Today is the day Jesus welcomed my 99-year-old great grandmother with outstretched arms into heaven. Tears of joy and of course sadness filled my eyes as I received the news. She was a remarkable woman in every way. Quite a few months ago, her health began declining rapidly and she decided that she should be moved into hospice. It was a sorrowful time, because we knew this meant her days were numbered. To the amazement of the nurses, doctors and her family, her health soon increased and she was doing well again, something that hardly ever happens to elderly in hospice care. She was the joy and delight of all her nurses; she brightened everyone’s day with her wit and optimism. She was even thrown a big birthday bash when she turned 99! I remember my mom telling me that she was so frustrated that she didn’t have her own money, because it saddened her to not be able to give gifts! What an extraordinary woman! Despite her declining health, her mind was occupied with her desire to give!
I will always be amazed at the health she was blessed with for her 99 years, and so grateful to be able to call this amazing woman my great grandmother.
Praise God that this earth is not our final home, that those of us who believe Him have an eternity awaiting us that far exceeds anything we could ever imagine or dream up!
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