Six years ago, the day was overcast much like it is today when my beautiful gift, best friend, advisor, confidant, biggest cheerleader and the one who knew me better than anyone else, my mother, broke the surly bonds of earth to take her seat among the Heavenly host. Although I still remember the events from six years ago, I can truly attest that God is good, that time is a great healer, that life does go on, that is is okay to grieve but dont allow grief to hold you in bondage, and that there is no greater gift on this side of time than a good and loving mother. I am grateful that my mother took her role seriously and prepared me to be able to live life once she was no longer here. Her words of wisdom guide me now that she is no longer here in the flesh. The example that she set with regard to being a good and supportive friend and family member are my litmus test for how I treat others. Her strong work ethic has been my guiding beacon in the corporate world and now as I navigate the exciting seas of entrepreneurship. Her unfailing and unconditional love and support of me (you are my child and I will always love you no matter what) is the standard that I follow with my brother, my niece, and friends. So today, I am a bit pensive but not mired in sorrow because I know that my mother lived a good life and that we enjoyed each other and showed each other how much we loved and appreciated one another literally until the end of her life. I know that she is in a place where she is not on dialysis and dealing with all of the other illnesses and encumbrances that come with renal disease. Instead, she is sitting with the Father and is still able to observe and celebrate the joys of my life from her heavenly vantage point. And when the trials of life show up (as the do and as they will), our God is such a loving and awesome Father that he does not remove something from our lives without replacing it with something else so I am grateful for all of the loving and supportive people that He has placed in my life that have risen to the occasion and have fulfilled that role in my life that my mother once did. Finally, I hope that my words will encourage others that have a loved one that has passed on, and in particular a parent. This time of year is particularly difficult for my family in that most of my family members have made their transition from time to eternity during the months of November and December. So we have always found comfort in the words of 1 Thessalonnians 4:13-18 because we know that we will be reunited with them again. Much love to you FB family and remember to seize the moments of each and every day and live your lives on purpose! 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 ~ New International Version (NIV) Believers Who Have Died Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:03:02 +0000