Our Most Special Mother's Day!

 This Mother's Day is special!  If God hadn't intervened, this could have been my first mother's day not observed personally.  I'm so thankful to still have my mom here physically.  Mom's are such a blessing that shouldn't be taken for granted.  In today's society, it's really sad.  True womanhood is looked upon as silly and not very intellectual when in reality, true womanhood is awesome how God intended it to be.  Through all of this, I have learned how wonderful my mom really is, and she is a true lady of faith.  She's never been in the workforce, didn't get a big degree, but took her God given role seriously to stay at home and take care of her family putting God first as the central focus.  That's a beautiful woman and  real lady that I have for a mom.  Above Photo by Sonia Coats shot this past week.

 We are so blessed with some of the best friends any person could ask for.  Mom has received so many visitors, in moderation.  Recovering from a heart attack means lots of rest and peace and quiet, but every now and then she really enjoys the visits from our best friends.  Not shown is Aimee Goulet, Melinda Brown, and a few others I missed on camera. 

 Mom still being alive is a true miracle.  Below all of the pics I have put a brief account of what happened.  I do sometimes post miracles on my blog, and this by far is the biggest one.  It has taken me awhile to post b/c of being tired and the emotional side of dealing with it, but finally, it's time.

 Our Family Miracle!

My mom was at my home feeling normal when she suddenly told me she felt really, really sick , and then she fell unconscious in my arms and stopped breathing and had no pulse.  It was so sudden.  I cannot describe how scary that was.  I laid her on my floor and cried out to God out loud screaming over and over to help in a big panic, and then begin CPR and mouth to mouth resuscitation immediately.  After maybe two or three minutes, it worked and she started breathing on her own again, and then came to and was confused what was going on.  I told her that I thought she had a heart attack and told her to stay lying on the floor, and then all of a sudden she started having VERY severe pains again and a little convulsing, but at least she was conscious and breathing w/a pulse  She must have thought she was dying b/c she told me to hurry and bring my Bible and lay it in front her and turn to a specific scripture, so I did.  She started asking for Stephen and my dad in a way that scared me she was dying b/c she really wanted to see them right that second, but I hadn't had time to even make them aware of the situation yet.  Then, I grabbed the phone and called the minister.  I then phoned my dad and told him what was happening, and then ran across the yard banging on my brothers door until he opened.  I then called mom's sister, my Aunt Mary so she would know and could pray.  Then she went back into severe pain and vomiting with a minor convulsion  Everyone arrived at my place and my mom got a little better, still really bad off, but you could see God intervening so she didn't die.  My mom is one of the kindest, helpful, sweetest ladies I know, and it's not just b/c she's my mom.  She's amazing, so it was hard to see her suffer. 

Cutting the story short and coming to the present 1.5 months later.  Mom is still recovering at my house.  We are okay and have already witnessed a miracle, but she's not completely out of the woods yet.  My mom died in my arms 1.5 months ago and I witnessed first hand God bringing her back to life.  What an awesome God we serve!

Thank you all for being our family friends!  Everyone's prayers are appreciated.  We're okay and trusting in God and grateful to Him!