My First Christmas in Heaven
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My friend, Bob, lost his wife, of 46 years, July 3rd, this summer, to ovarian cancer. I lost my best friend Sally.
Bob sent me this, and I'm sharing in case someone at the KT might find this meaningful. I sure do.
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Comments (11)I just received the Napastyle Holiday catalog that's full of things that are not Christmas related, as well as ones that are. Always love looking at the catalog (and Michael Chiarello, he's so cute and young) order very little but it's not one I get every week, like some of them. I could spend big bucks on things I don't need or have a place for....See MoreChristmas in Heaven
Comments (3)i wonder as well what it is really like. sometimes with such doubt, but other times i want to believe all the promises of eternal life, etc. is it real, or is it just to satisfy us humans? i guess we really don't know until the time and that's where faith comes into the picture. i did experience/witness death of a loved one this last year and there is no doubt in my mind God's hand reached down from heaven and took him. it was beautiful, it was peaceful and it was something i know i will never experience again. that was the one time doubt, in my mind/heart, never entered the picture. i don't think i will ever be able to say/feel that again, but one never knows. again, faith. something i can't say i always have....See MoreChristmas gift for my sister
Comments (2)Nancy, Just read your post, sorry to hear of your loss. I found a beautiful poem that may be helpful for your scrapbook or just as comfort during the holidays. I have to share it with you. I found it on one of the forums here last year. Hope you like it. My first Christmas in Heaven I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below With tiny lights, like Heaven's stars, reflecting on the snow. The sight is so spectacular. Please wipe away that tear For I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear But the sounds of music can't compare with the Christmas choir up here. I have no words to tell you, the joy their voices bring, For it is beyond description, to hear the angels sing. I know how much you miss me, I see the pain inside your heart. But I am not so far away, We really aren't apart. So be happy for me, dear ones, You know I hold you dear. and be glad I'm spending Christmas With Jesus Christ this year. I sent you each a special gift, from my heavenly home above. I sent you each a memory of my undying love. After all, love is a gift more precious than pure gold. It was always most important in the sories Jesus told. Please love and keep each other. as my Father said to do. For I can't count the blessing or love he has for each of you. So have a Merry Christmas and wipe away that tear. Remember, I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year. This poem was written by a 13 year old boy who died of a brain tumor that he had battled for four years. He died on December 14, 1997. He gave this to his mom before he died. His name was Ben....See MoreDoes my BF’s son come first over my family for Christmas?
Comments (8)Your boyfriend should put the NEEDS of his child first. But, what he's telling you is that he's going to put his child's WANTS first. A child's wants do not need to always come first and, in fact, they shouldn't. Your wants are just as intrinsically valid as those of your boyfriend's child, but your boyfriend is telling you that they aren't, probably to get what he wants. He'll continue to treat you this way in the future. If you continue on in a relationship where your wants and maybe even your needs are always going to come second to a child's WANTS (with a man who will also try to get his way by saying it's what his child wants)...this does not bode well for you and for the relationship. The needs of children need to come first. Not their wants. Having said all that...you're not married to this man. I don't think boyfriend/girlfriend relationships should disrupt anyone's Christmas plans. I think you should spend Christmas with your family and he should spend it with his, until you're at least engaged. Why should a child have to spend Christmas without his family because his dad has a girlfriend?...See More- 7 years ago
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