Two Beautiful Lives

Our family left for PA almost two weeks ago after receiving word that Dave's grandmother (on his father's side) was very weak and unresponsive and not expected to live very much longer. We arrived in PA Tuesday evening and had a couple of days to be with Dave's mom while his dad was in Ohio with his dying mother. On Wednesday, we went to visit Dave's other grandmother, who was living in a skilled nursing facility in the area. We took all the children and visited with her for over an hour. The children did great. It was such a blessing to spend that time with her.

Thursday morning, Dave's dad decided to return to PA. Ten minutes before arrived home, we got a call that Dave's other grandmother (my mother's mother) had been taken to the hospital because she was unresponsive. As soon as he arrived home, he and Dave's mother drove to the hospital. Probably 30 minutes after they left, Bob called and said that Mom-Mom Hogsett had passed away. She breathed her last breath here on earth and stepped right on into eternity with her Lord. The next morning, Mom-Mom Mateer also went to be with her Lord.

These two beautiful women went home to be with the Lord within one day of each other. Their lives were so interconnected: they had lived in the same town, worked at the same school, worshiped and served at the same church, had children that married each other, and even lived at the same assisted living facility in their later years. Their lives were intertwined in a way that few people's are. Most importantly, they shared the same love and passion for the Lord and the things of the Lord. The families decided to have a double funeral service to honor and remember both of these precious women. So, after being in PA for almost a week, we had a funeral for both women of faith on Monday morning.

How we thank the Lord for blessing us with such dear Mom-Moms.

Mom-Mom Mateer with Sarah Mother's Day 2008

Mom-Mom Hogsett with Dave, Sarah and Josh Christmas 2008