"How's she doin'?" She's doin'!

It always puzzled me as to how to answer someone when they asked we how I was doing after Daddy died. It is much the same with Mom. When people ask, there's not a simple answer for them....She has good days and bad. She hurts more some days than others. Some days she has difficulty breathing (mostly on days she has preached to everyone who walks past her). She hurts more frequently and has begun to have a cough. Physically, she is deteriorating. Each day brings us closer to her departure here and arrival there.... How is she doing? Mentally, emotionally and spiritually she continues to be an example to all of us. She looks forward without fear and anxiety. She looks back without regrets. She accepts each day with thankfulness and as one more day to serve Him.... Often throughout the years when we would ask Mom how she was doing, she would reply, "I'm a-doin'!" And indeed she is!