Trying to remember
The words my mother said
Read the whole book
Brush your teeth before you go to bed

Never judge a person
From anything but what's within
Think about your actions
Live life with a grin

Trying to remember
As she now struggles to breathe
Wishing I could fix it
Like all the times that she fixed me

Bandaides on my knees
A puke pan by my bed
Yet the time we had is gone now
Her passing I do dread

She tried to find the good
In everyone she met
She is my best friend
One I'll never quite forget

I'm praying now for strength
Knowing my mother now needs me
To be the calm during the storm
When she sails off to see

She lost her little boy
When he was only two
Her life has been a hard one
Yet she always did make due

Her parents both deceased
Her twin sister died a few years before
A brother is in heaven
I know she waits to meet the Lord

It's hard knowing one day
That final call will come
I just pray the Lord will ease her pain
When her victory here is won

For today I'll be her strength
Try to ease her pain with joy
As we watch my son with Down syndrome
Be a happy little boy

Bouncing around her room
With such joy in his eyes
Singing and doing a silly dance
I can see the light in her eyes

She manages to tell me
"Keeps you busy"... yes, mom every day
Her hands are cold as ice
I want to kneel down to pray

I know I have to remember
There is a season for all things
I've been lucky to have had her as a mom
No matter what tomorrow brings

Please remember
the advice of a mom
For one day she may be weak
While you are left there to be strong

When it's over
And the final journey is done
Remember there is nothing
With love that you can't overcome

It's my love for my mother
My love for my best friend
That will get me through the grief
When her journey comes to an end

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I saw my mom struggling to breathe today and to lift her glasses back on her face. She was so frail and weak but her memory I never want to erase. I know she has longed to see my brother who died 47 years ago when he was two years old. I guess I need to git my butt to bed cus morning comes early. Praying my mom gets through tonight to see her husband when he is moved to see her.

SDF

SDF 1-8-12

May God wrap his arms around you and comfort you during this time. My heart breaks for you. My thoughts and prayers are with you

I had a dream.
I was on a bus.
An old woman sat across the aisle.
She struggled to breathe.
It looked terrifying.
I said in my heart
Please make it easy for her God.
Struggling with every breathe
she glanced over at me.
Although it didn't look so
she uttered "it's so easy".
She then turned around
to either her
daughter or grand daughter
sitting behind her and spoke
her last words saying
"You're gonna have a baby!"


I then truly realized things aren't as they appear. The only ones "suffering" on the bus were the ones watching her struggle. May this true story from God's servant bring you some comfort.