Don't Wait...
Greetings -
On February 21, 2020, my Mother completed her 80 trip around the sun in this mortal experience we call life. I have reflected over her life, the things she has taught me, the example she has led, and the love she offers to all she comes in contact with, yet she struggles on a daily basis with a burden that i do not fully understand.
As I have pondered a couple of verses this week, she has come to mind. It has helped me see and understand the message in a different light. I hope that those of you who know her can reflect upon it as well. We don't know what tomorrow will bring, but we must prepare for it Today, that we may be blessed in the eternities.
Alma 34:34-35:
"Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful crisis, that I will repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in the eternal world."
"For behold, if ye have procrastinated the day of your repentance even until death, behold, ye have become subjected to the spirit of the devil and he doth seal you his; therefore the Spirit of the Lord had withdrawn from you, and had no place in you, and the devil hath all power over you; and this is the final state of the wicked."
My Mother is not someone that I would consider to be "wicked". She is not perfect, none of us are. As I was growing up, she lived life to the fullest. She was always seeking ways to make life better for other individuals, including myself. She lived different life than she does today and there was nothing she did to get to the point she is in today. She lives. Yet, I wonder what goes on in her mind and spirit. As she sits in the living room staring out the picture window, what are her concerns, her fears, her thoughts about life and the eternities? Would she do things differently if she could? Does she have regrets that haunt her? I don't know, because I don't understand the "crisis" that besets her completely.
However, I have hope in the person she was before her "crisis" came upon her. I strive to live as she would have wanted me to live. I rejoice in her testimony of days past and the legacy of love she has shared with me.
Death is not the only "crisis" that may beset us. We cannot procrastinate the day of our repentance. It need to be something we do everyday while we can. It is that spiritual habit of repenting daily to be better today that I was yesterday that will possess our bodies in the eternal realm, but if we are not doing something today, we won't do anything in the eternities. This is the message I leave you with to reflect.
Our week -
The Queen and I spent the week on the road. It would have been fun to spend it together, but we were states apart. I am always grateful for the opportunity I have each and everyday to recap, reflect, and share with her via technology. I am even more grateful each moment I am able to re-unite with her in person and have her by my side.
The Professor pushed through the week at home. She filled it with meetings, grading, reading, and cooking.
We have missed a couple opportunities to visit with Tall Man, Ehl-Bo, and Lego this week. We will have to make up for it soon.
Puddin checked in a couple times this week. He is learning new and amazing things in the new role. He and Lady Hawkins continue to make adjustments to their routines. It was nice to have them join us for dinner before we jetted last weekend.
SnackPack continues to cross things of the bucket list. Some of them are a little numbing, but something he can record in the journals for his kids and grand kids. I hope he is doing so.
On February 21, 2020, my Mother completed her 80 trip around the sun in this mortal experience we call life. I have reflected over her life, the things she has taught me, the example she has led, and the love she offers to all she comes in contact with, yet she struggles on a daily basis with a burden that i do not fully understand.
As I have pondered a couple of verses this week, she has come to mind. It has helped me see and understand the message in a different light. I hope that those of you who know her can reflect upon it as well. We don't know what tomorrow will bring, but we must prepare for it Today, that we may be blessed in the eternities.
Alma 34:34-35:
"Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful crisis, that I will repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in the eternal world."
"For behold, if ye have procrastinated the day of your repentance even until death, behold, ye have become subjected to the spirit of the devil and he doth seal you his; therefore the Spirit of the Lord had withdrawn from you, and had no place in you, and the devil hath all power over you; and this is the final state of the wicked."
My Mother is not someone that I would consider to be "wicked". She is not perfect, none of us are. As I was growing up, she lived life to the fullest. She was always seeking ways to make life better for other individuals, including myself. She lived different life than she does today and there was nothing she did to get to the point she is in today. She lives. Yet, I wonder what goes on in her mind and spirit. As she sits in the living room staring out the picture window, what are her concerns, her fears, her thoughts about life and the eternities? Would she do things differently if she could? Does she have regrets that haunt her? I don't know, because I don't understand the "crisis" that besets her completely.
However, I have hope in the person she was before her "crisis" came upon her. I strive to live as she would have wanted me to live. I rejoice in her testimony of days past and the legacy of love she has shared with me.
Death is not the only "crisis" that may beset us. We cannot procrastinate the day of our repentance. It need to be something we do everyday while we can. It is that spiritual habit of repenting daily to be better today that I was yesterday that will possess our bodies in the eternal realm, but if we are not doing something today, we won't do anything in the eternities. This is the message I leave you with to reflect.
Our week -
The Queen and I spent the week on the road. It would have been fun to spend it together, but we were states apart. I am always grateful for the opportunity I have each and everyday to recap, reflect, and share with her via technology. I am even more grateful each moment I am able to re-unite with her in person and have her by my side.
The Professor pushed through the week at home. She filled it with meetings, grading, reading, and cooking.
We have missed a couple opportunities to visit with Tall Man, Ehl-Bo, and Lego this week. We will have to make up for it soon.
Puddin checked in a couple times this week. He is learning new and amazing things in the new role. He and Lady Hawkins continue to make adjustments to their routines. It was nice to have them join us for dinner before we jetted last weekend.
SnackPack continues to cross things of the bucket list. Some of them are a little numbing, but something he can record in the journals for his kids and grand kids. I hope he is doing so.
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