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Listening to Your Heart Part 2

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After arriving in Florida the day my father passed away is a little blurry because it was evening and I was already emotionally exhausted. I do remember talking to my mother and this is what she told me. She said that He woke up in the middle of the night and was telling her certain things to do, that I would take care of things, and that it would be okay. I don't think my mother realized that he was really going to go. I am sure that she was a little in shock. I do remember her also saying that she just had to keep rubbing my Dad's arms because they hurt so much. Then she went back to sleep and Dad went home to be with Jesus. My parents had been married for 49 years. They have had their ups and downs. One thing I do know is that they both knew Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord and served God faithfully. Mom was faithful to Dad to the end, taking care of his needs, not thinking of herself, because truly she had not been taking care of herself. She loved my Dad so much she

Listening to Your Heart

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It isn't everyday that your life can change in an instant, but this year in early January that is what happened to me. That life changing event was the passing of my father. It was and wasn't expected. He had been sick in the hospital starting in October 2016, transferred to a rehab facility and was there until early December when he came home. He made it like He was getting better and was working real hard in physical therapy so he could walk good on his own, but he really wasn't letting on to how much pain he was really in. My Dad and Mom The morning I learned that he had went home to Glory, I just turned onto the road that my work was on. I was kind of in shock, because all I was told at that time was that he was not responsive. In reality, he had passed early in the morning before my mom woke up and realized he wasn't waking up. I had quick decisions to make for I would be responsible for all Dad's stuff. I got on the first flight out and was there as qui