Saturday, November 29, 2008

A Heart That's Full

When I woke up this morning and looked at my blog list, I watched this touching video from NieNie's husband. What a beautiful testimony of faith, love & gratitude.




My heart is full today. At 2:00 we had a funeral service for a dear friend, Lori Schmidt. In just a couple of weeks, December 20th, she would have turned 89 years old. I became close to her after we moved here and I was assigned to be her Visiting Teacher. When the routes were changed and I was assigned new sisters to visit I still kept visiting Lori. I found that our age difference had no barrier. We would joke all the time that our spirits were the same age. She led a fascinating life and overcame many obstacles. We went shopping, out to lunch, and visited in each other's homes. We are both avid animal lovers and enjoyed sharing our pet stories. We laughed and cried over the experiences and trials this earthly life brings. She has touched my heart and I feel blessed to have had her as a friend.



Revelations 21: 1-4
1) And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2) And I John saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3) And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4) And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

6 comments:

Kayley said...

Hey Mom- thanks for posting that video...it was neat. I hope you are doing ok after the funeral today. It was probably a great service and I wish I could have been there too. Call me tomorrow!

Annemarie said...

I'm so sorry you had to say goodbye to a dear friend. She sounds like an amazing person. This was a lovely tribute to her.

kelley said...

You were an angel to Lori. She loved you. You are a wonderful human being. I'm proud to be your Mom.

sewpink said...

We send our prayers at this difficult time.

monstermash said...

Thanks for sharing that video. That was a sweet tribute to your friend.

stacey said...

That is so sweet. My prayers are with you.