A Layne Post

I knew Eliza a long time. She had a big personality, one you could not miss. She was full of faith and had a love for God’s word, despite the fact she was unable to read. All day long you could catch her singing songs to her Lord. She was a prayer. When she felt pain, her response was to cry out to God. One weekend Jon was quite sick and I remember her knocking on the door, walking into the living and passionately praying to the Lord for his healing.

She loved her family. She spoke with her mother and sister daily. Her daughter, son, and grandchildren were her pride and joy. It was difficult for her to spend so much time away from them. We were honored to have her come and stay with us, to become a Grandma around here.

She loved to cook and thought her cooking was some of the best in the country – no one else could get it quite right. She had all the tricks to the perfect this or that. She served people through her cooking – Jon and I as well.

When Jon traveled, she would come in to play with the girls, feed Jovie, and just sit with me. She helped teach Jovie to walk and patiently chatted with Anaya, even when Anaya would only speak of Katy Duck (her stuffed animal).

Eliza knew she didn’t have long. She was confident in her Savior, and last week she was redeemed, saved from this life with all its sorrows and pain, and she is living in freedom with Him.

We interviewed Eliza and asked a few questions about her family and her sickness. This was to send to her family on a DVD so that they could see her talking about them and about her life while she still had strength and life. She gave us permission to share it here as well. We hope you have the time to honor her and remember her by watching this video.