Heaven's newest resident

At 1:15 AM February 12, my mother, Barbara

Sanders, entered into Heaven's gates to meet

her Savior face to face. It's been a long road

for her. A hard road many times. But the

reward is well worth the journey.

My sister, Robin, drove through a rain, then

snow storm all night Sunday night, from

North Carolina. My brother traveled from

Detroit in that same storm, this time just

snow. My son, Nathan, and his wife, Crystal,

as well, from Grand Rapids. God got them

all here safely. Monday night into Tuesday

we had a terrible ice storm. My brother and

son are safely home and my sister will probably

leave this weekend. 

The Lord allowed her to see one last birthday.

On February 1,  she turned 82 years of age.

We will miss her, but as Christians we know that

our loved ones are not "lost".  We know exactly

where they are and what's more, we know -we

are ASSURED - that we will be reunited with

them once again.  

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. 15 According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.

So you see, it is never a farewell for Christians. 

It is, "I'll see you again someday."

Until then, Mom.

Are you ready?  Have you accepted Christ

as your Savior?