Funeral for a Friend. Today I experienced one of the most fantastic experiences of my life; the funeral for my mother-in-law. While jokes may be made in some circles about the previous sentence, for me it was no joke, but it was indeed a time of joy and celebration. The of Frankie Ruth Seybert was expected as she had been struggling physically with cancer for over a year. She was taken off of her feeding tube a few weeks ago as it was no longer able to nurish her (she said that when God wants you there is nothing that can stop it, even the most advanced medicine).
The funeral was incredible in that it was truly an expression of praise and worship to our God. Many people will say with their lips that it is a time of celebration, but the room is filled with mourners. This was the case to the extent that we will miss the opportunities to share future holidays with her, intimate times at the kitchen table, and laughter on the phone. But the overwhelming atmosphere was one of joy as we saw our sister go with our Lord, something that we all desire to do.
We were overwhelmed by the expressions of sympathy from friends and family. It was good to see my baby sister and her wonderful family. We loved the outpouring from our new friends at Coral Hill and the incredible ministry team there (who also assisted in the worship), as well as some dear old friends at Glenview (although one "leader" refused to speak with my family, odd). It was so great for Mary to be surrounded by nearly all of her cousins, aunts and uncles, and for my kids to meet some of their more distant cousins for the first time. Carolina made immediate friends with a beautiful who is either her second cousin once removed or third cousin, never figured which was which. Peyton was joined at the hip with Korey, to the surprise of no one. Tori and Karesse were best pals, and Sinclair just loved hanging with all of the older cousins (especially since he is taller than many of them).
Frankie will be missed, but we will not mourn. The sorrow that we feel is knowing that she is missing the shallow celebrations here with us. But tonight she is with the Lord, something that I will only attempt to dream about.
The funeral was incredible in that it was truly an expression of praise and worship to our God. Many people will say with their lips that it is a time of celebration, but the room is filled with mourners. This was the case to the extent that we will miss the opportunities to share future holidays with her, intimate times at the kitchen table, and laughter on the phone. But the overwhelming atmosphere was one of joy as we saw our sister go with our Lord, something that we all desire to do.
We were overwhelmed by the expressions of sympathy from friends and family. It was good to see my baby sister and her wonderful family. We loved the outpouring from our new friends at Coral Hill and the incredible ministry team there (who also assisted in the worship), as well as some dear old friends at Glenview (although one "leader" refused to speak with my family, odd). It was so great for Mary to be surrounded by nearly all of her cousins, aunts and uncles, and for my kids to meet some of their more distant cousins for the first time. Carolina made immediate friends with a beautiful who is either her second cousin once removed or third cousin, never figured which was which. Peyton was joined at the hip with Korey, to the surprise of no one. Tori and Karesse were best pals, and Sinclair just loved hanging with all of the older cousins (especially since he is taller than many of them).
Frankie will be missed, but we will not mourn. The sorrow that we feel is knowing that she is missing the shallow celebrations here with us. But tonight she is with the Lord, something that I will only attempt to dream about.
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