Heaven welcomed a wonderful person this morning...
It is with a heavy heart I write that my dear Aunt Margie passed away this morning. She had been in a lot of pain for awhile now, so I know she was relieved in her body and in her spirit. She is now with Jesus. But still I am sad knowing I won't see her again soon. We had hoped to see her today, not knowing it would happen this morning. My Uncle said there was a holy presence in the room when my Aunt went "home". I am happy that peace and God's presence and angels were there in that moment.
Things I will always remember about Aunt Margie:
-She was very nurturing
-She was very supportive
-She loved joking around and laughing
-She was an excellent cook and baker, carrying on family recipes passed down
-She was a true servant of God
There are many more things but my mind is a little fuzzy at the moment.
I know over the last couple of years she was not always able to be the jokester that she was, but she still had those moments of humor in the midst of her suffering. My parents said how she was teasing my dad the last time they visited her not long ago.
Life is short, but it probably doesn't feel that way to someone who is in pain all of the time. She wanted to be free, she wanted to go to where healing and peace abound. She is there now. I am happy for her to be pain free. But my heart is broken for losing such a wonderful person in our lives. And my heart is broken for my Uncle Dennis, and cousins. We love them so much! And Aunt Margie will always be remembered and loved by us.
3 comments:
Amen! I am sorry to hear about Margie passing away, but I am so happy to know that she is in Heaven. When Jenny told me this morning, my mind immediately pictured Margie smiling and laughing -while she was preparing yummy foods to share with everyone there in Heaven! hehe I am praying for Dennis, Chrissy, and all of you! ~Jillian~
I'm so sorry, Christina. May your aunt rest in peace. God bless.
Marlene
TRIBUTE TO JESUS AND MARGIE
Monday July 14, I got a call from the nursing home that they are sending Margie to the hospital. When she arrived at the hospital her heart rate was at the border line. She was nonresponsive for days before and was now worse. At first they elevated her rate but after counseling with everyone it was found that it was a matter of time till Margie died and if we wanted to keep her comfortable in her last hours. They stopped all meds. Everyone in the family and friends was notified. The hospice people came and were going to move her to a hospice near our home later Tuesday night. I told them to delay until the next day when there might be more light. They told me that Margie might “go” in hours or in six months. But they promised to keep her comfortable. Each person takes different times to exit this life. At 2055 tues night they moved her to room 316. They gave her pain med and closed the door. They did check every hour to make sure she was comfortable. I sat down by her bed and held her hand and sang some songs about Jesus and then fell asleep around 0023 Wednesday morning. Wednesday 230am I awoke in the peace of the Lord. I got into a chair and held her other hand and sang more songs to her. The only one I remember was: “Father, I adore you. Lay my life before you. How I love you. Then Jesus, then Spirit.” I must have sung that song hundreds of times(off key of course).I quoted scripture and prayed the our father prayer and talked about the lord all the time. When I tired of that song, I just sang the name JESUS in different tones, over and over and over. I kept the focus on Jesus. An hour before she expired, the room became filled with transparent lights that had many forms and were no bigger than two feet. Some were smaller. It was like being in a blizzard with the room filled with angels. I felt like they might bump into me or that I was in their way. They kept dancing all around the room by the thousands. For days she was hardly able to open her eyes, but was now following the angels as they danced around the room. Then the dawn broke through. When dawn breaks in the morning it is beautiful sight. I told Margie that dawn was breaking and that she was now in the dawn of her new eternity and she was keeping the Lord waiting. I told her that she was the most beautiful bride and the bridegroom is waiting for her. I said also that Jesus has plans for a big feast for all His children and since she is the best cook in the world, Jesus needs her there to do the cooking. Then there was a split in the atmosphere –a bright light that was a couple inches wide from the ceiling to the floor appeared for three seconds. A more define figure stepped behind Margie. It was of male stature and was over six feet tall. He wrapped his arms around Margie`s head. I said,”Well, since you guys are having fun I will just close my eyes for a little rest. For the past hour Margie`s lungs were filling up with fluid and I knew she was on the way home. So, when Jesus came behind her, and I closed my eyes, I kept listening to her breathing- gurgling sounds filling her lungs more and more with each breath. A few minutes later –SILENCE. I took my hand away from hers as I did not want to stop her from leaving and looked at my watch-6:39 it said. I looked at Margie. I knew she was gone. I pressed the nurse button and she came in. I said,”I think she has stopped breathing” She said,”No, she`s still breathing. But upon closer look, she felt for a pulse around her neck and agreed that she was gone. I asked them what was required from me and was informed that they will take care of everything and my functionality was no longer needed. I looked at her hair and it was as if electrically charged and all sticking upward(like when you put your hair infront of a tv set). Her eyes were wide open(the widest I have seen them in years. And they were looking straight upward. I knew she saw Jesus. She had a smile on her half open lips. The happiest smile she showed in over four years. I kissed Margie on her cheek and left. I had experienced the best peace and joy of my whole life.
I thought about the time and date numbers. Through my scripture studies I have learned that: 6:39 means= the 6 refers to image. God made Margie in His own image. She was true to her calling to reflect Christ in all she was. The 3 refers to her obedience to and conforming to God`s image. The 9 refers to fruit or harvest. Her heart`s desire was to produce fruit of the Spirit. She was a great prayer warrior and has for years prayed for thousands of souls. She was mature in her spirit.
July= the seventh month. 7 refers to complete, finishes, all. Her life was completed.
16= the 10 refers to her being accepted as measured by God`s balances. The 6 refers to image. Her desire to reflect Christ in all she was has been fully accepted by God.
2008= The 2 refers to her being set apart as a witness for Christ. When you deal in thousands you deal with maturity. She was mature in the word of God and in the fullness of God`s Spirit. The eight refers to the putting off of the “old man,” new beginnings, starting anew. Margie had entered the new beginning of her eternal life, fully judged and accepted by God.
This is a tribute to Margie but mostly to Jesus who was her first love throughout her whole life.
The bridegroom had come for His bride.
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