A week after Grandma Geri passed, we flew down to San Diego to attend her memorial service. The service was held at the Palomar Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. It was good to see all the family and friends who came to pay their respects and share antecdotes. Dennis and Kent put together a wonderful slideshow of Geri, from her baby pictures until recently. David wrote a moving tribute to his mom:
“When I think of my mom, I think of the love of God because she was such an example of sacrificing herself for her kids. She had to be both our provider and our caretaker, at the same time living with crippling pain, pain that would have cause a lot of people to give up. Although she lived in severe pain, she always made sure her kids came first. Every day she got up and worked hard so we could have things that we wanted, not just things that we needed. It’s hard for a kid to understand that, but as a man looking back, I can truly appreciate her sacrifice. My mom to me reminds me of the Proverbs 31 woman. So many characteristics apply to her:
“She rises while it is still night, and provides food for her household.”
“Strength and honor are her clothing, she shall rejoice in time to come.”
“She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed…”
I’m really thankful that God chose her to be my mother. He used her to show me what true sacrificial love looked like, the same sacrificial love that He has for all of us. I’m glad that her suffering is over, and that she finally gets to enjoy a new body. A body that will never suffer pain again. The book of Revelations says that heaven is a place where “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." I look forward to seeing her again when my time on earth is done. Seeing her whole, and healed, and at peace in God’s presence.” 
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