So What Do I Do About Mama?

So What Do I Do About Mama?
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George Stewart

Pool Construction, Renovation & Repairs

One of my many God stories was when I was forced to make the decision to no longer care for my mother in our home, My Mother had dementia and had become too unmanageable for me and my family. I found a very nice assisted care facility and for weeks had begun decorating the apartment for my mother to look just like her home. In the weeks preceding her move-in date I would take her with me as we decorated and hung pictures, each time we went she became agitated and verbally abusive about the move causing me to regret the idea and feel inadequate as a caretaker and a failure as a son. The move-in day was scheduled for a Thursday after noon and I was not looking forward to the verbal assault we were about to get that afternoon. During my Thursday morning men’s Bible study they all knew my level of anxiety and doubt that this was truly the right decision. So that morning as we got ready to adjourn the study the men stood up held hands in a circle and began to pray for God to appear and be with us that afternoon when we moved Mom into her new residence.

That afternoon I picked Mom up and headed to the dreaded appointment, I knew what to expect since I had experienced it for the previous three week. I rang the doorbell and we walked in towards her apartment when she exclaimed in a loud and pleasant voice “Look how pretty this place is, I think your Dad would have loved it here, it’s beautiful!” We walked to her apartment where she went in and with a joyful smile looked around and said “I’m going to love it here!” The staff and my family were shocked and could not believe how happy she had become in an instant. They all cried and smiled and gave thanks to the Lord because he had done a mighty work. My mother lived there for 3 years with her little dog and was happier than she had been in quite some time. She passed away from the disease in 2009 and to this day I cannot drive past there without remembering the circle of men that prayed for God to appear…and he did in a mighty way. God Bless you, George

April 20, 2019No comments

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