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"And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
-Revelation 21:3-4
Grandma passed away late yesterday afternoon, with all four of her children and four of her six grandchildren around her. It was peaceful, though heart-wrenching. We sang a hymn, read a scripture, and held each other through the tears as we said goodbye to someone so very dear to our hearts.
Life will never be the same again. How we were blessed to have had this precious woman in our lives, to have loved her and to been loved by her. It will take me a long time to even grasp that she is truly gone. But this was God's time…her mission on earth was accomplished, and we can rejoice in knowing where she is, and who she's with.
Thank you – each of you – for your love, prayers, and thoughts. It means so much to all of us and is such a comfort to me. Please continue your prayers – we need them. God is right here beside us and He will get us through every hour and every day.
Because He lives,
Hannah & family
Oh Hannah, my heart is with you! I love you so much and am praying for you constantly. That picture is really beautiful. She was so pretty! That verse is really neat. Wow. No more tears, no more death, no more mourning, no more pain. How wonderful that your dear Grandma is in that land! I’m praying for you and your family as you grieve the loss of this precious woman. God bless you!
PS! HUGS
(((((Hugs))))
My prayers are still with your family as you grieve the loss of your Grandma.
Dear Hannah…
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time. Your grandma was a beautiful woman and I’m sure even more beautiful in spirit. How thankful you must be to have known such a wonderful Christian grandma. Just think: both of our grandmas are in heaven rejoicing in the home of our Savior! Weeping here will endure for a night but joy is coming in the morning! And, we weep NOT as those who have NO hope but we can rest peacefully in the hope of the ressurection.
Love and hugs and prayers, Courtney
I’m praying for you and your family, Hannah! How precious that you have wonderful memories with her, and that one day you’ll be rejoicing again together in heaven.
But here and now is hard! May God’s love surround you, and may you feel His prescence in the midst of sorrow.
Love and hugs, Bethany
I’m sorry for the sudden loss of your Grandmother. I’m praying for special comfort, strength and love for you and your family.
I thought you might find some comfort in this quote.
“We find comfort in realizing that no one whom we have truly loved is ever lost to us. We carry them with us in our thoughts. We dream their dreams and uphold their ideals. And they live on in the ideas and values, preferences and pleasures which they imparted to us.”
author unknown
Love,
Sharon
I am praying for your family! The picture of your Grandma is beautiful! She is experiencing the joys of Heaven. Sometimes I wish we could all go up to be with God now. Heaven is the greatest thing to look forward to!
Oh Hannah – I am sorry I could not stay for the funneral dinner today. I asked my Brother in law to watch the kids for 2 hours for me so I could come.
Your song today was beautiful!
I always told Gen that she had to be a BEAUTIFUL young women because she was the PRETTIST (SERIOUSLY I have not seen prettier) older ladies. I was so happy to have gotten to see her pics today. I cried both times it played.
While you were at the grave site I heard 3 different stories from people saying they wished they would have stood up. My mom being one of them.
I never met your grandfather – as I had just came to the church months before he passed. I might have seen him but not really knowing. But your grandmother sure was a special lady!
I think she would have been proud today. It was a great service and the Word of God was preached! Praying seeds were planted.
I also wanted to comment on how special it was – just like I did for my grandmother – that you got to spend the last weeks of her life caring for her. That truely was a gift for both of you.
Hannah,
“I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” Psalm 30:1-5
This is what your grandmother can truly say now. Her soul is not held captive by the grave, eternally separated from God in death, but “kept alive.” She was in His favor and has life even now after her earthly death. Weeping endured surely during her life and experiences on this earth, but now she has awakened in the joyful dawn of morning in the Savior’s home, saying “O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.” (Psalm 30:12)
I am sorry to hear that your grandmother passed on, but what hope that you will see her again! My dad’s mother passed away when I was nine, and I missed her terribly. But for those who are in Christ Jesus, the death is simply a period of time in which we may not see our loved one.
May the Spirit of God comfort your hearts in this time of sorrow on earth. “For now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.” Romans 13:11b
Love in Jesus Christ,
–Ryan
My love and prayers are still with you and your family at this time, Hannah!
I’m sure you must be going thru a very difficult, and yet joyous time right now…
Your Grandma now knows no sorrow, and is experiencing all the peace and joy of Jesus’ presence.
Much love and hugs!!!
Oh, Hannah!!!! I am soo sorry to hear of your Grandma’s passing!!!! What a heartache this must be!!!!!!
What a comfort to know you will see her again someday!!! What a joy to know that you will someday be with her again- praising our Saviour together!!!!!!!
We will continue to pray for you and the rest of your family- and wish we could be there with you in this time of sorrow.
How precious it is that you have been able to be with her many of these past weeks, and have collected such a store of memories.
Much Love Sent Your Way,
Elizabeth -for all the Ulmers.
Hannah:
God bless you! Thanks for sharing your heart. I understand your mixed emotions of pain and peace at the loss of your Grandma. Yet God is in control (as you have stated so eloquently). Continue to look forward to that Great Day. We shall not be disappointed!
Your friend,
Chuck King