Fall is one of my favorite seasons and, around my house, September is a month for celebration. Two of my children, my mama, my dad, my dad's wife, one of my uncles, and my niece all have a September birthday. But now it is also a time of sadness, because my mama is no longer with us. Instead, she is bowing at the feet of Jesus.
In my opinion, she left us way too early, at the young age of 70, which seems to get younger all the time. And although I am still grieving some days as if it happened yesterday, the ache is agonizing with her birthday drawing near.
To me, her transition from earth to heaven happened so suddenly, though I am so very thankful for the time we had in her last days of life on this earth. I took comfort in holding her hand for days until she drew her last breath.
Knowing others have lost their loved ones without saying good-bye has to be one of the hardest things for those that are left behind.
As hard as it was to watch the life physically drain away from my mama, Jesus gave me blessings through so many moments and I will be forever grateful for those.
One of my favorite memories happened on a Thursday night, only days before she met her Savior face-to-face.
My sweet husband was trying to sleep in a hard wooden chair, while leaning his head against the window seal. And I just couldn't let him keep sitting there, so I offered him the recliner. He was hesitant to take it, but I insisted.
And I'm so glad I did.
I had only been sitting in that wooden chair a few minutes watching my mama from across the room when she sat up and looked at me and laughed a little. Then she said these words that I will never forget...
"Am I in heaven?"
I replied, "No, Mama."
Then she added, "Oh, my gosh. You look just like an Angel."
I will never know if she was only complimenting me or if she saw a glimpse of a real angel, I only know that Jesus gave me that moment and it is something I will never forget.
Thank you for reading, and may God bless you with many blessings as the new season falls upon us.
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