One month down. Forever to go.
It was a Saturday evening with the most beautiful sunset in the sky. I had made the decision to take Mom off of oxygen in order to let her go more naturally with no chance of prolonging the inevitable. Over the course of the previous five days, she had heard from all her children, a few of her grandchildren and had been prayed over by a friend. I asked my husband and children to FaceTime with me so that she could also hear their voices. Not even an hour later, at 11:40 pm on May 2, 2020, my beautiful momma entered the gates of heaven when she took her final breath. But before she did, she opened her green eyes and locked them with mine one final time. I told her again that it was okay to go and that Dad was waiting for her. And she smiled a lovely smile and was gone. It was so beautiful and peaceful. More than anything in the world, I’m thankful that I was with her in her last moments, holding her hand and cheering her on toward heaven. There are so many things in my life that I h...
