This is what Mama (my mom's mom) is doing. She is literally waiting on Jesus to come. Her health has been going downhill for awhile and she was placed under the care of hospice a few months ago. Today my mom headed to Gadsden because Mama was declining. She has not opened up her eyes since Friday and has only had a few drops of water. Now they are just trying to make her comfortable. I got a text message at school with this news and decided to drive up to Gadsden to be there for my mom. I knew Mama wouldn't know either way if I was there or not, but I can't imagine how hard this is on my mom...I am sure very similar to how hard it was for my Dad to say goodbye to Daddy B.
My mom and her four siblings grew up singing together. They sang all the time with my grandfather and my Mama played the piano. Mama would always talk about how much she loved to hear them sing. Tonight while I was visiting, all five of her children gathered around her and started singing hymns that they had been singing since they were children. Under normal circumstances, I would have found this somewhat cheesy (seeing as how no one in my immediate family, with the exception of my mom can carry a tune...my dad did torture me back in the day with "The End" by the Doors or "John Deere Green..." -just a few that I can remember) but tonight it just seemed right. You could tell that she could hear them. Though her eyes did not open, she swayed her feet to the beat every now and again and she would open and close her mouth. One song they sung went something like this...
"I'm waitin on Jesus to come, any night or any day
Waitin on Jesus to come and take his bride away
And if He don't come tonight, I'll be waitin on him til daylight
I'm waitin on Jesus to come take me away."
Now is certainly a waiting game for Mama. Please keep her and my mom and the rest of my mom's family in your prayers. While she has no quality of life left and we know she will be restored and whole again whenever she does leave this Earth, I'm not sure that makes it any easier to say goodbye. My mom kind of summed it up for me tonight..."How do you say goodbye to the person that gave you life." I'm not really sure any of us know the answer.
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Tear...so sweet Brooke. I love that your mom and her siblings sang for Mama. Will be praying for your fam.
thinking of yall for sure!
I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother! I will defiantly keep you in my thoughts and prayers!
It is so hard to lose a grandmother. I will be thinkging and praying for you and your family!
oh my gosh brooke. That was such a sweet and touching post. i am crying for you and your family after that one! how do you say goodbye to someone who gave you life? wow...so true.
it sounds like yall are being strong and I know Jesus is waiting with open arms to hug precious Mama up! i'll be praying for all of you!
I will be praying for your family.
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