Day 4 "You Are Beautiful"
A Beautiful Life Fully Lived
Good Morning Beauties!
I have a friend who’s fighting cancer, and yesterday I went to check in to see how she’s doing on Facebook. I saw this beautiful picture (above) with a caption that read, “Voni, you left a hole in the clouds when you went to Heaven yesterday.” Shock was followed by extreme sadness as I tried to process the fact she was gone.
The loss of such an incredibly special woman led me to celebrate her beautiful life all day yesterday. I shared with my husband every memory that came to mind. I literally laughed through tears until I was exhausted. Voni loved the Lord with every fiber of her being and shared His love and light every moment of every day. She lived a fully surrendered life, and it showed in the most glorious ways.
Who are the “Vonis” in your life? Those special women who are living or have lived a life reflecting the beauty of their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ? Take time today to remember them and give thanks to God for having them part of your journey. What made their lives beautiful? What have you learned from them? Selah.
Voni’s business was called Praus Gifts and the mission of the company was to put beauty and truth into the world to help people. She was an amazing artist and combined her art with God’s Word to create beautiful gifts. Please visit her website and stay awhile. Read about her and her walk with Jesus. View some of her blog posts. I know you will be richly blessed and encouraged by this beautiful soul.
Voni’s very last post was her in the hospital, asking for prayer as she fought ovarian cancer. Here’s the song which accompanied that post, again….this is so Voni, living a beautiful life of gratitude.
God I’m Just Grateful For You - Elevation Worship, Chandler Moore
This song is one of Voni’s last posts on Facebook. It’s so fitting to how she lived her life. Here’s what she said on her post, “This is why it's so important to worship with your Black friends ..... they are the praise people!”
I want to leave us on a joyful note…to celebrate Voni, a beautiful life fully lived.
Oh Happy Day - Edwin Hawkins, Anthony Brown, FBCG Combined Choir
Love and Blessings,
Kendra
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.”