But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles Isaiah 40:31
On December 3, 2006 my sweet grandmother walked hand in hand with our Lord through heaven's gates. The past two years have been a roller coaster and we have missed her every minute of each day. My grandmother and I were blessed with such a close and wonderful friendship and I feel so blessed to share the same bond with my mom. I want to share the following letter with you that I wrote and Fr. Mike so graciously read at her funeral:
For You My Precious Grandmother
"Most of my favorite memories of both Grandmother and Granddad come from the holiday season. I spent a lot of time at their house decorating, wrapping presents and cooking. The gold tinsel on the tree had to be perfectly placed and not thrown on (and trust me...she would notice if I was being hasty), the presents had to be perfectly wrapped so all the corners were folded. Grandmother taught me how to make homemade "tea cakes." I made them last week and ate most of the dough. I could just hear her now..."Don't eat that, the raw eggs will make you sick."
When I think of Christmas time, I will always remember the scent of sugar cookies baking while listening to Handel's Messiah, Grandmother's homemade mushroom soup before Christmas dinner, her chocolate covered cherries, singing Christmas carols, the tree of perfect gold tinsel and mainly, the warm feeling like no other of spending the holidays at your grandparents.
I never understood why mom did some of the things she did while raising me, but now I do. She learned everything from Grandmother. I can only hope that if I'm blessed with children that I will raise them the same way. I can never be the amazing woman that my grandmother was and always will be, but if I can only be half of that, then that will be good enough. May God Bless her and hold her close in His arms until we me meet again. I love you and miss you so much! Love always, your 'darling granddaughter.' "
Grandmother, we miss you more and more each day, but we know that you are no longer in pain and for that we are thankful. Please watch over Jerry as he makes his first solo helicopter flight on your special day....December 3. As your verse says, "they will mount up with wings like eagles."
Important Prayer Request:
I received my other unit of blood this morning. This evening we realized that one side of the Broviak is full of small blood clots. There is also a clog in my j-tube.....they are two unrelated things. We have done everything possible to fix both. After several calls, the hematology on call doctor wants us to come in first thing in the morning. Because of the loss of one line, we are having to shut off TPN to run seizure meds. This has the potential to cause serious sugar drops. Please pray that the nerve pain will decrease as well as the pain being caused my the j-tube clog. Remember precious Melanie in your prayers as she endures another major surgery. www.caringbridge.org/visit/melanie
In His Grip, Carrie
