Grandmother is fading fast. My heart feels heavy at the prospect of her no longer being with us.

I was explaining to Chase that his Great-Grandma is going to be in Heaven soon. "Wow! Can we go and watch her go up to Heaven!" Chase said with a most excited and joyous smile.

My first instinct was to explain how this was actually a sad event and people will be sad so he should not be so happy about it.

Wait! The Holy Spirit clamped my mouth shut as I realized that Chase was right and I am wrong. This is a joyous moment. Grandmother is going to be enjoying the presence of her Glorious Savior for the rest of eternity! Just as if she were going on a luxurious cruise around the world, how much happier should her send-off be as she will be spending Eternity in a place so wonderful we can not conceptualize it.

Thank you Lord for adjusting my attitude towards this passage of a life well-lived on Earth to a life with You for the rest of eternity. Help me to avoid selfish thoughts of wanting to keep someone among the living so that I do not miss them. Thank you for Your comforting presence as I and the rest of our family undergo our mourning over missing Grandmother and turn our tears into joy as we accept the fact that she is now with you, Creator of the Universe and a good God indeed.