Posted on 05/29/2005 5:47:44 PM PDT by ETERNAL WARMING
Dear Friends, Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
With great sadness I tell you that my Norman has passed away.
The last time I requested prayer, I was sad because he didn't seem to know I was there with him.
The Lord is good. The next day we got to spend about an hour of lucid time together. It was wonderful!
We talked about our love, our family, and the peace he felt about going "home." We shared memories and I got to thank him for sharing his life with me.
We even joked together! I told him, "You promised me a dance and it looks like I'll have to wait until I get to heaven to have it. But if I get up there and catch you dancing with another woman, you'll be in big trouble, Mister!" He loved that! LOL
Then he went back to sleep. His last words to me were "home" and "I love you." I can't tell you how much I cherish them. They have helped sustain me thru this terrible week.
He passed away peacefully, with our family holding hands praying for him.
I need you to keep me in your prayers as I try to survive the weeks ahead. We're financially devastated and I don't earn enough to carry the daily bills much less the medical bills that are falling like snow. I get wobbly and nauseous when I even have to talk about it.
His lovingkindness and grace are keeping me. I praise Him for His love and strength.
I am so grateful for your love and prayers. They mean more than I can say.
May He bless you immeasureably for your gift of love toward me. Once again, I am indebted to the Body of Christ for their support and strength.
Heartfelt love,
Barb
Find comfort in this, Dear Sister.
Every day that passes before you is one day closer to your being in his loving arms again. Those arms will not tire from the toil of the earth. They will not tremble from illness or age. They will be strong and heavenly and they will envelope you forever without fear or pain or tears or the possibility of separation for the balance of eternity.
I lost a dear son in 1988 and I know he and others I love are waiting to share the eternal joy of heaven with me.
Your time remaining here is but a brief blur of a hummingbird's wing. The real joy you will share with your husband in the life beyond will never end.
You know where you are going and you know who will be there waiting for you with a bounty of love beyond our earthly understanding. He will not forget or forsake you for your bond of love with him transcends the mere mortal life.
This is the gift of eternal life through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
It is OK to cry and miss your beloved husband but your separation from him will only be for a little while.
May God Bless You and Keep You!
What a blessing to share true love with one another in our time of great need on this FreeRepublic web site!
You are among friends here who really do care. Our great gift to you is a sharing of light and strength and hope when you are in your moments of shadow.
The Lord will guide you through this...just listen to his voice.
You have written a brilliant tribute in his honor. May God bless you in this time and may you find patience and happiness until you are reunited.
Norman was a good man; but our loss is Heaven's gain. I'm sure he'll be waiting for you there, with a smile on his face.
Very sorry. God bless.
I'm so sorry. Prayers for you and your family.
Amen, Luke.
It's astonishing how many people talk of death at the end as going home. Prayers for you and Norman.
Dear Lady,
I am so sorry for your loss. Nothing and nobody can feel your pain right now. All we can do is hold you in prayer. May the Lord hold and keep you with His grace and mercy. Thank you for sharing your beautiful words and those last moments as he passed in to eternity. God bless!
One of my dad's favorite hymns, and now one of mine:
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea-billows roll,
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say:
It is well, it is well with my soul.
May it be well with your soul.
Take comfort that Norman is with our Heavenly Father.
God Bless You, it's common for the dying person to have that special lucid time before dying, I think it's a gift to the ones left behind, a final summing up and an affirmation that one's life was well spent and that in the spite of the immediate anguish Life was a great gift and that in the end all is well.
Barb, this is a time to go to your church family and ask for help. Don't let pride get in your way becauseGod loves the humble.
Heavenly Father, I thank you for putting these two people together who obviously loved each other so much. I pray that you will give Barb the strength she needs to continue on without her husband until the day that you take her home, too. Take her and hold her tight and help her stand until she can do so on her own again. In Jesus name, Amen.
I would like to help, too. When I had surgery a couple of years ago, being self-employed with no insurance, the prayers of my FRiends not only carried me through, but I was able to get Medi-Cal to pay for the surgery, and I did receive some very much-needed help from Freepers Who Know Who They Are, and to whom I am extremely grateful. Please Freepmail me...?
God bless you.
This is sad news, but please know that many hearts are with you on this day, and prayers are flying your way.
I'm praying for you and yours, my sister in Christ.
Thank you for having the courage and the faith to share this with us.
God Himself will provide...
"Our Heavenly Father,
when You sent Jesus into the world it was to tell us that You would be with us always.
As we come to You with every problem, every sorrow, trouble or sickness, help us to surrender it all into Your hands.
Though we know we will not escape the
difficulties of life, nevertheless, we will have
the strength to overcome them. This we ask
in Jesus' name. Amen."
Adding my own heartfelt "AMEN!"
I pray for you and your family that the peace beyond understanding may be yours at this time. Be assured that the love of G_d is with you always. Remember, Jesus said, "___ if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?"
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