Eva "Ilene" Cardwell Dunnington

My Grandma

Eva "Ilene" Cardwell Dunnington

November 13, 1927- November 29, 2015

She had a genuine 

way of meeting the needs of others. 

She took excellent care of her

 family and close friends. She would 

always go over and beyond

 and have a smile on her face. 

She had a generous, giving heart

 that overflowed for others. 

Making those around her feel 

loved and welcome was her specialty. 

She never met a stranger and

 always had a hug to give. 

She would give every last ounce

 of herself for those she loved.

Milla and I had the honor of being 

by her side the moment she took her
last breath.  She had a strong, strong
heart that fought through multiple
heart attacks in the past couple of
months...but this time she finally let go
as God reached down his hand
and pulled her home. I am thankful that
I got precious time with her and that
she simply told me that she believes that Jesus
died on the cross for her sins and she
had asked him in her heart as her Savior.
That means there is a place for her in
heaven.  Her name is in the book of
LIFE.  She gets to spend eternity there!
That is what makes this a celebration!
I am so thankful that Brandon got
to know her and she got to know him.
 I am so thankful that each one of
my children got to know her and
experience the LOVE she had
for them and feel HOW PROUD she
was of them. I am thankful that
Milla,Faith, and Cole had the opportunity
to each give her a goodbye kiss
on the forehead on Thanksgiving day.
I am thankful that she had a loving
son that cared for her and was by
her side.  She adored him and loved
him so well his whole life.  She was his
biggest fan...it truly was the real
life version of  the children's book
"I'll Love You Forever"....the Mom
holds her baby boy for so many years
and at the end the boy/man holds
his elderly mother.
My Grandma wasn't just on the
sidelines....she was involved.  She
knew all my favorites and never forgot.
She knew all my friends and the names of
their husbands and babies.  She was so petite
and adorable..you just wanted to squeeze
her! Even in her final days she looked cute.
She wrote me a letter every single week
for pretty much my whole life...and
then passed that gift on to my
children who got monthly letters.  She always had
 time for me.  She always had a listening ear.
 She made me feel like a million bucks!
She always said "I love you a bushel and a
peck and a hug around the neck".
When she played "ring around the
rosie" with my kids...(even in her late 80's)
she fell all the way to the ground at the end..
every time! I am going to miss her. I already
am...a lot.  By her bedside the last few
days we played the hymn "Known Only
To Him" and it says, "I know not what the
future holds, but I know who holds the future-
It's a secret known only to him"....so, the
fact that all of those secrets are being
revealed to her know is what gives us
all peace and comfort.
I am thankful that I got to be her
granddaughter.

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