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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Dec 06 2006 : 07:34:05 AM
my precious dad died this morning as i was talking to my sister (who was beside him and had spent the night in his room) .. she told me to hurry and get there to talk to him one last time and so that he could feel the touch of my hand one last time .. and he took his last breath on earth. it was horrible and beautiful at the same time. my heart is broken.
we are leaving for d.c. in a few moments. thank you all for your prayers. i do know that my daddy is in a wonderous place right now and that this olde world will be a little dimmer for his loss .. but look to the sky at night and see that the stars will forever shine brighter. xo, frannie
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Dec 15 2006 : 11:15:01 AM
thank you sweet rebekah .. your kind words make my heart smile. xoxo
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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| country lawyer |
Posted - Dec 15 2006 : 10:50:12 AM
Frannie, Just wanted to send along my deepest sympathy to you. I have admired your strength in dealing with your father's declining health since the day you first introduced his sweet self to us here. You continue to be an inspiration to this FarmGirl. Two of my favorite aunts have died recently and I gotta tell you, I have meditated on your words and attitude. I admire the way you have handled your father's failing condition and now, death. Your daddy "done good" with you, honey 'chile!
"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time."
James Taylor
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| Libbie |
Posted - Dec 14 2006 : 09:05:44 AM
Frannie - your dad's memorial sounds just perfect - and I love that you were able to meet little Andrew Jordan. Live does give us the happy with the sad, and the good with the bad, it seems, doesn't it?
I'm glad that you're home safe and sound, and I'm sending good, peaceful and happy wishes to you and yours this holiday season.
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Dec 13 2006 : 09:20:36 AM
dear friends .. i am so very grateful to each and every one of you .. your love and prayers for my family at this sad time has been precious to me. i have told all my family of your well-wishes. and i thank you all who wrote to my dad last year when he went into hospice care. my sister gave me all your cards and i sat and read each of them and i will keep them in an album with photos of my dad.
my dad's funeral was 'bittersweet' .. bitter because we no longer have him here on earth .. sweet because he is now free of his aches and pains and most of all his inability to walk the earth .. roaming here and there .. oh my goodness .. i surely do have that quality of his .. and it is far better that he have wings to soar wherever he wants to explore .. i imagine the wonderous adventures he will have!
what a perfect perfect tribute to him at his funeral ... there were children and grandchildren and great grandchildren there. my dad's dear sister (ouor auntie em) was there .. she has always been a strong foundation for my own life. when asked if anyone in the family had any words to say .. i proudly stood up and told of my dad's unending, unqualified love and of all his 'progeny' .. that he will live forever through his children and his children's children and so on until the end of time. my brother stood and talked also of the legacy he leaves with so many 'children' in that very room to celebrate his life and that we all owe our very lives to our dad. the service was dear. we all gathered afterwards at my sister's home and cousins saw cousins ... some of whom hadn't seen each other in several years and many little cousins met other little cousins for the very first time in their lives. again .. it was dear.
of special importance to me was having my heart, my love, my handsome honey hunk husband hank by my side with his unending love and strength .. and our dear daughter and family with us to keep me focused on the future generations. frank was a strong support with his very presence, lucas brightened my heart every moment i was with him, sofia catherine brought me peace and joy just holding her and wednesday was my soul as she gently reminded me of all the happy times and the important things in this lifetime.
we got a late start home last night .. and stopped after a few hours of driving. and completed our trip today .. arriving home about an hour ago. i am exhausted .. both physically and emotionally .. but i know my dear dad is in a good safe place where he awaits each of his 'seed' when it is their turn. he will be at heaven's door to lovingly embrace each of us as we arrive as he was greeted by his own mother and father and 6 brothers and sisters who have gone before him.
i will take a day to relax and recupperate and reflect here at the farm .. then the day after .. i must hit the roads again to do my christmas shopping. i have not yet gotten even ONE gift for my precious children and grandchildren .. and even though this is a time of sorrow .. life does continue and we will celebrate. i am now a week behind on my preparations for our month-long trip to africa .. MUCH to do before i can head there .. most important is ordering lots of my meds to take with me!!!
the truly 'sweet' side of our visit back 'nawth' was seeing our daughter, kristen and family .. INCLUDING that ADORABLE, ADORABLE, ADORABLE, new great-grandson (Andrew Jordan) of ours! What a little love he is! It was as it should be i suppose, that when we say goodbye to a loved one .. we are offered the opportunity to say hello to the newest little family member to come into this world.
again, thank you for all your sweet thoughts. i will most likely get on here to share some photos with you (goodness .. i haven't even had time to send pictures and stories of our newest little grand-daughter, sofia catherine .. and WHAT and ANGEL-PIE she is!) and as always when i am with our sweet grandson, LUCAS .. i have the mostest fun and have stories to tell!
meanwhile, i do hope you are all enjoying the holiday season .. gathering with family and friends.
hugs, frannie
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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| westernhorse51 |
Posted - Dec 12 2006 : 12:09:14 PM
oh frannie, I am so sorry for your loss. Honey, please take some comfort knowing his bright star will shed beautiful light on this earth.
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
| Kelly43 |
Posted - Dec 12 2006 : 04:39:14 AM
Frannie, my heart goes out to you and your family. You will always be able to carry that love with you, and your father has given you the gift of passing that love to everyone you meet. I hope your trip to d.c. was safe and that you are doing ok. Know that all of us farmgirls are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers.
Kel |
| katie-ell |
Posted - Dec 11 2006 : 05:23:42 AM
My deepest sympathies, Frannie, on the loss of your dear Dad. In your sorrow, may you continue to find the joy of his life and the continuation of his legacy. |
| bohemiangel |
Posted - Dec 11 2006 : 05:01:31 AM
Frannie many prayers to you and your family! I always like to think hm who can the person meet of my family up there:) I have quite a few sadly and not all that old but I'm sure they have a ball talking about us;) It's a blink of an eye of time for them and forever for us. Many many HUGS!
"... to thine ownself be true." |
| JudyBlueEyes |
Posted - Dec 10 2006 : 1:13:12 PM
Frannie, Big FarmGirl Hugs to you. Your Dear Daddy will live forever in you sweet memories of him. Love, Judy
The Rooster crows, but the Hen lays the egg. ~ Texas Proverb |
| happymama58 |
Posted - Dec 10 2006 : 11:10:37 AM
Frannie, I'm late in reading this, but wanted to let you know how sorry I am for your loss. May God bless you and hold you in his loving arms in the days to come.
Some people search for happiness; others create it.
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| Sweet Harvest Homestead |
Posted - Dec 10 2006 : 06:01:38 AM
Frannie Sweetie,
I am sorry about your Daddy. I am sending you a big squeeze.
Love,
Lindy
www.sweetharvesthomestead.typepad.com |
| lamamama |
Posted - Dec 07 2006 : 09:51:41 AM
I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of your Dad, Frannie. May you find comfort in the memories you hold in your heart. Please take extra good care of yourself in the days ahead. With prayers for you.......
Melanie |
| blueroses |
Posted - Dec 07 2006 : 09:46:51 AM
Dear Frannie,
I'm so sorry. Hugs to you. Your daddy was a blessed man to have such loving daughters and I'm sure he knew that.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| berries |
Posted - Dec 07 2006 : 06:35:33 AM
Just want to let you know, I know your pain right now. But God is good, and the knowing that they are safe and happy, helps your heart heal. Think on all the good times, and it will surely put a smile on your face.
I lost my dad January 1, 1997, and I miss him so much. But knowing I will see him and be with him makes it bearable. We were very close, and not a day goes by, I don't reflect on what a great man, husband, father, friend he is! Think of all those good things.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours, in your trip, and during the coming months.
farmgirl love, hugs, and thoughts, gloria g. Richards, TX
strawberry fields forever and ever!
www.strawberryhousequilting.com |
| frannie |
Posted - Dec 07 2006 : 06:29:59 AM
dear frannie,
so sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. i know having him in your life was such a blessing. my thoughts and prayers are with you and your sister at this time. i have loved so much the stories you have told about him. what a sweet and wonderful spirit he is. extra love being sent to you at this time from texas.
love
fran
(http://farmfolks-frannie.blogspot.com/) |
| TheSoapMaven |
Posted - Dec 07 2006 : 06:18:17 AM
Frannie you have my deepest sympathy. I lost my dad two years ago Nov 17. I think about him everyday. Know you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Susan
Proprietress of Dahlem's Soapworks http://www.thesoapmaven.com
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| LauraH |
Posted - Dec 07 2006 : 05:35:09 AM
Frannie,
so sorry to hear about your loss.
LauraH |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Dec 07 2006 : 05:31:24 AM
Frannie - so sorry for the loss of your father. I hope you will forever be able to take peace and love from the memories you have of him. Life is so wondrous. We celebrate new life in your family, and pray for the passing of a parent. So often this happens almost simultaneously. Three years ago, we lost my mother and mother-in-law within three months of each other, and also welcomed a baby girl. God provides. And He is certainly with you at this time for strength. Praying for you.
Ephesians 1:17 |
| Libbie |
Posted - Dec 06 2006 : 11:00:39 PM
Oh, Frannie. I am so sorry. I believe it's correct when it's said that the inevitable price we pay for loving truly is the pain of loss. It is all worth it. Sending love...
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
| ~Tracey~ |
Posted - Dec 06 2006 : 9:23:17 PM
My heart is with you Frannie!!!! XOXO!! I totally understand about a Dad being your heart's love!!
Tracey,
mama to Callum 13, Katie 8, Wil 5.5, Benjamin 3 and Andrew 8 months!!
http://hansenhootenanny.blogspot.com/ |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Dec 06 2006 : 5:40:39 PM
dear sweet friends .. thank you all for your kind words, thoughts, embraces.
we are back home! about an hour outside of town on our way to d.c. .. my sister called to say that our dad's funeral is being held off until next MONDAY .. which just so very much surpized me that they chose to wait so long .. but for good reason .. my sweet aunt (one of two remaining sisters in my dad's family of nine children) and who was very close to my dad .. wishes for the minister who has been with my dad for the several years he has been at the nursing home and who knows him better than any other minister .. is not available to do the services for daddy until monday .. the funeral home assures us that this is not unusual and is o.k. .. they can prepare him for the almost week interval. it also gives some other family members time to make preparations to come to d.c. so we will leave early friday morning .. and be with the family over the weekend before daddy's services.
it is so very hard to lose anyone you love .. and my dad was my heart's love .. and even though he was ill all "my" life .. he had a heart as loving as eternity .. and by his very existence taught me unqualified love! no judgements .. just pure love!
thank you again for your sweet thoughts and remembrances. xo, frannie
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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| Phils Ann |
Posted - Dec 06 2006 : 12:24:51 PM
Dear Frannie, my prayers are with you and your sister.
Warm hugs,
Ann
There is a Redeemer. |
| junebug |
Posted - Dec 06 2006 : 12:04:18 PM
Dear Frannie, I share the loss of a parent, as my Mom passed away in June, it's never easy but rest knowing he was sent for and not taken from you. Share the memories with those sweet babies and your dear daddy will live on. Blessings to your family, hugs for you!!
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| Nance in France |
Posted - Dec 06 2006 : 11:28:38 AM
Frannie, my heart goes out to you and your family. Thankfully your dad passed with someone he loved and who loved him nearby. Travel safely, and know you are in our thoughts and prayers. Nance |
| ThymeForEweFarm |
Posted - Dec 06 2006 : 11:04:36 AM
I'm sorry, Frannie. Your father was a blessing to us through what you shared of him here. Safe travels.
Robin
www.thymeforewe.com
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