During the last four years of her life my mom fought a valiant but
losing battle against cancer.
During that time she lost her
health, her hair, and 40 pounds. She was in and out of the hospital more
times than I could count. In the end as her life's energy ebbed away
we all gathered at her bedside and said goodbye. She was only 55 years
old.
For a long while after her death I was depressed and angry
at God. My own health broke down and I contracted double pneumonia. In
time my body healed and my heart as well. It was the love of my children
that finally pulled me out of my despair and helped me to begin to live
again. Still, I continued to ask God why my mom had to die so young.
It was only years later that I began to see clearly what my mom had
done in those last four years of her life. While cancer was beating her
body, it certainly wasn't beating her soul. In her last four years
here my mom lived as she had never lived before. Even with cancer she
worked outside of our home and touched the lives of her co-workers with
her gentle humor and kind spirit. She reconnected with old friends that
she hadn't seen in years and made special memories with each one of
them. She and my dad grew closer in those last four years than I had
ever seen them before. There was a love and a tenderness between them
that touched us all. Mom was there for me and my two brothers as well.
During her time with us she brightened our souls with her love and she
helped us to grow strong enough to go on without her.
In her last
four years my mom completed her mission here. She showed us how to love
God.
She showed us how to meet death. She showed us that fear
always flees in the face of joy. She showed us that to live life is to
love life, no matter how much pain you have and no matter how much time
you have left. Thanks, mom! I will always love you.
The Love Life
Today's Bible Verse:
"This is my commandment to you, to love one another as I have loved
you." John 15:12 (WEY)
To Love Life
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