With sadness I write that my precious mama and the boys “Ama” has gone to her eternal home. She passed away December 19th around eight pm. She had just finished having dinner at her home, with her close friends Diane, Pam, and Dottie.
We mourn the loss of our mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and mother in law, and friend. We have spent the last few months soaking up her face, freckles, laugh, voice, touch. There are no regrets. All that needed to be said was said. All that needed mending was mended.
We rejoice that she is now home; truly home. If there is anything we can learn from this experience is to become aware to a new degree the reality that we are eternal beings and that we are on this earth for a whisper of a moment. The time here is to learn to love God and to love others. The lessons we learn here on earth are in preparation for the things to come. Take this time to seek, discover, and learn all that God has in store for you.
I am sad that I was not with my mom in her final moments, but I fully trust in God’s sovereignty and timing. I am grateful that she was surrounded by dear, lifelong friends and not alone. I was told by Diane that my brother handled himself beautifully with the paramedics and those who came to pick up her body, and that she and I would be proud.
It will be a bittersweet Christmas, but the fact that we were able to celebrate it back in October with all family and friends…what a gift!
On behalf of our family, thank you for loving our mother and us. Your prayers and kindness sustained us all during this difficult season.
I will be spending Christmas in California, then will head to Washington to help settle affairs alongside my brother.
Out of respect for our mother’s wishes, we are not going to have a memorial service. She felt like she was able to attend her own wake while she was still alive, and feels blessed by everyone who visited, called, sent cards, and wrote Caring Bridge posts.
If you would like to make a contribution in her honor, we would like to suggest contributing Caring Bridge , which is a wonderful service that helped keep everyone connected during these past couple of months,
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Hospice of Seattle (Providence). They were amazing, providing all the necessary items needed to keep her comfortable, along with counseling and spiritual care to help guide us all through these unchartered waters.
Love to you all, Leigh