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Today was a day of celebration. When a believer goes home to be with the Lord -- while there is grief and sadness over separation, you have to celebrate with the angels that they have entered into a better place. And that is what we did. The Celebration Service for my Mom today was actually quite enjoyable. I saw men and women that I grew up knowing as my Mom's friends that I have not seen for years...and I had dear friends from my time in Dallas come to show their love and support. My biggest surprise was my friend Mona that flew in and showed up about 30 minutes before the service began. I felt very loved and supported...and we had a lovely time. My sister prayed...we had a time of meditation while we played a song by a mutual friend of ours and had some of our favorite scriptures up on the screen (You KNEW I couldn't do a funeral without using MediaShout! :)) The pastor did the eulogy and then I spoke on behalf of me and my sister. This spring at Mother's Day I h

I once heard a pastor share that when a lifelong believer comes to the end of their time here on earth that the conversation might sound something like this. Believer: Jesus, it is great to meet with you again today -- as we have most days of my life. It seems like we have walked a long way together...but I have enjoyed our time together even though I am a little tired. Jesus: We have walked a long ways -- traveled many mountains and valleys...and you know what? I think we are closer to my house than we are to yours. Would you like to come to my house tonight? I think that there was a very similar conversation between my mom and Jesus early Wednesday morning. I think she found herself closer to heaven than earth...and just decided it would be nicer to go there rather than stay here. I have imagined her walking through heaven almost with her mouth open saying, "WOW...I wish the girls were here to see THIS!" And we will be one day. My sister and I miss her. But it was

I must admit, I have become a blogging sluggard. Oh -- I have plenty of excuses... 1. My life is busy/crazy. 2. My internet hasn't been working at home 3. I was winning the Publisher's Clearinghouse and shooting all the publicity stuff took up all my time. 4. I was preparing to climb Mt. Everest 5. My dog ate my blog entries... But mostly, I have just been too tired or distracted to sit down and write. Things are progressing with Mom...she becomes a little more grounded in heaven and a little less grounded here on earth each day. She was able to acknowledge that her college roommate (and best life friend) came to visit her over the weekend. She couldn't say anything -- but she just would smile and smile everytime she woke up to find Donna sitting there. I know it meant a lot to her. Thank you for your prayers and thoughts on behalf of my Mom and my family. I have been doing a little scrapbooking...here are a couple of pages that I have done.

Hello friends... Well, I am now back in Nashville...and I was surprised how much it felt like I was "coming home" as the wheels landed on the runway. Nashville has become "home" to me because of you all my dear friends. What a blessing you are to me. As I pulled up to my driveway I noticed two things.... 1. My friend had planted some rhododendrums in my flowerbed...I am very excited about that because I LOVE hers...and hope I can manage to keep them alive and cared for. 2. There was something hiding in my bushes....it turned out to be a "Benji" like dog...probably six months old....she seemed kind of scared at first -- but water and some "treats" coaxed her out. She seemed to be well groomed. but she didn't have a collar on -- so I am hunting for her family. In the meantime, I have a cute and a bit rambunctious puppy in my backyard. My Anastasia comes home tomorrow -- so that will be interesting to watch. A bit of an update on Mom... Sh

Hello Dear Friends... It has been a difficult 10 days. I am so glad that I was able to "go home" to be with my Mom while she was in the hospital and before we knew what her prognosis would be. We have worked to allow her to "go home" on Monday and be there with hospice care...and a full-time sitter, so that she can spend her last few weeks here with us where she wanted to be -- at home. We expect her to "go home" to be with the Lord in the next few weeks. We don't exactly know when -- but the Lord does...and I know that her parents will be waiting to greet their only child and usher her into God's throneroom. That is a very comforting thought to me... "Going home" is a good thing.