I received a call from my brother who lived 2800 miles away on Friday night. Mom was found unresponsive and is not doing well. At the time noone knew what had happened. In my heart, I always knew this day would come. “Could this be it?’ My heart cried but my soul longed to stay positive as we wrestled to catch the next flight home. What do you do when you receive ‘that call’? For me, I pray. I prayed for whatever the ‘unknown’ is. But, I longed to know. The following days were to be bittersweet.
The sun came out today. Februarys’ quiet glow and whispers of Spring seeped well into the air. The sound of a jeering Robin took her place. It was all coming together, as it should. Such a great time of anticipation and excitement for the upcoming season. But, the sun came out for me today in a different way.
You see my beautiful mom has passed away.
A couple of weeks ago Don, the kids and I flew home to be with her and the rest of my family. Twenty-three of of us surrounded her bed pouring love and final words we hoped her ears longed to hear. She had suffered a massive stroke and would never recover. It was hard. With six long days of loom and uncertainty, savorying every moment we had, she peacefully slipped away.
I fell on her and wept.
There is a time to mourn; a time to desire what has passed. Grief and languish became a part of us who had loved and adored her in the 80 years she journeyed. Oh, how she was loved.
Now for what she has spoken about for a good part of her life, her faith in Christ and promise to endure with Him forever has been realized. She now abides in that reward. Because of her new redemptive body and citizenship, I can be at peace.
The sun did come out for me today. A beautiful reminder. The seasons’ glow of hope and promise reminded me there will be a day for all of us – to stand and see Him face to face too. What a day that will be!
Thank you mom for raising me. Teaching me. Praying for me and my family. So undeserving. 
I will forever smile and look up and see the evening sky sharing that same moon we both saw though thousands of miles apart. “I love you too mom!”.
Yes, all is well with your soul. xoxo
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How have you come to deal with tragedy in your life? Is there anything that surprised you that your learned and how are you coping now? I’d love to hear from you. ~Pam
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