My momma has been gone twenty-one years. She was a gentle, kind and very gracious lady. She had a good many trials in her seventy-two years. Some of them could have taken her much earlier but she kept going. Her one flaw that we both struggled with was her ability to worry excessively about what ”might” happen. But the other beautiful things about her made dealing with the worry easy to handle. The first several years after her transition to heaven I bought a card for her and wrote how very much I missed her. As time passed, grief eased and my life went on. Each year since, as we draw near to Mother’s Day, it is always then, that I think about what left me on that day in 2002. Her smile, her laugh, her love for caring for elderly patients, her fried potatoes, her ability to find a way to buy special things for us when I know the funds were not there. Watching from the pew as a very young girl and hearing her beautiful soprano voice from the church choir. Her gentle kiss on my forehead and eyes brimming with kindness.
Today, is the day after. Takes a few hours to reset after thinking so much about her. The loss truly never goes away. But, God’s love allows us to move forward and carry those precious memories forward.
Scripture
As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you. Isaiah 66:13 ESV
Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 1 Peter 3:4 NIV
Prayer
Hello Father. Thank You for the special women who grace our lives. Our mothers, grandmothers and friends. They are special to You! Thank You for imparting Your wisdom and grace through them into our lives. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
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