Nana
Today I visited with nana and the end is near - she has stopped eating, her kidneys are shutting down and she is disoriented. The nurses feel she won't last through Mother's Day - but we have to remember this is God's time, not ours. I sat in her room and reminisced about the wonderful years we have had - she has been a good mother, putting up with kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. I remember telling her when Jeremy ws born she was a great-grandmother, and her response was "I've always been a great grandmother!"how true, how true!and she has always been a great anything she has put her mind to. So, I begin to mourn the loss of a great woman, a committed Christian and a wonderful human being. Soon she will be with my Dad, her first grandson Michael, and her firstborn son - Robert Daniel Crow, Jr., born October 25, 1952. But we will not be sad for her, it's time. and while we will all surely miss her, her legacy will live on in us. We will be happy she is finally at peace, with no pain and a clear mind. That beautiful smile will light up heaven and those flashing brown eyes will make the stars pale in comparison. Praise God from whom all blessings flow - and they have certainly flowed from the life of this wonderful woman, mother, wife, friend, grandmother and great-grandmother. I thank God for the life she gave me, for the unconditional love she poured out on me, and for the continued forgiveness she extended to me through the many years of pain and anguish I gave to her. Those who never knew her missed a blessing - and she will always be remembered as our Nana, our Mom. We love you.