Lariate Wiegel, 37

My beautiful wife, a loving mother, and faithful servant of Jesus Christ died today and went to be with her Savior.   In her final moments, I sang a new song for her that I learned on the guitar she bought me nearly 8 years ago.  The song was “Come for Me” by Charlie Hall.   Afterwards, I told her that I was ready to see her go and that Jesus would come and take her home.  I read to her from the book of 2 Corinthians.  As I was reading these words, she turned towards me and quietly left.
“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen.  For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.  For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.  For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked.  For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.  He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.”  - 2 Cor 4:16 – 5:5
We are planning a memorial service for later this week.  I will send those details as soon as possible.

In His Loving Arms (Both of us),
Dhondi Wiegel