tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post1327943871388619997..comments2024-03-28T11:09:46.338-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: When Your Spouse Is Dying - Part 1Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-47507691411711801122017-05-26T16:37:34.498-07:002017-05-26T16:37:34.498-07:00Elizabeth, thank you so much! I'm delighted to...Elizabeth, thank you so much! I'm delighted to welcome you here, and so appreciate your kind thoughts and prayers. God bless!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-77346188149226399332017-05-26T16:35:16.591-07:002017-05-26T16:35:16.591-07:00Hello Andrew, I found you through FMF and God'...Hello Andrew, I found you through FMF and God's direction. I found my way to the beginning of your journey and am in awe of your ability to express all it entails. Thanks for sharing the talent God gave you so gracefully. I'll be keeping a post-it-note in my bible with your name on it.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177803470331591655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-12041150704175549822015-05-06T20:24:50.964-07:002015-05-06T20:24:50.964-07:00Ruth, your comment means the world to me, truly. A...Ruth, your comment means the world to me, truly. As I walk this path I am realizing day on day that the only strength I can draw on is that which I offer, through the Almighty, to others.<br /><br />And the expressing of emotions is tough for me, too...I am Asian!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-13032134807400052982015-05-06T20:20:32.733-07:002015-05-06T20:20:32.733-07:00It will be the hardest thing I have ever written. ...It will be the hardest thing I have ever written. And it will be expanded into a book, time and strength permitting.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-63651521222815762802015-05-06T20:18:54.472-07:002015-05-06T20:18:54.472-07:00I wish I could say that taken head on it's not...I wish I could say that taken head on it's not so scary...but it is. I guess that how we face it is the key, for our loved ones...and ourselves.<br /><br />And thanks for the prayers. They're needed. And appreciated.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-50109896975835043922015-05-06T20:15:49.914-07:002015-05-06T20:15:49.914-07:00Thank you so much...it's a terribly hard road,...Thank you so much...it's a terribly hard road, but I hope that at least I can offer a hand to hold.<br /><br />And thank you for the prayers, and the hugs.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-48407734844699885442015-05-06T13:30:41.463-07:002015-05-06T13:30:41.463-07:00Thank you so much.
I keep coming back here, and ...Thank you so much. <br /><br />I keep coming back here, and keep being blown away by what I read. This space, and your preparedness to talk out loud about the ugly and specific challenges of dying allows us to face the same thing, but not alone. You communicate, 'I'm here in this reality, and God is, too. This is a dark path, but not without hope.' Thank you for being willing to let others into this part of your journey too.<br /><br />Perhaps what you don't realise is how God is using your words to express things that others might have said, had they the skill or courage to speak them. My family faced cancer 24 years ago. I wonder if we were just too choked up with love and fear of loss to say out loud some of the things you do here. I wish we had heard or spoken some of this truth to each other back then... but I was young, and us Brits aren't always great at expressing real emotions either... Your words break that sense of helpless isolation. Your words make sense ('it's a Bad Trip') - and yet make us realise that to face death, and to lose those we love, is a common experience to all. Your words are bringing us together here - to also see that God has taken death's sting and provided us a way through the darkest of paths. Thank you again. Really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-82647431491798779862015-05-06T07:04:34.280-07:002015-05-06T07:04:34.280-07:00This will be a series that is rich with important ...This will be a series that is rich with important instructions. Most of us have not walked where you are walking and I'm really interested to know how to approach such a time. Prayers are lifted for you, Andrew!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156048755652103073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-54201373219490210082015-05-06T03:18:39.924-07:002015-05-06T03:18:39.924-07:00A topic no one wants to face but everyone needs to...A topic no one wants to face but everyone needs to embrace as it is inevitable! Praying!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281912720738542321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-74182352623338743892015-05-04T20:10:05.017-07:002015-05-04T20:10:05.017-07:00Still praying with you Andrew. This series - the ...Still praying with you Andrew. This series - the idea of a spouse dying - is certainly not a topic we want to hear; BUT, one that needs to be heard and acted on. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, as you have so much to say and so much inspired "right there" experience. May God continue to journey with you 'til you are with him...{{HUGS}} for you and your wife!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954512718777249848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-37708130852967299312015-05-04T19:14:26.563-07:002015-05-04T19:14:26.563-07:00Michele, you were on my mind as I was conceptualiz...Michele, you were on my mind as I was conceptualizing this series. I hope it will be a worthy companion to your witness.<br /><br />And thank you so much for the prayers. Things are getting a bit rougher.<br /><br />Please give Rommie a big hug!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-64873446725455700552015-05-04T19:08:25.718-07:002015-05-04T19:08:25.718-07:00Michelle, thank you so very, very much. I'm ov...Michelle, thank you so very, very much. I'm overwhelmed.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-58549959573470911742015-05-04T17:46:09.274-07:002015-05-04T17:46:09.274-07:00Thank you for writing about these topics. Every co...Thank you for writing about these topics. Every couple should have "the conversation" about what each other want for the surviving spouse. Joe and I had "the conversation" several times. I knew he wanted me to move forward with life and I've tried my best to move forward. Although I know he is ticked that I've not dated or remarried yet. <br /><br />I look forward to your posts. God bless you and your wife.<br />Michele'sJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855919145786605453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-14641627587022791362015-05-04T09:19:38.490-07:002015-05-04T09:19:38.490-07:00Thank you. Trust me, you will never be forgotten. ...Thank you. Trust me, you will never be forgotten. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923419970411995127noreply@blogger.com