Amma!

One of my favorite pictures with my Mom! It is still hard for me to realize she is not on this earth. She was not just a wonderful Mom to her four children but to many people around her. One thing many people have said about my Mom is that she was a mother to them also. When she visited us in 2010, she brought so much stuff (spices,curry powder, sweets, snacks, clothes and so much more) and I was so frustrated with her. Now I look back, I wish I didn't get so upset with her over all the stuff. She was so patient with me and quick to forgive. My Dad said that she already had lots of stuff ready to bring with her in June. On the day she passed away, our regular reading in our family prayer was Proverbs 31 and it was a great comfort to hear those verses. She was an excellent wife and a godly mother. Her faith was simple and strong and she prayed with that faith for whatever she asked from God. She often prayed on the phone if I was sick or for whatever my need was at that time. She was generous with whatever she had. Few days before she died, I received a generous gift from her and she told me that it is a gift for Tirzah. She always made more than enough food and sent food to neighbors and relatives.  She loved cooking and my Dad absolutely loved her cooking. She visited the sick, comforted those who were mourning, gave to those who were in need and prayed for all of them. If she was in the hospital, she could not stop talking to the nurses and fellow patients about Christ. Last time she was in ICU, she surprised the nurses by singing to the Lord. I can talk about my Amma for a very long time about all those good works that she did for all those around her. In the midst of sadness, I desire to be like her and follow her footsteps. I'm so thankful for such a godly mother and specially thankful for her 65 years (almost 66) on this earth. Thankful for her visits in 2007 and 2010 and it was a very special time with me and my family. It is so easy to focus on her death and get sorrowful but my heart is always lifted up when I thank the Lord for my Amma's life. This following verses comforted me greatly. Psalm 116:15 "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." It is hard that she is not here physically but if her death is precious to God, it sure brings comfort to His children even in the midst of grief. That is why we do not grieve as others do who have no hope. I Thess. 4:17-18 "Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.  Therefore encourage one another with these words." There is encouragement in the midst of grief and I'm thankful for my dearest Amma.