Happy Truth Bomb Tuesday, Friends! 

I can’t begin to express the joy that fills my spirit as I am back writing and sharing God’s truth with you!

Another truth I learned through the journey of my mom‘s disease and graduation into heaven, is that God is good even when my circumstances are not!

One of the scriptures was spoken into my life when I was only a teenager and going through a very dramatic time, with my father leaving my family and me feeling broken and abandoned, was God saying to me, “ I am your Father. I will never leave you nor forsake you.“ Hebrews 13:5

God created me, who I am, just as He has all of us. I am an extrovert by nature and a people person. I am energized and built up around people! The relationship that God desires from me is so intimate and special and is my lifeline. It is the same relationship that God desires for every single one of His children.

The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s brings immediate fear of the unknown. Not only to the person diagnosed, but also to every loved one in that person‘s life. I remember the day of the diagnosis like it was today. The neurologist’s name was Dr. Tyler. I will never forget his face, his voice, his demeanor, or the truth that he spoke to my mom and all of us standing around her. Immediately my mind went to: What must she be thinking? What is she feeling? And what does she need? As the days and months and years progressed, those questions became more profound and felt unanswered. Does she know me? Is she frightened? Is she anxious? Does she know her surroundings? And worst of all, does she still know God and Jesus?  My greatest fear was that her disease would steal her relationship with God.

God‘s truth became cemented in my heart, my mind, and my spirit when I walked in to visit her one day. She reached out and took my hand, looked directly into my eyes, smiled and began to sing, “Jesus loves me.”  That was my gift from God that my mom still knew God and Jesus! And that God had her! Through all of the years that followed, my mom‘s disease progressed. Her mind went further from us, and her body grew smaller and smaller and weaker and weaker with each passing day. But never did my mom stop smiling, holding our hands, and singing, “Jesus loves me, this I know.” 

TRUTH BOMB

God is good, even when my circumstances are not! 

God demonstrated the truth that He really does never leave us nor forsake us! Even Alzheimer’s cannot steal our relationship from God!

Friends, my prayer is that in the midst of our hardest days and our worst trials, we will still cling to God and allow our weary hearts and our tired eyes to see His goodness. It is always there because He is always good!

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