Ben's grandmother Mamie Hall passed away last week and her funeral was this past Wednesday & then my grandmother, Marge Nichols, passed away on Monday & her funeral was on Friday. Whew...it was a long, family filled week.
We had two beautiful services honoring two of the most wonderful, inspiring women. They both raised large families (10 & 14 kids!!) and they both were the "glue" of their families. They will be deeply missed.
Mamie's funeral was centered around her favorite prayer - the Serenity Prayer. It is a beautiful prayer that I had heard many times, but the true beauty of it had never hit me until I was sitting in the church during her funeral. It is a lovely message...
The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next.
Amen.
--Reinhold Niebuhr
Mrs. Marjorie Barbara Nichols
Mrs. Mamie Evelyn Hall
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