Mother's Day Thoughts

This is the first Mother's Day of my life that my Mother is not somewhere I can call and say "I Love You!" She is with the lover of her soul and enjoying her heavenly home. Her passing has brought an even keener sense of how fleeting this life really is. I can honestly say I miss her but I do not mourn for her. She is in a much better place with a infinitely better life. She was a selfless mother when I was a child and she prayed for me daily; my depth of knowing God was fashioned by her input. God graciously gives and HE graciously takes away. Blessed be the Name of the Lord. I am away from my three precious girls this Mother's Day and yet I rejoice in knowing the heritage of knowing Christ has been passed down to their generation and their children's generation. God is ever faithful and I am content in knowing HIM, in whom life is eternal and not constrained to this current world. May each of you Moms find your joy is complete. Be Blessed!

Questioning Thoughts

Time has a way of passing without any real effort. It simply is passing from one moment to the next. Today marks two months since my Mom transferred her address to that golden city we call Heaven. It hardly seems possible and yet it is a certainty. For her time is no longer an issue; for me all that remains is the time I have left to lay up treasure in Heaven. Popa and I are enjoying our time in Sri Lanka and looking forward to our trip next month to England and then to Spain. While we anticipate earthly travel the greatest consideration should be where our final travel destination will be. The earth as we know it is escalating in volcanoes, earthquakes, tornados, wars and rumors of wars. In case you haven't notice, this is prophesied as a sign of the end of the age. Time for mankind to fear the ONE true and living God, who presented himself in the form of a man, named Jesus Christ. If you haven't taken the time to meet Jesus as your personal Savior, do so today. Don't let another day pass without the assurance of where your final destination will be. From this Nona to you, be blessed and enjoy the time God has given each one of us on this earth. HE is good and faithful and my Mom is definitely glad she took the time to make HIM her Lord and Master.

Hot Thoughts!

I bet you are expecting some great wisdom or awesome financial tips by the title! NO! I am literally just extremely warm, sweating to death in fact. We are in Sri Lanka in the hottest part of the year. I do not usually sweat, even with exercise, so to have perspiration dripping off my body in rivulets is a big deal. The good news is that the heat will abate in about 40 days and we will acclimate over time to the weather here. Popa always says "it confirms for him that hell will be a terrible place". The bad news for those who reject Jesus Christ is that there will be no escape from the fires of hell and they will not acclimate over time, but will have an eternity of weeping and gnashing of teeth. Escape while you can and join the ranks of the redeemed of the Lord by confessing with your mouth that you are a sinner, that Jesus paid the price for your sin on the cross and rose again the third day. Heaven is the destination of those who know Jesus Christ and we will spend all eternity with the ONE who paid the ransom for our sin. I think the climate in Heaven will be perfect, now that is a HOT THOUGHT!

Thoughts about loss!

I remember very distinctly the first morning after my Mother passed away. I woke up and my first thought was that it was the first day of my life without my Momma. I was so emotionally conflicted I could hardly move through the day. I have come to know that there is someone always in the "state of loss"; I realize that I have walked through life without an awareness in this particular area. In the last six years our family has faced much loss and looking back the most prominent thought this Nona has is that God is always there, HE does not leave us or forsake us. It is my hope that in the process of time we have learned to trust HIM more and to depend upon HIS grace more. The best news for me is that death can only separate us for a little while if we know the ONE who gives eternal life. My Momma knew that ONE and is rejoicing with HIM as she awaits my arrival in heaven when my numbered days are up. Many have gone on before us and what a glorious day it will be when we join the throng of heaven proclaiming worthy is the King! Thank you, Jesus, for paying the ultimate sacrifice to redeem my life from sin and death.

My Momma went to Heaven TODAY!!

No more pain, no more suffering, no more confusion! Yeah God! You are truly awesome and I know my Momma is enjoying your presence.

Thoughts of Thanksgiving!

The last eight months have been filled with lots of emotional upheaval. My Mother and her husband faced a cancer diagnois for 88 days before Joe went to heaven. Mom's mental status continued to decline and she came to Eugene to live. She is in the third facility and not doing well. Her little brain took a turn for the worse about five days ago and I took her see the doctor today and he referred her to Hospice. So, now we begin our second Hospice experience in less than a year. You may ask how I can entitled this blog "Thoughts of Thanksgiving" and I will simply say because we are never outside of the care of our Heavenly Father, HE knows all, sees all, and is in control of all. I am grateful for the events of this day, HE orchestrated my steps and put the right people in place to get the needful care in place for my Momma. I want to close this blog by saying how blessed I am to have had such a praying Mom; she introduced me to Jesus and for that I am forever Thankful!

Thoughts of ?

Well, it is mid-January 2010 and I am wondering where time has gone. Normally, Popa and I would be back in Sri Lanka but we are still in Oregon seeing to the details of my Mom's health and welfare. It is difficult to keep putting your trust in God day after day when not much has changed in the last twenty-four hours, but the truth is simply....God is in charge of our lives. There is no higher authority, no one who loves mankind more (including my momma) and no one who weaves the fabric of our lives together into fine tapestry than our loving heavenly Father. So, we get to turn over our days to HIM with a heart of thanksgiving and praise. I am learning a new level of trust as I watch my dear Momma decline mentally more every day. It is hard to watch someone you love withdraw into a state of confusion and not be able to do anything to stop it. The ONE who keeps our lives in his hands is the ONE who numbers our days. There is room for growth in every situation and circumstance. In these last days of January 2010 I hope to find a new level of faith and trust in God as I continually entrust my Mom into HIS care.