I didn't know how I was going to feel when one of my parents were called Home to be with the Lord! I cannot tell you the Peace I have experienced since my Father died in May. My Mother and I were there at the end and I have never had the breakdown that I thought was going to happen. My God took us through the Hospital visits, bringing him home with Hospice care, washing him and feeding him, and waking up at night to hear him moaning in pain....Listening to him tell me that he was dying, while rough to hear led me to believe that God was calling to him. I am so glad that I have a better understand of who the Lord is, and why he created us. My life and outlook have changed so much since I came back to the Lord. Sometimes we like to think that the God is not there, but I have realized that He is just waiting for us to turn back to HIm!
I wonder how many other people have had the Peace that is so prevailing when you truly believe that God is in control.
While my Mother and I, and I will include my other siblings , still have painful days we are able to hold on to the one Hand that will never let go. With the Holidays coming up, I know it will seem a little empty without our father with us but we can trust that our Father has never left us. I will not be with my Mother on Thanksgiving, but I will be there for Christmas. I ask that you pray for her strength. They were married for 57 years and it is not easy to start over again.
My prayers go out to those who have lost a Parent, and for those who haven't always remember, while our Parents may not be perfect they did love us! None of us know how long we have and while we have the time we should thank God for each day we are given with our Parents. I Love You-is only three words, but they mean so much.
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Our parents do love us and we must spend more time and as much time as we can with them. My mom had Alzheimers that was even worse because our conversations were no more. I still get a tear in my eye just thinking about her at times.
I still miss her and can relate to how you feel. Thank God we have him to hold our hands in times like these and know that he is there to comfort us. Keep believing and know that even though we cannot hear from them and see them we were loved and more so now loved by Jesus most of all.
Love you in the Lord my friend
Rhona
I lost my most beloved Daddy two weeks ago. He was a great man and a strong believer in Christ. I am so grateful for his wonderful example of faith and in dealing with very debilating Parkinsons disease. Perhaps it is just too fresh- but I am still having such a difficult time with letting him go. Intellectually I know he is with God and all the things that were taken from him by Parkinsons have been restored. But emotionally I am having a hard time getting past the sorrow and grief at not having him here now. We closed every conversation (and they were very frequent) with I love you. I was blessed to have a relationship of no regrets with my Daddy.
Nancy