It was a beautiful wednesday in January. It had just snowed 4 inches the night before and we needed to get ready.
You see the week prior was filled with so many trips to the hospital that the house had been neglected! A wonderful friend, Melanie, was on her way over to help because it was going to be a big job. We had to prepare a room, one room in the house that would never have the same feeling or meaning ever again! So we moved furniture and beds and exercise equipment and couches and chairs until we got the right feel. This would be Grandpa Peters final resting place. We wanted it to be warm, sunny and PERFECT.
We chose a room that we like to call the Sun Room, it is right off the family room so you can see and feel the roaring fire yet it has the most south facing windows so you can look out at the unmarked snow of the forest and feel the peace of our Maker. It was going to be an uncharted journey for us and we were praying for His love to surround us.
By the time it was all over, 17 days later which was a lot longer than any of us expected, we would laugh, cry and be over taken by the love of our friends & church family. God was so good to us and in the end. What seemed like our greatest loss, of a dad, grandpa, and Reinhild's husband, would be transformed into the greatest gift of all -- Grandpa got to go home to be with Jesus and be restored."He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Rev. 21:4
Look for part 2 to come - Our Miracle.
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