To those of you who follow my blog, please accept my apology for not writing yesterday. It was late in the day when we discovered that Carol's mom had had a serious setback with her physical health and it appeared that perhaps God was beginning to call her to her eternal home.
It's quite an amazing moment when we think about losing a parent. Even though Carol's mom has lived a wonderfully fruitful 99 years(!) it's still difficult to imagine life without her.
Even though our family is prepared to see her move on to her heavenly reward, we still wonder about how to best walk with her through those final moments as she is still very lucid and aware of her surroundings and the people that are with her despite many physical ailments.
For whatever reason, things have stabilized for the time being so no emergency measures were necessary, however, it's still clear that her time with us is likely to be very short.
The profound peace we have is that we know she'll be with Jesus and that the Lord has much in store for her because of the decades of faithfulness she has demonstrated through her commitment to Jesus, involvement in church, outreach to others and sensitivity to God's Spirit.
I would appreciate your prayers for Carol, especially, as she comes to grips with the fact that she'll be losing the only parent she ever knew (her dad died when she was 6). Thank you for your support as we walk through this inevitable transition together as a family.
Blessings,
Dr. Jay
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