| | My Mom and Best Friend I know there are very few people that actually use this anymore and I am actually one of them. I wanted to let some of you in on somethings that are happening in my life.
I am still coaching and teaching and I love it. I am currently coaching basketball. I am also about to be leaving the church I am at. Frisco has graduated and we are looking for a job that he can do his ministry in. Please be in prayer about that.
I also wanted to let you all know that my mom passed away a month ago. It was completely unexpected and a total shock. She had battled cancer for seven years and battled it successfully. In the end it was her heart that could no longer endure. I have had the hardest and most difficult time that I have ever been presented in my entire life. My mother was everything to me. She was my encouragement, stremgth, mentor, and my best friend. I spoke with her several times a day and saw her everyday. Although I have my own apartment I spent atleast 4 nights a week with my mother. We would spend hours talking, laughing, and watching television together. She was the one I would call on my way to school and on the way home from school. She was the one I would call when I had bad news or good news. She was my sunshine on a cloudy day. I have struggled with the pain of missing her. It is difficult to even grasp that I will have no more time with her on this earth. Every morning I wake up thinking I will be relieved of the bad dream and it just doesn't happen. My faith and spirit have been tested. Although I am completely aware that my mom is in a better place and that she is suffering no more, it is difficult to accept the hand that has been dealt. In many ways I feel cheated that I only got 25 years with my mother and best friend (she passed away the morning after my 25th birthday.) I look at her picture everyday and think how beautiful she is. I am reminded of her spirit, love, and gifts everyday. It seems that everything I do or see throughout my day reminds me of the wonderful mother I had. I long to fling open the garage door and yell her name. I ache for one more hug, and I imagine her voice on the other end of the phone. As you can see I miss her. Today has been rough and I suppose that is why I am writing this.
I leave you with this: Cling to those you love, because as I have learned....life is so fragile and we are granted no guarantees. I also ask that you keep me and my dad and the rest of my family in your prayers. Thanks. |
| | Posted 12/29/2006 9:49 PM - 2 comments
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