I just wanted to drop in this morning and thank you for your prayers, kind thoughts, and words of encouragement during this time of grief in our family. My mother-in-law was 94 and quite ready for her next season of life in the Heavenly realm. But, it turns out we were not ready to let her go.
We were never meant to die, you know. God created us to live forever. So this breach in our relationships tears everything up. Our hearts. Our minds. Our ability to get out of bed and go through the day like normal human beings.
I’m so grateful for friends who treat us tenderly and understand that life feels strange to us right now. It will get better. I know from experience that it does. But right now, we feel rather sore in our souls.
My daughter-in-law, Rochelle, explained it the best when she said years ago, “Death is hard on this side of the veil.”
Thank you again for bearing with us. We’ll be better soon.
We love all of you! We know what a great mom and grandma you have. Our hearts are sad along with yours! God’s comfort and blessings to each of you.
Oh, Kathy, our hearts go out to all of you who grieve for your dear mother, mother-in-law, grandmother. The death of a mother is so hard because we never get so old that we don’t need to be mothered at times. Mary was a lovely woman and I know she will be sorely missed. Deepest sympathy to all.