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Comments (17)I love the angel story. I love the thought of Cherryfizz learning mew and growl - my dogs only speak growl but I'm getting there. I love the bake a cake. A few weeks ago someone in this country had a special display at their dungeon at the castle (a tourist attraction, you understand, not a private home!). Instead of 'Santa's Grotto' they had 'Satan's Dungeon', where the song being played was 'Robins roasting on an open fire'. People called the local radio station and said it was an insult to Christianity. I found it hysterical - and I'm a Christian priest. OK, I wasn't so taken with Satan but the robins ......ROFLMAO! Santas and robins are OK - but they're not the reason for the season. Family-feeling is great - but it's not the reason. Being generous is great - but it's not the reason. I'm listening to a TV programme behind me now about gift-buyers for the stars in the States and they're talking about how big 'A Patriotic Christmas' is this year. Don't get me wrong there is NOTHING wrong with loving one's country, I'm patriotic - but it's not the reason for the season. There are so many things, perfectly nice things in themselves, that have been added to the celebration of Christmas over the centuries that the world is in dire danger of forgetting entirely the real reason - the birth of the Saviour of the World. Everett - please don't be offended if I say that maybe you've been given the best Christmas present of all - that awful feeling that it's all hollow, what's being presented to us and that there has to be something more. There is - and you're ready to find it, to find God in Christ. If you think it's right, pray, ask Jesus to come into your life. It's not a magic, instant formula, not many people ever see fireworks, I never have. But this might just be the time your life begins to change. Take care, Alice...See Morehelp...lost a loved one of 18.. i am 16.
Comments (12)Angelfalls, I'm so very sorry for your loss. I too, remember being 16 and so in love. I know that the feelings are real. Having lost my 19 year old daughter and watching her boyfriend deal with her loss, I can speak only from that experience. I have not ever lost a boyfriend. They loved each other very much and he grieved greatly, as you do. After almost 8 years, he recently found another girl whom he loves and who makes him happy. He will always have Christin in his heart along with all of the very happy memories and so many special times that they shared. Just because he has moved with his life doesn't mean that he has forgotten her or ever will. I know that Christin would want him to have a happy life because she loved him that much. I know that you don't feel like living or thinking about the future and Christin's boyfriend didn't either. All he could think about was Christin and being with her again no matter what it took. As time passed, that pain eased and happy memories took the place of the horrible sadness and grief and lonliness. The same thing will happen with you. I know it doesn't seem possible now, but it will happen. Just take each day at a time with your grief, just like we all have to do. I promise you, he will remain in your heart, but your heart wom't feel broken anymore. It will heal. I'm glad you came here. We all care. If you would like to see Christin and a picture of her and her boyfriend, you can enter this site. Lu Here is a link that might be useful: Christin Cosby Memorial Web Site...See MoreSpooks and such.
Comments (52)Lots of interesting stories! Blfenton, you have a gift--and so do some others here. My dictionary defines "paranormal" as events "that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding." I would say most religions fit right into that definition. In Christianity, for example, the virgin birth, the event celebrated at Easter, the miracles attributed to the saints--all these things certainly exceed the scope of normal scientific understanding. They are taken on faith. As for the "science is fact" argument, Sylvia made the excellent point that science doesn't have all the facts yet. She mentioned bacteria, and I immediately thought of Ignaz Semmelweis. Before Dr. Semmelweis discovered that hand-washing could reduce the number of women dying in his hospital from childbed fever, doctors were going from bed to bed, examining patients and transferring germs from one to another, killing many of them. The medical community reacted to Semmelweis' research with anger and derision. His findings weren't accepted until many years after his death. That's how science is sometimes. Alice and Snidely, do you really think we know everything at this point? I can state that I believe in reincarnation--not because I find the idea comforting (would you want to be born in Liberia right now? Syria?), but because "there is considerable historical and clinical evidence that reincarnation is a reality." That quote is from Brian Weiss, MD, educated at Columbia University and the Yale University School of Medicine, where he was the chief resident in psychiatry. I've been reading about reincarnation since I was a teenager. In India, where the concept is accepted, there have been many documented cases of very young children remembering their past lives and recent past families. Often they have been reunited with them. Nicole, your sister experienced automatic writing. The well-known journalist Adela Rogers St. Johns discovered that her son could communicate with her in this manner after he was killed in a war. Her book about it is entitled No Good-Byes. And remember Albert Payson Terhune, who wrote the "Lad of Sunnybank" stories? After he died he contacted his wife through automatic writing. She wrote a lovely little book about it called Across the Line. I have had many dream visits from those who have passed on. Dream visits are easily differentiated from regular dreams in which the deceased appear. Two of the visits were from pets. In one, Holly came to me to say goodbye when she died during the night. I was in Florida, and she was home in Pennsylvania. She appeared unexpectedly in my dream, and I was startled to see her. I knew as soon as I woke up that she must have died. She had. The other concerned my collie-shepherd, Caroline. Thanks to a hunter who shouldn't have been on my property in the first place, Caroline lived for years with three legs. She was a big dog, and eventually arthritis set in big time. Our vet tried several kinds of meds. One night she appeared in a dream, running through a silvery brook on four legs, splashing happily. She said to me, "I have come through the fire. My days of suffering are over." In the morning I discovered she had died. So when I tell grieving pet owners I have no doubt they will see their beloved animals again, I mean it. For those of you who believe in things that are really only imaginary, do your kids a favor and don't pass on those feelings to them. Snidely, you go too far when you start dictating to us what we should or shouldn't tell our children. Our children. Not yours....See MorePlease pray
Comments (92)Again, I have kept you waiting for a long time for an update and my very grateful thank you. Saturday, we celebrated the life of, and said goodbye to the earthly body of our grandson, Maison. I can't begin to describe the feelings that one has, saying goodbye, even with the sure knowledge that a much loved grandchild is now in the arms of Jesus. I know that others here have had to say similar goodbyes. This is so much different than losing a grandparent, parent, or even a sister, as I did a few years ago. You never think that you will be here beyond the time of your children or grandchildren. And even then, I know it is so much worse for Emi and Josh, because they have to go to bed each night without him and wake each morning without him. At the same time, we have been truly blessed to have him in our lives, and to share his brief 20 months on earth, with him. Thank you everyone, for all of your love, prayers, and support. We appreciate all of you so much. You give us strength. Please continue to keep all of us in your prayers. Emi and Josh, Josh's family, and Emi's family....See Moreaegis1000
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