Brothers,
Over the last several months, you have prayed for my mom and my family. My mom was diagnosed with cancer in October and it was the hardest bit of information that I have ever received. I loved my mom and have grown closer to her over the last year since my brother died in December 2015. I knew that everyone whom I came in contact with cared about my family and were praying for us. The last 3 months have been a whirlwind and I often did not know which way I was going. I have experienced every emotion from joy to anger but I have tried to always remember that God gave us each emotion that we experience. I have seen some dark days and to be honest, it has been very difficult at times to keep my faith after what our family has gone through over the last 27 month. My grandmother passed away in Oct. 2014, my brother committed suicide in Dec. 2015, and my mom was diagnosed with cancer in Oct. 2016 and passed away Friday morning. One thing that I know is that F3 was always there and I could be myself with each of you. You have seen me experience several emotions but you have not made me feel out of place. I knew that you all cared because I know you and I received SEVERAL texts, calls, etc. over the last few days and months.
It was a great surprise to come home yesterday for a few hours and see the basket of goodies and cards that had been left for my family. I selfishly wanted to keep the candy but brought them to my parents’ house today for the children to eat.
The support that F3 Hickory has created over the last 3 years is why I come back week after week. I know that we are all there for each other and I recommend each of us need to lean on F3 Hickory when we are experiencing tough times, or need assistance. I know that it may be tough but everyone will do anything to help. I know that this my not make sense but know one thing… I appreciate the goodies but thank you from the bottom of my heart for the prayers and support you have given me.
One thing I have learned is that we are not guaranteed tomorrow. Say what you want to say and never leave angry. You never know if you will get another chance to say something or apologize. Once my mom decided to stop treatment, she lived 2 weeks. We were all lucky enough to spend time with her last weekend but no one expected that we would be planning her funeral 2 weeks later. Thank you again for everything.
Markup
Mark Shanks
Published by Abraham on Markup’s behalf
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