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| misspittypat |
Posted - Feb 23 2009 : 5:32:03 PM
Well,
1 month ago my father passed away and the one-month anniversary of his death, my brother departed from this world. A victim of gun shot wound. We don't know if it was suicide or an accident.
He left two small children 3 & 5, his wife who is pregnant with a third child (high-risk pregnacy) my mother (70-yrs old) and 3 sisters. His wife is Japanese and they live in Wichita. We live in MO.
I have leaned heavily on the Bible with Momma and sisters-- but I need some advice on the two girls. I so desperately want to be in their lives, but it is not healthy for me to be too close and I need to be here with Momma. Please pray for me.
Lila |
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Jun 08 2009 : 3:03:47 PM
Lila:
Sorry for your lose. You and your family will be in my prayers. Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| misspittypat |
Posted - Mar 18 2009 : 7:26:24 PM
It is a beautiful blog, thanks so much for sharing.
Lila |
| misstilliewillie |
Posted - Mar 15 2009 : 7:22:57 PM
[font=Book Antiqua][blue]My Darling Farmgirls,
I don't know what to add...words to advise...how to comfort. I know loss, and the pain will always be here for me.
I'm so sorry for you, your family and...all of us that are in this place.
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| shepherdgirl |
Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 08:49:54 AM
I'm so sorry for your loss Lila. How well I know that pain!
My family lost 11 family members in a span of 7yrs. That included my grandfather (dad's dad), my grandmother (mom's mom), several dear uncles, and BOTH of my parents -- mom was 47 when she died very suddenly. Dad died 6yrs later in a motorcycle accident at 54. (they divorced when I was two) We were devastated by such loss, to say the least.
A year ago we lost a cousin (age 42) to a sudden death heart attack. My siblings and I feared another wave on our family had started, but, thankfully, no one else has been lost, though his son-- just 26 years old-- recently had a massive heart attack. I fear there is a death curse on my family, and I pray that it is broken and no on else is lost any time soon and for no other reason other than old age.
That pain of losing a loved one never really does go away, but you learn to live with it. There is also that hope that we will all meet again one day.
As for the little ones-- Dawn had some VERY GOOD advice on that. There is nothing I could add there.
Again, I'm so sorry for your loss. (((HUGS, HUGS, HUGS))) Tracy
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Feb 24 2009 : 06:43:51 AM
I'm so sorry for your family and your losses. How very sad for everyone.
My husbands family live in CA. His father passed away in January. Over the years, one of the ways we have our 5 year old son keep in touch with his CA family is having him talk once a week on the phone with them. We also show him pictures of them & we send them tons of pictures too. My son has a 5, 3, and 2 year old cousins there, so we make them cards for every holiday and send. The CA cousins love getting mail and enjoy seeing what my son made them. I think even with today's technology, everyone still enjoys getting a letter or card in the mail. We can't afford to visit too often, so the phone calls, photos and letters help us all stay in touch & for the little ones to remember each other. The photos and videos will help keep their late grandfather's memory with them too.
Dawn in IL |
| Alee |
Posted - Feb 23 2009 : 9:48:39 PM
Oh Lila! I am so sorry for your loss and the pain your family must be going through right now. I remember losing family when I was little- nothing so close as my father, but the things that I remember helping the most was having someone to talk to, remembering the good and fun things about the person, and thinking of them as still watching over me from Heaven (or you know what ever the family belief structure is).
Alee
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| DeepsouthMamma |
Posted - Feb 23 2009 : 7:31:43 PM
I am so sorry for your loss!
I too have lost family in similar ways and times. -there is no easy answer but I know God is aware and He will help all of you to endure.
My niece & nephew were 3 & 5 when their dad ( my oldest brother died)
and they moved away shortly after his death.
Sadly, we are not very close,and there isn't much that could have been different.
Life is just that way sometimes-we have just made the best of things at every turn.
You will likely do the same-I'm just so sorry.
Blessings,
Autumn
Farmgirl #49
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Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. |
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