Monday, July 22, 2013

Rogene's Transition

Good morning sweet Heroines.  My dear sister in law Teddie lost her mother to Alzheimers early this morning.  She was a dear woman, always caring for her children and grandchildren and husband.  She worked hard, she loved hard, she fought hard against her disease and today she is finally at peace.

They say the grief when we lose someone, comes because that person had a piece of our heart, our soul and without their physical presence we feel loss, out of control and grieve.  One thing to keep in mind and to help keep us sane during this time in transition is that though our loved one is gone physically it does not mean they are gone from our lives.  The memories that we hold in our heart will always be there for us in pictures in remembrances in familiar places and spaces in the faces of our children and our other relatives.  A little piece of our heart has been torn out...but God in His mercy understands everything about us.  He knew we would grieve when our loved ones moved on in their spirit.  He knew we would feel their earthly loss. And so He gently reminds us to seek Him, the God who created us all is welcoming our loved one into His glory.  A place where pain and confusion do not exist.  We have in a sense retired our souls when we reach heaven.  And this retirement, unlike an earthly retirement, is truly a place of rest and happiness.  When God made us, He made us and called us "good."  He knew all about us from the beginning to the end. And He is especially gracious and merciful to those who suffer in this life.  Have no doubts, worry not about the after-life of your loved one and be assured that it is a place of so great beauty that we cannot grasp it in our earthly minds until we experience it for ourselves.  Even those who claim to have seen heaven have only caught a glimpse.  Your loved ones spirit will be with you, not as an angel, but as a whisper, a glance, a shadow to let you know that all is well and you need not worry.  God has it all under control.

"All praise to the God and Father of our Master, Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel! He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times so that we can be there for that person just as God was there for us. We have plenty of hard times that come from following the Messiah, but no more so than the good times of his healing comfort—we get a full measure of that, too."

My prayer for Teddie, John, Heather, Matt and Mark.  
       "I pray that God who knows all about us and loves us will comfort each of you today in the complete understanding that your loved one Rogene is in better Hands now.  Completely whole, completely coherent and completely restored.  Her spirit life will live on for eternity with Me and one day you too will join her and be restored.  So there is no reason to fear death....death is the most beautiful part of life.  The place our spirit resides when we have lived and loved on earth.  That love will never diminish but only complete itself with Me and be at peace waiting to see you and be united with you all.  Be at peace loved ones....the end is not the end."

Love,  Cathy

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