Wednesday Word for June 8th
2 weeks ago tomorrow my mother in love (law) went to be with Jesus. It was a bittersweet time as we watched her breathe her last breath. The sweet was we were so glad that she would no longer be suffering. She would finally be home in heaven. The bitter is that there is a great hole, she is no longer is with us, taking part in our kids lives and ours.
The Lord has such a beautiful way of ministering to us through His word, friends and family. It is especially sweet when he gives you a lesson that you were not expecting.
This past Friday night I dropped my son off at a Going Away Party for an exchange student who had spent her junior year at my son's school. He and I both had the privilege of getting to know Anna from January to now because of a play they were both in. Anna is a delightful young lady from Germany who has brought much to our lives and hopefully we spoke blessings in to her life. I do know that she has been forever changed by her choice to make Jesus Lord of her life. But back to the party, I went in to tell Anna goodbye as well, which was harder than I expected because I began to feel that sense of loss again. I realized that her host family (the Nuttall’s) would be grieving, too, a little different grief than my family and I were doing, but still grieving. This precious girl who had slept in their home, broke bread with them, attended school with their daughters and just lived life with them was leaving. She was leaving what she has known for 9 months, as her life. It was one of those bittersweet moments. Leaving the Nuttall's with a sad heart, but Anna was going home, and everyone was excited for her, too. She had family waiting on the other side and as sad as it was to let her leave, the Nutall’s and Anna knew she would soon be home in Germany, rejoicing with her family, where she belongs.
What a sweet analogy that was for me. My mother in love, Nellie Grey Hilton is on the other side. She was greeted by her Saviour, her mother, father and all those who have gone before her. She is home, her eternal home where she belongs. I know she is dancing with the angels. We will have her memories that will keep her alive in our hearts until we see her again, when we all get home.
Thank you for your love and prayers during this time in our family’s life.
~Bonnie
The Lord has such a beautiful way of ministering to us through His word, friends and family. It is especially sweet when he gives you a lesson that you were not expecting.
This past Friday night I dropped my son off at a Going Away Party for an exchange student who had spent her junior year at my son's school. He and I both had the privilege of getting to know Anna from January to now because of a play they were both in. Anna is a delightful young lady from Germany who has brought much to our lives and hopefully we spoke blessings in to her life. I do know that she has been forever changed by her choice to make Jesus Lord of her life. But back to the party, I went in to tell Anna goodbye as well, which was harder than I expected because I began to feel that sense of loss again. I realized that her host family (the Nuttall’s) would be grieving, too, a little different grief than my family and I were doing, but still grieving. This precious girl who had slept in their home, broke bread with them, attended school with their daughters and just lived life with them was leaving. She was leaving what she has known for 9 months, as her life. It was one of those bittersweet moments. Leaving the Nuttall's with a sad heart, but Anna was going home, and everyone was excited for her, too. She had family waiting on the other side and as sad as it was to let her leave, the Nutall’s and Anna knew she would soon be home in Germany, rejoicing with her family, where she belongs.
What a sweet analogy that was for me. My mother in love, Nellie Grey Hilton is on the other side. She was greeted by her Saviour, her mother, father and all those who have gone before her. She is home, her eternal home where she belongs. I know she is dancing with the angels. We will have her memories that will keep her alive in our hearts until we see her again, when we all get home.
Thank you for your love and prayers during this time in our family’s life.
~Bonnie
