~ Children In Heaven ~ 2 Cor 1:3-4

[jayna]

I am also having a difficult time. It has only been 3 months since my Patrick went to be with the Lord. I am dreading the holidays.I have been weeping every day. I want the rapture to happen NOW! Praying for all of you:pray:pray will you pray for me please?

Saved

Its all brand new to you, I pray the Lord bless you and keep you and may His face shine upon you and give you strength.
Its so hard, I know, and I definitely will keep you in my prayers.

Patrick is spending the holidays with Jesus this year, and I too wish we were also. But with God's help we will run this race to the finish, when we do the finish line will be absolute bliss. :hug:hug:hug

[jayna]

Hi, Jayna & Faith&Hope and everyone--

I've been so busy at work there hasn't been much time to come to RR, just stopped by to see how you're all doing. My heart goes out to you all --US all-- as the holiday gatherings underscore our losses. How hard this journey the Lord has called us to.

This will be our 8th Thanksgiving without our precious Mark and while the pain isn't as acute as the first few years, we still feel like amputees. If I get time I'd like to do something for someone in Mark's name as a memorial to him. Like last year I went online to World Vision (they also have a print catalog) and filled a few requests for needy people -- blankets, medicine, etc.. I even got to send out a few basketballs since Mark loved to play BBall. Well, that's a small thing but I guess every little bit helps. I remember our first Thanksgiving without him was only a month after he passed, we were still in shock and just had one of those fake turkey breasts in the foil pan for us and I made food to take to the homeless shelter in our town for their Thanksgiving meal. You just deal as best you can and trust the Lord's unfailing love and His promise to never leave or forsake us. May His loving Presence enfold each of us in a mighty way and I pray He tells our precious children how much we love and miss them and yearn for the reunion to come.

Love and prayers,
trusting

The World Vision thing sounds like a great idea... can you do it in memory of someone?

God Bless you and thank you. :hug

[jayna]

My sweet sweet sisters, I know the pain during the Christmas and Thanksgiving season seems so unbearable. I feel it too. My son Mikel also went home to Jesus in December. December 16th 2004, one week before Jesus Birthday. It will be a day I will never forget as long as I live on earth.

My family and I have made that day a day of celebration. All the family and friends get together the week before Christmas to talk, cry, laugh and just be together for Mikel. It is so amazing how healing this time is. It will be 4 years this December since Mikel went home and yes it does seem to be easier with all the love that we share and it is almost as though Mikel is right there with us. And I can definetly feel the presence of God.

Christmas day, we are all together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. We always have an open house for Christmas. Even after Mikel's passing in 2004, the week later we carried on that tradition because Mikel would have wanted it that way. He sooo loves Jesus and he always loved Christmas and the open house.

Mikel would be 27 now, but he will always be my baby boy. My baby is spending eterity with his Jesus! And some day I will be there too, hopefully soon! That is going to be the most amazing reunion ever! It is so hard to wait, but there is much work to be done here right now and I still have many family and friends that need Jesus in their lives so I will continue to pray and spead Gods word. I too am not willing to go without any of them. God knows my heart and He hears all my crys. I need all my family and friends with me in heaven for eternity. Someday we will all be spending Christmas with Jesus!

I love you all with all my heart! Hold on, we are one day closer!

Kelly

Amen Kelly, we do want everyone to go with us don't we?!!! God knows the perfect time when our loves ones won't be left behind. I am selfish I guess and want it now, but I must wait on the Lord.

Its wonderful that you have a day of celebration for Mikel. I would like something like that..... I'm wondering how that would work out with my family. :thinking

[Forgiven Sinner]

All of you are in my thoughts and prayers always, but especially this time a year. As the moms, the pain will never go completley away, but God does and will carry us through it until that special moment we are reunited with our children. Just writing this makes me cry cause I do know how all of your hearts ache. Just needing and wanting that special hug and that I Love you Mom, just one more time. I wish I could just touch his face again.

Gotta pull it together now, just for awhile to remind you all.... Cry when you want to, scream when you want to, and laugh as you need to. Remember those funny moments spent with your child and most important, remember those precious moments are only the beginning of a lifetime,an eternity of, no more tears, no more sorrow, and no more pain. Walking with Jesus with our beautiful children right along side.

They are already home just waiting for us to arrive!

[Faith&Hope]

I am also having a difficult time. It has only been 3 months since my Patrick went to be with the Lord. I am dreading the holidays.I have been weeping every day. I want the rapture to happen NOW! Praying for all of you:pray:pray will you pray for me please?

Saved

:hug:hug:hug :pray:pray:pray
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[Faith&Hope]

All of you are in my thoughts and prayers always, but especially this time a year. As the moms, the pain will never go completley away, but God does and will carry us through it until that special moment we are reunited with our children. Just writing this makes me cry cause I do know how all of your hearts ache. Just needing and wanting that special hug and that I Love you Mom, just one more time. I wish I could just touch his face again.

Gotta pull it together now, just for awhile to remind you all.... Cry when you want to, scream when you want to, and laugh as you need to. Remember those funny moments spent with your child and most important, remember those precious moments are only the beginning of a lifetime,an eternity of, no more tears, no more sorrow, and no more pain. Walking with Jesus with our beautiful children right along side.

They are already home just waiting for us to arrive!

:hug:hug:hug God Bless You. I needed this.

[Faith&Hope]

This will be our family's fourth year without our mother/wife (she went to be with the Lord December 6, 2004) and we celebrate the fact that she is now free from her earthy, corrupt body. We all pray that we will be together in the Presence of God soon!!!!!!



Just wanted to give you these :hug:hug:hug
That's difficult. I lost my mom Dec, 24th 18 yrs ago. I was 26 yrs. old.
I miss her so much. I am glad she was there to welcome my son in Heaven. They are both together with Jesus.
I'm Homesick. The Holidays are tough. I see your mother also went to be with the Lord in Dec. What a glorious reunion that will be!!!!!!
:pray:pray:pray For your family.

[Faith&Hope]

I ordered a flag to put at the cemetery, the one out there is all torn and faded. I will wrap it and put it under the tree, I can't stand not having him anything. I picked this one, thinking Jesus is Alive and so is Jason!!!

http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=13375&netp_id=317831&event=ESRCN&item_code=WW&view=covers


I went to the link. Perfect!!!! :hug

[Faith&Hope]

I haven't posted in quite awhile on this thread. The holidays are a very sad time for those in grief. It's hard to put on a happy face when your heart is broken. Shopping for food or gifts is worse than a trip to the dentist! Everything you see reminds you of your loved one's likes and dislikes, etc.
Our son died right before Thanksgiving. We already had purchased his Christmas present. It was agony. But God gave us the grace to endure, to gather with our family and love one another even though there was an empty chair. I remember it clearly, and that was 22 years ago. Last Sunday was the 22nd anniversary of his death. Today, he would be 29 years old.

I know that it is unbelievable to you who are still raw that time and the Lord heals your wounds. But it is true. I pray that the love, compassion, and grace of our Lord Jesus carry you at this time. Your children are in glory, waiting for the day when you will be united for eternity. May your hearts be filled to overflowing with His love and may you know His peace this year.:hug



:hug:hug:hug And what a Birthday Party he's having!!!
Thank you for your inspiration.

[Faith&Hope]

(((saved))) and :hug:hug:hug:hug to all of you.:pray:pray



Thank you, Sing. This is an amazing thread. It's been such a blessing.