The above photos were taken by Rick's cousin Liz a few years ago. The images are of Albert and Rosemary Amstutz.
This weekend we drove home to attend a beautiful funeral. I loved being a part of the celebration of a life well-lived. Rosemary Amstutz's life was a testimony of the love of Jesus Christ to everyone she knew. The weekend was packed full of stories from her children and grandchildren's fond memories of growing up on the farm.
Rick has often talked of the times that he, Jimmy, and Liz spent running wild on the hundreds of acres the family owned. He also remembers the entire family spending Sunday afternoon meals crowded around a small dining room table enjoying the most heavenly meals known to man.
Over and over at the funeral friends and family spoke of Rosemary's ability to welcome and entertain in her home. She was an amazing cook, host, wife, mother, grandmother, and woman of God. Her life paralelled the Proverbs 31 woman.
She was brimming with wit and words of wisdom. In fact, her humorous answer to the question, "Grandma, what does our last name mean?" inspired the name of her grandson's graphic design studio years later. She joked that Amstutz is everything from A to Z, and Jeff proudly talks about his grandmother to clients who inquire about the name A to Z design. What a cool story!
More than anything I was moved by the memories the family has of Rosemary because she was a true follower of Jesus Christ. She radiated His love to everyone she knew. There is no doubt in anyone's mind that Rosemary joined Albert in heaven this week.
She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
"Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.
1 comment:
Those are some of the cutest pictures i've ever seen and just the words spoken about these two have inspired me to become a better person. I'm sure they're dancing in Heaven with Rosemary's arrival!! What an impact it sounds like she had. :-)
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