She Gave It All

I walked a mile with Pleasure;

She chatted all the way;

But left me none the wiser

For all she had to say.

I walked a mile with Sorrow,

And ne'er a word said she;

But, oh! The things I learned from her,

When Sorrow walked with me.

ROBERT BROWNING HAMILTON

 

Everything.

 

She gave everything.

 

Love

Joy

Laughter

All her earthly resources

 

She gave it all away.

 

My Mother in Law

Marilyn Strate

 

passed on to glory

yesterday morning.

 

She is safe in the arms of Jesus

and

she is not suffering.

 

This is not about the last two months of her life

when everything was hard for her.

 

This is about how one person

could give so much.

 

Last night, we got out her papers.

 

She had nothing left.

 

Nothing?

 

Absolutely not!

 

She did what she was supposed to do.

She gave it all away! 

 

And in return,

 

she had everything! 

 

She was cared for

by a son

that could not have been more devoted.

 

She was loved by her family

and many friends,

 

and

 

She loved.

 

And I know,

without a doubt,

that because of her

faith and trust

in

Jesus

as her

Lord and Saviour

 

that

she is in

Heaven

safe and comfortable

rejoicing.

 

We, as her family,

rejoice

with her

and

know

that we will see her again.

 

Such comfort.

 

So in the next few days

as people

come and go,

 

we will

 

share laughter,

 

share tears,

 

visit,

 

remember,

 

rejoice,

 

a life well led,

 

A Giving Life.

 

Oh, that we all could leave this life

with

NOTHING! 

 

If we could give it all.

 

Our love,

Our time,

 

Material possessions.

 

To know that we gave it all away,

 

Everything! 

 

That is was our time to go,

 

because we had

 

given everything,

 

That is a life well led.

 

 

 

 

 

My mother in law loved to "make the blog" as she called it.   She would read every post.  She would reprimand me when I had not posted for awhile.   I have had people question me if she got mad or upset
and things that I would write.  She did not.   She always had the ability to laugh at herself.  Please don't consider these posts inappropriate, she loved to read them.   I am so glad I have them....for the memories.  
There are many more.  I will read and reread them....I will miss her.

http://tolentreasures.blogspot.com/2010/09/kazoos-and-three-ps.html

http://tolentreasures.blogspot.com/2012/02/and-winner-is.html

http://tolentreasures.blogspot.com/2009/01/gifts-from-my-mother-in-law.html

http://tolentreasures.blogspot.com/2011/08/fifty-one-blue-schoolbus-photos.html

http://tolentreasures.blogspot.com/2010/01/if-there-is-any-humor.html

http://tolentreasures.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-not-to-grocery-shop.html

http://tolentreasures.blogspot.com/2011/04/another-trip-around-sun.html

http://tolentreasures.blogspot.com/2009/11/four-words-that-strike-fear.html

http://tolentreasures.blogspot.com/2012/09/why-women-nag.html

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