I have to apologize for the length of my absence for anyone following my weekly scriptures. But on September 22, my sister died very suddenly and unexpectedly. She was only 57 years old, and to some of you that may sound old, but for many of us, that is still young. How do you prepare for the death of a loved one? With a sudden death, you have to deal not only with the grief and loss, but the shock as well. Last January, I lost my brother to pancreatic cancer. We had a year to prepare for that, but no amount of time could really prepare you for the pain of losing someone you love.
It just so happened that today was my first day back to church after losing my sister, and the sermon was on Heaven. Our pastor talked about the certainty life after death and knowing that Heaven exists. When we have faith in Jesus Christ, there is no fear of death. I know for my sister and brother, they are in Heaven. They were both saved and believers of Christ. There is joy knowing that they are in a better place and that they are now without pain. But the grief and pain I now suffer is in the loss of my siblings and my shared heritage. They were my only siblings; I am the last one left. That is a hard thing to come to terms with. I remember when my grandmother lost her last sister and how it devastated her. But she was 84 years old when her sister died and my grandmother had been the youngest of all the children. I am the oldest and never thought to lose both my siblings so young. The sad part is that my mother also lost her husband, my step-father, in July. In less than two years, she lost a husband and two children.
In honor of my brother and sister, I have scrapped a page for each of them. I used kits by Cari Lopez for these pages and made them 8x10 so they could be framed.
My brother Mike Mason. He was only 51 years old and left a wife, three children, three grandchildren plus one more on the way.
My sister Terri Simpson. She was 57 years old and left four children and eight grandchildren.
The following page is one I did for my mother and me.
The scripture for the week is simply done, I hope you enjoy it. Have a God-filled day.
You can download here. Be sure to check back again soon. I am working on a calendar template for 2010.
4 comments:
Oh Micki,
It breaks my heart that you had so many downloads of your beautiful word art and no words of sympathy about the recent loss of your sister and brother. I felt terrible about complaining of the amount of comments I receive after reading your comment. Please accept my deepest condolences and God Bless you and your family. Thanks for stopping by my blog and putting things in perspective for me. Your layouts are beautiful!
Thank you so much!
I came to your blog after reading your comment on Deb's blog. I am soo sorry for your loss. I am the oldest of three children, and am closer to my sisters now that we are older. I don't know what I would do if I lost one or even both...you don't realize just how important they are until they are gone. Your blog is beautiful, and the layouts that you have done are even more so. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time. May God bless you and keep you safe.
So sorry for your losses.
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