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Well, my dad had lived with us until I was 16 then he had a stroke which reduced him to an infant like state. His condition was all new for me and my siblings I had known nothing about the illness except that it can be alcohol induced. So now I should tell that as far back as I can remember my father was an alcoholic. He would drink and become this very mean person who had myself and all of my siblings scared to death. When he wasn't drunk though he was this sweet gentle man whom which I knew from a distance. But the times he were so mean and abusive to us weighed heavily on our minds even then so we stayed away. Now here he is stuck in this nursing home for the rest of his life and I maybe came to see him 4 times. When I was 31, 15 years later my dad died I never knew it would hurt me so bad but it did I was crushed. Not only that but I felt guilty for not going to see him more often.
Until I realized two things 1st my not going to visit wasn't all of my fault part of it was his because he failed to establish a good relationship with his children that is what's part of what kept me away. And secondly I take great comfort in the possibility of seeing him again as the Bible mentions he'll more then likely be resurrected to a paradise earth and if I do all that I can to be there we can have until time indefinite to reestablish that father and son relationship I so crave.
WHAT HOPE FOR OUR DEAD LOVED ONES?
WHEN we lose a loved one in death, we may become overwhelmed by grief. The Bible tells us that Jesus wept when his dear friend Lazarus died. Yet, just minutes later Jesus performed an astounding miracle—he raised Lazarus back to life! (John 11:32-44) In doing so, he gave all mankind solid grounds for faith in the amazing promise he had made earlier in his ministry when he said: “The hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear [Jesus’] voice and come out.” (John 5:28, 29) May the precious hope of a resu
Hi Laura ,Im so sorry to hear about your pain , believe me I understand,I lost my only sibling, my younger brother in a devastating accident, I to am in so much pain over my lose , and like you I have a loving family , hubby ,3 sons and friends that I know love me and would do anything for me, and I love them so very much , but at the same time, even with the love and care they offer to me ,in my heart its not what I want ,of course I want my brother back , but I know better than that , but its like the family doesnt get that part of my heart and soul, is gone and will never be the same , even if I do get to the place where I can laugh ,have fun again , seem as I am moving on , I will always carry my brother in my heart , and that pain will surface over and over, and I will feel like someone has knocked the breath out of me and I will cry, and thats ok , and I dont care what anyone thinks, they wont know till they live it , they cant know this kind of pain , void , ,they think they do , but we know better, I wish you many tears they cleanse the soul, and our loved ones I think just are afraid they might upset us even more, if they only knew, I would love for a member of my family to sit down and want to listen and talk about someone that meant the world to me , and cry with me and hold me when Im at my lowest, give them and yourself time, and you do it your way its your pain , hope to talk to you again , SO SORRY FOR YOU LOSE , LAURA
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