If you have been following my blog for any time at all then you know about my dear Gary's Alzheimer's Disease. Though his nine year decline has been very gradual, to the point of him being bed-bound over the last year, things have changed dramatically over the last week and now he is nearing the end of his earthly life. Thankfully, he is comfortable and peaceful. Our family is rejoicing for him as he gets to go to his eternal home with Christ, but our hearts are heavy as we must say good-bye soon. We are sharing some sweet memories with each other and telling him how much we love him. He is very close to the end of a long journey.
A sweet comfort to my heart is this promise in the Bible to those who love and follow Jesus. May it encourage you too.
"Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Thank you,
Laurie