to leone...

my grandma leone passed away last night. after about a year and a half of dementia induced suffering, a fall in the middle of last night turned into a brain hemmorhage. she went to be with jesus. she suffers no more. the evil that surrounded her tender aging brain and that overtook her is now reconciled to the One who called her home. the prolongued grief that my mother and her two sisters endured as they watched their mother slip away is finally over. the actual grief now begins as we embrace each other and embrace her memory...

sorrow is never easy, even when you know the person's soul is at rest with our Savior.

"when all around is flailing
and nothing seems to last
when each day is filled with sorrow
still i know with all my heart

He's got the whole world in His hands
i fear no evil for You are with me
strong to deliver, mighty to save
He's got the whole world in His hands

when i walk thru fire
i will not be burned
when the waves come crashing 'round me
still i know with all my heart

He's got the whole world in His hands
i fear no evil for You are with me
strong to deliver, mighty to save
He's got the whole world in His hands

i know that He's got the whole world in His hands
i believe, i believe...
the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night
He's got the whole world in His hands
he will watch over your coming and your going
because i know He's got the whole world in His hands
strength for today, bright hope for tomorrow
He's got the whole world in His hands" - t.h.