Well you know me – there just comes a time when you get an email that you should share and this my friend is one of them – bring your kleenex. Sometimes in life we don’t see the answer to the why – I really thought this one was a good example.
She jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She said: ‘How is my little boy? Is he going to be all right? When can I see him?’
The surgeon said, ‘I’m sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn’t make it.’
Sally said, ‘Why do little children get cancer? Doesn’t God care any more? Where were you, God, when my son needed you?’
The surgeon asked, ‘Would you like some time alone with your son? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before he’s transported to the university.’
Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said good bye to son. She ran her fingers lovingly through his thick red curly hair. ‘Would you like a lock of his hair?’ the nurse asked. Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy’s hair, put it in a plastic bag and handed it to Sally.
The mother said, ‘It was Jimmy’s idea to donate his body to the University for Study. He said it might help somebody else….. ‘I said no at first, but Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom..’ She went on, ‘My Jimmy had a heart of gold. Always thinking of someone else. Always wanting to help others if he could..’
Sally walked out of Children’s Mercy Hospital for the last time, after spending most of the last six months there. She put the bag with Jimmy’s belongings on the seat beside her in the car.
The drive home was difficult. It was even harder to enter the empty house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his hair to her son’s room.
She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room exactly where he had always kept them She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, cried herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Lying beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The letter said:
‘Dear Mom,
I know you’re going to miss me; but don’t think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving you, just ’cause I’m not around to say ‘I Love You’. I will always love you, Mom, even more with each day.. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to adopt a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s okay with me.. He can have my room and old stuff to play with. But, if you decide to get a girl instead, she probably wouldn’t like the same things us boys do. You’ll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like, you know.
Don’t be sad thinking about me. This really is a neat place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some, but it will take a long time to see everything. The angels are so cool. I love to watch them fly. And, you know what? Jesus doesn’t look like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I knew it was Him. Jesus himself took me to see GOD!
And guess what, Mom? I got to sit on God’s knee and talk to Him, like I was somebody important. That’s when I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter, to tell you good bye and everything. But I already knew that wasn’t allowed. Well, you know what Mom? God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to write you this letter. I think Gabriel is the name of the angel who is going to drop this letter off to you. God said for me to give you the answer to one of the questions you asked Him ‘where was He when I needed him?’ ‘God said He was in the same place with me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. He was right there, as He always is with all His children.
Oh, by the way, Mom, no one else can see what I’ve written except you.. To everyone else this is just a blank piece of paper. Isn’t that cool? I have to give God His pen back now He needs it to write some more names in the Book of Life. Tonight I get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. I’m sure the food will be great.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I don’t hurt anymore the cancer is all gone.. I’m glad because I couldn’t stand that pain anymore and God couldn’t stand to see me hurt so much, either. That’s when He sent The Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel said I was a Special Delivery! How about that?
Signed with Love from God, Jesus & Me.
(Let’s see Satan stop this one.) Take 60 seconds and re-post this, within the hour, you will have caused a multitude of believers to pray to God for each other. Then sit back and feel the Holy Spirit work in your life for doing what you know God loves ‘When you’re down to nothing, God is up to something’
Author Unknown
Beautiful Story! God really does want what is best for us, even if we can’t see it. Thank you for posting this.
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I agree Lynn – thought this put a different perspective on the way to look at things 🙂
This is absolutely beautiful. I know from experience God does let children send their mama’s little letters of comfort. Thank you for sharing Nancy.
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Thanks Tammie and I hope everyone that has lost someone thru out life can get some comfort
Hi Nancy,
Thank you for your post. It makes you think, and could very well be true. At least along those lines, as you never know just what is around the courner. Until you get there, but then it’s not the corner anymore is it?
Kevan…
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You’re welcome Kevan and you are right – we do not know
Nice post Nancy and God really does know what is best for us and even when we don’t understand why, things happen for a reason.
Thanks for the post,
Jon
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I agree Jon and we just have to keep our faith and believe
Nancy,
This is a wonderful letter. I know God is with us even we think we are left alone. Thank you!
Yes I agree Terry – and that is what gets me thru and you are welcome
Great story Nancy.
Makes you really think. I like to believe there is a reason for everything but it would still be hard to swallow.
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Thanks Roland – what I liked about the story was the letter from the son – sometimes we forget that our loved ones have gone to a better place 🙂
I didn’t take the time to get the kleenex, but that’s okay. I don’t mind my face all wet when it has to do with something so beautiful. Thank you Nancy for sharing this…. I’m speechless in a awed way.
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Oh I didn’t either right away but had to when I read it to my ex’s mom – her and I both were crying 🙂
Nancy,
Wow,wow,wow,,that is all I can say as I have all boys,,,
Hit me right in the heart
Love ya lady
Kath
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Thanks Kathy – that is why I had to share this one – that letter from the son was just wonderful
That one was…you know Nancy…Just speechless! Thanks for reposting I went ahead and shared it too!
You welcome Tene – nice to see you again and it was just one of those you just had to 🙂
Very touching. It’s hard to remember that God is there during those seemingly unbareable times, but He was there with His son Jesus on the cross and He’s here with us too. Thank you for sharing this!
I agree as when you are in those situations all you can feel is the pain that you are going thru at the time
Words would not suffice, so I will let this post speak for it’s self.
Oh I agree Greg and that is why I had to share
What a wonderful, wonderful story! Thank you so much for posting this, especially this time of year when we should all remember that there is someone who loves each and everyone of us – unconditionally – and always will.
Ellen
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Yes that is wonderful to know that 🙂
God is so good to us even when we think he is not Thank you for sharing this with us all. Happy Holidays…..
Yes I agree Deborah and Merry Christmas
Thank you for sharing that emotional email message. God works in ways we find out the “why” later in our life. I lost my first wife so I can relate to this message. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome Gerry and I know when I have lost people in my life – I had a tendency to get caught up on ourselves so much that we can’t see or feel beyond that – I really thought that this gave a light on looking past ourselves 🙂
Thank you for a wonderful, wonderful message. I have to go fix my mascara now, but that’s OK! 😀
Oh I know I cried all the way thru it and thought I was over it, then I call my mother-in-law and was going to read it to her as I knew she would love it and we both cried as I read lolololol But I sure did love the story
WOW! I have tears in my eyes. Never doubt God!! Thanks Nancy and Merry Christmas!!!!
Mel
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Yea me too – cried also – but sometimes you need a good cry