Being Thankful - Day Two

I'm going to need to change my planned post for today.  Instead, I'm going to be grateful for the life of a dear woman who had her homegoing today.  She raised 4 beautiful girls.  Had six beautiful grandkids.  Four beautiful great-grandkids.  She lived just over 91 years on this earth, and as I type this, she is seeing the face of her Lord.  She has finally seen her beloved husband who has been gone from her for so many years.

The past year of her life has been difficult; there is no doubt about that.  She has slowly declined every day over the past year.  It has been truly a labor of love for her daughters to not only spend so many nights away from their own homes, but also to watch the decline each day.  But they endured.  And tonight, Jmk's mom, along with her best friend in the whole world, were by Grandmother's side as she slipped away from the body that she no longer needed.

I'm so grateful that we were there today to see her.  I'm grateful that we took photos of the kids in her backyard this morning.  I'm so grateful that I was able to love on her and tell her that she was loved, that she was precious.  I'm so grateful that Jmk was able to hug her and love on her before we left today, not knowing that it would be the last time.  I'm so grateful to have had the chance to know her.  I'm grateful that my children were able to know who Grandmother is.

Tonight, I'm thankful for her life.

Please pray for Jmk and his family as they mourn her loss.