Sunday, August 25, 2019
(JMJ)
CONSTANCE M SWARTZ
7/22/1952-8/14/2019
When Connie found out she had cancer, Shawn and I prayed each day Through the Miraculous Medal of Our Blessed Mother Mary that Connie would be cured and healed. We know Blessed Mother Mary answered our prayers with graces and we accepted, God's will be done. She was able to be here for almost another 2 years since finding out she had cancer,
YET AGAIN. To have her here with us a little longer, This was our Miracle! She fought the fight and carried a big cross until she was ready to go home to Heaven to be with Our Lord! SHE UNSELFISHLY STAYED HERE FOR US!
I have very happy Childhood memories. Mom and Daddie taught us our Faith and the importance of being Blessed with our siblings. Not just brothers and sisters, but friends. We may not always agreed with one another but always had each others back. As A child, Connie took care of me often, I can remember Connie comforting me as I suffered much with anxiety. Teaching me my prayers and helping me through my teenage years as I stayed with her often. When I was to Marry Shawn, she gave me her Rosaries that I cherish with all my heart and she helped make Our Wedding Day so extra Special! That’s the kind of person she always was, kindly caring for others. Connie was always close with the Blessed Mother Mary, she lived her Catholic Faith and for her Family. She was always an inspiration to me. I watched her struggle so much in life and I always admired how she would turn to God in everything. She was a role model to me and for so many of us.
When her fragile body could take no more, and she said she was ready to go Home with Our Lord, I selfishly wanted her to stay here on Earth with us. But I knew God would not come for her until she said, she was ready…
I had to accept those heartbreaking words in this last week. I would pray, Your will be done God. It hurt so much to see her suffering. When we last spoke and we gave each other love and goodbyes for now, I asked her to send me a yellow birdie when she gets to Heaven, she laughed and said a little sunshine, I said yes. but It has to be yellow, so I know it’s from you!
How fitting it is that Connie went home on the Feast Day of
Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Another Great Saint with devotion to Our Blessed Mother Mary, he is known as the Apostle of Consecration to Mary!
Connie loved animals especially her bird snowy and her sweet dog Basil, she strived to live a life like Saint Francis' prayer daily.
~Saint Francis of Assisi prayer~
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved, as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
And it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
Amen.
Connie Adored her Husband Fred and was so proud of her Children, Stacy and Kristen, Our family and her loving Friends… Our hearts and prayers go out to all of you. Connie is now holding her Baby in Heaven with Snowy on her shoulder, along with Our Loving Mom, Daddie, Michael, Jerry, Drew, Sweet Grandmom and Our Daughter Angel, Fred's Mom Bea and many family and friends that she had meet on this Journey in her life.
Connie, Give them Our Love, Pray for us as we pray for you!
1 Corinthians 2:9
But as it is written: “What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for THOSE WHO LOVE HIM!
You are now in Heaven, resting in Jesus' Loving Arms!!! No more pain or suffering, JUST HAPPINESS!!! We Love you Connie, Thank you for being Our Beautiful Sister, my best friend, my inspiration! We will always remember your smile shining like the Sun my dear sister,
You will be loving missed until we meet again
THIS IS THE BITTER SWEET MEANING OF LIFE, WHEN YOU KNOW YOU TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES WITH YOUR LOVE, THAT WHEN YOU LEAVE US, IT HURTS SO MUCH…
Saint Therese, Little Flower , Help us not to loose our Little way, Through Blessed Mother Mary we pray, JESUS I TRUST IN YOU !!!
Holy Family Pray for us
