Two Years Since Our Last (Earthly) Goodbye

As my grandmother's passing approached its February 18 two-year mark this week, her life and her death have frequently been on my mind. She loved selflessly and deeply to the very end. Her last words were directed toward Squish: "I love you too." 

May we never forget to thank our Lord for the time we had with her on this earth. I pray that someday I will see her again, where death has no power and all of our tears are wiped away. 

Roses from her memorial service, where we comforted one another and shared precious memories of her kindness, snarky attitude, and giving spirit.

Those roses are still in my room, and serve as a sweet reminder of the precious grandmother we had. 

"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment."

Revelation 21:1-6 (English Standard)