Ann's Page said...
Hi Picket,I was wandering if you could get the word out that a fellow blogger passed away? She was a young mom of 4 .The youngest was 2weeks old I believe. She passed away on July 13th..from a stroke..Her blog was The Thrifty Chick...I have no idea how to post this being this new to blog land...Thanks Ann
Kinda stops you in your tracks doesn't it? This is a comment left on my blog by Ann..when I read it I just went numb....I don't know the precious soul that passed away....I don't even know her blog address...but I do know the compassion that rips thru one's heart when they read such a thing as this...pray people..pray...
All day long my mind has been on simplier things and a simplier time in life..back when things were at a slower pace and really things were in black & white....no color TV's..just plain black and white...nothing to distract you from the main theme of the show....sometimes we need alittle black & white in our lives...nothing to distract us from the main point of life...
I don't even know this precious mama who has left this world so quickly..but my spirit grieves so deeply for her sweet babies and loved ones...it is at times like this that all the intelligence and learning one could possibly have still could not come close to having the words to say to offer any relief from the hurt that this family is feeling at this very moment...the shock..the disbelief...the anger..the questions...all these emotions wrapped in one...yet in the mist of the storm somehow someway a gentle mercy comes and we somehow make it thru...bad things happen to good
people...it rains on the just and the unjust...there are somethings we will never know or understand....but the power of prayer is still our strongest weapon...pray people...pray...
I have stood by the graveside and watched as they lowered a mother's infant child to the ground...I have stood by the caskets of a mother's three daughters...all killed in a car crash as it hit a train that dragged their bodies several feet before stopping leaving bits & pieces of them strown over the tracks..
I have stood outside the door and cried out as I listened to my own precious daughter-in-law cry as she gave birth to her stillborn twin babies..a little boy & girl...I don't have the answers...I don't know the reasons....but I know that in this life if we trust and hold on to God someway somehow He will turn the darkness into light...never give up hope...we all face our own fears...but the sun will rise again and we will laugh again and love again...but when our dark hours come..grieve...cry out...it hurts...an undescribable hurt that goes thru the very core of your soul..we all have our own way of grieving...me I would be the one that sits in the closet and smells the clothes they wore as I moaned and cried out for God to help me make it thru...but I know that someway somehow...I would make it....I don't know this precious woman or her family or her blog but I ask that we all take a moment to call out to God for her family...someday...someone will need to call out for your family..pray people ...pray.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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43 lil sweet taters came by...:
How heart wrenching..Dianntha
Very sad.....too young, too soon.
~Patti
My heart is breaking for this family! Dot, you always know just what to say.
I remember a blogger with that name, but didn't "know" her well at all. I visited her blog several times, but somehow lost track of it.
It's just such a very sad thing. May our precious Lord get this family through this horrific time.
This is so terribly sad. My heart breaks for this poor family. I cannot imagine how much pain they are going through.
I found her link, it is:
http://www.thethriftychick.blogspot.com/
Thanks for sending this out so that we can all pray for their family. Nicole
My heart is breaking, thanks for sharing this, so we can add her to the prayer list. I have a young mom good friend, she is in the hospital in intensive care they think she has swine flu, we pray that she doesnt. Please add her to your list! Thanks Dot, sue
{{{{{{{{{{{Dot}}}}}}}}} You have such a way with words, with your very thoughts and beliefs. Thank you for sharing them with us.
I was so worried to come here and read that something bad had happened to your family. I'll admit, I was relieved it wasn't that, but then I felt a stab of pain for what that family must be going through. I can't even imagine.
Justine :o /
My heart felt prayers are going out for this precious family during the time of their loss and sorrow. We know not why these heartaches are placed on us. Only God knows and he will bring the Sunshine to them again.
Molly
Dot...you are a wonderful person and, amazingly, the friend found just the right one to let us all know that this family needs us to pray for them. Thank you...prayers are being sent up for them.
Lynne
dlynne172@yahoo.com
her blog is thethriftychick.blogspot.com. So very sad.
You have the gift of words. Your words say how a lot of people feel. The words are both wonderful and heart wrenching. Both soothing and saddening. Thank you. They will be in my prayers.
Picket, I read about that on FB. It really tears at your heartstrings. Thanks for so eloquently putting it into perspective for us. Her family has weighed heavy on my mind. It is so very sad. ~ Robyn
Thank you...
Blessings,
Susie
My heart goes out to this family. What a tragedy to bear and you are so right, there are no answers. Cindy
Dot, thank you so much for saying the right things. All I could do as I read this was cry. I do know the Lord will see them through and that He holds them close in His hands. My heart and my prayers with continue for them. Hugs, Marty
Picket, her obituary ran in our local paper. Her blog address is http://thethriftychick.blogspot.com/ and she's one of those I checked in on from time to time but didn't have her listed on my side bar. Nicholas also suffered a stroke today and is in the hospital. I just got home from the hospital and was checking emails and comments on my blog and saw the title of yours. She sounded like a lovely lady. You can read a tribute her sister did to her on the thrifty chick's blog. Cindy
How awful Picket...My heart is just breaking for this family and I will be praying so hard for them...Hirl I know about going to the closet...I wnet under the stairs for 3 weeks after wally died with his old robe wrapped around me...I was just numb and shocked...Love ya sis and I'll talk with you when I get back next month...Hugs and smiles Gl♥ria
I'm always disturbed to read when someone dies in Blogland. I saw a wreck tonight where a truck hit a biker & they were trying to save the biker's life...it didn't look good. It's so sad that we don't understand why, but I guess we just have to accept that it was their time. I pray for their families.
how heart breaking!!! I absolutely will!
They are so in my prayers! And i'm so lost for words b/c it makes you want to question.And that is not our place,but we still ask why anyhow?!It breaks my heart knowing that I have two small children as well and you play the what if game!This makes you stop and think just how short can be! Yesterday is gone...Today is almost over... And tomorrow is not promised!! Natalie,
Sometimes life hits you right in the gut. Whem we go along thinking our lives are good and then something comes along that hits you with a ton of bricks. We take too much for granted ,and take too may people for granted.Thank the lord for what we have and love each other more. Kathy
You have so much wisdom. Thank you for sharing this tragic news.
Love Ya,
Chris
Oh, Dot, only you could find the words to comfort and to help heal the unimaginable pain and sorrow of this family. My heart goes out to them and I will remember them in my prayers.
I think I have the link...
http://thethirftychick.blogspot.com
You can run over and take a look at the precious children..and get a feel for the kind of person Stacy was thank god she knew the Lord...
Blessing's Ann
This just kills my heart....my Mother passed when I was 3....it's something you never get over. I will pray for this family.
Absolutely!
Thanks, Picket, for posting about Stacy. I also posted about her on my blog today.
Blessings to you!
Sweet Dot... you have such a way with words... This was to sad for me to even believe... How sad for her little family... Great memorial!
(((HUGS)))
Donna
Yes, I got your email. Thank you so much for your words of inspiration and encouragement. He's got a rough road ahead of him to recovery with the heart complications along with the stroke. My heart bleeds for him as a mother and I wish I could take this pain upon myself and save him but I can't. We'll make it through and with friends like you it helps to smooth the road out a bit. Will all my heart I thank you Dot. I'm off to the hospital again so I won't be around much but I'll update my blog when we have some answers. Did you go to The Thrifty Chick's blog and read her tribute? It's a sad, sad thing. Me
Oh that is so sad. It just tears at my heart. I can't even imagine.
I heard this a few days and was so saddened. My heart goes out to her family.
Oh sweetie this is the saddest news!! My heart is breaking for her family and especially her children. I don't know anything sadder than children growing up without their Mommys, it kills me inside!! Be well my sweet friend, love you!! xoxo
So sorry to hear about this, but to read your words is comforting to me. I am going through a rough time and also needed to hear some soothing words. I am amazed at the love here in blogland. Thank you for sharing this with us. I hope that the family will feel the love you have sent their way. Merrie
Precious Dot,
I hope her family finds their way to your beautiful post. Her blog is: http://www.thethriftychick.blogspot.com/
May they all be encircled in the loving arms of our the Lord. There is much POWER in prayer and thanks for helping all of us concentrate on the Important things of day. That of showing unconditional love to our loved ones and friends.
May they feel the sweetness of the sweet mercies and peace He sends at times like this.
God Bless you my dear friend,
Beth~♥
I read this to my mom and it was all i could do to not cry while i read this. what would we do without God to lean on i don't even know how i would handle this situation. Great words girl
Oh this just takes my breath away.So sad,so young.I pray that God puts his comforting arms around these children and family.
oh Picket...this is so sad. My heart goes out to this young mother's children and family. We just never know the day or the hour, but God is with us... Everything you said from your sweet heart, rang true. We will pray...
Big Hugs,
Queenie
I'm crying and praying. laurie
Oh goodness. This is just too sad. Thank you for reminding us all of what is really important.
Laura
How sad to read this. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
My heart goes out to this family.
Debbie
Hello Dot, so sad and you have a wonderful way with words. I did not know her either but my heart is broken for her poor family.
Blessings to you!
Shirl
Shirls Rose Cottage
Dot, this is why we all love you! Very well said. I'm so sorry for this family (especially her babies) and also for the tragic times you mentioned here. This reminds us we all need to stop and give thanks for all our own blessings. I will keep this poor family in my thoughts! Sincerely, Jeannette
Thank you, Dot, for a very loving post. Your heart just flows with love for others. Thank you! And, yes, I will be praying!
Picket, I remember her from RMS. I remember she came into my rooms now and then. Do you remember her from back then? OMGosh This is awful. I agree with your post. Times are so hard right now for everyone, I know. Each a different reason. I have my own too. But there is always room to pray for others. And I do. I thank God my problems aren't what some are going through.
Thank you for this post. We all need to think and pray for others.
xoxoxo Kelly
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