Just back from a special Funeral Visitation this afternoon.
A gentle Godly man has gone Home, a husband, father, father in law, a forester, College Class Sunday School teacher, a mentor, a friend. Keith & I were honored to know Joe (& his precious family) for 15 plus years. We were in a Sunday School class together, the New Life Class, at a UMC in Raleigh. Since that time, the Lord has scattered us across the area into different churches & denominations.
Recently I wrote about our reunion in the mountains—many of us were there but not all.
Today even more precious ones from the past waited in line to express to Joe’s family how much they loved him & how much they love them—Sandy, Troy, Kyle, & Gabrielle.
Cameron went with us, & loved seeing so many people he hasn’t seen in years. (Joe’s wife Sandy was his pre-school teacher:))
It was glorious, even in the midst of saying goodbye to Joe, to see so many beloved faces.
I believe he would have loved it!
We’ll always be part of one another–a family.
We were knit together by the Holy Spirit.
And today was a taste of Heaven:)