As I looked into the eyes of
my mother-in-law
&
she looked into mine,
whether she knew me or not,
I know her.
She is the Mother of my husband
and to his sister and his brother.
She is the Grandmother of 8.
She is the Great-Grandmother of 7.
She is
Joan Jones~
one whose name I share,
but only with an "i".
A person who
was once very young.
A person who once was
in love and married to her Hoyt.
A person who is still a person
who looked back into my eyes,
as communication is hard,
and then I did it~
I played
her favorite hymns
on my phone
and placed it close to her ear.
Hymns of
Blessed Assurance
Hymns of how
Great is His Faithfulness
Hymns of
How Great Though Art.
As I am not a hymn person,
I became one in that moment
as peace filled the room
and so did tears
as I sang
His Truths
because
we only have one
Blessed Assurance~
"This is my story, this is my song Praising my Savior all the day long This is my story, this is my song Praising my Savior all the day long"
And yes
when everything around you is falling apart
Great is His Faithfulness~
"Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!"
In the quietness of the room
as I looked into her eyes,
reminding me
of the changing times
of the clicking clock
as time goes by so fast
for all of us
I was reminded that
My Hope is Built on Nothing Less~
"On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand, All other ground is sinking sand."
Hope filled the room
as tears did too
as
God reminded me that
He is God
and
that will never change
because
How Great Thou Art~
"Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee How great Thou art, how great Thou art Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee How great Thou art, how great Thou art"
Hug your loved ones
and ask them to hug you.
Please keep
Joan Jones in your prayers.