One Year Down, Eternity to Go!

Today marks the first full year since my Gram passed away.

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"She loved the Lord"

I felt a bit guilty, I didn't even realize that today was the one year for Grammy until my sister texted me about it. It brought back the feelings of sadness from hearing the news, but I was also reminded of the joys she has been experiencing for all this time! I was quickly comforted by the thought.

I'm going to link a YouTube video that I made last year that talks about some crazy things involving her passing... don't worry there's nothing but positivity in the video! It's about how God can comfort us in the times we are struggling the most, like when we lose a loved one, and more!.

Going along with the series of positive events that happened a year ago after she passed, which you will hear about in the YouTube video, my sister texted me something today that encouraged me even further to believe that God is ever present and His love is so personal for us.

So, my sister texted me and it went like this...

Sabrina: Wanna hear something crazy

Me: Yess

Sabrina: So I scheduled an consultation appointment for the tattoo that I want to get for Gram. And I scheduled it for today not realizing that today is the 1 year

Me: Omg! That's so crazy and awesome at the same time. I didn't even realize that till you said it

Sabrina: Crazy right

Me: I love it

Now, I like you'll hear in the video, I really don't believe in "signs beyond the grave" from loved ones... maybe I'm wrong, but I truly believe my Gram is more concerned with praising Jesus than comforting us on earth. However, I do believe God hears our cries for help and sees our pain and loves to comfort us to show us His love (Psalm 66:17-20, Lamentations 3:31-62). Like today for example... Neither of us realized that it was the one year since she passed, but I believe God allowed the timing to work out where Sabrina would pick today to talk with the tattoo artist about her tattoo for Gram. This gave me the amazing reminder of His love for us, the mercy He gives us, and the unfathomable eternity those who believe in Christ will have. I wish I could talk to my Gram and find out all the amazing things she has experienced on those streets of gold while praising the One who came to save us, but I know one day I will find out for myself!

Oh and her tattoo?

It's a line that my Gram wrote for an answer to a questionnaire Sabrina had to do for homework during her college years.

The question was, "How do you hope to be remembered?"

My Gram answered, "She loved the Lord"

And that is exactly how we remember her. We remember her always having the word of God on her lips, always praying, always pointing us to the love of Christ.

The best part about all of this is that though she's been gone from our lives for a year, she has all of eternity to go with Jesus in Heaven. It is so wonderful, comforting, and encouraging to know!

Click the link below to hear some amazing work God did for me a year ago!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AL1f8TcCp4

:)