REMEMBERING AVRIL

3/1/2019

LIFE IS SUCH A GIFT, AND OFTEN TIMES IT SEEMS ALL TOO SHORT. I FIND MY HEART AND MEMORIES FOCUSED TODAY ON AN AMAZINGLY SWEET AND LOVING FRIEND, AVRIL HENDRICKSON. AVRIL PASSED AWAY RECENTLY FROM A BRAIN TUMOR THAT TOOK HER FORWARD INTO HER JOURNEY IN LIFE ETERNAL WITH GOD WAY TOO QUICKLY FOR THOSE SHE TOUCHED WITH HER LIFE ON EARTH. AVRIL WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT ALWAYS MADE LIFE SEEM BRIGHTER, AND MORE JOYFUL. SHE HAD A WAY OF ALWAYS MAKING LIFE SEEM LIKE A GIFT TO UNWRAP AND ENJOY EVERY DAY. AND SHE KNEW JESUS WELL. HIS LIGHT WAS IN HER HEART, AND YOU COULD SEE IT SHINE WHEN YOU WERE AROUND HER.

SHE INTRODUCED ME TO UNDERSTANDING WHAT PROPHETIC WORD WAS IN MY LIFE. SHE HAD A WAY TO BRING GOD’S VOICE AND PLAN FOR MY LIFE TO A PLACE THAT ENCOURAGED ME, COMFORTED ME, EXCITED ME, AND GAVE ME A GREAT PEACE ABOUT WHERE MY PATH WAS HEADED. SHE HELPED ME HEAR GOD’S VOICE AND BROUGHT ME CLOSER TO HIM. I SO APPRECIATE HER AND THANK HER FOR THAT.

HER HUSBAND DOUG WILL MISS HER PHYSICAL PRESENCE GREATLY, BUT HIS FAITH AND LOVE FOR HER WILL KEEP HIM STRONG. AND HER DAUGHTER’S KEISHA AND GWENNYTH WILL HAVE SOME HARD TIMES NOT BEING WITH HER AND SHARING THAT DAUGHTER AND MOM RELATIONSHIP THAT IS OH SO SPECIAL..BUT AVRIL IS WITH THEM, AND WITH US ALL. HER LOVE IS ALL AROUND THEM AND US, AND SHE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THAT JOY TO ALL THOSE SHE LOVED AND BECAME FRIENDS WITH EVERY DAY. LOSING A LOVED ONE, A FRIEND, A PARENT, A WIFE IS SO HARD, BUT GOD IS THERE. JESUS KNOWS OUR PAIN, AND HE SURROUNDS US ALWAYS….WITH HIS LOVE, AND HIS PRESENCE.

REST EASY IN THE HAND OF GOD AVRIL, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU GAVE INTO MY LIFE. PEACE AND BLESSINGS AND THANKS FOR A LIFE WELL DONE INDEED. + JA

MY FLESH AND MY HEART MAY FAIL, BUT GOD IS THE STRENGTH OF MY HEART AND MY PORTION FOREVER”. Psalm 73:26

WELL DONE

WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE WHEN MY PAIN IS GONE AND ALL THE WORRIES OF THIS WORLD JUST FADE AWAY? WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE WHEN YOU CALL MY NAME AND THAT MOMENT WHEN I SEE YOU FACE TO FACE?

I’M WAITING MY WHOLE LIFE TO HEAR YOU SAY

WELL DONE, WELL DONE MY GOOD AND FAITHFUL ONE WELCOME TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU BELONG WELL DONE, WELL DONE MY BELOVED CHILD YOU HAVE RUN THE RACE AND NOW YOUR’E HOME WELCOME TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU BELONG…… (SONG LYRICS/THE AFTERS)