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Hogs & Quiches & Prayers Round-up:  I lost my dad  |
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RachelLeigh
True Blue Farmgirl
635 Posts
Rachel
Rainier
WA
USA
635 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 23 2017 : 8:22:23 PM
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My 72-year-old father suffered a massive stroke Wednesday night, slipped into a coma on Friday morning, and died Friday evening. I was unable to make it back to Indiana from Washington before he passed. In fact, my connecting flight to Indianapolis was getting ready to take off in Salt Lake City when I found out that he had died. That was the worst 3 hour flight of my life.
I am devasted. My emotions bounce from sobbing to numb and back again. My mother and brother are shaken, and my half-siblings were vacationing on a cruise and didn't get word until last night that he'd died. We're having a memorial service for him on Wednesday as he wanted to be cremated.
If you are the praying kind, please send up prayers of strength for us. If you don't pray, we'd appreciate positive thoughts right now. My heart is broken and I don't know how I'm going to function normally without him. Even from over 2000 miles away, we connected regularly and were close. The sunshine in my life has gotten so much dimmer.
Farmgirl Sister #127
My blog: http://14thandoak.com
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
3162 Posts |
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl
1036 Posts
Nancy
Texas
USA
1036 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2017 : 10:14:07 PM
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You got it Rachel Dearest. Sorry to hear this sad news.
TW
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7715 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7715 Posts |
Posted - Jul 23 2017 : 10:37:20 PM
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Oh Rachel I am so sorry to hear this. I will lift you and your family up in prayer. It is hard when you are that close.
Take care and God be there beside you all tonight.
Blessings.
love and hugs
darlene
Trust in your faith, not your emotions, when it comes to making life’s decisions.
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
I trust in you Jesus... |
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GinghamGirl
Schoolmarm
1422 Posts
Joyce
PE
Canada
1422 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2017 : 04:48:30 AM
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I'm praying for you, Rachel.
Joyce Hein
Farmgirl Sister #6071
FGOTM April 2016 |
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suny58
True Blue Farmgirl
4407 Posts
Dianna
Jack
Al.
USA
4407 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2017 : 05:24:36 AM
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Oh Rachel...my heart aches with you and for you!! I will lift you and your family up in my prayers this morning! Praying for Gods loving arms to wrap you in His comfort and live and grant you peace dear Rachel.
Farmgirl #7703
Dianna
"Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing." Pissarro |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13664 Posts |
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Dreamer42
True Blue Farmgirl
2694 Posts
April
Central
Oregon
USA
2694 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2017 : 8:59:04 PM
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Prayers and strength to you and your family. Much love...
Dreamer42
Farmgirl Sister #7038 |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9438 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9438 Posts |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7231 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7231 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2017 : 11:54:52 AM
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Rachel, I am so sorry to hear about your dad. You will definitely be in my thoughts. Huge Farmgirl hugs.
Krista |
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janamarieje
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
Jana
Southern California
USA
1022 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2017 : 12:06:56 PM
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Although you will never forget your father, it will get easier. I lost my dad fifteen years ago and miss him terribly. Hang in there and remember we are all praying for you and the family. Hugs!
Jana
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1Anne
True Blue Farmgirl
99 Posts
Anne
Lebanon
CT
USA
99 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2017 : 1:48:01 PM
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Rachel - Praying for you and your family in this very difficult time. Anne
Yes, in God I trust. |
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RachelLeigh
True Blue Farmgirl
635 Posts
Rachel
Rainier
WA
USA
635 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2017 : 1:50:22 PM
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Thank you for all the wonderful messages, everyone. We had his memorial service today and it was painful and hard and I cried buckets. I fly back home tomorrow evening and then we all have to work on moving forward with our lives. It's very, very hard as I was a daddy's girl.
Farmgirl Sister #127
My blog: http://14thandoak.com
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
6722 Posts
Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
6722 Posts |
Posted - Aug 01 2017 : 09:15:08 AM
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I am so sorry Rachel for the loss of your Beloved dad. I will keep you and your family in my heart, thoughts and prayers.
I have been off the forum a few weeks and am just seeing this.
Hugs,
Deb
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Blessed in Colorado
FGOTM, Septembe, 2012
"You must do the thing you think you can not do." Eleanor Roosevelt
Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings We simply continue to fly on our Broomsticks. We're flexible like that!
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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl
3492 Posts
Kelly
Pipe Creek
Texas
USA
3492 Posts |
Posted - Aug 06 2017 : 11:47:44 AM
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Oh Rachel this is so sad, I am certainly sending many prayers up now for your family.
Farmgirl #5111
Farmgirl of the month October 2014
Blessings
~Kelly~ |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2017 : 12:07:57 PM
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Praying for you and your family. Hugs.
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 |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Aug 08 2017 : 8:05:31 PM
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Rachel, praying for all. God bless...
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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