|
Welcome to In Loving Memory of our Mom, Janet K. Bray This site is in honor of our Mother and to spread the word about breast cancer. Mom fought breast cancer for a little more than a year before it took her life. Please read the information and check the links we have gathered. We hope you find them useful or informative. Please be aware and help spread the word. 
National Mammography Day The third Friday in October each year is National Mammography Day, first proclaimed by President Clinton in 1993. On this day, or throughout the month, we encourage women to make a mammography appointment. Information found at NABCAM
There Are No Words There are no words ...what can I say? At last her sweet soul winged its way To peace and freedom in the sky Where never again will she suffer or cry. It's all part of God's great plan ... Which remains a mystery to man. We cannot understand His ways Nor can we count our earthly days. But who are we to question and doubt? God knoweth well what He's about; He knew she longed to "go to sleep" Where only angels, a vigil keep. The pain of living grew too great No longer could she stay and wait; She did not want to leave you, dear, But she had finished her work down here. So she closed her eyes and when she awoke, These are the words the Master spoke ... "Welcome, dear child, you are Home at last, And now the burden of living is past." "There's work for you in My Kingdom, dear And you are needed and wanted here." So weep not, she has just gone on ahead, Don't think of her as being dead. She's out of sight for a little while, And you'll miss her touch and her little smile, But you know she is safe in the home above Where there is nothing but Peace and Love. And, surely, you would not deny her peace ... And you're glad that she has found release. Think of her there as a soul that is free, And Home at last, where she wanted to be. ~ Helen Steiner Rice ~
The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity I need To accept the things I cannot change The courage to change the things I can And the wisdom to know the difference.
Lord, Help me to remember that nothing is going to happen today that you and I together can't handle.
It's difficult to learn to say good-bye. Wondering how to go on from here. Losing my best friend, my life line to love; Was almost too much to bear. You gave me life, you gave me hope, You taught me to love and to care. You taught me to laugh, you taught me to dream, You dried my tears when I was lonely and scared. Your legacy lives on, as the seasons evolve, I pass the torch of love to my own. The gifts you gave, I bestow in return, Always honoring the woman, my Mom.
~A few of our favorite links~
You can only have one mother, Patient, kind and true. No other friend in all the world, Will be the same to you. When other friends forsake you, To mother you will turn, For all her loving kindness, She asks nothing in return. As we look upon her picture, Sweet memories we recall, Of a face so full of sunshine, And a smile for one and all. Sweet Jesus, take this message, To our dear mother up above; Tell her how we miss her, And give her all our love. ~ Author Unknown ~
I remember thee in this solemn hour, my dear mother. I remember the days when thou didst dwell on earth and thy tender love watched over me like a guardian angel. Thou art gone from me, but the bond which unites our souls can never be severed; thine image lives within my heart. May the merciful Father reward thee for the faithfulness and kindness thou has ever shown me; may He lift up the light of His countenance upon thee and grant thee eternal peace. ~ Author Unknown ~
We thank you for taking the time to read about our Mother and her journey with Breast Cancer. We hope that if it even helps one person to be more aware then we have accomplished what we set out to do. 
This site was created on July 25, 2000 and last updated on December 28, 2008 |
