A Tribute To My Mom....

"You were the very best mom!', I whisphered.
"I needed to hear that," she replied in her soft German accent.

It was the middle of the night and I was sitting on the side of her bed.  At the time I probably didn't realize just how much Mom needed to hear those words. The next day she left us for Eternity.

I makes me angy now to think of how the devil torments our thoughts with feelings of doubt and worthlessness, even in our darkest and weakest moments.  Or perhaps especially in our darkest and weakest moments.  That's just how hateful Satan is.  But Gods love overcame the hate that night.  Just me, Mom and Jesus in the dark night, praying, smiling, embracing and encouraging.  Led by the Holy Spirit into a sweetness not of this world.  Only God can take the fleeting hours before impending death and make them a treasured memory.  And only God gives us the promise of an estatic reunion one day.

I love you you, Mom, and I miss you still.  But it's never been 'Goodbye,' but rather, 'See you later!'

It Was Bound to Happen......

Yep.  After bragging to my family and friends about how I haven't caught the latest flu, bronchitis, etc. because I take my vitamin D,  I have a cold and a cough.  Nothing serious, mind you.  But just enough to make me 'eat crow' (that is if I felt like eating at all). 

So this evening I am delighted to be 'on call' for my job, and hopefully they will not call me.  A little extra rest should help me get over this yuck quicker. 

My kitchen sink is piled high with dirty dishes.  (No, I don't have a dishwasher.)  My dirty laundry is overflowing.  But all I care to do is sit here in my recliner with my fuzzy throw and a glass of water.  Honestly, I would not even be on the computer if it were not right here in my lap.  But as they say, 'This too shall  pass.' 

Think I'll take a nap.

Spring!!!

What a beautiful day to work in the yard!  And I was rewarded for my efforts with this delightful little yellow crocus making her debut this spring.  And the daffodils on my patio are about to break into full bloom.

  

    This tub is filled with irises that I transplanted

last fall.  They are just starting to peak up through the soil.  I will try to post pics when they are full grown and in full bloom.