More on Matthew

My brother-in-law and former student, Matthew, is apparently near the end of life on earth.  Here, my niece, his daughter, Karen, wrote yesterday about the past few days.

While Matthew was still able to participate in the process, plans were made, in the event of his death, to have a service in Holmes County, followed by burial in the "Schrock Family Cemetery."

From Karen's post I heard this reassurance that his sense of humor was still intact within the past few days:

When we were talking about the changes that would have to be made to health insurance, car insurance, etc, he suggested that we try to get a refund on the health insurance since “it didn’t work.” 

In another excerpt from Karen's writings his faith and peace shone through:

Even as he was lying there in bed, he was continuing to share the quiet wisdom that has blessed so many. He spoke of the peace that came from not resisting those things which you can not change, something that all of us needed to put into practice as we wildly fought in our hearts against the very circumstances that he was so calmly accepting with the grace of God.