Monday, June 29, 2009
Cindy Rowland 1953 - 2009
Thank you for your interest in our dearly loved Cindy. I have created a blog site specifically dedicated to her and her memory, called "Remembering Cindy". As time allows, I will add more to her site, memories and stories of her "growing up" years, comments from her journals, etc. In addition, I hope to add more of her UK journals to our 2007 UK Trip blog.
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John and Cindy
Kings Cross, London UK 2007
8 comments:
John-
As the tears stream down my face, I think of sitting in an auditorium listening to Handel's "Messiah" with Cindy. We turned to each other and we praised God for the Savior who was born unto US. Cindy's faith was and is and always will be an inspiration to me...to personalize, to dig deeper, to believe.
I miss her so. It is a comfort to know she is sitting at the feet of HER Savior.
I hurt for you and Joseph.
Jan
I was a young Christian when I met Cindy.Newly Married. She gave me mach good advice on marriage and later on, motherhood. She was instrumental in my decision to homeschool all my children. When we came back from
John,
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. Cindy has always been an excellent example of how to serve Christ, and I rejoice in the great span of time you two had together. Thanks for this blog, which I would like to have found earlier.
Sean Dwyer
She was an amazing woman of God and an inspiration to me!!!
Hi, John: You may not remember me. I met Cindy and later you at the church that your congregation started from Kansas. I witnessed your relationship with Cindy blossomed into engagement and later marriage in that brief period when I used to go to your church and be fully involved in the ministry.
I am from Taiwan. I brought my mother to the Sunday worship one Sunday when she came to visit me from Taiwan for 3 months.
Cindy was very generous in sharing her faith and spiritual experiences with me. She even gave me a dining table which I later shared with an IU student.
She also gave me a Gospel track that was about her and how she came to believe in Jesus Christ. It was a moving story.
I will always remember her and her sweet spirit.
Her news was passed on to me from Karla who, along with her husband are now members of Emmanual Baptist Church of which I am also a member.
I now teach at IU; also am involved in a Chinese Christian church that was established two years ago in Bloomington, Indiana.
WIll pray for you and Joseph--what a blessing from the Lord to you and Cindy. Your blog is very helpful in allowing me to reconnect with you and with the church community way back when.
--Joanne Peng
JoAnn,
Of course I remember you and your Mom. Thanks for writing. Cindy loved to get to know you and several other Chinese students, as well. She had a unique ability to not let any "barriers" keep her from getting to know people. She wanted to be a uniter, even in her death. I think God is answering her prayers.
Dear John,
I am so sad to hear of your loss of Cindy in the physical way, however, you have her with you in spirit..I can tell this for sure.
I want to write you here and if you choose to share it with your son or others, that is fine.
What I remember about Cindy is just as you described in so many ways. We were neighbors and friends for a short time in that physical way, but just as her spirit is strong within your heart, I remember her still so clearly and vividly. I remember her smile and bright eyes and her willingness to be my friend. We shared our desire to homeschool our children and were doing this in the early days and it was a time when there was little if any support. Cindy was my sister in Christ and she gave me hope and encouragement and ideas too! Although I never felt that I was nearly as good at being a teacher as Cindy, she always made me feel that it was because I had a little more on my plate at the time and she could focus on her son and that I should not be too hard on myself. I remember her love for Jesus and although we didn't attend the same "church," we both knew that Jesus was our Lord and Savior.
It was hard when you all moved away. I knew I had sorta lost some of that support, but I knew I had gained some inspiration and grace to go on. I don't know if she ever knew, but all of the children were homeschooled almost all of the way through with the exception of our son who just finished a year in a Christian high school..it was only because he knew no one else male that was close at all in age and it was very difficult for him to focus, but still I know it was partly due to Cindy that I was able to keep going...several people did that for me...and I still thank her in my heart.
I was so inspired by her dedication to the members or your family in their different struggles and illnesses and I know she loved you and your son with every beat of her heart. I always knew we'd hear from you all at Christmas too and I felt so moved that you all took the time to wish us a blessing at that time of the year.
I just came home from the funeral of another friend who was a parishoner at St. Charles and brother in Christ...he too was/is a good soul and he has good company up there with the soul and spirit of Cindy around! I feel even more happy for him now. :)
You've written much beauty about your wife and dear friend and now you must go on..I am sure you and your son each have the wonderful spirit of Christ in your hearts and I know that you also have a part of Cindy. Keep her going in this world, for this world needs that.
God bless you both and I will keep you in my prayers. In the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Suzanne McConnell
PS Danny forwarded this to me and he wants me to tell you that he will pray for you all too. Take care.
Mr. John... I've been thinking of Mrs. Cindy this week as her birthday comes around. Just wanted to comment on the fact that she's spending her first birthday in heaven with our Lord! There's no better way to spend it!
Continuing to keep you and Joseph in my prayers. Love you!
~Rachelle
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