Sunday, May 17, 2009

Life and Death

On Friday our family welcomed a new life.

On Saturday we said good-bye to an old one.

Scout Magnolia was born to Danny's brother and sister-in-law, and Grandma Cook held on just long enough to see her face. This photo is from Grandma's 96th birthday, at the moment she discovered the last of her 7 grandchildren would be a parent, and declared that she now had another goal in life. God graciously granted her last wish, and she affirmed that it was "worth the fight." But as much as Grandma wanted to see Scout's face, she was more determined to see her Saviour and entered His presence just 24 hours later. I'll later post a bit of Danny's eulogy, and share how much we've all learned from both watching Grandma live, and watching her die. God has been so kind to all of us as we rejoice with Peter and Emily, and joyfully grieve Grandma's home-going. Thanks to so many of you who are sharing with us in both our excitement and grief!

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

With tears of joy we look forward to seeing Scout soon and with tears of farewell we look forward to seeing Grandma later.

By the Brook said...

Wow! That's God's grace.

Tony & Kirsten said...

Wow! We said goodbye to Tony's 95 year old Grandpa this February, but just a week before his newest great-granddaughter was born. He, also, was just ready for Jesus!
But it's definitely emotional mingling new life and death all at once.

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