GOD IS FAITHFUL

Well, somehow we've made it to Friday.  What a LONG, hard week it has been.  In spite of the tears, sadness, and pain I can tell you with sooo much honesty, God is faithful.  I have felt His arms of comfort and I have had His Words drawn to my mind many times, bringing with them peace that can only be from Him.  It does soo help to KNOW with a deep certainty of course that my mom is very much alive in a perfect place, with a perfect body, and in the presence of Jesus.  I just miss her so though.  I long for just one more conversation.  How I understand now how my mom was always saying that she just wanted to talk to her Joe.  I love that she is talking to him now.  We have made some arrangements for her service which will be on the 7th of June.  Mom had already taken care of most of her decisions and truthfully that did help a lot.  My oldest son Joe (as her oldest grandson) will deliver the eulogy.  I have already written her biography.  My youngest son James will deliver another small service for mom which will include only family and the closest of friends. Our family is HUGE and most of us will be there.  All 3 of my sons will serve as pallbearers.  Poor Melody will have to miss the services as she is ready to deliver her baby pretty much any day now.  She has had a hard time not being able to be with family during this time, and you might include her in your prayers if you think about it.  Which brings me to some exciting news.  My hubby and I have decided to make a trip out to see her, and hopefully catch the birth while we are there!  We are leaving today and will stay through the third of June, so that does give her plenty of time, haha.  Technically, she will not be 40 weeks until the tenth of June, so I guess there is a chance she will not deliver.  However, as I have mentioned before, do to her unique physical situation it is a blessing she has made it even the 37 weeks that she needed to in order to reach term.  Her doc feels very certain she WILL deliver VERY soon so we decided to take a chance and go now.  How excited I would be to be there when she does deliver I can't even really express.  If not, we certainly can't hardly wait to see her and Mike and spend some MUCH needed time with little Sam.  He has grown and changed soo much since early January when we saw him last.  I do need a little break that is for sure.  My last several weeks with mom were hard on both of us as she had so many problems with her recent fall etc., and adding on these last couple as well, I am really pretty much done.  Spending some time away and with my girl sounds so good.  I kind of feel like I have been in another world.  I miss all of you and I have been reading here and there to kind of try and keep up.  Know that you have been in my thoughts, and that I sooo appreciate your kind words, prayers, emails, and cards.  I will have my lap top with me of course so I will visit when I get the chance.  Oh!  And I have not mentioned that I received a new i-phone for Mother's Day so I have that now too.  There is MUCH I haven't figured out on it yet though of course, but I have actually begun a little texting, much to the delight of ALL of my children.  I have MUCH to do today to get ready so I'd best get off and get cracking.  We are hoping to get as far as Tucson today as that would put us a little over half way.  God's richest blessings to you all, and may we all remember just how blessed we are by our faithful and loyal service people on their special day!  Debbie

TAKEN A FEW DAYS AGO AT 37 WEEKS....LOOKS "READY" TO ME, HAHA