rememberance

I am so sad to report that a friend from my MOPS group, Lynn Dillingham, passed away this week, after battling cancer. Some of you were following her brave fight and others might not have known about it. She was a daughter, wife, sister, friend, as well as a mom to two beautiful children, Lyndsey and Peyton. I cannot help but think of my own mom at this time. How sad we all were to be left behind, but also filled with the peace of knowing she is in heaven. Lynn was of the same spirit as my mom....she was a proclaimer of the Word...teaching us...counseling us...a messenger to us all... and a friend...following in the steps of Jesus and encouraging others to do the same. A poem that my mom liked came to mind as I am thinking of Lynn, and I've copied it here:

FELLOWSHIP OF THE UNASHAMED

"I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line.
"I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.
"My past is redeemed; my present makes sense; my future is secure."
"I'm finished and done with low living, smooth knees, mundane talking, cheap living."
"I no longer need prosperity, position, promotions, or popularity."
"I no longer have to be right, first, recognized, praised or rewarded."
"I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power."
"My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear."
"I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded, or delayed."
"I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ."
"I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go till He comes, give till I drop, and preach till all know."
"When He comes for His own my banner will be clear."

I saw a rainbow in the sky the day I found out she had passed away (some other MOPS moms had seen it too). It made me smile. I still miss my mom a lot. But there are rememberances of her all around. Juan Pablo bought me Chanel No5 for Christmas and that remimds me of her. Isabela's hair in the morning smells EXACTLY like my mom's did. And her favorite sayings and Bible verses pop out now and then...helping me to be a better person.

I know in time the same will happen for Lynn's family and friends....but for now please keep them uplifted in prayer.