Today is the anniversary of my Mom's death. I miss her so much! Maybe it wouldn't be so hard if one of the comic strips wasn't running the story of the Grandpa going through the same thing right now. The comic strip is, of course, “For Better or For Worse”. The link is on the right hand side.
My Mom loved music and loved to sing. My sister tells a story (after my Mom lost her speech from the first stroke) about going to church with Mom and the tears in my Mom's eyes because she wasn't able to sing along. My Mom's favorite hymn was “Victory in Jesus”. That is a wonderful song, we sang it at her funeral. The last verse and the chorus go like this:I heard about a mansion he has built for me in glory, And I heard about the street of gold beyond the crystal sea; About the angels singing, And the old redemption story, And some sweet day I'll sing up there The song of victory
chorus:
O victory in Jesus, My Savior forever, He sought me and bo't me with His redeeming blood; He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him, He plunged me to victory, beneath the cleansing flood.My Mom obeyed the Gospel a couple years after my Dad passed away. There is a lot of significance to that, because, you see, my Mom was afraid of water and she rose above that fear to be baptized into Christ for the forgiveness of her sins (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38). I am proud of my Mom. I know her “some sweet day” came 2 years ago today.
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Cheryl, My dear sweet girl, I know sadly as you do there is such sadness, emptiness and lonliness when our Mom's are gone. Everyday I want to call her, take her somewhere or just laugh and chat...but shes gone. A part of me went with her, which I'm sure you feel with your Mom too! Just remember all the wonderful things she taught you and know she sees all you do and shines with pride at the wonderful you are. Love to you on such a sad day, my heart goes out to you dear, Love, Lori
Cheryl, I had the pleasure of meeting your Mom on several occasions, and what I remember most about her is her kind face and sweet smile.
Anniversaries like this are tough, tomorrow it is five years since we lost our son Levi, and it's always an especially difficult time of year.
(((((hugs to you)))))
Oh, Becky, it must be so hard for you and Chris. It must be hard not to wonder what he would have looked like as a sweet little boy and how blessed he would have been to have Andrew and Brad as older brothers to look out for him. I will be thinking about you and Chris tomorrow. Just think, you have two very special Heavenly children waiting to see you one day. What a wonderful thing to look forward to.
Take care, Becky.
Love,
Cheryl
Lori, you are so right. I miss the phone calls and when we would have her come to visit once a year. I would call my Mom at 9am my time and it would be 6am her time. I knew she would be awake or at least she never said she was asleep. I couldn't wait to call her.
Thank you, Lori.
Take care.
Cheryl
I KNOW THIS IS A TOUGH DAY FOR YOU. AND YOU MISS YOUR MOM SO DEAR. I KNOW SHE'S IN HEAVEN SINGING HER FAVORITE SONG, VICTORY IN JESUS. THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES TOO. MAY GOD SEND YOU SWEET PEACE YOUR WAY. GOD BLESS.
Thank you, Regina.
Cheryl I hope your heart wasn't too heavy last week. I didn't get to this post sooner but my thoughts and prayers are with you anyway. I was thinking about my dad this morning, how he helped me get my first car and I wish now I could tell him how much that meant to me. My mom is 82 and I only get to see her once a year also, would love to spend more time with her as I know she is getting on in age! Blessings from good memories to you my dear!
Lori K.
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