tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post6412336147761139646..comments2024-03-28T11:09:46.338-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: Your Dying Spouse 400 - The Price We Pay {FMF}Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-82308200695879544162017-11-08T22:39:53.727-08:002017-11-08T22:39:53.727-08:00Lisa, you're so right; life has so many small ...Lisa, you're so right; life has so many small deaths that are no less heartbreaking than the big one, and so often overlooked.<br /><br />Thank you for this, and please pardon my delay in replying. It was a dreadful week.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-26172126532111114682017-11-08T22:38:29.482-08:002017-11-08T22:38:29.482-08:00Jeanne, thank you so much...I so appreciate the in...Jeanne, thank you so much...I so appreciate the insight here!<br /><br />Thank you so much for your prayers - they are needed - and your friendship, which means the world to me.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-29011199745000662962017-11-08T22:23:28.723-08:002017-11-08T22:23:28.723-08:00Mary, I've done the same thing, responding to ...Mary, I've done the same thing, responding to a post that I thought was written by someone else! If it's just you and me who did this, I feel like I am in good company.<br /><br />You're so right, that mourning and grieving are quite different. It is a hard lesson to learn, and you are in my daily prayers.<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here, and please excuse my tardy response. It's been a very hard week.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-44915127730924145802017-11-08T22:21:15.407-08:002017-11-08T22:21:15.407-08:00Leigh, thank you so much, and please forgive my ta...Leigh, thank you so much, and please forgive my tardy response; it has been a very hard week.<br /><br />I am so grateful for your presence here, and your friendship.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-61874331559194101272017-11-08T22:18:40.023-08:002017-11-08T22:18:40.023-08:00Jolene, Iove the imagery of the turtle,anof the co...Jolene, Iove the imagery of the turtle,anof the cost of hiding in the shell...thank you for bringing it to the conversation.<br /><br />I'm so grateful for your presence here,and ask your forgiveness for the tardiness of my reply.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-59402619593612350492017-11-08T22:17:22.538-08:002017-11-08T22:17:22.538-08:00Mindy, thank you so much...I didn't thin I'...Mindy, thank you so much...I didn't thin I'd get through the Challenge, but am glad I did. And I am so honoured to be mentioned in the same sentence as C.S. Lewis..."A Grief Observed" is a masterpiece.<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here...and please pardon my late reply. It's been a hard week.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-7958712201341654512017-11-08T22:14:16.686-08:002017-11-08T22:14:16.686-08:00Marie, thank you so very, very much...I am truly h...Marie, thank you so very, very much...I am truly honoured.<br /><br />And please pardon my late reply?Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-64324305938771033092017-11-08T22:13:05.282-08:002017-11-08T22:13:05.282-08:00Thank you so much, Paula, and please excuse my del...Thank you so much, Paula, and please excuse my delay in replying; it's been a very tough week.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-47027154719250064012017-11-08T22:12:28.909-08:002017-11-08T22:12:28.909-08:00Jan, that is perfect! Thank you for adding this!
...Jan, that is perfect! Thank you for adding this!<br /><br />And please pardon my late reply; it was a bad week.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-82007760765181263532017-11-08T22:11:26.992-08:002017-11-08T22:11:26.992-08:00Amy, I love the way you put that, being thankful f...Amy, I love the way you put that, being thankful for your grief because it came from something that was worth the risk. So true, and so very profound!<br /><br />And thank you so much for your prayers; they are very much needed, as these have been very bad days...hence the late reply which I hope you will forgive.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-16640719348772525072017-11-08T22:08:43.421-08:002017-11-08T22:08:43.421-08:00Tara, I am honoured by YOU! I look up to you, more...Tara, I am honoured by YOU! I look up to you, more than I can say. You are a shining example.<br /><br />Please pardon my delay in replying; it's been a dreadful week.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-64741057561950119532017-11-08T22:01:46.389-08:002017-11-08T22:01:46.389-08:00Thank you so much, Martha, and please excuse my de...Thank you so much, Martha, and please excuse my delay in responding. Quite a rough week.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-39844373208217694692017-11-08T21:47:02.547-08:002017-11-08T21:47:02.547-08:00Thank you so much for being here, Beth, and please...Thank you so much for being here, Beth, and please pardon the delay in my reply. It's been a hard week.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-63089189829898542062017-11-08T21:46:22.331-08:002017-11-08T21:46:22.331-08:00Anita, I am the same way...community is quite exha...Anita, I am the same way...community is quite exhausting, but not having it is even more draining, in an insidious kind of way.<br /><br />You're right; we are made to let people in, because only through this can we let Jesus in, as well.<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here,and please excuse my late reply.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-79931404723988910072017-11-08T21:43:31.663-08:002017-11-08T21:43:31.663-08:00Lesley, you're so right...in this,as in so man...Lesley, you're so right...in this,as in so many things, we are better together than alone.<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here, and please excuse my late reply.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-42624659879996198472017-11-08T21:42:15.331-08:002017-11-08T21:42:15.331-08:00Carol, I love this...May we choose to love and be ...Carol, I love this...May we choose to love and be loved. What a gift!<br /><br />Thank you so much for the prayers, and please pardon the tardiness of my reply. It's been quite a nasty week.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-69658174723216949702017-11-08T21:25:38.203-08:002017-11-08T21:25:38.203-08:00Susan, Tara's quote was truly a blessing...she...Susan, Tara's quote was truly a blessing...she's so smart! I really look up to her.<br /><br />As I look up to to you. Love back, from everyone here!<br /><br />XOXOXOWaggyWaggyWOOF!!!!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-55272635054652193662017-11-08T21:24:20.946-08:002017-11-08T21:24:20.946-08:00Gosh, Debbie, I am so honoured! I don't now wh...Gosh, Debbie, I am so honoured! I don't now what to say...and neither does Barbara...except, Thank You.<br /><br />And please pardon my delay in replying; it was a hard week.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-85852288479782096612017-11-08T21:22:47.099-08:002017-11-08T21:22:47.099-08:00Thank so so much, Debby, I really appreciate this!...Thank so so much, Debby, I really appreciate this! And I do apologise for my late reply. Bad week, like totally.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-61327746217630830762017-11-08T21:19:53.035-08:002017-11-08T21:19:53.035-08:00Thank you so much, Nanette, and I truly appreciate...Thank you so much, Nanette, and I truly appreciate the prayers...and need them. It's been a really horrible week, hence my delay in replying.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-42684464735266662772017-11-08T21:19:01.065-08:002017-11-08T21:19:01.065-08:00Emma, thank you so much for this, and please overl...Emma, thank you so much for this, and please overlook the lateness of my reply. It truly couldn't be helped.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-71740686853025008272017-11-08T21:13:08.048-08:002017-11-08T21:13:08.048-08:00Thank you so much, Annette, and I so appreciate yo...Thank you so much, Annette, and I so appreciate your being here. Truly.<br /><br />Please excuse my late reply. It's been a dreadful week.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-69390087027288324992017-11-08T21:12:17.805-08:002017-11-08T21:12:17.805-08:00Cheryl, I love the way you put this..."It'...Cheryl, I love the way you put this..."It's a beautiful exchange expanded by God's love." That is so perfect!<br /><br />Please pardon my late reply. Things are kind of bad this week.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-60661030752106056652017-11-08T21:05:50.440-08:002017-11-08T21:05:50.440-08:00Thank you so much, Melinda, and please pardon the ...Thank you so much, Melinda, and please pardon the tardiness of my reply. Really terrible wee, and the hugs are most appreciated!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-29417803027425178802017-11-06T06:05:18.372-08:002017-11-06T06:05:18.372-08:00This is so beautiful, Andrew: "Death is an ex...This is so beautiful, Andrew: "Death is an experience best shared.<br />By fighting to ignore death and deny it,one also keeps community at arm's length. We offer grace when we help others, but I suspect we offer a wider and deeper grace when we let others help us."<br /><br />Wow. It can be applied to both Death and lots of little deaths as well. Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.com