Pending Death

Thursday evening I had a call from my cousin Michael.
It could only mean one thing, something had gone awry with my lone surviving step-mother (I think!).
I am thinking she broke her hip ....
Not that she has terminal lung cancer!
Perhaps only a month or two left ....

My sister is leaving to be with her now.
Michael is already there at the assisted living center.
Cousin Becky is not free until September.
I can not leave until August 16th due to family and health issues.
sigh ..... perhaps she can last that long .... ?
Yeah, huge family I have!
Minus the Spencer clan, my mother's side, there is only 7 of us remaining that Gwen was family to.

Luckily, the home is run by a bunch of Mennonites.
So, I am praying, and I hope you will as well:
That her ears and heart be opened,
That one of those  Mennonite women will be moved to witness to her!

She was the best of all of the eight step-mothers.
And a darn sight more of a mother to me than my own was!
My sister and I really PO'ed father by refusing to throw her away, like he did!

So a very hard weekend.
My heart is quite broken that she has run by so many opportunities for forgiveness ...
But, as long as she draws a breath - there is hope!