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Everything in my being fights against death. It’s so unnatural. It makes me so uncomfortable. I hate death. God, enter into this uncomfortableness with our family today. I Corinthians 15:54 Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? Amen and amen.

My grandpa Linde has gone to be with the Lord. He had a stroke about two weeks ago that left him paralyzed on the left side. Thankfully his mind was still strong and he recognized my aunt and grandma. Over the last two weeks his circulatory system had weakened and he caught pneumonia and a slight bladder infection. He had a heart attack this past Wednesday morning and never regained consciousness. His heart stopped beating around 3:00pm that same day. God allowed him to live to be 85 years old before calling him to his heavenly home.

Please pray for my Grandma, Gladys; Dad, Orin; Aunt Marlys and Uncle Wayne as they mourn the loss of my grandpa, Lawrence Linde. Please pray for the whole Linde family as we gather these next few days to mourn the loss of a gentle, godly man yet rejoice that he has been set free from earthly pain and is worshiping our Savior face to face. Please pray that the funeral on Monday at 11:00am will point us all to Jesus and will bring praise to the Father. Thank you in advance for your prayers.

God's already answered my prayer these past two weeks... that He would take my grandpa quickly or allow him to get well enough to move back to the apartment with my grandma and not need to go into a nursing home. The reality was he probably wasn't going to get well enough to move home so the Lord was gracious to take him quickly.

The pictures I attached were taken this past July when I was in Minnesota visiting my grandparents. We had sweet times together and made more memories. I'm so thankful I was able to see him so recently.

Rock of Ages is one my favorite hymns. This is the last verse: While I draw this fleeting breath, When mine eyes shall close in death, When I soar to worlds unknown, See Thee on Thy judgment throne, Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee.