Are we ever prepared for the death of someone we love? I thought I was until my mother's death drew near. Although I'd watched her waste away, as I looked at her frail body, I struggled for words to express my thoughts. How could I tell her how much she meant to me? I closed my eyes, hoping to think of something to say that would comfort her. Instead, my mind filled with good memories from the past. I smiled, opened my eyes, and began to tell my mom why her life was special to me. My mom smiled, laughed, at some of the things I said. For a moment, we clung to the good times of the past despite the bleakness of the present.
Celebrating the life of those we love is God's special gift to us. God allowed Elisha to walk and talk with Elijah before a chariot of fire separated them. Saying the final goodbye is painful, yet all who die in Christ are only temporarily separated from those they love. Because Christ lives, so will we. That is the believer's hope in time of death.
Prayer: Lord, help us to release those we love into your loving arms. Give us strength and faith to believe we will see them again. Amen.
Thought for the Day: Love is stronger than Death...
If we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.
Love you and miss you mom!!!!
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Thank you for your Mother's Day message. It was a hard day, but we got through it. Tomorrow is my birthday--first one without my mom. I am so sad already. I don't want tomorrow to come.
Thanks for your lovely comments about Meshael - you can visit her websites to learn more about her. Her life story is quite amazing and I do think she was an Angel sent to guide me.
www.geocities.com/dadtochris7/meshael1.html
If you go right down the pages, there are links to more of her webpages and guest-book.
I am very lucky I guess, my family and I have never been close so I have had ''a family'' of friends for many years who have supported me through the years. But, I have also found a whole load of wonderful new friends who are in the same situation having lost someone very dear. These people have picked me up when I fell, dried my tears and listened when I was ranting with understanding and compassion. You will find some wonderful friends who will do the same for you and I believe it is our Angels who direct us to each other. And I hope you will count me as one of them!! Any time you need a shoulder - you know where I am.
Hugs Denise
lots of love Gail xx
My Mom died this January. She had a massive heart attack on January 8, and died 13 days later. She never came off the life support until we all agreed to it. I didn't want to do it, but everyone was so insistive.
I did not watch her die. I couldn't. I wanted her to get better because we still had a lot to do.
Mothers Day was rough for me. I did go out just to get away from here.
I think about how different everything is now. I have even considered getting rid of my phone because I have nobody to talk to.
My Mom was a christian as well and I like to think Heaven is real, but right now my anger at God gets to me. I keep asking myself why God would take her, because she was one of the few people I could turn to. Then my nieghbor Ron, who was like family to me, died March 9, and I'm telling you, I've never felt more alone in my whole life.
Just wonder why it all happened. And I hope I understand why one day.
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