I have spent this past weekend in Grand Rapids again celebrating the life of my dear Grandmother, Gertrude Swagman. She died a week ago Saturday, June 30, quite unexpectedly, in spite of being 92!! I am so grateful that my family and I were able to enjoy breakfast with her the day before she passed away. What a gift! And while we will all miss Grandma deeply, we know that she is walking the streets of heaven with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and experiencing pure joy! Today we celebrated and remembered her life as well as the legacy of faith she has left on this earth. Grandma had a good life, but also a very challenging one, and her faith remained through all her difficult circumstances. One of the songs we sang today was "Great is Thy Faithfulness", which captures Grandmas life so well. We will miss her kindness, thoughtful gifts, chocolate letters at Christmas, funny stories, but we also look forward with anticipation to a heavenly reunion!
You are so blessed to have a grandma that you are close to! My grandpa died on Mon and I am so sad I can't be at the funeral.
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