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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

A Wonderful Lady

On Tuesday, July 1st 2014, we lost Richard's mom Libby (Elizabeth Gabriel), Lily's Mimi, and we miss her so much. Today would have been her 65th birthday. I don't know that I can say anything better than Richard did:

"On Tuesday, July 1st my mom passed away. She was surrounded by family and friends, her last days full of joy, and passed away peacefully.

Mom liked her Bible; while flipping through this stood out to me:
    'Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?'

We love and miss her very much, however I find peace in knowing that she believed in the Resurrection and is resting peacefully in heaven with her Savior, victorious over death and pain free. The sun will shine a little brighter from now on!"

It's hard to imagine a life without her smile, her laugh and her generous spirit. It's hard to think that Lily won't have her there as she grows and this new baby girl won't get to meet her Mimi. It's hard to answer questions from Lily, whose little 4 yr old mind is trying to comprehend what happened and why she won't see her Mimi anymore. It's just hard. But we do find comfort in knowing that she's no longer in pain, she's in heaven and that we'll see her when we get there one day. 

We love you, Mimi. We miss you. 

John 11:25: "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.'"









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