Our little family celebrated my Moms first day in heaven yesterday... I can just see her getting tons of hugs and high fives all through heaven... Now its our turn... I am inspired to live the Christian life with new vigor... Mom lived her whole life with vigor... When life came at her hard she would retreat into her bedroom and cry for a while, but when she came out she was filled with courage and determination to do, say, love, act... however necessary!!! When someone left her house they were full... of food, drink (sweet tea), and love with laughter... people did not want to leave and would talk of coming back before they left... No one could cook like mom!!!... Her dad was German, her Mother was Italian and they lived in France before moving to New Orleans... I never heard anyone complain about her cooking.... ever!!!... I know she fed the 5000... it just took a little time... She told me that she would open the front door, stand on the porch and listen to the birds ... first thing in the morning and say to God Ok Lord... You and me!!! and that is how she would start her day... I pray that anyone who says this to God would inherit her mantle... I am sure it is big enough for all... The mother of 8, one heavenly baby that proceeded us and 7 who were raised on earth... Four loads of laundry a day dried on a clothes line until the 60s... She was up at 4am... Cooked a hot breakfast every day for my dad and sent him to work with a lunch... Everyone of us had breakfast before sending us to school or wherever we were going depending on our age... Prayed my Brother through Vietnam... Cared for my sister who contracted polio... went to every event for every child in our family as best as she could... was in a charity band that played for the nursing homes for 40 plus years and finally before disbanding traveled parts of the world... crocheted enough to cover the earth at least once... last year she was in a knitting club at a local church who knitted for the needy ( I cant remember the details )... she was also in silver sneakers for exercise up until last year... Her favorite verse in the bible is Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me... Just recently I heard someone say she was the only one who came to see me... she came when no one else would... when she loved you she would not relent... Truly her love could not be stopped... If the end finds me out all right... well and good... If the end finds me out all wrong... Ten angels swearing I was telling the truth would make no difference Abraham Lincoln Our little family of 7 toasted an ice-cream in your honor to celebrate a life lived well and good...
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:17:41 +0000