I was in Hungary and it was a Sunday 29th April 2007. I had just celebrated my 50th Birthday. My Mother was frail but was still very active. She lived on her own down in Margate in a lovely little complex with huge gardens. She had a little dog that I had bought her, Tom Tom. She had a circle of friends and was a founder member of her Church.
The week that she died she won the South Coast Bridge championship. She was always sewing baby things for charity. She was extremely sound of mind!
Her and I used to chat on the phone every single day at around 5 pm. I had been very busy with my birthday coming up and we had a trip to do to Munich in Germany. My eldest daughter suggested that my husband and I travel from there to Budapest and see Hungary as she had been there about 8 years before and absolutely loved it.
With all of the arrangements, the conversations with my Mom were relatively short the week before I left. We traveled to German on Tuesday 24th April, which was the day after my birthday. My Mother was a little deaf and so we agreed that we would only chat if we really needed to as she couldn't hear me when I travelled.
On the 29th April we were in Budapest and I woke up in a really fowl mood. This is really unlike me and all I wanted to do was talk to my Mother. I tried to call her off my mobile but the signal was really bad. I eventually said to my husband that I would call off the hotel phone. He implored me not to as the cost was about 10 euros per 12 seconds or something really ridiculous. So I didn't get to speak to my Mom.
Early on the Monday morning the hotel phone rang and it was my eldest daughter. My Mother had passed away the night before. She had got into bed and was reading her Bible with her little dog by her side. Her helper found her the next morning. She had passed away peacefully!
That has left a lasting memory for me.
How awesome is God!
Firstly my Mom was reading her Bible when she passed away and that was a huge comfort. The second was that she had had a long chat with my sister shortly before her passing. And the third thing was that God had told me to talk to my Mom and I did not listen.
I have regretted that ever since and that is one of the reasons why I am writing this blog.
I want my family and friends and all the people who read this blog to know this:-
God loves us!
God talks to us!
Listen to His Voice and have no regrets!
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