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1 posted on 10/17/2012 9:03:43 PM PDT by lyby
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To: lyby

I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family.


2 posted on 10/17/2012 9:06:30 PM PDT by Texas56
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HUG. It’s so hard to lose someone so special.


3 posted on 10/17/2012 9:08:02 PM PDT by amom
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Did she know Jesus as her Lord and Savior?


4 posted on 10/17/2012 9:08:13 PM PDT by bimboeruption (Clinging to my Bible and my HK.)
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I found long ago that it’s not who someone was in your life (in this case your aunt) but what they meant to you, how they helped shape who you are and how close you were to them that makes their passing so hard. I’ve dealt with it and I know it’s tough. I had only one aunt, Aunt Martha. And I was not alone in thinking she was the sweetest woman on the planet. Cherish the memories you had with your, I know I do those I had with mine.


6 posted on 10/17/2012 9:11:17 PM PDT by South40 ("Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance." - Barack Hussein Obama - Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009.)
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It’s wonderful she was in your life and you can call up memories like the ones you have. Imagine. Some of us have never had someone like that. She’ll always be with you and you with her. Go ahead and cry.


7 posted on 10/17/2012 9:11:29 PM PDT by FryingPan101 (2016 looms)
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Go ahead and cry. I cried like a baby for weeks before my wife passed and weeks after. Then, even years after, when certain thoughts and memories would go through my mind.

I’m a big, burly gruff guy but cry over the damnest things, sometimes just thinking about our brave soldiers and those who died bringing us this great nation. Steel Magnolias reduces me to a blubbering mess.


8 posted on 10/17/2012 9:12:10 PM PDT by arrogantsob (The Disaster MUST Go. Sarah herself supports Romney.)
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Its always hard. know that coming together with family can be heartbreaking, and restorative at the same time. I had a relative die just before my wedding, and was glad, he got to spend his last day with 80 relatives, ruined my marriage, but in the end a mitzvah.
9 posted on 10/17/2012 9:12:21 PM PDT by waynesa98
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18 months 17 days. You will never get over it, you might get through it. I’m still working my way through it. Good luck to you.


10 posted on 10/17/2012 9:14:53 PM PDT by 23 Everest (When seconds count. The police are just 23 minutes away. 831 Bonnie)
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What a beautiful tribute to your aunt! Having lost my wonderful sweet Mother in March, I know the pain of losing someone so dear to you. But I’ve also come to realize that their love never leaves you, but continues to nurture and inspire you. The devastating difference though is that you can no longer communicate with them. But because of our belief in Jesus, I do have the glorious anticipation of seeing Mother again someday. I hope and pray you have that same anticipation with your aunt!


11 posted on 10/17/2012 9:24:32 PM PDT by TruthSetsUFree
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I celebrate her life and the impact she had on my life; however, I cannot stop crying...

I feel for you.

I too, lost an Aunt I dearly loved about 4 years ago.

The only consolation I have is I know she went home to her Heavenly Father; I know she was ready.
13 posted on 10/17/2012 9:28:52 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency.)
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Your words about your aunt and family are so very touching. Thank you for sharing. I have been dealing with grief over the loss of my Dad for the past two years. You bring all the joy to words of what your loved ones mean to you. God bless you. Prayers going up for you my FRiend.


14 posted on 10/17/2012 9:41:16 PM PDT by antceecee (Bless us Father.. have mercy on us and protect us from evil.)
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I can feel your intense sense of loss — the depth of your love for your aunt is reflected by your welling tears of sorrow. Thanks to God that he not only gave us a life together to live on earth — he also gave us eternal life, as well. Amazing how He wants us to live with Him — He must really love us.


15 posted on 10/17/2012 9:44:13 PM PDT by Kay
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My Aunt was the first person I was really close to that died. We were anything but close in age— I was born when she was 59! But she taught me so many life lessons and was always there for me when I needed something. She helped history come alive for me. I can’t say I know exactly how you feel but maybe a little— it was a stab in the heart and so painful. I decided that day to grow up (finally) at age 24 and take more responsibility for myself. She was always big on self reliance and responsibility. I wish my husband would have been able to meet her— we met 6 months after she passed away.

I send my prayers your way, and remember a good cry can be a good
thing. I still miss her terribly but can now mostly remember the good
times. I can laugh telling stories to my kids about her. Her life definitely enriched mine. Grieving is tough, but it will get better.


16 posted on 10/17/2012 9:47:11 PM PDT by MacMattico
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if you didn’t feel this way, she wouldn’t have really meant that much to you. it gets better, you know from others that have passed. but for each person you have to let grief/loss work its way through it and that’s where you are right now.


17 posted on 10/17/2012 9:47:24 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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She is not really gone unless you forget her. And you won't forget her... Every time you shave your legs, you will remember her. Every time you see a commercial with a camping scene in it, you will remember her. And every time you see an old VW, you will remember her. She is still right there with you, right this very minute... Right by your side. If you think about her for a bit, you will hear her words of comfort - what she would be telling you if she were physically present.

I've been through this with my grandfather and grandmother, my father, and just this past May my brother. Whenever I see an old barn still standing because it was built well... I think of my grandfather and his gnarled, carpenter's hands. Biscuits the size of a tuna can, or wonderful hot cornbread? My grandmother is smiling at me because that was her specialty. A beautiful sunset, or a red-tailed hawk? Dad is saying "Hi son! I'm right here with you..." Or if I hear "Long Train Running" by the Doobie Brothers (or any other of a myriad of songs my brother used to play drums to or sing in his bands over the years) my brother is right there in the passenger seat next to me, reminding me that things are okay, and that he hasn't felt this good in years.

Just pay attention... She is not really gone. Know that she is looking down and smiling at you, and that love transends death... She wants you to be happy and to understand that her leaving this earth is not the end, but is instead just a step in the journey.

My prayers for your peace and comfort go up to Our Father in heaven. Lord, please be with lyby in her time of loss and heal her according to her needs... Amen

18 posted on 10/17/2012 9:50:26 PM PDT by Raven6 (Psalm 144:1 and Proverbs 22:3)
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We grieve for our loved ones who died in Christ, but not like those who died with no hope. I have been to funerals for saved and unsaved people alike. To anyone with spiritual discernment, the differences are stunning.


19 posted on 10/17/2012 9:57:20 PM PDT by patriotsblood
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Thanks for sharing your memories of your dear aunt/best friend. What a blessing to have such a wonderful relationship...full of so many fun adventures!

May you find His comfort in the sweet memories of your aunt and the thoughts and prayers of FRiends.

20 posted on 10/17/2012 9:57:30 PM PDT by Jane Long (Soli Deo Gloria!)
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Peace be with you.


21 posted on 10/17/2012 10:02:31 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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You’ve experienced the death of loved ones before and so have I. Some are more personal than others. You and your dear aunt had a very close personal bond. No wonder you are taking it so hard. It is different. You will grieve for a long time. That’s natural. Cry all you want.

This Christmas will be the second one without my dad. I miss him every single day. It is getting easier in the sense that I don’t cry when I think about missing him. I remember his gentle smile and twinkling blue eyes.

God’s blessings to you for a good sleep and courage for a new day. I will say a prayer for comfort for you, lyby. It will get better, tiny bit by bit, in the sense that you can go on without her present in your life here on earth.

In Jesus, you will see her again in life everlasting. Bless you dear!


22 posted on 10/17/2012 10:02:35 PM PDT by mplsconservative (A non-vote is a vote FOR 0bama.)
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Prayers to you and your family.


25 posted on 10/17/2012 10:17:35 PM PDT by Dogbert41 ("...The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the Lord Almighty is their God" Zech. 12:5)
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