She turned 88 this past April. Her sweet husband is 90.
Audrey was my friend, my sister in Christ, and my mentor. She hosted Bible studies at her home until May of this year, where a few of us met every week to learn and fellowship. Probably for some 40 years. Almost as long as I have known her. I was "teacher" at the studies, and I always felt as if she ought to be the one leading, but she ever took that place of hostess instead.
She had such a sweet, gentle spirit, and her love for Christ was apparent in all that she did. She was always interested in YOUR children, YOUR grandchildren, YOUR life. Loved to see pictures of The Girl. She often looked after my daughter when she was a toddler while I taught some of the Bible studies. MelMak tried to teach her the basics of computer usage.
She was active in her church, and went every week up until the middle of August of this year to the local nursing home to visit and sing hymns, even with people she didn't know. She was very talented craftwise, and that was also part of our affinity. She was always making things for other people. When my parents had their 50th anniversary in 1990, Audrey made silk flower corsage and buttonniere for them, and refused to take any payment for either supplies or her time. I made her a small counted cross-stitch picture in thanksgiving, and she has had it on one of her walls every since.
Audrey had really bad osteoporosis. Since last Christmas, she had broken several ribs, twice, just from bending over, fallen and broken her wrist, and had several other falls. In August, she went into hospital, where they tried to get her to do physio and other things to strengthen her and get her going again. When it became apparent that nothing was going to help her, she was moved almost a month ago to a nursing home. The same one she visited for decades.
She was not eating, and was taking painkillers for back pain, the cause of which no one seems to know, aside from one of her falls. I visited her 10 days ago. She didn't know me, just that I am "her friend". I held her hand and prayed with her. I knew that her time here was not much longer, and my prayer has been that she not linger in pain or suffering.
I learned this morning that Audrey passed away last night. She just slipped away. And is Home, healed, and rejoicing in the presence of our King.
Thank you, Audrey, for your presence in my life. I look forward to that day when we will meet again and sing together for the Lord.
Audrey was my friend, my sister in Christ, and my mentor. She hosted Bible studies at her home until May of this year, where a few of us met every week to learn and fellowship. Probably for some 40 years. Almost as long as I have known her. I was "teacher" at the studies, and I always felt as if she ought to be the one leading, but she ever took that place of hostess instead.
She had such a sweet, gentle spirit, and her love for Christ was apparent in all that she did. She was always interested in YOUR children, YOUR grandchildren, YOUR life. Loved to see pictures of The Girl. She often looked after my daughter when she was a toddler while I taught some of the Bible studies. MelMak tried to teach her the basics of computer usage.
She was active in her church, and went every week up until the middle of August of this year to the local nursing home to visit and sing hymns, even with people she didn't know. She was very talented craftwise, and that was also part of our affinity. She was always making things for other people. When my parents had their 50th anniversary in 1990, Audrey made silk flower corsage and buttonniere for them, and refused to take any payment for either supplies or her time. I made her a small counted cross-stitch picture in thanksgiving, and she has had it on one of her walls every since.
Audrey had really bad osteoporosis. Since last Christmas, she had broken several ribs, twice, just from bending over, fallen and broken her wrist, and had several other falls. In August, she went into hospital, where they tried to get her to do physio and other things to strengthen her and get her going again. When it became apparent that nothing was going to help her, she was moved almost a month ago to a nursing home. The same one she visited for decades.
She was not eating, and was taking painkillers for back pain, the cause of which no one seems to know, aside from one of her falls. I visited her 10 days ago. She didn't know me, just that I am "her friend". I held her hand and prayed with her. I knew that her time here was not much longer, and my prayer has been that she not linger in pain or suffering.
I learned this morning that Audrey passed away last night. She just slipped away. And is Home, healed, and rejoicing in the presence of our King.
Thank you, Audrey, for your presence in my life. I look forward to that day when we will meet again and sing together for the Lord.
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