my mom stepped in to heaven

Precious in the sight of the Lord Is the death of His godly ones.

The last few weeks have been difficult to say the least. I’ve been here with friends throughout the years, but there are emotions, decisions and conversations that I’ve been part of that I never realized carried the struggle that they did.

Early Sunday morning I woke to my phone ringing. On the other end was the nurse from the hospice home where my mom was. She shared that my mom had passed away just a few minutes before. We had prepared for this time, but it still hurt. Mom talked about this day, and my family has prepared or braced ourselves for what we knew was coming.

This hurt. It hurt when we were getting ready. It hurts hours or a day after. I thought I was prepared, but it is obvious that I wasn’t.

On Monday my mom turned 74 years old. She had been in the rehab center, nursing home, hospital, at home and finally in a hospice home. Mom had shared her decision and we supported her decision to stop treatments and to begin the final process through hospice. Within these weeks and days there have been lots of tears, many memories shared, laughing, visiting with family and friends, and more.

These have been difficult days that have depicted the grace of God throughout. I will share more in the days ahead.

I am grateful for the calls, text messages, facebook posts, prayers, hugs, compassion, kindness and so much more that has been extended to our family.

My mom is an incredible woman in so many ways. She will be greatly missed by many, many people. Thank you for your prayers.

Proverbs 31:30 NASB

Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.

THANK YOU:

Continue to pray for our family. A memorial service will be held from my mom this coming Friday (Oct 16th) at 2pm at Skelly Drive Baptist Church (8504 E. Skelly Drive, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74129). In lieu of flowers we ask that donations be made to the Clarehouse hospice home (7617 S. Mingo, Tulsa, OK 74133). Please write my dad (Richard Harrison, 8304 E. 74^th Ct, Tulsa, OK 74133). Thank you for your prayers and kindness during these days. Even in difficult times God has been good.

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

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