Great-Grandma

I'm thankful that my Great-Grandma Endress has finally made it to her heavenly home. I know she has been wanting to go ever since her last stroke. She will be greatly missed, but I'm thankful she is in a better place. She was such a godly example to her children, grandchildren, and great-children. She truly is and example that your life effects those who come after you, and thankfully Jesus Christ was in her life! Last Friday night, we(Rhea, Brooke Schumacher, and I) went and visited her for the last time. We knew it would probably be the last time we would see her. She was pretty unresponsive, so it was kind of difficult not really getting to talk to her. She knew we were there, because she nodded her head when we said who we were. She has been talking of heaven and seeing Gail this last week. Gail is my Mom's little sister who died when she was 2 years old. She briefly died for 20 minutes, so she had seen some family in heaven. I can only imagine her happiness right now! It makes me yearn for heaven so much too! There is a song that recently has become one of my favorites, and is really meaningful at this time. It's such a beautiful song, and makes me tear up every time I listen to it, because of my love and unworthiness of Jesus.

 

Wedding Day-Casting Crowns

 

VERSE 1
There's a stirring in the throne room
And all creation holds it's breath
Waiting now to see the bridgegroom
Wondering how the bride will dress
And she wears white
And she knows that she's undeserving
She bears the shame of history
But this worn and weary maiden
Is not the bride that he sees
And she wears white head to toe
But only he can make it so

 

CHORUS:
When someone dries your tears
When someone wins your heart and says your beautiful
When you don't know you are
And all you long to see
Is written on his face
Love has come and finally set you free
On that wedding day
On that wedding day

 

VERSE 2
She has danced in golden castles
And she has crawled through beggar's dust
But today she stands before him
And she wears his righteousness
And she will be who he adores
And this is what he made her for

 

(Chorus)

 

BRIDGE
When the hand that bears the only scars
In heaven touch her face
And the last tears she'll ever cried
Are finally wiped away
And the clouds roll back as he takes her hand
And walks her through the gates
Forever we will reign

(Chorus)