tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252285009517721143.post2026743806496637995..comments2023-06-18T06:35:42.729-04:00Comments on Christian Writer/Reader Connection: A New PerspectiveSusan J. Reinhardthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252285009517721143.post-59427350399318107222013-11-22T09:43:52.774-05:002013-11-22T09:43:52.774-05:00I'm sorry for your losses. Thank you for shari...I'm sorry for your losses. Thank you for sharing this and reminding us that our lives are in His hands. The people who passed away were blessings in your life, and I'm glad you made such fond memories with them.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05234966786590125696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252285009517721143.post-41660305250392399412013-11-19T09:39:17.259-05:002013-11-19T09:39:17.259-05:00Goodness, Susan. I'm sorry for the loss of you...Goodness, Susan. I'm sorry for the loss of your best friend. I have a feeling that you will get much good from it, in your writing, in your dealings with others, and just in your relationship with the Lord. Bless you, friend.Rhonda Schrockhttp://www.rhondaschrock.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252285009517721143.post-8192959794685471162013-11-18T20:14:08.924-05:002013-11-18T20:14:08.924-05:00Hi Jean - I want to take every experience in life ...Hi Jean - I want to take every experience in life and use it to help someone else. <br /><br />Hi Karen - My friend was like a sister to me, and we were close in age. I think that does make a difference in processing her sudden death.<br /><br />Hi Hilary - A dear minister friend once said, "When you've got problems and are hurting, go help someone else." It's been wise advice that I've never forgotten. You bring much joy and connection to others like Lenny.<br /><br />Hi Quiet Spirit - I connected with your last line. "One thing I've learned is that we grieve in proportion to the amount we love."<br /><br />Hi Ruth - Thank you. I'm glad God doesn't waste any sorrow we go through. <br /><br />Blessings,<br />Susan <br /><br />Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252285009517721143.post-13977312939794539072013-11-18T19:55:47.299-05:002013-11-18T19:55:47.299-05:00I'm so sorry for your losses, Susan. Thank you...I'm so sorry for your losses, Susan. Thank you for sharing how the Lord has shaped and changed you through each of these trials.Ruth Schiffmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625363295823548969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252285009517721143.post-14363601421727080342013-11-18T18:02:40.840-05:002013-11-18T18:02:40.840-05:00Susan: We all grieve at the loss of friends. We ha...Susan: We all grieve at the loss of friends. We had a lady at church pass away yesterday. Two of us visited her at the hospital on Friday. Her daughter-in-law told us that if the lady didn't get better in a couple of days, the sons had to make a decision. <br /><br />Elizabeth Kubler-Ross wrote a book on the process. Granger Wesberg wrote a book on the stages of grief.(entitled: Good Grief.) <br /><br />One thing I learned is that we grieve in proportion to the amount we love.quietspirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086016141181470311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252285009517721143.post-18771664937796867072013-11-18T12:45:03.629-05:002013-11-18T12:45:03.629-05:00Hi Susan - I can hear your thoughts through these ...Hi Susan - I can hear your thoughts through these various desperate occasions ... <br /><br />I have got through .. how I'm not sure .. well for my mother and my uncle in recent years ... their time had come - but the suddenness of death I did deal with somehow ... and it's a long time ago ... <br /><br />I've found blogging helpful in so many ways and the books that have over the years been recommended helpful too - some I still need to read .. so I'm assimilating life, I guess .. and I do still think things through.<br /><br />A friend who lost her father at the Nursing Centre, where my mother and uncle were and both left their world from .. says she didn't imagine how much she'd learn from the time she had being a part of such a facility, and the hospice and care in the home ... I agree ... <br /><br />It's an interesting time .. but losing a husband is another matter ... <br /><br />With thoughts - Hilary<br /><br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252285009517721143.post-28402401200170737042013-11-18T09:42:40.303-05:002013-11-18T09:42:40.303-05:00I agree, the grieving process is a little differen...I agree, the grieving process is a little different with each lost loved one. My mother's death was expected, and even though we'd "lost" her to Alzheimer's years before, it still hurt. I miss her still in so many ways. My sister's death was somewhat unexpected, and that loss has taken on another dimension. I still experience a sharp pain when I remember that she's gone, even after three years. I wonder if it's due in part to having trouble processing it because she was more my age. One of my other sisters and I have discussed how to process it all, and of course, ultimately lay it all in God's hands.Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252285009517721143.post-79911102285209926222013-11-18T09:38:34.340-05:002013-11-18T09:38:34.340-05:00Great post, Susan. Thank you for sharing your hear...Great post, Susan. Thank you for sharing your heart with us. Blessings! JeanJean Fischerhttp://inthecompostpile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com