Karen 'Girl' FridayOctober 1, 2026

Waiting on Mom to Go Home to Jesus: Eternal Hope

Double bottles, double diapers, double everything, and double trouble.

This is how my Mom, a twin herself, describes her life when my twin sister Sharon and I were born. As infants and toddlers, we were a handful to say the least.

I even wrote and spoke about her experience as a mom of twins in speech classes and oratorical contests. And also in published devotionals.

While I enjoyed growing up with a twin sister,—a God-made bestie—I never birthed twins myself. Never a mom of twins.

Still, we’ve heard the crazy stories of putting diapers in the toilet, running opposite directions in the grocery store, baking mud pies in our Easy Bake Oven, and having Chicken Pox and all the sicknesses at the same time.

Some stories we remember. And we cherish many precious memories growing up with each other and our younger sister, Wendi, and life with our Mom.

Going Home to Jesus

But as I type these words, I sit in my Mom’s hospital room after she suffered a massive stroke. No warning signs or symptoms beforehand. The neurosurgeon explained to our family how the CT Scan showed a large brain bleed.

Sadly, she has been unresponsive and surgery won’t help her. At 86, she won’t recover and has been placed on comfort care while they check on hospice. Doctors say she has anywhere from a few days to maybe a week.

And it somehow seems surreal. Then reality hits. Same thoughts and emotions during my husband’s heart journey nearly a year ago.

Waiting on Mom to go home to Jesus.

Oh, we’ve cried, held her hand, talked to her, swabbed her mouth with sponges, covered up her trembling body, and prayed over her.

My Mom’s twin sister came to see her. Our hearts broke for her sister in tears as she hoped Mom knew she was here to say goodbye.

Ultimately, we find comfort that she will be in the arms of Jesus when she passes. Our heavenly Father knows when she’s coming to her eternal home. The Lord holds time in His hands.

Waiting on Mom to go home to Jesus.

The Bible encourages us in difficult times like this. And Scripture gives us hope when our loved one passes away or we wait for the Lord to call them home.