Our Heritage by Lori Frejek

Our Heritage (complete)
By Lori Frejek
We have been given a gift,
Our Mom had a special gift. 
She could make anyone feel AT HOME in her house.
She would see in you the CHILD that God created you to be, and so
She could Love you for who you were, Unconditionally.
This was the gift she gave to each of her children.
The Heritage she left for us all.

We see that gift now reflected back in each one of our siblings,
As we struggle to care and be there for Dad.
We feel Love & Hope & Joy.
Even through the heartache & turmoil & stress.
We could not do this without,
The gift that Mom gave each of us, 
Our Heritage of Unconditional Love.

So now what? This is the question I ask.
Five weeks of fighting to complete the task given him,
And this is what I have seen in Dad.
While his task was living all I heard from him was,
"OK! let's go, get me up.
I've got to get on with my task. Just do it."
Then Dad heard God's Spirit saying,
"WELL DONE! Come home!"
His task was complete, and he went home,
Peacefully with no fighting.
Dad was obeying his Lord's calling one more time.
So now what? I can still hear Dad saying, "Just do it!"
We have been given,
A Heritage of Unconditional Love,
And we have been given a task, 
Passing on that love to all we meet,
Just as Dad did in his life here.