The Word of the Lord from the lips of my mama

So Mom continues to struggle. Good days, bad days. Feeling good, then hurting and discomforts. She's sleeping more and more.... Her spirit, mostly, remains up, content, happy even. It's difficult to watch her decline. It was hard for Daddy to be taken quickly, though that is how he wanted it. And this is how Mom would want to do it. Lingering, loving, just "being" with those she loves. Seeking her final assignments from the Lord she loves before she goes home to be with Him....As she laid down for her nap this afternoon, she asked me to read Psalm 139 to her. I was glad to comply. Then she wanted me to turn to Psalm 34. As I began to read, she asked me to wait. Then she began to quote, "I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth....O magnify the Lord with me. Let us exalt His name together....O taste and see that the Lord is good....She quoted the first eleven verses. "That's all I finished so far." she said. She's halfway through memorizing the chapter. This brave, gentle, loving mind that sometimes forgets, continues to draw strength and comfort from the words of her Savior. It is a chapter of redemption, of salvation from our enemies and our troubles. Comfort for those who walk beside Him, as she has done, as she is doing. Soon I will seek this comfort, this deliverance from my troubles. And He will be faithful as He has been with her.....