Over thirty years ago, when my mother realized she was dying and was preparing herself to be with the Lord, she was given words of inspiration from our Lord and Savior. She began to write letters to her spouse, family, children, grandkids and friends expressing the love she had for each one of them and how she experienced life with them. Mother left the letters with me and asked me not to reveal them until after her death. Each letter…..
My brother and I are sitting on the floor playing cars and watching cartoons when suddenly, we hear a loud siren from outside. I jump up and run to the window to see my daddy pulling up in a fire truck from the fire station. The excitement ran through my body, not only to see my daddy, but I knew I was going to be able to jump up in the fire truck and pretend to be a firefighter, like…..
I was asked, at vacation Bible school when I was a kid in grade school: “If I could be anyone in the world who would I be?” My answer to the teacher in the class, who was amazed at my answer, was: “Myself.” The kids laughed and did not understand why this was my answer. I was happy with who I was and knew I was capable of doing anything I put my mind to. At the end of the…..
In order for my mother to accept her death, after being told that there was nothing that could be done to cure her, she had to accept living first. She knew that death held no boundaries for her. As a Christian, she knew her Lord, her God, went to the cross for her and that she will have life eternally with Him. Prior to my mother’s death, she realized that, like a programmed robot, there were five stages that you…..
Yes, there are several specific stories that are close to my heart that I have never shared, but later in life, after my mother passed, every memory of my mother was special to me. Here is one that I particularly love to look back on: As I mentioned in my last blog about my mother, she was the one who made sure that my teammates and I always had a ride to my ballgames. Years of being the team mom, my…..
“Heavenly Bound” is a collection of my mother’s thoughts and life experiences as a Christian. In this book, I include letters that she wrote when she was passing. Her comforting letters help prepare readers for when they pass on and go to heaven. These letters were written to family members and friends. Reading them tore my heart out. However, I knew that she lived her life to the fullest, loved her family and friends, and was looking forward to all…..