tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post981651947715377672..comments2024-01-07T04:57:21.347-07:00Comments on Pithless Thoughts: Love is as Strong as DeathSteve Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-25895544160342317562012-05-08T04:11:22.264-07:002012-05-08T04:11:22.264-07:00S-P,
My heart goes out to you and to your dear par...S-P,<br />My heart goes out to you and to your dear parents. Difficult decisions to make, but important ones.<br />My prayers for you all.<br /><br />The way in which we choose to face our death is as vitally important to our spiritual well-being as the way in which we choose to live our lives.<br /><br />I recently read this article about how medical professionals approach these situations for themselves:<br />http://zocalopublicsquare.org/thepublicsquare/2011/11/30/how-doctors-die/read/nexus/<br /><br />and it really made me stop and think.Elizabeth @ The Garden Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274788007550318693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-1515924024744631542012-05-05T19:43:08.985-07:002012-05-05T19:43:08.985-07:00God be with you all, Steve! (And with you and your...God be with you all, Steve! (And with you and your wife, too, David, as you remember Isaac. There are no words, . . . but you said it best.)ofgracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15472912900056438243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-49665695223227013922012-04-28T09:16:08.952-07:002012-04-28T09:16:08.952-07:00Steve...I have been in your place many times the l...Steve...I have been in your place many times the last five years, with my father, fil, mil and sil. Please know you can talk to me at any time. I understand what you have shared, very much so.<br /><br />B. JoannaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-23353474549480406652012-04-27T15:12:00.978-07:002012-04-27T15:12:00.978-07:00God bless you for being so kind as to share this t...God bless you for being so kind as to share this time with us here. God is with you and your parents, as you have reminded us, thank you!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029707607035320708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-82938135819547156152012-04-26T14:40:05.984-07:002012-04-26T14:40:05.984-07:00Brave woman. Brave son.
You know, I'm sure, ...Brave woman. Brave son.<br /><br />You know, I'm sure, that hospice folks are great at providing support and advice on how to live as comfortably as possible at home while dealing with illness. They're not just the long, lingering death folks. They may be able to help both your parents live on their own terms through what lies ahead.<br /><br />-- Rebecca M.<br /><br />(third attempt -- your comment system hates me)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-32476209434096105362012-04-25T21:16:32.069-07:002012-04-25T21:16:32.069-07:00My humble prayers, and my thanks for your sharing ...My humble prayers, and my thanks for your sharing with us.Ian Climacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04350299659929402887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-37664826647811758952012-04-25T10:25:21.818-07:002012-04-25T10:25:21.818-07:00There is no other day in my life than the day my w...There is no other day in my life than the day my wife and I told my son Isaac that he was going to die. Other days come and go on the wind and that day remains. Other memories fade, but that stubborn, blackened and naked rock remains.<br /><br />There are decisions in life for which all the scripts, values, ideals and wisdom of many seers serve as nothing but ash in the mouth. But I pity those who live their lives never realizing the vanity of their proclamations.<br /><br />When we say something is a "hard" thing, what do we mean? How can such a word apply to a mother and father faced with torturing their son with no hope of success or letting him pass first before them beyond the grey rain-curtain of this world.<br /><br />Nature has been made unnatural. If the Maker does not save us, we will not be saved.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853210342855324621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-32887513259857526812012-04-25T07:59:54.833-07:002012-04-25T07:59:54.833-07:00Thank you for this very moving and intimate post. ...Thank you for this very moving and intimate post. My wife and I are now at a point where our children are quickly moving into adulthood and our parents are moving into their golden years. Your words bring a pin-sharp clarity to life. Thank you!Jason Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04264568482762825936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-28464689279634954762012-04-25T06:23:15.647-07:002012-04-25T06:23:15.647-07:00Thank you, thank you.Thank you, thank you.Anastasia Theodoridishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-6595892708301676132012-04-25T03:52:36.543-07:002012-04-25T03:52:36.543-07:00Makes the understanding of God remembering them in...Makes the understanding of God remembering them in His Kingdom more real. Lord have mercy, help, comfort and protect.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-41580519335829345052012-04-25T03:40:17.832-07:002012-04-25T03:40:17.832-07:00Thank you. Your mother is a wonderful role model....Thank you. Your mother is a wonderful role model. Oh, that I should have such grace when my time comes.<br /><br />You said, "They know ... They will soon become a picture hung in the hallway, the remembrances of better, more beautiful days will eventually be less and less frequently invoked at family gatherings. Eventually there will be a generation that knew them not. "<br /><br />I have sometimes wondered how my grandchildren will remember me. I only knew one of my grandparents - and she never really interacted with me. Your comments make me want to make the very most of the time we have together.<br /><br />May God provide for your parents everything they need for healing of soul and salvation!Anam Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960986859370967282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-78272553977986648652012-04-24T21:02:04.116-07:002012-04-24T21:02:04.116-07:00In a world that worships the false god of eternal ...In a world that worships the false god of eternal youth and chases the deception of immortality, this is the sanest and most clear-headed thing I have read all year.Larry Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437902351753578862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-34798810428264573612012-04-24T20:39:53.782-07:002012-04-24T20:39:53.782-07:00There are no words. Only respect. Thank you for wr...There are no words. Only respect. Thank you for writing this.Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800168565949999135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-22666685669608202522012-04-24T20:28:44.697-07:002012-04-24T20:28:44.697-07:00I am so humbled by your sharing of this. Your mot...I am so humbled by your sharing of this. Your mother. What a woman. I have no words. But you make me feel it deeply.<br />thanks for this.<br />my husband and I often talk about what those days are going to be like for us. it's very sobering. maybe a little more sorrowful when your parents (like ours) are not people of any particular faith. hm.<br />anyway, thank you again for these words and thoughts. it's so generous and trusting to let the rest of us in on what is so intimate.Kassiannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761629509670296037noreply@blogger.com