In Loving Memory - Jacob Hughes Williams

In Loving Memory of Our Precious Son, Grandson, Nephew and Angel

Jacob Hughes Williams

March 14, 2006 - January 23, 2007

Glory in the Highest

Dear Friends:

First of all, let me say thank you for all the love, support and prayers you've sent over the past few days. We can feel your prayers...

I'm sure some of you are wondering how we're doing, how we're dealing with this situation. Let me assure you that we are not angry at GOD, nor do we feel anything but love and admiration for Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior because we know He's right here with us, that He understands our suffering and His heart is breaking for us. He tells us that "blessed are the grieving, for they shall be comforted" and that "All things work together for the good of those who love Him" (forgive me for not knowing the exact scripture).

Our God is an awesome God and we know that his Grace, and his Grace alone, is sufficient to carry us through this difficult time. This has only strengthened our faith. I know that our precious Jacob closed his eyes for his nap and opened them again to find Jesus waiting with open arms to scoop him up and steal all his sweet sugar. We have countless friends and families waiting in line to get a taste of his sweetness...too much sweetness for a dying world. I know that one day soon, I too will close my eyes to sleep and open them again only to see my savior waiting for me with my precious baby boy in his arms. Oh what a glorious day that will be!

There were many times over the course of Jacob's life I would find him "playing" with the angels we cannot see...laughing and smiling at the angels in his midst. Those memories bring me comfort now. I had a dream a little more than a month ago that I was walking around outside with Jacob bouncing in my arms, then suddenly, he was gone. I looked to the sky to find the warmest, brightest, most wonderful light I had ever seen. I knew immediately that God had taken Jacob from my arms to protect him from what was to come. I knew our time left here was short, and that my job was to encourage others to examine their hearts and make straight their paths so that they too may be lifted into heaven by our savior when he returns very soon.

Let me encourage you all now, if any of you do not know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, please take a moment to invite Him into your hearts. Please encourage those around you to do the same. It will be the most important decision you will ever make. The end is near, friends.

If I don't see you before, I look forward to meeting you all in the air at His glorious appearing.

In Christ,
Stephanie & Ladd Williams

Enjoy Jacob's Slide Show

Today is Jacob's first birthday - March 14, 2007. This is not how we planned to celebrate. The above was written by my daughter Stephanie just a few days after we laid Jacob to rest. People ask us how we do it, how could she write such a loving tribute and testimony. All I can tell you is "by the grace of God".

The happiest day of our lives!

Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Hebrews 4:14

There are no words to fully describe how much we miss our precious little man. Jacob possessed an essence all his own. He brought so much love, joy and light to our lives. Yet his essence will live on in our hearts forever.

This web page is a tribute to my precious grandson, Jacob. It is a tribute to Stephanie and Ladd's beautiful son and Briana and Ryan's loving nephew. It is a tribute to his life, his light, his essence. But it is also a tribute to our awesome Lord who suffered and died that we may all live again.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith the salvation of your souls.

Peter 1:9

We will hold our precious Jacob in our arms again one day. Today He is resting in the arms of our loving Savior, smiling his beautiful smile (you know the kind of grin that lights up the world), with both his hands on Jesus' face as he pulls himself up to smother His face with his sweet kisses. And with tears in His eyes, Jesus says "I love you my child" and He promises to comfort us.

He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken.

Isaiah 25:8

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40:18-31

Tired no more

Happy Birthday sweet, precious Jacob. We love you with all our hearts and souls and miss you more than words can say. We'll see you soon dear little man - save us a place!

With all our love,

Mommy, Daddy, Briana, Ryan, Poppup Ken and Grandma Judy

We miss your smiles

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

II Corinthians 1:3

His image will live in our hearts forever. Now Jacob can see clearly what we can only imagine.

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.

John 11:25