Prayer Requests

[polarpi]

(((((((Andrea)))))))))

You and your family will be in my thoughts this holiday. Cherish this time with your grandmother, as I understand how tough it is to have to deal with this during the holiday season - we just lost my great-grandmother on Sunday night. Each moment is a blessing of her presence in your life, and though it may be tough to see your grandmother's life coming to an end, she'll be waiting to say hello to you again some day.

L&L,
Jennie

[ADPiAkron]

Thanks Jennie. And I am so sorry to hear about your great grandmother.

[honeychile]

I'm so sorry to hear about your families, Jennie & Andrea. God bless you & yours real good, and I hope y'all get through this alright.

[polarpi]

Originally posted by honeychile
I'm so sorry to hear about your families, Jennie & Andrea. God bless you & yours real good, and I hope y'all get through this alright.

Thanks Honey! I'm actually okay - while it's sad that she's gone, I know she's now with her husband (which has been hard for her for 31 years, since he passed away on my mom's birthday - she felt so bad that every year she cried on my mom's birthday, because of the memories). I'm just frustrated that the family that lives back there had to "rush" the memorial service, so that my grandmother (who was closer with this great grandmother - her step-mother - than her own mother) wasn't able to go back to say her goodbyes. It's a long story, but since she was being cremated, there really wasn't any hurry for the memorial service, and when my great-aunt (my great-grandmother's husband's sister) passed away almost five years ago, my family out here waited until the two sisters from back there were able to fly out to be a part of the memorial service. It's just a little "craw" in the side, but we'll get over it in time.

[ASUADPi]

Hey girlies, I could use some good thoughts. I'm getting sick, again, and I really can't go to the doctor (b/c last time the doctor chewed me out for coming pretty much once a month, as if I can control that my kids cough all over me). I'm gonna have to "fight" this one out without antibiotics. GRRRR!!!!!! I'm sooooo incredibly tired of being sick. Sometimes I hate my immune system.

[polarpi]

Originally posted by ASUADPi
Hey girlies, I could use some good thoughts. I'm getting sick, again, and I really can't go to the doctor (b/c last time the doctor chewed me out for coming pretty much once a month, as if I can control that my kids cough all over me). I'm gonna have to "fight" this one out without antibiotics. GRRRR!!!!!! I'm sooooo incredibly tired of being sick. Sometimes I hate my immune system.

Sweetie, I'm definitely thinking about you. Shame on that doctor for getting on you - like it's YOUR fault that you've gotten sick? Tell me, how many of us purposely go out of our way to get sick, so we can spend $$ (at the holidays, nonetheless) for a doctor's visit and medication??? Besides, shouldn't he WANT to have patients?? How else is he going to afford his big dollar car and mansion in the hills?

(I'm just kidding about the doctor being greedy - there are some absolutely WONDERFUL doctors out there! I just can't imagine a doctor getting mad about having patients coming in to see them - wouldn't they prefer that to us spreading our germs around and NOT getting treatment for our illnesses???)

[honeychile]

Sisters, I got some terrible news earlier today. A very good pastor friend mentor confidant of mine passed away yesterday. He had suffered a heart attack about a month & a half ago, and had a quad bypass - all just like my mom - but developed an infection after he got home, and died suddenly.

I've known Don for more than half of my life - I played soccer with his son, and even though he was the assistant pastor at a different church than mine, he counseled me quite a few times. We also worked together in the Fresh Start ministry - he'd always include me in the blessing in some sort of way ("Please bless this food, the hands that cooked it, and those who will partake - especially Honey, who hates the parsnips" type of thing). Don couldn't wait to meet mr. honeychile "to check him out", since my own daddy couldn't. He was from England, loved soccer, loved the Lord, and was always smiling like some sort of pastoral gnome.

Right now, I am devastated - more upset than I would be about the passing of some of my relatives. Thank heavens, my family understands and knows how I felt about Don. While I'm so certain that Don is dancing today with his Lord, I'm being pretty selfish and am deeply mourning him. His phone has been so busy, so I can't even offer my condolences to his wife. Praise the Lord that his children & grandchildren were with him!

Damn, I'm rambling... but I'm also sobbing as I type this. I haven't felt this badly since my own dad passed away two years ago. Please, if you think of it, please include the Wilsons and the many other lives Don touched in your prayers. One of my best testimonies has Don in the centre of it; maybe I'll share it someday with y'all. Right now, I'm raw.

[polarpi]

(((((((((Honey))))))))))))

My heart is absolutely breaking for you right now. I have you, Don, his family, and the many lives he's touched in some way in my thoughts and prayers right now.

[ASUADPi]

(((((((Honey))))))))

I seriously wish I could give you a real hug. Oh sweetie, you are in my thoughts. If I can do anything, please let me know.

[honeychile]

Thank y'all, very, very much. The shock is gone, and that feeling of acceptance has set in. There will be no arrangements finalized until tomorrow, as his English relatives are trying to see when they can get into town.

I think Don's death also brought home to me exactly HOW close I came to losing my mother last February. Their experiences (except the infection, Praise God!) were identical - neither had chest pains, both had the quad bypass, both came home utterly exhausted, both had trouble seeing. I feel much better about the months I've spent here at my mother's, helping her recuperate. There have been many times of rebellion, of missing my own home & routine - now I truly know that what I did was in response to the Lord's will for my life at this time.

My prayer is that each of you get to meet and get to know a clergyman like Don Wilson. I'd love to say "pastor", but realize how un-pc that is. But everyone had an everyday spiritual person such as him in their lives, the world would be a nicer, sweeter place.


ps - it still hurts.

[skerbow]

((((((HUGS)))))))

Honey you are in my thoughts and prayers, as are Don and his family. If you get a chance, try to find a copy of "roses in December." it is an incredible book that I recommend to anyone that has lost a loved one. It really helps with the healing process. If you can't find a copy, let me know. I will get you one.

[texas*princess]

(((((((((((((((((honeychile)))))))))))))))))

i'm so sorry to hear about what happened you & don & his family are in my thoughts & prayers !

[HBADPi]

Hugs to Honey! Sorry to hear about your loss, its always hard to lose someone you are close with, you know we're here for you whenever.

[ADPiAkron]

My grandmother went to be with the Lord yesterday evening. Please pray for my family as we will be going through a difficult time over the next few days...we are also still healing from the passing of my uncle two weeks ago.

[honeychile]

(((((((((((((Andrea)))))))))))))

Sweetie, you & your family have had one of the hardest times lately! I'm sure we'll all continue to lift you up in prayer, so you can get through this difficult time. It's really hard to hear that "ho, ho, ho" when you feel like kicking an elf or something, isn't it?