January was a blur for me....

I spent most of the month of January in Massachusetts with my Mom.. She had been a resident of Beaumont Nursing Home for the last 5-6 years and suffered from dementia. When my sister called and told me that Mom was doing badly and they didn't give her much more time.. I knew I wanted to spend her last days with her.. so I packed a bag, took the train, and got to be with her for 3 weeks before she passed away.. Seeing her wither away was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do, but I took comfort in knowing she would soon achieve her life long goal of being in the arms of the Lord she loved so much..
I think of her often and how she used to be all those years before she got sick.. She was not only my loving mother.. she was also my closest friend...