Thank you for sharing that. It is beautiful. I'm sorry to hear you lost your Mother so recently. I lost mine in 1994 and I still miss her every day. This...
Linda, Thanks for sharing. I'm sorry to hear about the losses of your mother and sister. They sounded like special people. I'm sure they said the same things...
Hi, my name is Meagan. I would first like to say that I am very sorry for all your losses. I lost my spiritual Dad in 2002 and it is still very hard. It was...
Meagan Green
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Feb 10, 2005 5:25 am
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Hi Meagan, Thanks for writing. I'm sorry to hear of your loss. This man sounded like a good person that's going to be missed incredibly. The term "spiritual...
Hello, Jay and group. Thanks for your message. What I mean by spiritual Dad is that William was older than me and knew the Lord longer. I could talk with...
Meagan Green
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Feb 12, 2005 12:23 am
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Hi. My name is Melissa, and I am working on my masters in marriage and family therapy. I am learning how to run various groups, and am cruious about running...
Hi Melissa, Thanks for writing. I'm working on my Master's degree right now too (Divinity) and am leading a grief/loss group. I'm really sorry to hear about...
John, Thanks so much for writing back. I'm curious how different it is running a grief group face to face with others, in comparison with your involvement with...
Hi Melissa, I started this group in case any from the Grief Care group wanted to continue discussion through the week. It hasn't been used in that way yet, but...
Hi Lisa, It's good to hear from you. Sorry for your loss. For some August to Feb. might seem like a long time, but it's not really that long of a time of...
Dear Lisa, Its a tough phase to go through Lisa but time heals and we begin to understand that he who has left his body is there in the spiritual form always...
Hi John, I love your name that was my Dad's name. Close friends and my mom called him Johnny. First, he had been sick for decades really so it was not...
Wow, Lisa, that was awesome. What a great description of your father. Now I miss him too lol. Please don't apologize for length in your writing. Feel free to...
Hi Sandeep, Thanks for writing. I appreciated many things you wrote in response to Lisa's posting, and I'm sure you have been really strengthened and...
Thank you John you said some really nice things about my Dad. All of us that knew him were very blessed. I do feel like (being a christian) we were chosen to...
I for one found Sandeeps comments very comforting. I have saved it so I can read it whenever I feel sad. I really appreciate what she wrote and don't think I...
Linda, the great hope in this life is that we will be raised from the dead, one day, and be reunited with God first, and with those we love. I believe that...
Hi John I understand your point very well and yes one has to come out of the situation completely and totally. We have to cry We cry! Feel the pain, The...
Hi Linda, I am a christian also but have gotten out of the habit of going to church every Sunday. There are so many reasons that I won't bore you with them....
I agree that God knows each of us and I feel he understands my reasons for not attending an "organized religion" type church. I won't go into them now, but I...
Last Friday Feb 18. I got a call from my brother in law from WI, I live in IL telling me that dad died get to moms. I made a 15min drive in 3min. I got in the...
Hi Rob, Thanks for writing. I'm really sorry to hear about the death of your step father, the man that raised you from your teen years. From the effort you...
Hi Linda. I hope you don't have too much guilt over not being there with your mom. I was not with dad either and I was only 30 minutes away. I was home with...
It's amazing to read all of your messages. Having a place to feel supported through your grief is such a blessing. I also wanted to say to John that you have...
Hi Lisa, Thank you for your kind words. Unfortunately, I'm not sure Mom did know how much I loved her. She was always in my heart and I loved her very much,...
Linda, I know this is easier said than done but you can't torture yourself over the things you can't change. You gave your mother every chance in the world to...
Melissa you said that very well and I second it. My loss is very recent and I have only been a member here for a week but I have already met people that are...