My sister is the primary care giver of my mom during this time. She sent me this email today:
I am having a sad day. Not sure why. I am realizing Mom, my mom is gone. I don't want that to happen yet as her body is still here. She doesn't do conversation well any more, really. She sleeps or lays in her bed mostly now. Whenever John surprised her on visits, she is in bed, with oxygen, with the sound off the TV. I am spending my days, or time with her trying to keep her happy on her last days.
And I got this today in an email:
“In His Hands”
We know not what tomorrow brings
… Although we plan ahead
For only God alone can know
… the pathway we must tread.
We cannot know the future
… not one minute nor one hour
Each circumstance that we must face
… lay only in His power.
It’s vital that we live by faith
… from minute unto minute
And trusting that each step we take
… He’s walking with us in it.
We cannot see the future
… nor the trials we must face
But in all things, God promised us
… sufficiency of grace.
This alone should give us hope
… whatever be our plans
In knowing that our future lies
… in His sweet, loving hands.
-Betty Purser Patten
Some days are easy, the rest we just have to trust in God to get us through.
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