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Monday, January 16, 2012

A time of sorrow...

After a month of not being at home I am finally back. I was defiantly not anticipating being away this long but due to unplanned circumstances it was out of my hands.

Brett and I left Jonesboro December 17th for the Holiday's. We had a detailed schedule of our Christmas plans and had them all separated between mine and his parents. We first went to my parents house for four days and then spent the rest of our time in STL between his mom's house and his dad's with the exception of Christmas Eve with my mom's side of the family.

I didn't know it at the time but that was the last time I saw my mom alive. She was not feeling too well on Christmas Eve but I thought she would probably be sick on Christmas and then her and my dad would head to the hospital the day after and she would receive fluids and antibiotics and be out in about a week. See this was becoming a routine for her about every 6 weeks. Any of you who know my mom know that she had been battling serious illness' since 1999. But she never made it to the hospital this time. My mother died December 27th in the early morning in her bed. Brett and I had just gotten into our car to head home and pack for a trip to Chattanooga, TN, when I got the call from my aunt that she had passed.

Shock does not  even begin to explain it. I knew my mom was sick but I guess I had envisioned that she would pass in a hospital where my whole family was with her and a Dr. would let us to know to say our goodbyes...

It has been an excruciating and  emotional past 3 weeks. I wasn't ready for her to go. I just wasn't ready. But then again I guess a daughter never really is. She was my best friend, my teacher, my counselor, my voice of reason in many times, my play mate. There is a big part of me that feels so lost without her. I know that time heals all wounds...it's just so hard to see the light when you are in the middle of the storm.

I know that there are many of you on Brett and I's support team who read the blog so I wanted to write about it and let you all know. We definitely appreciate your prayers and support during this sorrowful time.

"He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge." Psalm 62:6-7





These are just a few pictures from our trip to NY this past summer 

McCOY-BLOSSOM FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATION CENTER: Obituaries

McCOY-BLOSSOM FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATION CENTER: Obituaries