ARRIVED!
With the three of us at her bedside, Carol departed this world and is now healed in the arms of her wonderful Lord.
We will provide details here later.
Love,
Chuck
posted by Carol Wilson @ 11:09 PM
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
About Me
- Name: Carol Wilson
- Location: North Carolina, United States
My header says it was my very serious cancer that got me to start a blog. But cancer doesn't define me. I'm a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. I treasure my relatives and friends.
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17 Comments:
Chuck & Family,
You don't know me, but I had the honor and privilege of working with Carol a few years back while I worked at Relevant Media Group. Not only was she sharp as a razor on her technology speak, but she gave us young bucks a run for our money. It was a joy to work with her. Thank you for sharing her with us for a short-while.
God bless you as you work through the celebration of Carol's departure as well as the day-to-day adjustments to-come.
Kyle
Thank you Chuck for letting us know. We have been following every single post and waiting for this one. Thank you for sharing your life with us, we will be thinking of you all in the coming days.
Amanda and Michael Hunt
SIM Western Australia
I'm torn between joy and sadness, and have to accept it as a mixture of both. I've been reading Carol's blog for a long time and had no idea how the story would end ... but it's not the end even now and that is good. God bless you all as you adjust and grieve and remember.
Praying for you all.
-Kristen Burke
Mom Carol and you too Chuck and Family....
Right now I feel so much joy that you no longer have to deal with this earthly pain, and that you are walking with God as I write to you. You have touched our lives in such a special way. Your faith has been an inspiration to our family. Lauryn will be back in Charlotte to see her Boppi soon, and I know you are now one of her special angels keeping watch over her. No longer your back door neighbors physically, but always in spirit. Chuck and Family, know that we love you and will always hold you close in heart. Your faith has kept you thru Carol's journey and may God's peace keep you thru eternity....
Love Chad, Donna, Lauryn & Brittany
THANK YOU JESUS, FOR WELCOMING OUR PRECIOUS CAROL......
Chuck, Lisa, Karin and Sue and Family -
Please accept my heartfelt sympathies for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. I wish you moments of peace and comfort in the days to come.
I am sorry to say that I have never had the pleasure of meeting Carol or any members of your family. Yet your family has had a profound effect on me in a short amount of time. I came across your families blog in the oddest of ways. I was searching for an update on a friend who shares your last name. I never found the update I was looking for but I did find some healing, understanding and above all some peace. My granny passed at the end of May - she was a wonderful woman who meant the world to me. I live on the east coast and my family all lives in the midwest. The last few years I have been making trips back every few months - "just to see her one more time". I had actually been there less than 2 weeks before the call came telling me that she had most likely had a major stroke and hospice had been called in. She was 96 - so the outcome was inevitable. I immediately got on a plane and headed back. I got there in time to say everything I wanted to say - at the time we were not sure how much she heard - but through reading your blog - I am convinced she heard every word and knew we were all there and felt at peace to move on to her next great experience.
I am convinced that the timing of finding your blog was fate. I came across it within a week of getting back from the funeral. I was sad and lost. I kept focusing on the loss and the pain that I felt. I wasn't ready to let her go. Day by day - reading your posts has helped me grieve and heal. The positive outlook, faith and love your family has demonstrated through this difficult journey can only be described as inspiring.
Thank you for blogging…Thank you for helping me heal…Thank you for sharing your experiences…Thank you for your honesty.
May God's grace strengthen and surround you.
Chuck & Family,
I have been following this blog for awhile and praying for all of you.
I loved Carol and was sorry I couldn't hug her the last time I saw her because of her chemo when I was visiting at SIM.
Heaven is a much richer place today and so are all of us for having known her.
In Him,
Susan Beam-Gilleland
Dear Mr Wilson & Family,
It's thousands of miles between US & Singapore, but the distance has not and will not stopped us from praying for you.
"Not that the withered flower is unfeeling. It withers to be transformed into the earth of spring, to nourish other blossoming plants."
(Tranlated from a Chinese classical poem)
Lianhiok Cheng
SIM East Asia
Dear Chuck
I had the privilege of meeting Carol in 2005 at the SIM Communications Consultations in Charlotte after having communicated only by email for some years. It was a real joy to finally met her. she was already available and ready to help you with what ever you needed. She has been missed and will continue to be missed as I interact with the communications department in Charlotte. God bless you as you and your family work through this time of sadness. May the God of all comfort, be your comfort and strength. My prayer for you is that you will not sorrow without hope, but in thankful remembrance of a life that touched others and in expectation of that great reunion when all the dead shall rise, and we will all live forever in His kingdom. Think of you.
Cindy — Cape Town, South Africa
Dear Chuck and Family:
What celebration there is in heaven -- Carol is HOME!! Know that we will be holding you all in our hearts and prayers before the Lord as He enables you through these days of pain and loss. May you know the sufficiency of His loving and compassionate grace on your behalf.
Heaven is so much closer with the passing of loved ones. One day, we will all be together again forever. What a blessed hope we have in our Lord Jesus Christ.
And indeed, you live together with Carol in Jesus!
We will never forget Carol! When I approached Jim Plueddemann about AEF and SIM merging, Carol was my first contact on the office that day I came to "present my case" on behalf of AEF! And she ALWAYS was such a huge encouragement and help through the whole process.
And then following the merger, God brought us to Charlotte where we had the privilege of serving Him together.
One thing we ALWAYS looked forward to were the days Carol led prayers. Whatever she shared, it was fresh, alive, unique and always such an encouragement. It was constantly obvious that "God and Carol were connected!" And all through her illness, this never changed.
To God be the glory!
This comes with our love and prayers...
Tim and Carol Kopp
Chuck and Family,
Carol was a joy to work with and always made me laugh. Her energy and commitment to excellence has been inspiring over the last 4 years. I'll miss our quarterly conference calls to work on the SIM magazine.
She will be missed!
Jeremy Kennedy
Senior Art Director
It has been an honor to have been able to know and work with Carol these past few years. The Lord truly used her here on earth for His glory. Bless you and your family.
Maya Strang (Relevant Media Group)
Dear Chuck & Family,
I have just read this post with a sense of relief and joy that Carol has passed through the trials of sickness and is now with her loving Saviour. She has been such an inspiration to me over these past couple of years. I pray that as many gather to celebrate her life there will be an overwhelming sense of the Lord's presence that will continue in the hearts of all who know her, until we meet with her again.
Many blessings
Richelle Webb
SIM NZ
Dear Chuck,
We are in Northern Michigan as we read with sadness your notice of Carol's passing. We send our sympathy and condolences to you and your dear family.
We enjoyed being "neighbors" with you and Carol during our HA, and will have fond memories of her kindness and hospitality.
May the Lord be with you and strengthen you at this time.
Fred and Joy Fregerio
Dear Chuck and family,
We have been praying for Carol and for you during her illness. We celebrate her release from suffering and her presence with Jesus. Yet we also sense the loss of a good friend and coworker. She was always an inspiration to us. Her enthusiasm was contagious. We miss her.
May God comfort you and your family through many precious memories of Carol and by the assurance that you will meet again.
Love,
Elmer and Elvira Warkentin
We thank the Lord for the honesty, creativity, joy, wisdom, coziness and life He wove into Carol. She enriched us all. Chuck and family, we are praying for you as you must miss her so much. May God flood you with His peace that defies understanding as you face the days and months ahead. We rejoice with you that her suffering is over and the ultimate healing has come. We thank the Lord for His gift of Carol.
Under the same Wing,
Ralph, Maridee, Luke and Sara Sauers in Niger, West Africa
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