The Chronicles of Amazing Mema! #2

Reading through Mom's journals is a learning experience filled with tidbits of new information. Trying to decide which short passage to share is difficult because I don't want to bore anyone with family trivia.
I have chosen to share something Mom wrote in one of her later journals on March 15, 1996 at 5:00 a.m. She had a dream about my Dad and it obviously woke her and she just decided to write about it then. Here is what she said:
"I remember two people who loved each other dearly. One was called away and the other was alone. Last nite she had a dream about him. Reality is cruel sometimes because when she awoke and knew it was only a dream but seemed so natural and real.
There were many dreams before but this time was the first and only time she could feel he had come back to her. He seemed so tired and she settled him down to rest in a nice clean, comfortable bed where he had always been. They kissed each other and she WOKE UP!
Dreams make us know what true life is all about. Life is harsh sometimes but this a sure thing - true love never ends even though separation is inevitable and real. Most of the dreams she sees him in crowds of people and once he came to her bed to wake her up for breakfast. But now she has been alone for almost 5 years.
The dreams still go on sometimes. This week his presence was so real in my memory, the feeling is AWESOME! I think I just don't want to forget our wonderful life together. God surely made us one in our married life together. We will live forever as he always said and I always believe it to be true. We had 54+ years together."

In a later journal (10/98) Mom wrote this about my Dad - "Harold has always said 'we have made our mark in this world' and he was very proud of our family. He is our model for living and what a great pattern of life he will always be for us all. In August 1989 he made this remark 'I have no regrets', and I agreed to that heartily!"

I share these words with my readers to simply show that true and lasting happiness is not only a possibility but a reality. It takes some hard work and lots of patience and forgiveness along the way but what greater heritage can parents leave to the generations that follow them than the affirmations of true faith in God our Father and unconditional love for each other!
Amazing Mema is a testimony to all that can be good in life. Even her dreams blessed her through the years since my Dad died in October of 1991. She is still living a blessed life in a place where there is much that can be depressing.
Stay with me on this journey and you will be blessed as am I.

CLINGING TO GOD

David wrote: "You have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me." Psalm 63:7-8 ESV
I have found faith to be a truly amazing gift. Along with hope and love, faith only grows stronger with age and experience because it is timeless, limitless, universally possible at all times for all people of faith. Even in the most fear inducing times, people of faith rise above the threat of the moment and cling to God because they always know He will hold on to them no matter what.
David learned how faith is the 24/7/365 sustainer of all that is good about life in
God's house. As people of faith we always reach a point where we look up because no matter how hard Satan tries to discourage us we always know his limitations have been forever exposed by Jesus our Lord, Savior and High Priest.
Paul said the three things that remain are faith, hope and love. (1 Cor 13:13) Because of what remains, people of faith always know how every up and down of life will finally turn out, so its all good. We always know to cling to God because He too clings to us. I really like that word cling. It feels truly heavenly to have my Father cling to me and hold me in his right hand. HALLELUJAH!