We just made a 7.5 hour whirlwind trip to northwest Iowa with the girls for Ryan's Grandma's funeral. Grandma Dooyema had suffered from Alzheimer's disease for many years. She has been in a nursing home for a while now...and on Wednesday morning, as she was being wheeled to breakfast, she told the nurse that she didn't belong here anymore. Then, she took a final breath and went to meet her Savior in heaven. I am in awe that even though Grandma Dooyema had forgotten so many things over the past few years because of her illness,...the one thing she had NOT forgotten, was WHO she belonged to. She knew her time had come on earth and I imagine that she heard Jesus calling her "home." How neat that she was able to go with such comfort and assurance.
Whenever I hear these words that I learned way back in Sunday School when I was younger, I will always think of Grandma Dooyema's testament of faith - even in her last moments here on earth.
"My only comfort in life and in death is that I am not my own, but BELONG, body and soul, to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ."
2 comments:
Beautiful post Shelly! It was great to see you all again, although not a great gathering reason.
It's wonderful to imagine Grandma in her "prime" again... dancing with the angels now! How great to imagine Grandma happy & bustling around again!
Lindsey Bobier
So sorry for you and Ryan's loss. Praying for you both during this time. What a beautiful ending to your Grandma's time here on earth.
The Kuipers
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