yet in those moments as she spoke, her eyes shone with a hope and joy that defied the suffering she was enduring. “Cheri, I have been praying for you and all my six children and twenty-two grandchildren for many years. But pretty soon I’m going to get to see Jesus face-to-face and get to talk to him about you all,” she said with a smile. She closed her eyes as her head relaxed on the pillow, and I sat pondering those words. Sure enough, only two weeks later, Mama entered eternity, special delivery,