Thursday, April 21, 2016
To all who knew and loved Mrs. Gunn:
It has been so many years since I've seen or spoken to Mrs. Gunn, yet I have thought about her many, many times over all these years. From a very early age it had been placed in my heart to write. Through all the years in elementary school and later in my years at Miller High School I wrote stories and poems and keep journals. In all those years, no one gave me as much encouragement as I received from Mrs. Gunn. It is amazing how far a kind word and encouragement can take another person, how it can edify someone, and for this I will always be so grateful for having known - for even a short time - Mrs. Gunn. What a blessing she has been to me over all these years. I will never forget how my life was changed and enriched because of her love, her kindness, and her guidance.
Loss of a loved one is always always difficult and she will be sorely missed, but take joy in knowing that the Lord filled her with days, that she had 99 prosperous years. After reading her obituary I know that she was blessed to be a blessing to others, not just me.
I leave you with my heartfelt condolences and this quote:
14 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? 3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. 4 And you know the way to where I am going.”
~Jesus in John 14:1-4 NLT
