Tuesday, April 21, 2009

I AM BLESSED !

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SONG TO JUST PLAY OVER AND AVER IN YOUR HEAD? WELL THIS ONE HAS IN MINE.I AM BLESSED.THE WORDS OF THAT ARE SO TRUE! I AM BLESSED.YOU KNOW WE HAVE AN AWSOM GOD! HE NEVER BREAKS A PROMISE. A FEW WEEKS BEFORE MY PRECIOUS MAMA DIED SHE LOST HER VISION.SHE COULD SEE SHADOWS BUT THAT WAS ALL. WE KNEW SHE DID NOT HAVE LONG,BUT SHE WOULD SAY,FAYELYNN I WANT TO GET MY EYES FIXED.I WOULD TRY TO HUMOR HER AND TELL HER THAT WE WOULD DO IT WHEN SHE GOT A LITTLE BIT STRONGER. SHE JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SEE.WELL TIME WENT ON, AND THAT FRIDAY I KNEW IT WAS ALMOST OVER.I PRAYED AND PRAYED,LORD ALL SHE ASK FOR WAS TO BE ABLE TO SEE A LITTLE!SHE WENT OFF TO SLEEP.SHE WAS JUST IN AND OUT OF A DEEP SLEEP ALL DAY.MY AUNT AND I WAS IN HER ROOM THAT SAME FRIDAY MORNING. NOW THE BEDROOM WAS A BEDROOM SUITE.IT WAS A VERY BIG ROOM.WE WERE STANDING ON EACH SIDE OF HER BED,AND SHE OPENED HER EYES AND SAID,OH GOODTHING IS IS 10:00? I HAVE LAID UP HERE AND SLEP ALL MORNING. MY AUNT AND I HAD YELLOW SHIRTS ON THAT DAY.THEN SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID,YOU ALL LOOK LIKE TWINS TODAY!I JUST LOOKED AT HER. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT.WE TALKED AND LAUGHTED A LITTLE WHILE ,AND THEN I KNEW IT WAS GETTING CLOSE. SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID,THERE IS DADDY! I REPLIED,MY DADDY MAMA? SO SAID NO, MY DADDY.HER DADDY DIED WHEN I WAS IN THE FIRST GRADE! OH LORD I KNEW THEN SHE WAS LEAVING US SOON! WHAT A HELPLESS FEELING.OUR DEAR PREACHER FRIEND CAME IN AND WAS SITTING ACROSS THE ROOM.SHE AWOKE AND SAW HIM FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM.SHE TOLD HIM THAT HE BAPTIZED HER,HE MARRIED HER AND DADDY,SO NOW SHE WANTED HIM TO FINISH UP BY DOING HER FUNERAL! OH LORD I CAN NOT TELL YOU HOW I FELT AT THAT TIME! ALMOST LIFELESS MYSELF! MAMA KNEW HER TIME WAS ALMOST UP FOR WEEKS.SHE TRIED TO PREPARE ME FOR HER DEATH.I WOULD TELL HER MAMA I DO NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS.SHE WOULD SAY,YES WE ARE.I KNOW GOD HAS PROMISED ME THE GRACE TO DIE,JUST AS HE WILL GIVE YOU GRACE TO GET THROUGH THIS.HE IS ALWAYS RIGHT IN TIME.YOU KNOW I THINK THAT WAS THE HARDEST THING I HAVE EVER HAD TO DO IS LET HER GO.SHE ALWAYS SAID YOU KNOW THAT SONG,I AM BLESSED,IT IS A TRUE SONG,AND SO BEAUTIFUL!OH I MISS HER SO MUCH,BUT WHEN I SING THAT SONG,I AM SINGING IT FOR MAMA. GOD DOES KEEP HIS PROMISED AND HE IS ALWAYS RIGHT ON TIME! I AM BLESSED.GOD HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO ME. IM SORRY,I DO NOT KNOW WHY I WROTE ALL THIS.BUT I THANK-U FOR LISTENING TO ME THO!I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A BLESSED DAY!

5 comments:

  1. Good Morning Faye, I am so sorry about your Mother! It sounds like she had a wonderful life and it is so great to know where she is today. You will one day see her again. God is so good to us when we let Him shower us with his blessings. Lean on that song for help as you lean on your Provider.
    Hugs for a wonderful blessed day,
    Yvette

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  2. Thanks for sharing this with us. It's comforting that she was able to die peacefully surrounded by her loving family and to know that you will be reunited again!

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  3. What a precious homegoing! I pray for the same...for myself and my family. Thank you for sharing this tender memory with me. I'm just all in sobs over here.

    peace~elaine

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  4. wow what a bittersweet moment! how gracious of the Lord to give her eyes to "see"!

    thanks for being an encouragement to me each time you visit. i appreciate that so much.

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  5. That is such a neat story that your mom was able to see you and your aunt.
    I'm glad you decided to share this story with us.
    I am blessed too!

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