It was the Day

As you know I have been care giving for a dear friends' parents.  I have been helping since last October.  When her parents first arrived her dad wasn't in the best condition but as time went on he started to get better.  With her mom however she within a matter of these last few months began to decline.  They had celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary not long ago.  Being with a person that long develops some strong ties, you could always see how much they loved each other even when the other could hear what the other had said. Their actions spoke loudly.  God always has a plan, and his plan was to give a new body to his wife.  God knew how lost and confused she would be if he had chosen her husband.

On Wednesday I had the honor of experiencing the joy of a family letting their loved one go onto Heaven as His angels were calling her to join them.  Yes, it was sad and I could not help but let my tears roll down my cheek either but at the same time it was all so joyful and very beautiful.  Everyone that surrounded her bedside knew that she would be whole again, and healed.  She would have her mind again and could ear without a hearing aid.

It was a special experience to be a part of, as I helped in the back round with lunch, and coloring and talking with the kids or answering the door....

The room was full of love.  The presence of the Lord was strong, as He encircled all of them with his arms and comforted each of them with the peace of knowing that as they let go of their loved one she would be alright now with Him.

The family and loved ones circled around the sweet couple as my friend's dad held his beloved's hand and didn't leave her side, and they sang hymns, shared stories and memories.  At one point a friend came and used her talent of playing the flute at her bed side while they continued to find songs in their hearts to sing as the angels came to lift her up to the Lord.

It was at 3:30 in the afternoon that she let go and it was at 3:35 that she gave her final breath as was finally with the Lord.  Her face was at peace and her earthly body was left behind.

These words I share with you describe the day and the emotions on the surface but my words do not express the deepness of the experience that it has had in my heart.....that will take time as I process it and as the Lord shares what I need from it.

It also will take time for the loved ones that were there that day to continue to let go of their loved one but I do know that each of them are surrounded with His peace and the Lord has them each by his hand.

My words will never do that day justice but these pictures speak the words that I can not express.