When The Love Begins Again

 

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 As Mary lay in her hospital bed surrounded by her children and grandchildren she could still hear them and sometimes she spoke to them but they could not hear her she was lost in the darkness waiting to find the light. Mary was looking for the one person she could always depend upon,the one person who could keep her safe.

Mary called out his name but no one heard her silent cry. "Jack" she cried "Jack where are you, I cannot see you " 

Jack was waiting for her to call out his name and he answered her slowly and surely "Mary " he said softly "you are looking but you cannot see me , you need to let go you need to see me and I can help you find the way "

 "Take my hand Mary and walk with me, down by the river where it all began. lets remember how it all began, let's remember all the hopes and dreams we had for them. lets talk about all the struggles we faced and how we overcame each of them and let's see the wonders we created."

"Let's sit and talk a while it's going to take some time before you can come home to me " Mary cried "but jack how can I go with you,how can I leave them yet " Jack gently replied "it's ok I understand you can't let them go just yet, you need to feel their touch, you need to be surrounded by their warmth,  but you have to see what you have done already. You have given them love, you have given them faith. Together we have raised them to be strong, to be resilient."

"You have nourished them and taught them only the joys a mother can teach them . You have been their friend for so long and will be their mother forever."

"Come sit with me for just a bit and see what you have done, watch how your children hold each other up, watch how your children love each other and respect one and other. See how they have loved their children, you showed them how a mothers love should be. Look at your grandchildren grown up with children of their own, look how they love their children you have shown them how.  They laugh they dance they cry they mourn. They make mistakes but they learn from them you have shown them how."

"You have given so much of yourself to them you must be so tired. You don't think they are ready. They don't think they are ready but look how strong they are, look how strong you made them."

"Come Mary lay your head next to mine and rest with me we will watch them from afar we will guide them through times of good and bad, and they will always know we are there with them. We need to talk.We need to walk again down by the river, we will laugh we will cry and we will mourn but we will never be apart again for a love like ours will never end ."

After many days of listening and feeling the love the surrounded her Mary heard Jack call out her name "Mary, it's time " this time she was ready she could see him clearly and was ready to leave them on their own but never alone.

Jack said "come Mary lay your head next to mine let's stop and rest a while "

The room was still ,everyone was peaceful and silently Mary slipped quietly out to join Jack together forever and stronger then ever. 

Their love story begins again and one that never ends 


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Ann Kelly

Beautiful Tracey and well read for Grandmas Eulogy. So much love

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