughter.
Her hospice nurses were angels from on high. So loving, so patient...
And the chaplain who arrived shortly afterward, with his Oklahoma drawl and genteel spirit, spoke in such a soothing tone that I did not want him to leave--ever.
It impressed me to tears that his wife passed away six years ago from Lou Gehrig's disease, and he was so comforted by the hospice chaplain who visited with him that he turned around, left a management job at Walmart, and became a chaplain himself.
Today I share my gratitude with each of you because I promise that if you look for reasons to be grateful, no matter what you are going through, you will find them.
And when you find them you will become mightily aware that God cares for you each and every moment of your life. God bless you all.
PRAYER:
Dear Lord, One day we will all rejoice together forever. It will be so grand that You tell us that we are incapable of understanding just how AWESOME it will be. Amen to that! In Jesus' name, Amen~
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