Have Mercy on those that need to feel your presence
drawing near to them as we approach Christmas this year.
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It’s the first Christmas in 65 years that I will not be with my husband.
He entered a Memory Care Home (for
Alzheimers) in July.
Oh, I will visit him and bring him gifts and hold his hand and kiss his forehead.
But he doesn’t know it’s me.
Please pray for my Bill.
My prayers to all my FRiends needing comfort, especially those dealing with recent losses. We really do care for one another here, we have a place to go when dealing with the increasingly dark skies that lie ahead. But His light will guide us through anything. He promises us he will never leave us. Never.
This is one of the best threads I ever have read on FR. Thank you posting it.
Thanks infool7. Prayers for me would be appreciated.
2019 sucked a bit for me. In order, best dog ever passed away, lost job, found out I have cancer. I have a lot to be grateful and thankful for though and will join you in prayer for others who are suffering.
Merry Christmas.
I recently lost a new friend. We played on a bocce ball team this past summer and had a lot of fun. We went to her funeral service this morning and it was very emotional, especially hearing her daughter talk about her mom. They were very close and best friends.
I am waiting for a liver transplant. There were several shootings last night, and all I thought was livers, not people. I really have felt guilty all day. May God forgive me for those thoughts.
Amen.
Thank you
Please pray for the Trump family and all those loyal to them.
Thank you for this thread.
Reading the posts from my FRiends makes me realize some of the issues I have in my life pale to those experienced by others.
I pray for all my FRiends having difficult times.
in my prayers
Prayers up for all spoken and unspoken requests.
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
This is truly a wonderful thread.
Thank you.
My brother killed himself two days after Thanksgiving two years ago. I’m taking care of my 83 year old Mom who is dealing with a complex of debilitating illnesses. The rest of the family is 1300 miles away. The holidays are just really rough this year. My little pilot light of faith is sputtering and has been for quite some time. I would appreciate some prayers, and that’s hard to ask for but there it is. Thank you, fellow Freepers.
This is a wonderful thread. I will include everyone here in my prayers. And I would like to ask you to pray for me. I lost my job in August and money is starting to get tight. I have a job interview on Monday, and getting the job would solve a lot of problems for me. Thank you and God bless all of you.
I am in a new apartment without stairs (bad knees). The move was not easy for me, and I have to go to Confession.
I know in the long run, it will be OK, but I can’t find some of my things because my daughter put them where she thought they should go. (Not considering that I tore my R rotator cuff during the move,) she put things on high shelves that I cannot reach without using the mini-ladder/step stool.
Offering it up.
Thank you. This is a very considerate post. My mother had a stroke on Christmas Day, 2005 and lapsed into a coma. She died two weeks later.
Wonderful thread! There are many through this year who have had some really tough moments, some who have lost their spouses, siblings, children, jobs, their health.
I have tried to pray when I see you mention it in passing as I know many here have done the same. I pray that this year that you have peace that passes all understanding, comfort that only the Lord can truly provide, your needs met because as He cares about a little sparrow how much more does He care for you...I wish you all the moments that allow you to smile and laugh again...God bless you this year and please know you are being held up in our prayers and you are not alone...please reach out if you just need reminded!
Thank you for that. Just lost my job today. Honest comments to the boss do not pay off.
Having suicidal thoughts, as usual,for 40 years, but thinking of living out my money left over. 2 and a half years? I have 2 kids, 20 and 22 and a loving wife. Basically disabled, but how do you prove that?
I was always so strong and somewhat smart. I’m not used to this.
Part of me would like to commit suicide (as usual). I was sexually molested by 2 relatives at 7 years of age. I don’t know if this has made a difference. With my kids, we only had a baby sitter just once,by a trusted friend, and they seem to be OK inside.
But I’m not. I don’t want to be the dad that killed himself, yet I feel I’ve been bullied and drained by my numerous bosses for the last year, by anonymous complaints. (easy for them to make up)
I know that life isn’t fair, but it has always been to me until the last few years. Getting older, but have had a mixed life of blessings and curses. Can’t really complain, because some people have not experienced the blessings.
I’m jut in a state of shock, although I could see it coming.(It’s happened to several others before me). Anyways, thanks for listening to my tale of woe.