Your memories are held within your heart
And your heart in one of two treasures.

That of the earthly or that of the heavenly;
The Creator of universe measures.

Hold not so close the earthly dear
And all that glitters here.

Value that which is worth more
And within your heart keep near.

When eternity draws close at hand
And rusting possessions fade

Consider your soul and your eroding land
And “forever’s” meaning made.

-BreezyTulip

My sister Breezy wrote this for my blog quite a while back. I thought now would be a good time to share it.

Yesterday evening my Grandma Jenny passed away, leaving this world to meet her Lord and Savior and live with Him for eternity.

In July she was not able to hold food down, so her husband, Phil, took her to the hospital. After some tests they found she had a brain tumor, about the size of a golf ball. This seemed to be the reason she wasn’t keeping food down. They scheduled for her to have the surgery to remove the cancerous tumor in August.

My daddy and uncle traveled down to a hospital in MO to be there before and after her operation. She was overjoyed to see them, it had been almost a year since she’d last seen them. The surgery went well, and she began recovering nicely. But there was still one problem: she still couldn’t keep food down.

After some more tests, they realized that she just needed her esophagus stretched. They stretched it and she was able to hold about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of food down at each meal. By this time she has lost 40 lbs.

Her lungs began to sound gravely at the beginning of this past week. Phil took her to the hospital, and the doctor said she was in a near pneumonia condition. This progressed and she acquired severe pneumonia. Her lungs and heart filled with liquid, and her esophagus collapsed.

From there it was a fast downward spiral. My Daddy and uncle were able to travel down to AR and visit with her for the last time late that night. It seems she was holding strong, so that she could see her boys one last time. By Sunday morning she was not responding, and her body was shutting down. She was moved to the Hospice section of the hospital.

All throughout the day, Daddy and his brother Randy were praying with her and comforting her. Last night as Daddy was reading the Bible out loud to her, a tear dropped from her eye, and she left this world.

“And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.” – Revelation 21:4

Throughout  this whole journey, the Lord has kept up her strength, and she held on strong, praising God continually.

Today she is in God’s Presence, praising and enjoying Him in His Glory!

Here is a picture of Grandma Jenny and Me in 2005.

I miss her dearly, and look forward to being in Glory with her praising our wonderful Lord and Savior!

To God Be the Glory!

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