It's amazing how we all get really sad when we loose a family member 
or loving one, but when they go to Heaven, I'm sure they want us to 
be happy for them that they are home with Jesus, and that they are 
not dealing with all the crap here on earth that we are dealing with.

I think this is a good way to look at this fact when people that we 
know and love Graduate to Heaven.

I'm praying for the day when Jesus comes, so we don't have to deal 
with our current president.

Blessings,

Pat Ferguson


At 08:05 PM 2/7/2013, you wrote:
>I'll be looking forward to seeing Chris's father in Heaven some 
>day.  My mom and dad both are already there, some very special 
>friends and relatives, too, but the most important, of course, is 
>our Savior.  How much fun can that be; living and talking with Jesus 
>and visiting with all those others who have gone on before us.
>
>Phil.
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris and Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:43 PM
>Subject: Celebration Time
>
>
>>Some of you will remember that my husband Chris's father Manfred 
>>had been sent to the hospital with a brain tumor just before 
>>Christmas on December 20, 2012.. He subsequently had surgery to 
>>biopsy the tumor. The tumor proved to be malignant and Manfred's 
>>health had been going downhill ever since the surgery. Manfred  had 
>>let the family know that he did not want to live impaired by the 
>>tumor. This is a comfort to know even though losing a loved one is 
>>still hard. His battle with the cancer was a hard one and since we 
>>know he knows the Lord, death in this case comes as release and 
>>relief in many ways and we celebrate Manfred's homecoming. We find 
>>special comfort in the Perries' song "Celebrate Me Home" which you 
>>can listen to below.
>>
>>
>>www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BSLQnXcLPM
>>Some of you also know of our neverending moving story. Manfred had 
>>been involved with that by sometimes helping Chris and me with some 
>>errands or little practical things. We had hoped and prayed he 
>>would still be or get well enough again to know that we had moved 
>>and were settled in the new place. It didn't come to that but 
>>Manfred died just about at the exact time when Chris registered our 
>>upcoming move with authorities as we do have a moving date by now. 
>>Prayers on the move are appreciated  but also and especially that 
>>with our wonderful  loving and gracious God that somehow Manfred in 
>>his passing might have an awareness that we can move and all is 
>>well as this was important to him.
>>
>>
>>
>>Some of you know that We were not that close to Chris's family as 
>>they objected to our marriage. Even though they were Christians. We 
>>could  and would have liked to share a lot more than we did - and 
>>that was certainly not just the other party's fault. So there are 
>>many missed opportunities and a second song that  made us think of 
>>and that we would like to share is Jim Brady's "Dont Miss the 
>>chance" it is a beautiful song and can be found at:
>>
>>www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlRzs2TtwF8
>>
>>
>>
>>Please share in our happiness over Chris's dad no longer being 
>>suffering and in pain and pray for peace and comfort for the 
>>family, friends and church he leaves behind.
>>
>>thanks bunches and God bless,
>>
>>IN Christ,
>>
>>Doris and Chris