Well done and well said, Paul. We all have to travel these same paths, and we are richer for that and the memories that those loved ones left for us. I'll say a prayer for you today.

R.

BaylorGrad&Dad said:

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Well done and well said, Paul. We all have to travel these same paths, and we are richer for that and the memories that those loved ones left for us. I'll say a prayer for you today.

R.

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thanks brother. As we say in AA, 'let go, let God'. As happens quite often in AA, the rules are not the easiest thing to follow, but we all know they work, if you work them.

I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.

I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth; and though this body be destroyed, yet shall I see God; whom I shall see for myself and mine eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger.

For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For if we live, we live unto the Lord; and if we die, we die unto the Lord. Whether we live, therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.

O God, whose mercies cannot be numbered: Accept our prayers on behalf of thy servant, and grant her an entrance into the land of light and joy, in the fellowship of thy saints; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. - Book of Common Prayer

May God our father wrap his arms around you and give you comfort and strength.

I just can't imagine how hard that must have been. But the joy you brought her those last moments was the thing she needed. God Bless.

Assassin said:

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we lost her at 7:05pm.

All these years I had resisted calling her one word but when I went to see her in hospice I decided that I couldnt leave this unsaid. I leaned over, told her 'goodbye Mom', she lit up, she knew exactly what had just happened. She said 'my son' and that was the last thing she ever said.

My birth sisters both called and told me that she had been hanging on just for this moment.

When you are adopted, there some variations that no one prepares you for. You have these mixed feelings that you owe your adoped parents who put up with all your crap, bailed you out of all sorts of youthful indescretions - you know that your adopted mom is your Mom.

As my Mom never knew about her, for those that knew her, I would appreciate the courtesy of leaving it that way.

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Upholding you in prayer. Blessings for your journey.

Assassin, you did an exceedingly wonderful thing. Difficult, no doubt, but a real blessing for her. Echo Wichitabear. Thank you for sharing.