My friend, God can be kind, even though at the time we may think not.
I had are very good friend in SC USA, who fought cancer for 20 years. Used to try and talk to her every week, but towards the end, often she was not well enough to do so. The last I spoke to her, she was really with it, and said. "God has tested me long enough, and it is time for me to with him". Shortly after that she left us, and when I spoke to her daughter afterwards she said that she was reading her mothers journal. It recorded unknown to me, every letter and conversation. She went on to say that they were going to keep passing it down through the coming generations.
She was a real Lady, and went to her husband when I had known her for about six years, to say that at the Xmas exchange time, I had called her darling. He said after 50 years of marrage that he thought that would be quite in order.
I met her because in 1945, her brother was lost here in an aircraft crash. not found until 1994.
Taught me a lot about faith, when I told her his plane had been found, she said I have prayed every day, that he would be found.
My immediate thought was that perhaps God was not going to answer her, just goes to show she understood more than I did.
Sometimes my friend, things happen for the best, I have always remembered my mother the way she was in the good years.
Sad time for you all, and our thoughts and best wishes go out to you.
Regards
Col
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Vietnam Vet and proud of it.
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