The following is about Mom Cerny.  Brandy and Allison Cerny's mom.  What a blessing it has been to be able to be part of their family and spend time with them in this moment. 


As some of you might know, others maybe not yet. This past week mom was declining pretty rapidly in her battle with cancer. We were blessed to have her in our home with hospice help. And at 3:15 pm on Friday she went to be with her King. She was sent off with her family singing praise songs and praying and celebrating her home going. I imagined as she entered Heaven she ran and danced and was free of all pain and could run to His arms. Praise God, she is finally healed and free! And that she held her grandbaby and saw those of her family and were waiting for her, her Godly ancestors that prayed in expectation. We as a family appreciate all your prayers and thoughts. We celebrate Mom's life and her impact the 55 years she was here.

The funeral arrangements are as follows:
Laughlin Funeral home is in charge of the ceremonies -
2320 Bob Wallace Ave SW
Huntsville, AL 35805
(256) 534-2471

Services will be held at our church The Rock FWC in Huntsville, AL-
www.therockfwc.org
Visitation will be at 6-8pm on Thursday Apr. 10th
Funeral is at 2 pm on Fri Apr 11th
Graveside service following at Maple Hill.

We are asking if you don't want to send flowers that a donation would be made to the Barbara Cerny Dyslexia Fund
c/o Covenant Christian Academy
926 Weatherly Rd SE
Huntsville, AL 35803
(256) 882-3668
Please write out Barbara Cerny Memorial fund on check, its tax deductible and proceeds will go to a homeschool special needs program that Mom developed and the Scottish Rite which has been instrumental in helping with the therapy of many dyslexics.

We thank each one of you for all the prayers, times spent with us, and the words of encouragement you have sent to us during this time! Below is an e-mail from one of Mom's close friends since she was a kid of a conversation she had with my Aunt Pam this week, I think Ms Robin couldn't have expressed Mom better.

Barb's last words to you have stayed in my mind and thoughts, creating a
whole host of meditations.  I am awed by the fact that "Hallelujah" would be
left on her lips, like a song that will never be unsung.  I will never be
able to hear Hallelujah again without thinking of her, of what her life
means to you and all those she loves, of what her legacy will be based upon
that simple but profound uttering.  
 
From what I have studied, the word is a celebration of praise, literally
translating Praise Ye the Lord.  It has even been translated as joyous
praise, to boast in God, to act madly or foolishly, to be clamorously
foolish in praise for Him.  To think that in Barb's thought life-- at this
point in what we perceive as her suffering -that she is boasting-that she is
joyously praising Him-that she is madly, foolishly loving our Saviour---
what a testimony that is!
 
            Some scholars say the word is a spontaneous expression of joy,
as if those words could not be kept from being uttered-they spring from her
heart and soul as expressions of joy, thanksgiving, and praise towards God.
How could she do this, I have asked myself?  In the midst of such pain, and
sorrow, and suffering, she is joyfully expressing her love.  What kind of
woman is this-that in her weakest, frailest human state, she is stronger
than any man, praising God from her heart for His provision of salvation?
 
Further study of the word shows me that in the Psalms, hallelujah is
expressed in 9:1 as "I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart;  I will
tell of all your wonders."  Could Barb, in these last days, be telling us in
one word of all His wonders?  In Ps. 52:9, the Psalmist says, "I will praise
you forever for what you have done;  in your name I will hope, for your name
is good.  I will praise you in the presence of your saints."  Could Barb, in
these last moments, be offering comfort and hope to her children, reassuring
them that His name is Good, and that she will be forever in the presence of
the saints?  More study reveals that part of the legacy of Hallelujah is
revealed in Isaiah 51:3- "The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look
with compassion  on all her ruins;  he will make her deserts like Eden, her
wastelands like the garden of the Lord.  Joy and gladness will be found in
her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing."  Could Barb be telling us of
our future and our hope in Him?  There is such sweetness in Hallelujah.
Scholars tell us that the words are used in Ps. 148:1 when we hear "Praise
the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the heights!
Praise Him, all His angels, praise Him, all His hosts!  Praise Him, sun and
moon, praise Him, all you shining stars."  It seems she is telling me that
when I see a star, I am seeing a shining example of her last words to
you-and that my lips should be full of praise and wonder and thanksgiving.  
 
And finally, Revelations 19:1-6 reveals "And from the throne came a voice
crying, "Praise our God, all you His servants, you who fear Him, small and
great."  Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like
the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunderpeals, crying,
"Hallelujah, for the Lord our God the Almighty reigns."  I have the sense
that Barb is sharing something with us in these words...sharing something
holy and profound...something that will change us if we listen...something
that will help us understand our place in eternity.  This one word has
survived so many centuries,   it has been called the most elevated praise,
and if we choose to embrace it, it gives us hope and peace that surpasses
our understanding.  This one word, a gift from God to Barb, a gift from Barb
to us...it is now so very precious to me.  It makes me want to weep, to
sing, to pray, to exclaim...Hallelujah.