It has been over three months now since my dad passed away. There have been some rough and lonely days for my mother, but, we are so thankful that she is doing much better and adjusting to this new phase of her life. In September, we moved her into a two bedroom apartment on the first floor so now she can have overnight guests as well as enjoy sitting outside and watching the birds and now the leaves changing and falling. She is also making new friends and reaching out to others. There are others here who have lost spouses and need a smile and a word of encouragement.
God has been so faithful. My dad is greatly missed, but we know he and my brother Mike who passed away in January as well as Lindsey (Mike's granddaughter) who went to heaven last November are rejoicing to be together with the Lord and as a family we are all looking forward to a wonderful reunion one day. Thinking of eternity puts everything in our life in proper perspective. Our lives here are on earth are just a blink in God's timeline. And, during that "blink" we want to "...walk worthy of the Lord fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God. strengthened with all might according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy." (Col. 1:10, 11)
It has been over three months now since my dad passed away. There have been some rough and lonely days for my mother, but, we are so thankful that she is doing much better and adjusting to this new phase of her life. In September, we moved her into a two bedroom apartment on the first floor so now she can have overnight guests as well as enjoy sitting outside and watching the birds and now the leaves changing and falling. She is also making new friends and reaching out to others. There are others here who have lost spouses and need a smile and a word of encouragement.
