Back in May when Mom took a break from chemo and went home, she told us that she "was going home to get ready to go home." Trudie knew that this world was not her home, and she lived every day in preparation for her last....serving, caring, and loving all who she knew and those she just met.

Mom left this world this morning at 3:15 a.m., resting comfortably in her own bed, in her own home, with her family beside her. She is at peace. She is at rest. She is with her Lord.

Visitation with the family is scheduled for Monday, August 8th in the chapel at Boze-Mitchell-McKibbon Funeral Home 511 W. Main St., Waxahachie, Texas. A celebration of Trudie's Christian life will be held Tuesday morning at 10:00a.m., Brown Street Church of Christ (formerly College Street) , 2471 Brown Street, Waxahachie, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, Trudie wishes that donations be made to Lifeline Chaplaincy, Administrative Office, 1415 Southmore Blvd., Houston, TX 77004-9906. To truly honor Trudie, please live every day in love and service to our almighty Lord God, and to those you meet each day.

Trudie has been resting comfortably surrounded by all her kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids since she got home from the hospital. It has been a wonderful family time spent honoring and loving our Trudie. On Tuesday though, it became apparent that the angels were gathering and Heaven was preparing a party. She would point into the distance, smile, and describe what she was seeing. She said there was a whole line of people that had been waiting all day to see her and visit with her. "Just look at all those people," she would say, with a big smile on her face. Heaven must need a little more time to get ready for our Trudie angel, as the time since then has been spent making her as comfortable as possible. Hospice caregivers are blessed gifts, and they have been so caring and wonderful. We continue to cherish our time together, but solicit prayers on Trudie's behalf for comfort and peace.