iona's blog: Monroe, MI

iona's blog

It's a journal. It's a devotional. It's a record of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) survivor. It's documentation of God's activities in real time. There are good days and bad, happy times and sad... I tell it like it is. This is an unscripted walk along the meandering paths of my mind. My life has never been dull... and I've never known boredom. Read on, you'll see...

About Me

Name:Iona Hoeppner

Location:Kissimmee, Florida, United States

I am a happily married mother and grandmother of a large family. I've also had several careers including writer, teacher, trucker, investment and finance advisor, web master and artist. I am an ordained minister (not to the pulpit) and consider my calling to Christ's service my most important role in life.

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Monroe, MI

We made it to Monroe, MI. Physical, emotional and spiritual exhaustion have set in. My body is as numb as my mind. Grief lies heavily on me, like a blanket of spun lead, cold and damp. Even so, I feel the warmth of God's caress, the peace of His grace, the assurance of His sovereignty... and I know He is in control and all His ways are prefect and His plans born of love.

Tomorrow afternoon is the viewing. What a strange custom. I dread seeing the body, once the home of the vibrant soul of our granddaughter, now a cold and lifeless shell. Nonetheless, we will go, if not for ourselves, at least of the other family members.

The funeral is Friday. I pray God enables me to be a comfort to others.

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