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blitzyblond_protege

13 years ago

Twenty-five years ago Mama Lucille had a family. Husband (who wouldn't work) and four daughters.

One summer Sat. the two middle girls were killed by a drunk driver.

The court case lasted 2.5 years, then the remaining ones got their first house. A few months later the husband had mortgaged them into eviction, so they settled into an apt. for a couple years. Then her husband said he didn't feel good, started to walk across the living room and died in her arms.

When her youngest daughter turned 19 got married to a deadbeat and had four kids, the youngest with a badly cleft face from her drug use. The girl ran out and left the kids for Mama Lucille to raise. Last they heard, a year ago, she was in jail for prostitution, drugs,... in S. Calif.

Yesterday,(DEC. 21, 2010) Mama Lucille went to wake her oldest daughter up and found her dead in her bed. This was unexpected.

Please pray for Mama Lucille's sanity and strength. Her oldest DGD is 16, then DGD 14, DGS 10, & DGS 8.

Every time Anyone in our church thinks they are having troubles, we remember Mama Lucille and fall silent.

Please pray.

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Comments (13)

lynn_d
13 years ago
I do not understand why tragedy strikes one person so often, but that poor woman surely had her faith tested. She will be in out holiday prayers.
lydia1959
13 years ago
Wow, that is a lot to endure.. I will add her to my prayers.
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I finally got to talk with her tonight. They are only giving her Dad 4 months to live and she has her hands full with work, school, him and the baby. I offered to go and help her but she said she would rather have me close by at the end so I will be saving for a trip to Alabama in a few months. Gotta quit buying plants for a while. Wish it was under better circumstances but I would sell a kidney if I had to do it to be there when she needs me and she wants me to be there for the funeral or as close to then as possible. She has been more than a best friend and sister to me and I can never repay her for all she did for me when I was having a hard time years ago. Gotta go check some airline rates and see what its going to cost so I can plan. This Hawaii trip is at a bad time. I wish I could cancel that but the tickets were not refundable. Keep the prayers up. She needs the strength to get through this tough time and said to thank you all. It means a lot to her. Her dad is so really going downhill fast and its got to be hard to watch and there is one vulture family member moving in already trying to grab all his stuff while he is in the hospital and she is having to deal with that too. So sad.
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Well, not happy to hear that first thing this morning. I left her a little message on the link you posted. Thanks Luvs. ~Anj
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carol_in_california
13 years ago
I am so sorry for her loss.
I will keep her in my thoughts and prayers, too.
ritamay91710
13 years ago
So sad, any time, but especially at this time of year.
I will keep her in my prayers.
country_sunshine
13 years ago
That is some heavy refining He is doing with Lucille... but soon He will see His reflection when He looks at her....
May God place His mighty arms around Lucille and keep her inside His hedge of protection...

Carolyn
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13 years ago
I had to read this twice - it seems impossible to believe. This is so tragic for the family to bear. I sent my prayers for strength to go forward in Gods plans.

May God Bless,
Peggy
nola_anne
13 years ago
Saddened to hear of one family having to endure so much...they are all in my prayers -- the older ones who need to be wise and strong and the younger ones who are dependant on the older ones.

nola anne
susanjf_gw
13 years ago
don't know what to say...other than prayers for her and the grands...
joyfulguy
13 years ago
Good wishes and hopes for a better future winging their way to this family ... and some prayers offered on their behalf.

I've often heard people claim that everyone has troubles, and I recall a parishioner family that had a long series of them, including a son in law killed in a train accident, daughter with young granddaughter died of cancer, another daughter not fully functional, and a barn burning.

When someone said about everyone having troubles, or "what goes around ... comes around", or something like that, and someone referred to that family's ongoing difficulties, it made people in that community reconsider their earlier somewhat superficial judgement.

Similar game to this one.

ole joyful
taigen_gw
13 years ago
How awful....prayers being sent from here.
donna37
13 years ago
(((Mama Lucille))) Special thoughts and prayers for your and family.
williamsburgjane
13 years ago
Sending special thoughts for mama Lucille.
stephmc72
13 years ago
Wow, how horrible. I had to read this twice to get the full depth of it and make sure I was reading it right. How tragic.

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