Posted on 12/20/2019 5:11:36 PM PST by infool7
This Christmas has been extraordinarily difficult for people that have lost...
valuable items, money, friends, homes, cars, loved ones, beloved pets...
If you have lost something recently please let us know. You don't have to say what it is if you don't want to but we will all be praying for your recovery and healing from your loss no matter how big or small.
The most important thing is that we do not lose hope especially as we contemplate the joy of Christmas and our Lord's promise of Salvation.
My father got embarrassingly caught up in the “Grandpa scam.” Only a modest amount of money was lost in the phone call. I told him next time someone claims to be “grandson”, tell them he already helped bury the last body in the woods and he ain’t helping out again. :-P
I got called with the grandpa scam, too. When they started crying into the phone, I started laughing and said, “I ain’t married and I ain’t got kids, let alone grandkids.” There was a pause on the other end and they started crying, “Grandma ! Grandma !” I hung up the phone.
Thank you, too, and Merry Christmas to you and yours. :-)
Miracles are on another thread. Sorry.
That right there is laugh out loud funny.
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It’s actually Joe. Story is that, i took offense at Clinton back in the day talking about citizen joe sixpack dont care about... my deplorable self took this scream name to taunt him in internetal damnation.
Job, that man is an inspiration to anyone suffering.
Thank you. Prayers for you too. We all got something to deal with. 2020!
in my prayers
Yup. Our President has a boatload of evil to curbstomp in this coming year.
Prayers up for all spoken and unspoken requests.
Thank you very much. It was sudden and unexpected. She was 70 and worked up to her last days. It leaves a big void in family and friends.
I wonder sometimes what is a better way to go, slow or quickly. Slow does give you time to say goodbye, but watching a friend or loved one fade away is heartbreaking. Quickly or suddenly avoids the lingering. You want the extra time to say goodbye, but without that suffering. Alas, we don’t get to pick. Perhaps better that way.
Fasting for one year now, no fast food, almost zero meat (maybe once per month of fish or chicken), no soda, no alcohol basically a poor hermit’s diet except coffee and tea.
This is my of penitence.
I am praying for my past health issues, asking for forgiveness, and healing.
Such a kind and thoughtful post.
God Bless You.
I had a blood relative of mine treat me with such cold indifference Thursday, that I am going to revise my will and remove her. She was one of only 2 heirs. I put her in the will so as to not “play favorites” and hurt her feelings. Her brother my nephew is the only one who really should have been in the will, but no, I had to be fair and equal , and now will pay to revise it to what it should have been.
Her continued coldness towards me culminated in bringing me to tears last night ( she refused to make any time for me to see her baby son while she was 2 miles away at her parents this week)....and I am not giving half my worldly lifelong hard earned money to someone who treats me with cold narcissistic indifference. Her brother my nephew is wonderful to me and actually loves me and will be my sole heir.
I will donate a good sum to dog and horse rescues as well.
Here’s my new rule, you make Auntie cry for 2 days, you are out of the will.
She will not know about it until I am in a better world with my Savior who knows the pain of rejection and betrayal.
Half a million dollars... ooops! She almost had it!
I am a Christian not a doormat
Was still holding back tears at work today . My boss noticed and asked if I was OK.
Didn’t sleep last night either.
Broken heart, realizing all the cold behavior over the years was not my being too sensitive , she really doesn’t care at all. My only niece.
Oh well. I will never again ask to see my great nephew , her son , who is now a year old. She is no longer special to me. I don’t cry easily . She broke my heart. Narcissists are cold self centered jerks.
thank you for reading my rant
I will forgive her, although she is so wrapped up in her fabulousness, she doesn’t even know she hurt me so consistantly and then really obviously yesterday.
Forgiveness yes, being a chump, no.
Have a Merry Christmas
God bless you, I know what it is like to be desperately lonely.
Thank goodness for dog.
I am sorry you lost your sister. I affectionately call mine “Sissy” from time to time. She has had diabetes since she was 10 and is almost 50 now. I have had it for 23 years. She has had a tough time, at least I was 32 before I got it. Damn genetics. Neither of us were overweight. Just bad genes.
God Bless You
Any electronic communication from someone you don't know that evokes *any* sort of strong emotion should be assumed to be a scammer.
If the communication is from someone in government ask them to give you a name, callback number and office address (and then *still* be skeptical).
*NEVER* use any sort of gift card to transfer money to anyone. If you do just know they'll receive about 60 cents on the dollar. In fact, many financial institutions know about many of these scammers, and if you send them money you're likely to have your own accounts disabled or closed.
Assume any communication you have is being saved to be potentially used against you in the future.
Prayers for everyone feeling loss or sadness during this Christmas season. One thought I would share is something that I have told my sons ... which is that every church you pass is a family that is waiting to embrace you. As long as there is a church, there is family.
This is truly a wonderful thread.
Thank you.
I understand fairly nearly completely
The next generations don’t know what won’t come to them because of their selfishness
Exactly. She is 30. Has been spoiled all her life. I wanted to bless her and her family, but she is undeserving after years of ignoring me.
I have several dog and horse rescues I’ve used who do great work and they will put my donation money toward making many people and pets very happy.
My nephew, as my executor, will do all the work after my joyous return to my real home in Heaven, and he will now get all the proceeds from that final favor he will do for me.
He is wonderful to me.
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