My dear sweet wife. The light of my life, the joy of my soul, the mother of my children, and the wife of my youth, has died. I was at her side as she took her last breath. I am so sad. I am halved. I am undone. My best friend has left me to go to our Savior. November 29, 2023 was her last day on Earth.
But she was ready. The pain was unrelenting. She hadn’t been able to walk since August. And the medications, while effective, made her very tired. God gave us 11 weeks and 5 days in hospice. We had prayed for two weeks so we could spend time with our kids. God gave us almost 10 weeks beyond what we asked. And as bad as Robyn’s condition was when we arrived, those 10 weeks were truly “abundantly beyond all that we could ask or think” (Eph. 3:20) .
She was the most amazing woman I have ever known. She loved me faithfully and unconditionally. She sacrificed herself for her children. She thought of herself last in every situation. She loved the Lord, her Savior and her God. She wanted nothing more than to raise her children to be Godly adults who loved the Lord. Her kids and her husband–those two things were near the center of her life.
Though she loved us, she would tell you that the most important thing in life is knowing for certain where you will go when you die. Robyn knew where she would go and why. She knew the Lord personally and received His forgiveness and salvation. This life-changing relationship was the true center of her life.
She was so sad and broken to leave me and the kids behind. She would have given anything for more time with us. But she knew this is just a pause. She would be with the Lord and meet us again one day. Please pray for me and my children. That we would grieve yet trust. Lament yet rest. Cry yet hope. And most of all that we would remember that Christ is Lord over all. Nothing is beyond His sovereign control. Nothing can separate us from His love.
God is good. He gives and he takes away (Job 1:21) and has every right to do so. He has always, and only, been good to me and my family.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
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