Special Moments-Part 4

Along with all the partying we had some special one on one time with Daddy.  I want ever forget the morning after Daddy got home from the hospital I made him one of my smoothies & then climbed up in bed with him & read my Bible Reading to him.  Even though he kept his eyes closed the entire time he seemed to really enjoy it. 


I loved making him a smoothie almost every morning.  In fact everyone asked for them for breakfast.  One morning Daddy & I started talking about times that he & I just shared.  I wouldn't leave his side for anything.  I wouldn't answer the phone, or the door or any other distraction that would take me away from that bed.  A precious time for the both of us.


As a family (Mother, John, Penelope, Daddy & me), we tried to have some morning devotions.  It didn't happen ever morning, but when it did it was so natural & so God ordained.  They began with the days reading from Destined to Reign by Joseph Prince.  Awesome book by the way.  Then prayer, an some hymns.  Most of the time we couldn't remember the words that would bring on laughter, but oh so sweet.


My last devotion with Daddy & Mother was the Tues before Daddy died on Thur am.  He had been in a medical sleep for 2 1/2 days & was coming out of it.  It really was his last really good day.  He still had a sparkle in his eye & was very much alert.  Anyway, that devotion was so anointed by the Lord.  I didn't read the days reading that morning but I read the day before.  It was on comparing Satan as a roaring lion coming to devour us vs Jesus being the Lion of Judah being in us & His power in us.  It was so powerful.  I had felt lead for days to anoint Daddy & Mother with oil, & after the reading, it seemed so fitting.  Again, after the anointing & prayers, sweet singing began.


During that day Daddy would say some things I will never forget like: 1) I was helping him with his smoothie & he looked at me & said, "Dave (my husband) is going to be so jealous of me"-meaning I'm here taking care of him & not in AR taking care of Dave.  2) As I was taking care of him from rolling him over (with Mother's help), to suave on his lips, to feeding him, fixing his bed-he looked at me & said,"What would I have done without you?!"  I needed to hear that & it spoke to my heart & soul.


All throughout this time, we all saw a special side of Daddy that we hadn't seen in a long time.  A special sweetest, tenderness, & a lot of humor.  One thing that Daddy had throughout his life-time, espcially up until the very end of his life was his gift of memorization & alertness.
                                        ann :)