Great Grandma

My children's great grandmother went home to be with Jesus late Wednesday night.  Eunice was an amazing woman of faith.  She was widowed in her 40's and raised her 5 children, relying on the Lord to lead her.  She was 93.  I know she had been waiting (sometime impatiently) 50 years to be reunited with her husband, Charlie Paul (my Charlie is named after her him).  I have no doubt that she is right now dancing with Jesus and embracing her husband and her favorite grandson (my Ryan), rejoicing.  So it is an extremely happy day in heaven!  If she could, she would be rubbing into us how lucky she is to have Ryan and Charlie Paul all to herself right now and that makes me smile.  My heart could just burst thinking of their joy!

90th birthday

The kids and I got to spend a wonderful Thanksgiving with Eunice.  Even at age 93, she sat on the floor and played board games with Kate, Charlie, and their cousins - it was a competitive game and Great Grandma was so full of spunk and joy.  She had a good day that day.  God is SO good to have given us those precious memories together on Thanksgiving!  So we cry tears this week of missing Eunice, her lively spirit, her smile, her unconditional love - but we cry tears of joy for her as she is exactly where she has longed to be for so long - in God's loving arms.

Thanksgiving 2016