Jane’s mother passed away this morning at about 9:00.
She slipped away peacefully, beautifully, as Jane sang to her about roses that never fade.
Mom was a rose — beautiful, enduring, inspiring, fragrant, growing. She made life better for all who knew her.
She knew little more than to serve and to pray and to seek the Lord and His way of truth and wholeness.
Because of that, she was a flower – a rose – that brightened and colored our lives.
The centerpiece on the family table.
That she was and so much more.
And now she is in that land we all long for – a land where roses, and all things, never fade again.
Heaven is sweeter for her passing.
We would so appreciate your prayers for Jane and all of her family during these days.
Mom reading to our son Lawrence.
Where the Roses Never Fade
Where the streets with gold are laid;
Where the tree of life is blooming,
And the roses never fade.
Here they bloom but for a season,
Soon their beauty is decayed;
I am going to a city,
Where the roses never fade.
Loved ones gone to be with Jesus,
In their robes of white arrayed;
Now are waiting for my coming,
Where the roses never fade.
Here they bloom but for a season,
Soon their beauty is decayed;
I am going to a city,
Where the roses never fade.
Here they bloom but for a season,
Soon their beauty is decayed;
I am going to a city,
Where the roses never fade.
May 12th, 2008 at 12:51 pm e
I think that’s the first time I’ve seen an older picture of her - Jane looks sooo much like her! What a lovely looking lady.
I am so sorry for your loss as a family, and especially for Jane. Please give her a big hug for us. I know her Mom was incredibly proud of the wife and Mother Jane is, and the kind of person she is in every way. I am doubly sorry her Mom passed away on Mother’s Day. Even though she knows her Mom is in heaven I’m sure that from now on Mother’s Day will be bitter sweet.
When is the funeral?
May 12th, 2008 at 1:08 pm e
Thank you so much, Mary.
The funeral is Thursday, May 15.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:27 pm e
Please pass on my condolences to Jane and family. I’ve been through this recently and will keep her in my prayers.
May 17th, 2008 at 1:31 am e
We are so very sorry for your loss!! We will be remembering you all, Leisa, and the rest of the family to our loving Father!
May 21st, 2008 at 2:17 pm e
Dear Family and Friends,
Thank you so very much for all the cards, flowers, calls and prayers during this time. I am so glad that I got to stay with mother in the hospice section of the hospital - technically it isn’t called that but it is much like one. There are no words to describe our days together…I was given a precious gift of time, service and in some sense, too, releasing mother to Jesus as she took her last breath, knowing that her next breath was in a land beyond our understanding. Heaven will surely be worth it all!
Love to all,
Jane