Not so final after all

Today is Mom's 85th Birthday !!  I imagine the party in Heaven will be awesome.  

I have a few more God visits...just the Lord fantastically and beautifully orchestrating everything.  He is so amazing and compassionate.  So here they are:

As we were preparing for Mom's funeral, my cousin went out front for a smoke.  As she was out there, a pretty little bird perched on the fence.  She began to speak to it and as she did, it was as if the little guy was listening to her intently.  Little did Marilyn know that my Mom used to talk to them all the time, as the birds nest in our attic vent and are always busy back and forth in front of my house.  Silly, maybe, but I think it's special and beautiful.  

The day my Mom was buried, we were all  out at Calverton for her final prayers and goodbyes.  As Ron was finishing up his prayer, you could hear taps playing softly in the background....and the Lord reminded all of us that we are warriors in His army, and one of His soldiers had gone home.  

The final verse I read yesterday during my quiet time with the Lord was:

John 14:18 No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.