Louella P. Bevins

This was the song that was played at Mom's memorial:

Holes In the Floor of Heaven

Sung by Steve Wariner

One day shy of eight years old
My grandma passed away
I was a broken hearted little boy
Blowing out that birthday cake
And how I cried when the sky let go
With a cold and lonesome rain
Mama smiled said "Don't be sad child
Grandma's watching you today."

She was truly a fine person that will always be a part of many lives.  I will continue to share my pleasures and stressful times with her, as it is God,s that she is just away and one day we will all be together again.  In the mean time I am praying that she has finally found peace from painful phyisical diabilities and limitations, rembering her pretty smile and the special time we shared together.

One of the greatest gifts that I received from Mom and Dad was a sense of humor.  Together, they taught me that a person can get through anything, as long as he/she retains a sense of humor.  Even when I was an overly serious, morose teen, they did things to make me laugh and keep me from taking life so seriously.  All my best memories of my mom had to do with the moments that she was making me laugh.

There was one time, though...  I can look back on it and laugh now, but at the time...

It was nearing Halloween...  Mom and Dad had gotten a box of Halloween stuff from a family friend.  We had been planning to do a haunted front yard, and the stuff was to be used toward that end.  In the box, there was a mask, which we eventually used for our scarecrow.  I hadn't seen it yet, and Mom thought she would show it to me.  Only... she put it on, thinking she might startle me slightly.  After which, we would both get a really good laugh out of it.

She startled me alright!  She scared me so much that I ended up screaming, backing up against the wall so far that I nearly crawled up it!  I think back on that now and can laugh my butt off over it, but at the time... I was so upset!

She was always doing things like that, trying to get a laugh out of me, and that's what I remember best about my mom...  She was always quick to try to get a laugh out of people.  She had a talent for it, it seems, and a lot of times... it was always just when someone needed it.

My deepest condolences.  May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...

John 11:32-45

32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”

38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it.39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.”40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”

45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;

Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage

http://www.jw.org 

WHEN A LOVED ONE DIES

Have you lost a loved one in death? The pain, the grief, and the feelings of helplessness can seem unbearable. At such times, we need to go to God’s Word for comfort. (2 Corinthians 1:3, 4) The Bible helps us to understand how Jehovah and Jesus feel about death. Jesus, who perfectly reflected his Father, knew the pain of losing someone in death. (John 14:9) When he was in Jerusalem, Jesus used to visit Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha, who lived in the nearby town of Bethany. They became close friends. The Bible says: “Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.” (John 11:5) As we learned in the preceding chapter, though, Lazarus died.

How did Jesus feel about losing his friend? The account tells us that Jesus joined Lazarus’ relatives and friends as they grieved over this loss. Seeing them, Jesus was deeply moved. He “groaned in the spirit and became troubled.” Then, the account says, “Jesus gave way to tears.” (John 11:33, 35) Did Jesus’ grief mean that he had no hope? Not at all. In fact, Jesus knew that something wonderful was about to happen. (John 11:3, 4) Still, he felt the pain and sorrow that death brings.

In a way, Jesus’ grief is encouraging to us. It teaches us that Jesus and his Father, Jehovah, hate death. But Jehovah God is able to fight and overcome that enemy! Let us see what God enabled Jesus to do.

For more reference about this wonderful hope you can visit www.watchtower.org