Today, I celebrate my precious Mom’s birthday. This is the first birthday in 66 years that I have not either been with her or sung happy birthday to her on the phone. We always celebrate birthdays!
Yes, there will be some tears today. I miss her more than words can express. There is a terribly painful, empty spot in my life where she used to be. I am thankful that wonderful memories are slowly beginning to fill that void and take the place of the hard memories from the last 2 years!
I can say with all the joy and hope that only comes from God that I celebrate something so much more important today. I celebrate the new birth that Mom had in Jesus Christ. I don’t know the exact date that Mom gave her life to Christ, but I saw Jesus in her life every day. She followed Him with all her being. Mom studied scripture, she wrote books, she worshipped with her whole heart, and she prayed fervently for all of us and all her friends and for the world she lived in.
So I celebrate two birthdays for her today. The second birthday is the one that I cherish the most because it gives me the confident expectation that I will see her again!
Everything God promised my Mom, he has done! Everything that He has promised me, He will continue to do. When my Mom passed from this life Jesus took her hand and walked her right into an eternity in heaven! Someday, He will do the same for me! I know she will be waiting with that smile that lights up a room, the love in her eyes that brings confidence and peace, a huge hug, and of course she will show me to the most beautiful garden and we will look at ALL the flowers!
I believe that will all my soul! Praise God!
Love you Mom…as big as the world…and even more!
