Memories are treasures God gives our heart!

Today I’ve been thinking a lot of my mother, she has been gone almost a year and some days it still feels like that it was just yesterday.  My husband and I visited Mom and Dad last January and I swear my mom smiled when she saw me walking toward her.  She suffered from dementia but I know my mom recognized me, I want to hang on to that moment and treasure it.

March 13, 2020 mom suffered a stroke and we knew she wasn’t long for this world.  I flew out that day not sure what I would find when I landed.  Thankfully mom stabilized and I was able to see her.  Exhausted, my siblings and I went to get some rest and then the hospital called in the middle of the night to say we needed to get back there, by the time we got back to the hospital she had stabilized again and we spent time praying and listening to some of her favorite songs and many tears were shed. 

It felt like we were yo-yo’s, one moment her heart rate would soar and then she would stabilize.  My siblings decided to go back to my brother’s house and get some rest but I decided to stay with mom.  I pulled a chair by mom’s side and held her hand for hours, just being with her, talking and praying.

I will always have the treasure of these memories of being with my mom.

My mother was an amazing woman who loved God, her family and friends.  

Insight for today: I am trying to make memories, the treasure in my heart of the gift God gave me in my family and friends.