It's not easy grieving~

I am sure that many of you may have believed that I have fallen off  somewhere~  Well I am still here; I assure you.  Life has hit me pretty hard as of late...my dearest grandma passed away.  As I sit here writing to you all it still seems so surreal...like I am going to awake from a bad dream.  I am walking through my grief...and it surely is a process.  One moment I am fine and the next I find myself thinking I need to go check on grandma~  I need to go and get grandma her things...and than I realize she is no longer here...Dear friends~  I implore you to treasure those you love...don't take the little things for granted~  because it could very well be the last time you say goodnight or goodbye.  It might be the last kiss or hug and life really is too short to let those you love not know it.  I had started to see a decline in her several months ago...and I knew~  I really knew and yet I did not want to go there in my mind..didn't want to think about not having my confidant..my friend..my life without her in it.  We lost my cousin about a month or so ago and that is when grandma started to really decline but just when we thought that this was it..she rallied...really rallied.  Nine days ago I got a phone call from one very devoted nurse who loved grandma just as if she was her own and  I could tell in her voice~  I spent the next four days at grandma's bedside talking and singing and praying with her...for the first two days she could communicate with me and than she lost her voice...she never spoke again but this didn't deter me not one bit....I continued to talk to her and take care of her~  but I could see she was tired..so tired.  I told her I understood and that it was ok to want to go home to the Lord and to my grandpa.  I told her that he was waiting for her and that I would be with her till the end that I would not leave her....I thanked her for her example to me...for loving me unconditionally...for being such a prayer warrior...for loving the Lord so~  I thanked her for her life.  I kept my word; I was with her till the end.  The last half hour I was reading hymns to her and scripture and than she peacefully took her last breath and went to be with the Lord...never have I been with someone when they have died but all I can tell you is that the presence of the Lord in that room was felt by me in a great way.  The look of peace on her face was incredible.  I miss her so~  I know that she is with the Lord...I know it was her time...all these things I understand but I miss her so~  I have planned a beautiful memorial for her to celebrate her life...this has not been easy but the Lord is walking me through it just like He always walked with grandma~

When I Get Where I'm Going- Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton

"There Will Be A Day" Jeremy Camp

Thankful~

Today was spent watching my niece Summer~  it was a lovely time of bonding with this precious little baby.  My prayer for her would be that she would happy , healthy and that she would grow to love the Lord with all her heart.  My prayer for her parents are that they would come to know the Lord and would raise her in a Christian home.  So many prayers taken before the Lord and isn't it wonderful that He is there for us every moment of the day.  Our God never grows tired with us...never does He ever remind of us our mistakes...instead He is there helping us to grow along the way..giving us strength for whatever comes along.  His love for us is without condition.  I know that touches me to the core.  My heavenly Father cares about every little thing in my life...big or small.  I take comfort knowing that as I am stressed..the Lord knows this and is helping me overcome many obstacles and for this I am thankful~  I am thankful to God that although this past week has not been easy for my dad  and he is in great pain; God's strength is evident in his life.  Thank you Lord for all you do for me~

The Jezebel Infection, part B

The Jezebel Infection, part B