09/14/2026
My Precious Mom passed away on Saturday, September 12th peacefully in her sleep at the age of 91 and went home to be with her Lord. While my heart aches with grief, because I will deeply miss her more than words can say; I take comfort in the promise of Christ. I do not grieve as those without hope. I have the profound joy of knowing that she has finished her course, kept the faith, and is now safely home in the arms of Jesus. I know this goodbye is not the end, and look forward to the glorious day when I will see her again.
She has always been the centerpiece of our family and leaves us with a legacy of love, faith, prayer and compassion. She lived a life anchored in Christ and became a Mom to many over the years since my early childhood days to her older seasoned years. Many were always drawn to her Mothering nature and would latch onto her like she was their own Mother. I enjoyed sharing her with many of her spiritual children which became a long extended family for me, especially since we were a small family. She loved me and my brothers to the fullest and always made each of us feel like we were her favorites without showing any partiality.
The best gift she ever gave me was Jesus. She literally prayed me into the kingdom 🙏🏿. Her prayers had chased me down and overtook me until I surrendered my life to the Lord and I have never been the same! I will always honor her selfless love she had for her family, friends and so many others. Her love for God, her life of prayer, compassion, kindness and gentle spirit spoke volumes. She was always my biggest support and cheer leader.
I promised her that I would carry on the legacy of love with our family and keep us knitted together in love ❤️. Psalm 91 was one of her favorite Psalms and she and I prayed it often over our lives and our family. How befitting that the Lord would call her home at 91years old. I now wrap her Psalm 91 blanket around me like a mantle that's been handed to me; and wrap her mommy blanket over me as a reminder to carry on her legacy of love ❤️.
I can say so much more, and I will later but I will end with this note. My last few months with her were times I cherished. Yes, I was very tired at times and grieved as I watched her drastically decline and felt like I was losing a piece of her daily. However, one main thing never changed and it was the glow and glory that rested on her in her latter years. Her eyes were so radiant and it drew many too her. I realized how much of the beauty, wisdom and glory of the Lord rested on her in her old age. It always blew me away and I would say to her, how is it that you are so cute like this😍 at 91. She would just look at me and smile as only a Mother can.
We always ended our time with prayer. She could sing a song, hymn or spiritual song at the drop of a hat. I would pray over her and Decree Psalm 91 when she was too weak to pray for herself. I covered her during those times, like she always covered me. We always had a saying between us:
Me: You know I love you with all my heart ❤️
Her: I love you more.
Me: I know.
Because no matter how much your mom says she loves you, it's always more than that!
