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Daddy's sister is going home. She heard His call and soon she will be gone. Daddy will be the last one of his family as they have all gone home. What a great "hello" that will be! Life support with kidneys that have failed, pneumonia, heart attack, less than 100 pounds, all of which are just a temporary thing. Who will choose to let her go home? The doctors, her sons, or will it be "I AM" who has called for her to come on home? She told me she has read the entire Bible 27 times. Filled with the Spirit, and a twinkle in her eyes, I wanted to be just like her. I saw in her eyes something that I knew I had to have. That was when I decided to take a "closer walk" with HIM. Daddy, I will see you soon. It is a hard drive down where you are and 10 hours is a long trip. I know I will cry, and tell my daddy goodbye when I have to come back to my house....10 hours again...so tiring. It is always so good to know that a "child of God" is "going home" and the old worn out body will be brand new...strong. To fall at the feet of Jesus! Oh my gosh! Fall out! I can barely wait to see His Eyes! But she will soon. Pray for my family, my 84 yr old daddy, her sons and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. We will see her again....they called her "Sister" but her name is Nellie. Love to all here, "Spiritwalker" |
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| | From:  Isaiah· | Sent: 2/8/2004 7:02 AM |
| Yes dear Lord, we also pray for this family in time of their travel and we pray that you will watch over them as they prepare to make this trip and be with the family of this love one that you have called to come home. Bless this dear brother also in the time of the lost of his dear sister. His lost but your gain dear Lord. Sweet Beulah Land - I'm kind of homesick for a country to which I've never been before
no sad goodbyes will there be spoken and time won't matter anymore Beulah Land I'm longing for you, and someday on thee I'll stand
There my home shall be eternal. In Beulah Land, Sweet Beulah land I'm looking now across that river, to where my faiths gonna end in sight
Theres just a few more days to labor, then I will take my heavenly flight Beulah Land I'm longing for you, and someday on thee I'll stand
There my home shall be eternal. In Beulah Land, Sweet Beulah land
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 You are so good to and for me. Thank you for your prayers and kind words.Today I know Sister lived through the night. But I've heard the decision to take her off the ventilator is coming soon. Her kidneys shut down several days ago. I am waiting for my daddy to call me and tell me she has gone home For now, daddy sits in the hospital, feeling he needs to be there in case something happens. I feel it is a "death watch". They have been going in to see her every two hours. I feel bad about this, but I know Sister is going home. And I also will be "going back home" to bury her body. Next to her husband, her infant sister, and by her parents...my grandparents. Reality just slaps you in the face. I know my daddy will go one day too. That hurts me much. I am going to love him for all the time we have left together on this earth. Seems like each time I go "home" it is for a funeral. Yesterday afternoon I got teary eyed, but I didn't cry. Today I feel the same,,,haven't cried yet. Please continue to pray for us...may God Bless you dear friends...I love you much. I love Jesus. He loves all of us. We have been blessed. We are blessed. Amen. |
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| | | From: joie | Sent: 2/10/2004 1:30 AM |
Yes it is time of grief when we lose our loved ones. But as you said, Jesus will never leave us nor forsake us. I have found his greatest treasure in my own life at the times of the deepest grief. He has never failed me yet, and I know He never will. I have felt his joy even when my life was torn to bits with grief. So much he has shown to me and revealed to me at those times, of his great love and strength. May it be so with you, dear. and God bless you and your Father and the whole family. OUR prayers and thoughts are with you. And we look forward to when you can be back with us again. Until then. God bless you, Go with God. JO  |
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Well praise God, I have not made the trip yet! Dear Brothers and Sisters, thank you for your prayers and know that it is the prayers of the saints that bless His people at times like this. Today makes 1 week since my aunt was admitted into the hospital. She is opening her eyes and no one thinks she sees. I think she has moved her arms a little. The doctors have turned the ventilator down a little and it appears she is breathing much harder, so maybe they will turn it back up. She has been retaining fluids since her kidneys failed. She was given a shot that was supposed to make it come out and very little did. ( I hate that part) One of her sons has never left the hospital. (He is a layman Preacher.) The other son is there every day along with my Daddy. Visits are 4 times daily for 10 min. each. Yesterday Daddy went into her house to check the flowers and refrigerator and found her "fish" had died. (oops) Well, Praise the Lord!, so far that is all that has died! She can't talk with the tube in her mouth, but God knows more than we do what is going on. I would have thought her spirit left the day the doctors put her on life support as she was not responding, but I found out they had "knocked her out". Now her eyes are opening, even though she appears to only be "eyes open--nobody home". That is more than my Grandma did. She never opened her eyes until the moment she died...then they opened and looked right at me. I freaked. So dear ones, this is a big one, totally in God's Hands, right where it should be. I hope you will remember us as you have done. Both of my cousins are beginning to wear thin. Daddy is doing pretty good. I call him every day. Bless you all. And know I love you. Spiritwalker |
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God Bless You Spiritwalker. I will be praying for your family. I know what you mean about going home only for funerals. I think that is happening with most of us. We lost my mother in law just after Christmas and there were so many of the family there that we have not seen in several years. I am going to St. Louis this week for 4 days because of that very reason. I want to be with my family to enjoy them. I don't want to wait for a funeral. Our lives seem to move so fast these days that we just don't have the time to visit. We turn around and find that it has been years since we last spent time with the ones we love.
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| | | From: joie | Sent: 2/10/2004 8:28 PM |
Wonderful message, Donna. I am always glad to hear something from you. Glad you are still reading here. I pray something will bless you. And dear Spiritwalker, I do so much appreciate your sharing this with us so we can be with you in 'spirit'. We do love you and will continue to pray for you and your family. God bless you both and your families. JO |
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I humbly thank you all for the kind words of encouragement and your prayers for the family. I do pray for each of you daily....got my little list going. Love,
Spiritwalker Donna, St Louis is about 4 hrs from me. I do not envy that trip! Been there once...went in that arch and fussed all the way up and all the way down! I can't see this typing. Anyway, that arch is old....I am 53 years old and ..I know better than to get into stuff like that...out the little door that I bent over to get into, I could see the pulley system that makes it work, lights and steps every so often...and it shook...dumb...d-u-m-b!! If the other side had broke, we'd all plunged pretty quick... and all that to "see" the Mississippi River and Bush Stadium...and I'm thinking "I GREW UP ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND IT IS BIGGER DOWN SOUTH THAN IT IS HERE.....dumber than dumb.......boy I am glad Jesus is on my side.... Like Branson, got on the "Antique Ferris Wheel" with our daughter and dared her to move until it stopped. It swayed!!! Phooey! One little thingy holding the seat, and I know mechanics......this is dumb.....some things I promise to never do again. Promise!! I feel better now. Hope ya'll do too! Spiritwalker |
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| | | From: joie | Sent: 2/10/2004 11:06 PM |
Ha, I really enjoyed that post, Spiritwalker. You should have been an author [if u is not]. I also went up into that arch once. I really enjoyed it. But I do not think I ever wish to go to St. Louis again - [all those spagettie roads] (wish I could spell). Many times I have to change what I wish to say for lack of knowing how to SPELL it. Why or why didnt't I get some brains for spelling? |
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She died yesterday at 4:45 p.m. Gone Home! I hope to get to go down there. Having a medical problem, but if I'm feeling better tomorrow, we will go. Either way, thanks to everyone who cared so much. I won't forget you and how you helped me and my family at this time. Love to all, Spiritwalker Praise the Lord, God is Good! All the time. |
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Still got the problem, but decided I'd have it here or have it there too. So off I go, long trip, phew... My Aunt is having graveside services. My mama's funeral 4 years ago was the first I ever saw and my aunt was there. Guess she liked it, for it will be a first in that family also. I will talk to ya'll when I get back. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone here. Remember to love like Jesus said. We must love. Spiritwalker |
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| | | From: Isaiah· | Sent: 2/12/2004 10:41 PM |
Finally, I got signed in. Spiritwalker I saw this earlier and was going to respond to it but msn has been really a problem here to day. Dear Lord Jesus, we love you and trust that you will go with spiritwalker and her family and protect and watch over them in their travels to and fro the place that they will be going to. Lord Jesus comfort this family in their time of lost of this love one. Lord just comfort every member of the family and let them have peace of mind and Lord ever what this medical problem that your child spiritwalker has deliver here from this problem in the name of Jesus Christ. Lord there is no problem to big for you and we trust that this problem that she is having will be removed. |
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| | | From: joie | Sent: 2/13/2004 1:54 AM |
God bless you as you go, Spiritwalker. May he be with you and your family in a special way. Wish we had some warm weather to offer you,  but it is cold here now also. Hopes you have a good and save trip. We will miss you also. Jo and Bottf  And I bind with Larry to pray for your health. Lord Jesus I ask that you will send complete healing to our sister and may she feel good as she arrives home. Let this condition be removed by your healing power. In Jesus Name I pray. |
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Everything went fine. I met many 2nd cousins who have grown up enough to have children of their own. Told them my family tree has sprouted new leaves, (she had nine grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren) even though I had thought my "tree" was pretty bare. Did not cry "1" tear. My aunt is HOME. They passed out a leaflet in "Memory of" for the funeral service. The front page had her picture and a scripture: For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day-and not only to me, but to all who have longed for his appearing. 2 Timothy 4:6-8 Today the sons will hear the reading of the will. Hope there will be no trouble there. And I believe my daddy is just fine. My brother is still down there with him and will come home possibly tomorrow. Thank you for your prayers and love. Spiritwalker |
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| | | From: joie | Sent: 2/16/2004 10:27 PM |
.....and thank you for this good report. I thought of you every day. And I hope I will have the same testimony at the end of my way. going home. what a joy that will be. |
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