It’s Been a Hard Week
Monday evening, a dear friend’s husband lost his brave battle with cancer.
In addition, we recently lost Jo Beverley, a writer I have known for many years.
So many good-byes.
If possible, I will blog tomorrow, and try to be more cheerful. In the meantime, I need to reflect.
And to write. Words read, words written. Both have the power to heal.
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Sorry for your losses Linda. Thoughts and prayers go out to you and your friends families.
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Very sorry to hear Linda! I will keep you and your dear friend in my prayers. The Lord is good and faithful.
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My condolences for your loss. May you find some peace and comfort. It’s so hard losing close friends. Love u
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So sorry for the loss of people near to your heart!
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The losses are so tough. I’m sorry for yours. I lost my oldest son and mom within six months of each other and just now, now that my mom’s house is finally sold, I have the opportunity to grieve for both of them. He was so young, she was so old. Both had full lives until the end so I thank God for that. Words read have helped me immensely, as has my total acceptance of God in my life. I’ll pray for you.
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My condolences to you and your friends for your losses. I pray for your comfort and healing in this challenging time.
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It is a very sad time. Find comfort in your words both written and read.
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We have lost a lot of friend ourselves lately. It is so sad. I was really sad when I heard about Jo Beverly because I really loved her books.
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Blessings to you.
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Linda, I am so very sorry for your losses. I hope that you feel all the love and prayers flowing to you.
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My thoughts and prayers are with you and your friends at this time.
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My heartfelt prayers and condolences.
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My prayers are with you and the families of your friends
Linda
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Yes – hearing about Jo Beverley really hit me – love her stories! So hard to process losing family & friends, even when we know it is coming.
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So sorry for all of your loses. Glad to hear that writing helps you in times like these.
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So sorry for your loss.
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Sorry for all your losses. I love Jo Beverley’s stories, the world lost one of many great authors
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Sorry for your loses Linda, My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your friends.
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Sorry for your losses, Linda. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.
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Dear Linda
So sorry to hear about your losses. I too have recently experienced devastating losses, my dear brother in-law Feb.15, my brother and his wife March 9th, All this year. I haven’t been on line much since their deaths but am now trying to get back in the swing of things. As a retired counselor(which included Grief counseling) I still have to process the pain in order to heal, just as everyone else. The pain is real but so is our God and in time we will move forward and life will return to some balance again. I will remember you in my prayers. God bless you and the families of those who have passed. Sincerely Dixie J. Hadley
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I am sorry for your losses. It is a comfort in our losses when we know they are in Heaven.
I am praying for peace for you and your friend.
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sending healing thoughts and best wishes your way. Life is certainly hard sometimes, but worth it in the end.
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sending healing thoughts and best wishes your way. Life is certainly hard sometimes, but worth it in the end.
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So sorry for your goodbyes….my prayers are with you and their families…
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Years ago at the funeral of a child in our church the minister said that every day God walks through his garden to gather a bouquet. Some flowers are just beginning to bud, some are in full bloom, while others are past their prime. Your friends have found their places in God’s beautiful bouquet.
In the Newbery Award winning book Sounder, the teacher said that when a flower blooms it blooms forever in the eyes of those who see it. Even children’s literature can teach us life’s lessons.
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I am so sorry for both losses to you. My prayers are with you and their families
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So sorry for your loss.
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So sorry to hear of your friends’ passing. I pray a cure for all cancers can be found in the very near future. Too many have lost their lives to this terrible disease.
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I can empathize. Don’t know about you, but I think losing so many friends has much to do with the age we have attained.
God bless and comfort you in your loss.
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Prayers for your sorrows….
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my sincerest condolences on these losses. May the God of all comfort bring you his solace.
Susan Lee
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Sorry for your loss of friends. May the Angles shine on them.
Hope you have a blessed weekend.
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Prayers, thoughts and hugs.
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So sad. Heard about Jo Beverly. Prays for their family and friends.
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Death is so hard. Now that my parents are getting older I worry about them. Will this be the last time I talk to them?
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May God welcome them home and send a kind feeling to you.
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So sorry to hear about Jo Beverly. Enjoy her books.
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Oh Linda I am so sorry for your loss.
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So sorry to hear of your dear friends. They are in such a better place now. Prayers for you and your friend’s families.
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Sorry to hear about your losses.
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I am so very sorry for your loss Linda! We lost my favorite uncle in Feb. The following week a dear family friend. The week after that one of my husband’s cousins. They all 3 died of a different cancer. With today’s medical technology you think they could find a cure for this horrible disease! Prayers.
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Losses are hard and as we age they become more difficult. We all will meet our Maker one day so it’s important to make the most of every day we are give. Love & prayers
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Sorry to hear about your friends husband but understand you grief with the recent loss of my cousin who was killed during a home invasion on Monday.
Sorry to hear about Jo Beverley as well – she was one of my favorite authors. I will miss her a bunch.
Niki
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I lost my husband on May 10th after a battle with cancer. I miss him so much and I hurt so bad. So please send my sympathy to your friend. I know her pain and it’s horrible.
My Mom then fell on May 23 and broke her hip. She had surgery on the 24th and we came home yesterday.
This whole year just has not been good. I have now had my first anniversary with out my husband here to celebrate with me and his birthday is next week. It’s going to be a rough month.
Thinking of you and your friend at this horrible time.
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My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
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So sorry to read that, hope you feel better soon, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
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sorry for your losses this week. Hugs.