God be with you till we meet again;By his counsels guide, uphold you,
With his sheep securely fold you;
God be with you till we meet again.
Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus' feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again;
Neath his wings securely hide you,
Daily manna still provide you;
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again;
When life's perils thick confound you,
Put his arms unfailing round you;
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again;
Keep love's banner floating o'er you,
Smite death's threatening wave before you;
God be with you till we meet again.
My dad's birthday on April 12 is fast approaching and with it more times of tears and longing. We have been working through a different world, marking milestones along the path, and finding our way without him by our sides. As much as we struggle in the journey, I am often afraid there is another who stumbles along very much alone. She does not cry and has become strangely silent. I find I am beginning to miss my mom almost as much as I miss my dad. I hope she knows how much I really love her.
That beautiful old hymn I don't think I have heard since I was a little child. How wonderful to see it again, all I had to do was read the words, the song was buried deep in my heart and I could still hear it being sung.
ReplyDeleteYour mother knows you love her. Hug her a lot, tell her you love her, (I already know you do that) but there is no other that can take the place of your dad in her heart and she needs you and your sisters more than ever.
Love and big hugs, I know it hurts, I can only help by praying and the Lord CAN help.
Joy
hugs say a lot.
ReplyDeleteBig hugs. I know how you feel. Hope this 12th isn't too hard on you.
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling the exact same way, she is so different now. I love the Wednesdays that we drive out to see Tim together because she seems a little more talkative, but she's usually strangely silent. I miss the way things used to be. Well, this is life and our new normal. God will help her and us along the way. I saw Chet in church this morning and asked him how Tricia's mom is doing. He said that she's doing well, but seems to struggle with her short term memory. Boy did that sound familiar. He said they weren't sure if that was something new that developed since Tricia's dad died or something that was there before, because they didn't see her as much before.
ReplyDeleteI think I need to go visit Mom now and give her another hug. :)
Martha, I know she knows how much you love her...but as everyone else has shared...just keep loving, hugging, touching and whispering little words of encouragement.
ReplyDeleteI can't image my life without Don. I don't look forward too that day if he goes first.
Love you Martha...saying little prayers each day.
I was thinking of this upcoming milestone this morning. I try not to cry. I need to make more time to visit Grandma. I'm sure she is more sad than we are, she just doesn't know how to show it.
ReplyDeleteI think so too, Bethany. :(
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