A Mother's Heart...

A package arrived in the mail last Saturday...

I had been expecting it...

You see, about 2 weeks after

we laid mama to rest...

My dad came down with pneumonia 

and has been in the hospital ever since.

My oldest sister had come for a visit

last weekend and had accidentally gone home

with the clothes and the watch that my dad was wearing 

when he was brought to the hospital...

She had called me to tell me that she was

sending them back to me...

And hoped that the watch would still be ticking!

To be honest..
I was trying hard not to dwell too much
on that fact that the next day was Mother's day...
But to keep my focus on helping my father...

When we picked up the mail..
I found that my sister had sent not one,
but two, packages...
A larger one for dad...
And a smaller one for me.

Didn't she do a fine job!

Inside was a note,
A small box,
and two potholders she had just finished...
 Her first attempt at paper piecing!

 When I opened the box
All the emotions I had been holding inside
 for weeks came pouring out...

For inside I found this beautiful necklace...
Fashioned from my mama's
engagement ring and wedding ring...

The perfect "Mother's Day" gift...

  I love you and miss you, mama...
With all my heart...

  ^"I thank my God upon every remembrance of you..."
Philippians 1:3