“And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth : Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors ; and their works do follow them. - Rev. 14:13

With her husband, Danny, close by her side, Carley Hummel Strever went to sleep in Jesus, very early Sunday morning, February 21, 2021. Being set free from this world of trouble and pain, Danny’s one-and-only, faithful-companion now awaits the call of her Lord and Saviour.

Diagnosed with an inoperable glioblastoma of the brain, Carlye remained ever positive and always remained a fighter. Unfortunately, in life, spouses don’t plan on parting and are ill-prepared for when that day comes. Praise God for the additional golden moments Danny was given to enjoy Carlye’s presence beside him; to hear her voice, to see her smile, to hear her laugh, to smell her essence, to feel her touch, to listen to her read God’s word and see her restored to tending God’s creation.

Danny waited 29 years for her to enter his life and, if need be, he will wait another 29 years to see her restored to his side. It is Danny’s expectation and prayer that she will be restored to him in the special resurrection of those who have died in the faith of the third angel’s message.

Danny, along with the rest of her family have suffered a tremendous loss. However, something of a much greater magnitude has occurred, The Seventh-day Adventist church has lost a woman of influence, who touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide through the publishing ministry as editor-in-chief of http://www.lastgenerationforchrist.org/”

“When Carlye’s symptoms pointed to something very serious, she, along with her husband Danny, turned to the Lord for help. This was not a new experience for Carlye. She had often, along with her husband, turned to the Lord in their many outreach endeavors. Like any ministry making inroads against Satan’s kingdom, there were plenty of challenges. But Carlye, did what she always had done, she put her trust in God.

Carlye’s partnership in their publishing ministry was crucial. While, Danny was the promoter and fund raiser, behind the scenes another hand was at work. It was Carlye who organized the materials to be published. After all, there were layout issues to consider. Content had to edited. Spelling, grammar and punctuation needed attention. Anyone who has experience in publishing, knows this is very time consuming. They also know how essential it is to the ministry, to have those with the gift of editing. Her experienced touch before publications were exposed to the public’s gaze was a great blessing.

As the condition worsened and the prognosis darkened, Carlye and Danny faced the reality together. They had no doubt that God could with one touch heal her condition. Neither, had they any doubts that if God did not, He still loved them. Their faith did not waver. Even after the anointing service did not bring God’s healing hand, they knew He was close guiding them through it.

Danny ask Carlye which book she would like to be promoted as a legacy to her leadership in the ministry. Her response was, “The Mind of Christ” by Dennis Priebe with Carlye as Editor in Chief. One statement in that little book will stand out to any reader. “Jesus’ victory was remarkable, not because as God He acted like God, but because as man He did not act like every other man.” p. 17 Carlye, now sleeps in Jesus. He was her Savior; Redeemer and He is her soon coming King. The sleep will seem to be but a moment before the Archangel and the trump of God awakes all who went to sleep putting their trust in Jesus.”

“I am Caryle’s Hospice nurse and visited with her once a week for probably around seven months. During that time she was bedridden. When I looked at her situation being so young but having brain cancer it’s easy to be angry, depressed, and grumpy. But she was not. She never complained, her facial expressions were one of peace. I really had to get out of her whether she was in pain or not. Many times I had to settle for a pain score looking at her non-verbally and the help of Danny.

She was a lover of beauty with selected paintings around the house. Also she loved plants and flowers. She had many plants at the foot of her hospital bed looking out into the outdoors. She also had a beautiful Rose garden. It was no ordinary rose garden. It had all types of roses: bush, shrub, and climbing roses. She had a little garden of Eden on her property out in the country.

She was a quiet. She struck me as being very intelligent and a woman of few words. When she did speak the words were words of wisdom. Before all this took place she was involved in many projects like the editor of books. I was blessed by the little booklet called “The Mind of Christ” that she was the chief editor. I got the impression that she was the quiet force behind these projects.

She was the type of individual that did not want all the attention placed on herself but to Jesus. She uplifted Jesus by her life, her work, and her remaining days in this life with a terminal illness. She would want everybody to know that it’s all about Jesus. May she Rest In Peace and looking forward to that resurrection day when we will be united with friends, family, and who made it all possible—Jesus.”

“I met Carlye back in 1981 when we both were majoring in art at PUC. It didn’t take long for us to realize we had quite a bit in common. Not only were we both artists, but we also both loved nature.

Soon we were going all sorts of places together to paint or sketch on location, and sitting next to each other in Roger Blum’s painting classes to compare our work and learn from each other. One time we actually bought tickets to what was then Mariott’s Great America just so we could people-watch and we spent the entire day sketching and taking photos rather than riding any rides.

I was a shy loner in college, and Carlye made me feel comfortable and secure. She was a safe person to be with - never judgmental and always up for doing something fun and creative. I loved the fact that she had a pet rat. At first I was taken aback by it, but I quickly realized rats were actually quite amazing and friendly animals, and it was just one of many instances where Carlye opened my eyes to a new way of looking at life.

I was so happy to find out that Carlye enjoyed climbing trees. We did a lot of tree climbing above PUC one year, getting way up high in the tallest trees where, had we been older and wiser, we would have known better than to go. But the view was incredible and exhilarating.

We spent time building sandcastles at the beach, touring San Francisco and sketching people and street scenes and feeding pigeons, sketching famous works of art in museums, pausing movies and drawing our favorite characters, and painting landscapes in the hills all over California. We each studied and admired the other’s work, and neither of us was ever able to replicate the style of the other. I could never understand how she was able to perfectly draw literally any animal, not matter how obscure, from memory, and how she knew all about its habitat and life. To this day I can’t draw any animal correctly from memory.

Carlye also knew how to write engagingly. She wrote hundreds of pages of imaginative stories, and I devoured them all. I could write research papers like nobody’s business, but when I tried writing creatively, I quickly realized it was not one of my gifts. It has been wonderful to learn that she continued to write all of her life and blessed so many people with her gift, because it clearly was something she loved very much.

After college, we would visit each other’s homes regularly. I especially loved going to see her in San Diego and then Carpinteria because we would visit the art shows along the waterfront and explore the beach and hills and museums together, always sketching and painting together.

One of my dearest memories of Carlye was a time when she shared one of her favorite beach activities with me – feeding the seagulls. As much as it might sound shocking to some people, what we did was pure joy. We bought several loaves of bread, went out to the beach, covered our heads and outstretched arms with it, and laughed together as the birds swooped down so close all around us to eat. It was a wondrous experience for me to be so carefree and close to them.

When I got married, Carlye was one of two dear friends that above all others I wanted standing by me at my wedding. I’ll never forget how beautiful she was with her gorgeous long, curly hair being tossed in the ocean breeze and her long turquoise dress. For a wedding gift, she hand painted a whole variety of sea creatures on the doors of a cabinet that she gave me. I loved it, and I used it to store my art supplies for more than two decades until it literally fell apart. She also gave me a little flower pot with a creeping Charlie in it that she had started off one of her own plants. I still have the pot and now it contains a Christmas cactus my dear departed mother started from a clipping off her great grandfather’s cactus. She started this clipping just a couple of weeks before we unexpectedly lost her. So needless to say, that special plant in that special pot is one of my most valued possessions.

Carlye was the first environmentalist I ever knew. When I became involved in an environmental cause in my neighborhood association, I couldn’t wait to tell her all about it. I wanted her approval and she was my inspiration to take the issue seriously. Because of her influence, I had the courage to push forward against a large corporation and win.

Carlye introduced me to so much great music. Back in college, she used to listen to the radio and when her favorite songs would come on, she would record them on cassette tapes so she could listen to them whenever she wanted. She and I listened to all sorts of music together.

Years later, my husband and I went to see Sting’s “Nothing Like the Sun” concert. Carlye had turned me on to Sting in our college days and I loved that album in particular, so when I heard tickets were going on sale I was one of the first to buy them and ended up just ten rows back from the center stage. It was an amazing view at an amazing concert. I later found out that Carlye was also there that night, only a couple of rows away. We hadn’t seen each other, but I thought it was wonderful that someone who I knew loved Sting as much as I did had shared that incredible concert with me and that we were able to reminisce about it later.

If I was to sum up the Carlye I knew and loved it would be like this: She oozed every sort of creativity out of every pore. She devoured knowledge. She was a curious adventurer with a deep love for her Creator and appreciation for the world He made for her to enjoy. She had a big heart for the underdog. She knew herself and would not compromise her beliefs, and yet she was devoid of egoism and did not need or want to be the center of attention. She was a keen observer, a moral person, a private person, and determined to do what was right, even at personal expense. She was one of those few remarkable people who truly cared.

I think Heaven was made especially for people like Carlye. She is going to be absolutely ecstatic there. I think someday I am going to very much enjoy watching her feed not only pigeons, seagulls and rats, but also lions, tigers and bears. And you know what? I think I’m going to be running to join her. I can’t wait.”

“Accomplished. Artistic. Authentic.
Beauty in Nature.
Creative. Courageous.
Confident in her own perceptions.
Dry sense of humor.
Emotional sensitivity. Enthusiastic.
Flowing, colorful, softy-textured clothing.
Friendly.
Giant smile.
Hard worker at the Campus Laundry.
Heart of Gold.
Heartbroken.
Insightful. Introverted. Intuitive.
Listener. Loyal friend. Loving.
Naturally beautiful.
Observant.
Perspective.
Private.
Self-effacing.
Spiritual awareness.
Unique. Unselfish.
Words of encouragement.
Woman of God.”

“Carlye was a precious jewel whom we rarely saw, but whose character qualities drew our hearts to hers. The first time I remember meeting George’s first cousin was at a place both she and we loved dearly: the old “Family Cabin” in the tiny town of Greeley Hill, CA. Tucked up in the quiet foothills of the high Sierras, it was the perfect place to meet our gentle, quite Carlye. From the moment we met, I sensed that behind her shy smile and armful of beloved puppy, there was a person with an unusually tender heart.

Visits to hers and Danny’s home, nestled way down in a little valley in Ukiah beside a spring-fed creek, confirmed what I had already guessed: Carlye loved horses, dogs, cats, chickens and all things living. Perhaps most of all, she loved flowers. Roses bloomed all over the gardens in a brilliant array of color and scent. She used to send us stunning pictures of those flowers.

But of all our memories, large and small, the most remarkable one of all was the day we received a letter from Carlye confessing her newfound love for Jesus and her wide, openhearted commitment to follow Him closely the rest of her life. I will always remember the joy that flooded over me. It was like receiving an unexpected joyful birth announcement from a friend. And from all I have known of Carlye since, she remained a faithful follower of Jesus right to the last. Her Friend Jesus gave her a new work to do and with Danny she steadily and creatively spread the wonder of His love and grace far and wide across this planet.

Though we were often separated by an ocean, a continent, or COVID, I felt close to Carlye in our shared love for Jesus and in what we value most. Without a doubt, we are nearly home where we belong. George and I long for the day we can share that weeklong trip to heaven with Carlye. I have little doubt that her crown will be studded with more stars than we might expect for such a quiet follower of Christ. Carlye used the inner strengths God planted in her heart to reach people around the world for Him. I’m certain heaven waits eagerly to welcome her home.

Until resurrection morning, we impatiently wait, work, and watch knowing that it won’t be long now. It has never seemed so close…that great reunion day. Carlye will be looking for each one of us gathered here today. Let’s not disappoint her. Every provision has been made for us to join her then.”

“I first became aware of Danny and Carlye Strever when my wife Sue and I moved to Ukiah, California. We found ourselves in the same Sabbath School class. It was situated in the back of the Church on the right side and Danny and Carlye sat in the back row, on the right side.

Danny and I became friends, in part because we shared a love of surfing and had both done some in our more youthful days.

Carlye was quiet and gracious and I have a story that I believe speaks to the essence of her character.

Danny approached me since I was part of the administrative team at the Ukiah Valley Rural Health Clinic to see if there were any job possibilities. I sat down with Carlye and asked about her experience and areas of expertise in the healthcare setting. She was very articulate yet spoke with a quiet composure. She was able to express to me that she was very confident of her abilities yet she did it with anecdote and illustration and it never came across as prideful or even self-promotional. I was totally convinced that she was just what was needed for the job she was interested in applying for in our billing department.

A few days later, I was approached by the head of that department. She had not gotten the same impression. She thought that Carlye was too quiet, not assertive enough. She thought that although Carlye had run the entire front-office operation for a successful medical practice, we were vastly larger in terms of volume of patients, vendors, insurance types and government entities etc. She had her doubts. She wondered if I could vouch for Carlye? How well did I know her?

Also, she was not like anyone else in the billing department. As it happened, she would not only be the first Seventh-day Adventist in billing – but the only SDA. I hesitated for a moment because I realized that I was not Carlye’s close personal friend, neither had I been familiar with her previous experience. But, God had confirmed her honesty and her quiet confidence to me when I had interviewed her. I told the department head that I would vouch for Carlye 100%.

Several weeks later, this same supervisor sought me out. She exclaimed that I had been amazingly right in my recommendation of Carlye for the position. She told me how Carlye had cleared up a backlog of work that had been burdening the department for quite some time. She told me that Carlye could do more work in an afternoon than many of her staff could do in a week. She said that she had been worried that her level of competence and dedication might make her a target of the other folks in billing but that had not been the case – they liked her. She had actually lifted the level of work output for the group as they all tried to do better, to take it up a notch, as it were.

So that is my tribute to Carlye, how she let her light shine in the secular world through her work and her Christian character. Working harder, faster and better than her co-workers she still did not offend them because she was totally inoffensive, ready to help, willing to serve. As Sue and I have gotten to know Carlye better over the years, she has never said or done anything to alter this first impression. Her quiet confidence in her Saviour had a softening yet positive influence in everyone she met.”

“I have known Danny, one of my best friends, for a long time before I met Carlye.

The first time I met her was at a series of revival meetings at Camp Cedar Falls. I remember the three of us having lunch together. Nothing fancy, just good wholesome food that she had brought.

I could tell from then on Danny was enthralled, with Caryle.

I remember their wedding at the Santa Barbara Church. It was the most unique and inspiring wedding I have ever seen (and long). A combination wedding and evangelistic service. I was honored to MC reception.

Over the years my wife Janice and I became well acquainted with Caryle. After they moved to Ukiah, they would make their annual trip down south and stay at our house.

They would coordinate their stay so they could visit the Santa Barbara Horticultural Society
meeting and plant exchange.

I also recall they always took time to view the sunsets together. You could tell their deep devotion to each other.

I remember visits with them after they moved to Ukiah. Visits including my wife Janice and with David Kroupa. What wonderful hosts they were!

I remember evening devotion when Carlye played the piano while we sang hymns together.

She loved plants and beautiful things. They spent hours tending their property and watching the wild animals come and
enjoy the property also. She loved their dogs and especially her “old” horse.

A wonderful experience we had was to visit the elaborate rose garden not to far away from their house. What a beautiful inspiring place!
Carlye was an intellectual, a deep thinker.

She and Danny published “The Mind of Christ”
booklet by Dennis Preibe that became an inspiration to many.

Carlye was a wonderful editor and writer, and totally devoted to her Lord. She studied and could see things in depth.

It was easy to see that Carlye became Danny’s inspiration and anchor. They always had their morning devotions in bed, beginning and ending in pray and reading to each other before the start of the day.

She will be sorely missed, not only by Danny, but by oh so many.

Thank you Danny for taking such great care of her after her illness.

She is remembered with love.

Are we not blessed to know that we will all meet again in happier times. I am looking forward to that day when Christ will come to take us all home!”

“When I think of Carlye, I think of what an excellent life partner she has been for Danny; I think of a woman of kindness, intelligence, integrity, godliness, hard-working, and a true reflection of a Christ-like character in her interactions with others.

Verses from Proverbs 31 speak so eloquently to Carlye’s character. “Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.” (Verses 10-12). And two more verses in Proverbs 31 that sum up Carlye’s character and focus, “Strength and honor are her clothing; she shall rejoice in time to come. She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness” (Verses 25-26).

When I think of Carlye I remember a beautiful lady with golden curls. Remarkably, she wasn’t vain or self-absorbed. She was kind, calm, and gentle-hearted to those who knew her. She also enjoyed the beauty of nature and the wonderful foods in her garden and greenhouse that God has provided for us.

The first time my husband and I visited with Danny and Carlye in their home, I was very impressed with the lovely flowers that she had so carefully planted and tended. She particularly seemed to love the beauty and delicacy of her roses. And they certainly are a reflection of God’s character toward us. He could have placed us in a black and white world with no such thing as beautiful flowers, bushes and trees, but he chose to surround us with such incredible beauty, as a taste of what is coming for His people. I think Carlye saw and understood that, and so cherished God’s love for us, revealed in his beautiful creations.

Carlye and I shared a love of grapes and grape juice. We were both especially fond of the large seedless purple grapes, the black monukkas, that were filled with such delicious juice. My husband Rich and I had a big, wooden, Amish- made grape press that was very under-utilized. I was freezing most of the grapes from our 100 plus grapevines, and felt that perhaps Carlye could make better use of the press. Sure enough, when she got the grape press, she proceeded to produce bottles and bottles of delicious “Carley-Brand” grape juice, some of which Danny still has today!

Carlye’s day-to-day focus was on her writing and publishing in order to lift up her Heavenly Father in any way that she could. I Corinthians 10:31 encourages us with these words, “ Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God”. Those of us privileged to have Carlye as a friend could certainly see this as Carlye’s mission in life, one that she shared with her best friend, and husband Danny.

She was always willing to persevere, to give her best and work hard to complete every task for God. Sometimes in life this means being faithful to God despite disagreements, difficulties and disappointments, but again, for Carlye, this meant being faithful because she could face the future with assurance, knowing as Romans 8:28 states that God will work out everything for His Honor and Glory, and ultimately to each believer’s benefit….Knowing this, Carlye could continue the work that she and Danny shared, to spread the Gospel message all around the world. So temporary frustrations, problems, illness, sadness are just that….temporary for those that love our Heavenly Father.

These will be nothing compared to the joy in Christ our Savior and our perfect existence just ahead in our Heavenly home. Carlye knew this and worked for this, and it will be her very next moment of awareness…the awesome return in the clouds of Heaven of our beloved Saviour.

I remember Carlye’s calm, peaceful voice and will miss that greatly. She always expressed her faith in God in virtually every conversation. What was particularly impressive was her willingness to clearly state the truth about God, regardless of whether those listening even agreed with her.

She was truly a voice of reason, always going to the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy as her final authorities. Just as Deborah in the book of Judges, Carlye didn’t rely on her own abilities to finish each task of life, but took her guidance for her words, thoughts and actions from God through His Holy Spirit.

We will deeply miss our friend Carlye, and none more than her beloved surfer Dude buddy, her best friend and husband, Danny. Carlye was and will be forever grateful for her Danny’s tender love and support through the last few months of her life. He devoted himself to her care, doing all he could to make her comfortable, happy, and at peace.

I look forward to seeing Danny and Carlye walking the streets of gold in perfect happiness and health, rejoicing in the unfathomable love of their Saviour, Jesus Christ, who made all of a perfect forever life possible.

Rest in Peace, our beloved Carlye, until that beautiful Resurrection Morning!”

“It all started over a daisy bush. I placed an ad on Craigslist for this free daisy bush that I wanted removed from my front yard. I had plans for strawberries and the daisy bush, although nice, did not fit into my plan. Carlye responded right away!

Little did we know that she lived around the corner from me.

She had the most darling little dog name Sashi. I also had a cute little dog named Willie. We all became such great friends right away!

We took weekly Sunday morning walks with our dogs. She would watch Willie while I was working and I would watch Sashi while she was working, it was a great and helpful relationship, what a dear friend!

I loved listening to Carlye speak about nature, our Lord and life in general! She had so much information and knowledge. She was an amazing steward of her time and space. I am grateful to have known this fantastic woman!

I was grateful to be in Carlye and Danny‘s wedding so many years ago. Thank you Danny for your love and care of our dear friend Carlye. She was blessed to have you right by her side.

Until we meet again”

“I never met Carlye in person. But I met her through “the works that do follow them” (Rev 14:13).

I met Carlye in the booklet she edited, The Mind of Christ. And thus I got a glimpse of the mind of Carlye. Salvation is most profound when it is presented in its simplicity - of which Carlye was a master. If she understood sin, she embraced her Savior. Justification and sanctification are truly twins, not estranged relatives. Theologically and experientially, Jesus was indeed her Brother, not just “a distant cousin”.

I met Carlye in her love for her garden (roses in particular). Gardens are our original God-given work, His Plan A for human occupation. But they are also an expression of the deepest longing of our hearts: a return to Eden, a restoration of Paradise. In the unforgettable words of Paul:

“For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. 23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. 24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it” (Romans 8:20-24).

In her year of suffering I suspect Carlye waited for this redemption “with patience” more than ever.

And I met Carlye through her husband Danny. He talked about her more than he talked about himself. Care-taking overtook his own self and suffering. In a brief glimpse of grief I witnessed Ephesians 5:25 fulfilled as the Christ-centered mandate for marriage: “Husbands, love your wife’s, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it” (v25). Danny loved his wife, and she must have loved him.

The pain of earthly death only strengthens the promise of eternal life. On account of the Gospel the apostle’s question “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” (1 Cor 15:55) is a mere rhetorical one. Simply put, death has no sting, grave has no victory. Thank God! “Crucified with Christ” is therefore the only way to live, from this day forward, for better or for worse, until the Second Coming.

Thank you, Carlye, for your work, and even more so for your example. I trust we will meet in the resurrection, and I close with the same word that concludes The Mind of Christ - Hallelujah! ”

“I remember Carlye’s love for flowers and her kindness in inviting this single mom and her daughter along when both of you went wildflower hunting.”

“It was my privilege and joy to observe up close the love and common purpose that bound Carlye and Danny together.

In the ministry to which Danny has devoted his life and energies, Carlye was always there—-encouraging, guiding, and furthering his efforts toward the completion of the goals set by their ministry.

The publications distributed by their ministry owe a priceless debt
of gratitude to Carlye.

Her devotion and affection kept Danny going, and made his labors a blessing to thousands.

The servant of the Lord writes, regarding the special resurrection just before Jesus returns: “Graves are opened, ‘and many that sleep in the dust of the earth . . . awake, some to everlasting life, and some
to shame, and everlasting contempt.’ Daniel 12.2.

All who have died in the faith of the third angel’s message come forth from the tomb glorified, to hear God’s covenant of peace with those who have kept
His law” (GC 637).

May we all, “by the grace of God and [our] own diligent effort” (GC 425), be there to stand at Carlye’s side in that grand and glorious day, is my prayer.”

“My dear, dear Carlye,

On that glorious day when we sit together in Heaven, I want to tell you how your sweet and powerful Christlikeness struck Rick and me - you’re open, generous heart touched us as you welcomed us into your home, as you gathered us around your table, your easy, honest spirit upheld us - and we were joyful, as we walked among your gardens, your peace became our peace -

Thank you Carlye, for this and so much more, for although our time together was brief, you shared your most-of-all burning desire: to know the mind of Christ, trusting Him – forevermore.”

“I had the privilege of meeting Carlye in her beautiful home in Ukiah. As her Speech Therapist, I was tasked with assessing her level of functioning and had hoped to provide her with some strategies to assist her word retrieval.

What immediately struck me about Carlye was her peaceful nature. It was obvious that she was highly intelligent and in spurts extremely articulate.

And yet those moments would come when most would become entirely frustrated, perhaps angry and/or depressed- to be blocked in communicating, and further to know that it would not improve.

I never saw that in Carlye.

As I came to know her and her adoring husband a bit more, there were conversations about Faith and Hope in the Lord Our God.

This explained, of course, her calm and glowing light.

We worked on some prompting strategies for accessing those illusive words, and she was a trooper throughout. But.. the real therapy was the miracle and magic of what God had already done for her- carrying she and Danny through such difficult times and hard news.. carrying them still in present and future.

What a beautiful, shining lady!

So honored to have met her, to have had a tour of her cherished rose garden, and to know that she is in complete Peace.

Thank you Danny, for sharing a little snippet of your precious Carlye with me.”

“I really liked Carlye as a friend because she seemed to me to be 100% genuine. That is a rare find these days. I also appreciated her love for nature and her constant quest to know and do more with it. She and Danny took every opportunity to go view this or that natural event, be it the opening of a rare petal, a raging sea or some show the moon was putting on. It was especially nice to see a couple who had the same interests and enjoyed spending their time together pursuing them. This carried through in their good teamwork in evangelism and outreach. That was a priority in life and an inspiration.

I have already missed her this past year and will continue to hold her, with love in my thoughts.”

“If there is anyone who took their commitment to God and His message seriously, it was Carlye. She worked tirelessly in the publication world to bring the message of Righteousness by Faith to the masses. Carlye was so in love with, and committed to Christ that when she received the devastating news of her diagnosis, she wrote a letter, expressing her deep hope that her friends, loved-ones, and acquaintances would find the peace that she had in Him.

Carlye’s “peace that passes understanding” was carried with her through both the highs and the lows in life, and like all who walk this earth, Carlye had plenty of both. But this soldier of Christ was committed to leaning on Him as her source of strength, come what may. This tenacious, Jacob-like clinging to Jesus carried her through life’s journey, even to the end. While news of terminal illness would be enough to shake the faith of many, for Carlye it was, in her own words, not a time to complain, but rather a time to give thanks for “being set free from this world of trouble and pain.”

We are told that when Christ hands out crowns to the overcomers who enter His kingdom, they will contain beautiful gems - “stars” in fact. One for each person the receiver of the crown brought into the kingdom. Considering her tireless work in bringing so many to Jesus through her personal and printed efforts, there can be no doubt that Caryle’s crown will be heavily laden with a myriad of these brilliant stars.

We already miss our beloved Carlye. But we will see her one day again, very soon, when our best Friend and hers returns in that enormous cloud of angels and holy fire to take us off of this “world of trouble and pain,” to live with Him forever in the Kingdom that will never end.”