Enough.........

Mom is still here on this earth but we long for her to leave this frail body and meet Jesus face to face. I know some people will not understand this and think we are horrible children to say that,  but mom has suffered (in our opinion) long enough.....we know that every thing is in God's perfect timing but we don't have His watch on to see what 'time' it is.

All of the kids have said it one way or another that enough is enough.  In our book mom has done everything asked of her......she taught VBS, she sang in the choir, she played the piano in church, she was faithful to her husband of 65+ years, she took her children to church and taught us to love the Lord.  Her work on earth is done....not sure what else the Lord needs her to do before she earns her wings. The love of her life is waiting on her in heaven.

Mom has been having lots of small seizures....last Monday we thought it was her time to go.  She was not breathing and her heartbeat was very weak but she rallied after a few minutes.  We though it was just a matter of hours but here we are 10 days later.  These seizures just take all of her strength and she does not have very much to begin with.

Yesterday was Mom's birthday.....86 years on this earth.  I captured a sweet picture of two of mom's aides bringing her cupcakes and singing Happy Birthday to her.  She is in a place where she is cared for and loved like family.  They all stop by as they leave for the day to make sure she is still here and that is the first thing they do when they arrive each day....they check on Miss Betty to see if she lived through the night.  We are so thankful for the ladies at Northlake Gardens who have loved and cared for mom for nearly 3 years.  

Nancy and I talked the other day that if our 'heavenly' body acts like our 'earthly' body, then we bet dad is bugging the stew out of Jesus....asking it is time for Betty to come, can I go get her and bring her home, when is she going to be here?  I can hear him know.....just like a little kid.  His answer must be just a little bit longer before we are ready to welcome her home.

Mom will soon get her angel wings and take her last breath here on earth and in the next moment will be in heaven.  She is not eating anything to amount to much..today 2 bites of ice cream and a couple of sips of tea.  It has been 4 days since she eaten more than just a few bites of anything.....certainly not enough to sustain her body.  She rarely speaks/mumbles....but we are thankful she is not in physical pain.

Our family needs your prayers....we are going to lose our mom very soon and it is going to leave a hole in our hearts. We will shed more tears but we know that she will be in perfect health and in a perfect body.   She will take one last breath here and the next moment she will see her sweet Jesus. She will be united with her husband and parents and those who have gone before her.  Until we meet again in heaven.....We Love you Mom.

Diane, Nancy and Tim