tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379561194571607372.post2119205501808081977..comments2023-04-15T07:44:29.784-07:00Comments on spiritually directed...: UpdateROBERTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09130103117335080071noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379561194571607372.post-74999198122940782482009-01-21T19:49:00.000-08:002009-01-21T19:49:00.000-08:00Amen and amen. As a chaplain in long-term care, I...Amen and amen. As a chaplain in long-term care, I see this scene get played out time and time again. I am a big supporter of advanced care planning and directives but as you discover when the family/or a family member objects the medical staff and patient’s wishes all get pushed aside. May God’s timing override whatever other death-delaying hurdles stand in the way. The light is what many who return tell me stories about!<BR/><BR/>Hugs and warm wishes for you in this time of sadness and good-byes,<BR/>HeatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379561194571607372.post-5188619686568432062009-01-15T10:47:00.000-08:002009-01-15T10:47:00.000-08:00I'm so glad to get some news. Thank you for sharin...I'm so glad to get some news. Thank you for sharing this update with us.<BR/><BR/>Prayers for you all - you, your mother, your father. May each one of you have that sense of God's presence that is needed right now.Ellie Finlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379561194571607372.post-26462974488415225502009-01-14T23:24:00.000-08:002009-01-14T23:24:00.000-08:00Roberta ... Praying for a gentle release for your ...Roberta ... Praying for a gentle release for your father into his death ... and a gentle release for your mother, of her husband ... It is, even for those of us who can say "goodbye" with some sense of resolution and acceptance, an agony as well. It's so much more painful for people who can't bear the leavetaking ... In my family, when my mother died, that was my father and younger brother. It was so heartbreaking ... and I think their grief has been complicated and compounded in part because of that ...<BR/><BR/>So I will pray for gentle releasing ... for all of you xoJaliyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868006713291780694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379561194571607372.post-20135780931498155332009-01-14T20:46:00.000-08:002009-01-14T20:46:00.000-08:00Saying a prayer for you and both your parents.Saying a prayer for you and both your parents.Ruth Hull Chatlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797146501548509911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379561194571607372.post-30406947628846037092009-01-13T12:41:00.000-08:002009-01-13T12:41:00.000-08:00((((Roberta)))) It's so wonderful that you are at ...((((Roberta)))) It's so wonderful that you are at peace with your goodbye to him. I pray that your mom can find the peace to let him go. You and your family remain in my thoughts and prayers. XOXOJaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379561194571607372.post-42787149519879374542009-01-13T09:46:00.001-08:002009-01-13T09:46:00.001-08:00Roberta, God bless you and your family. You are t...Roberta,<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>God bless you and your family. You are truly an ever present inspiration in my daily walk of life and I so appreciate all that you do. <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379561194571607372.post-63508637808132982092009-01-13T09:46:00.000-08:002009-01-13T09:46:00.000-08:00You were on my mind and in my heart all this week ...You were on my mind and in my heart all this week in a special way. Even as I have watched it over and over again, I still stand in amazement at how God stretches us Your loving prayer for your father and for your mother binds reality to compassion. Blessings, friend. dAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379561194571607372.post-69748118873500130782009-01-13T09:09:00.000-08:002009-01-13T09:09:00.000-08:00Roberta, I'm so glad you're home. I echo your pra...Roberta, I'm so glad you're home. I echo your prayer - our Father is hearing it from me too. In addition, he's hearing my prayer that your mother be able to let go. For you, this is a wound that has to hurt. May you know quickly and with assurance that wonderful peace only God can give us. Amen.<BR/>From one who knows what it feels like to hurt, to find that peace, and who loves you - BradAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379561194571607372.post-39320285729323911372009-01-13T08:38:00.000-08:002009-01-13T08:38:00.000-08:00Oh, Roberta, what a difficult situation. I'm so s...Oh, Roberta, what a difficult situation. I'm so sorry that your mother is not ready to let go. I'll be praying for peace in her heart and mind, and of course, for your father as well.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951750886078196828noreply@blogger.com