This is perhaps the hardest post I’ve ever written…but I want to tell you all what’s happened. My mom peacefully passed away on Saturday morning. My dad and I had been taking care of her and the last few days of her life were quiet and pain free. She couldn’t talk to us but we talked to her. I am telling myself that she heard us, even though I really can’t be sure.
Marilyn Boney
1933 – 2016
My emotions are up and down. I have moments of happiness when I remember something good, and moments of intense sadness when I think of my life without her. I will be OK though…I know that. I’m not so sure about my dad but I am thinking positive. My prayer is that he will be able to find a way to live the rest of his life not in sadness, but in thankfulness for all he had with my mom.
Her funeral is in two days, on Thursday. I will be gone for a while but I will be back. I want to make a fresh start and come up with new ideas. It’s been a struggle to get my creative juices flowing but I hope that changes. Again, I am thinking positive. I will need to figure out a new normal and you all will be a big part of that.
With a grateful heart, I thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers.
Wishing you all peace and grace,
Oh Ann. So terribly sorry to hear your sad news. I wish you and your family peace during this difficult time. My best wishes. Sue x
My deepest condolences, may the Lord grace and peace be over you ????????
Oh Ann, I am so very sorry for your loss. I will keep you in my thoughts & prayers. I believe wholeheartedly that she heard you & your dad when you talked to her.
Hey Ann. I am so so very sorry about your moms passing. I believe they do hear us when we talk to them. I thing God allows them to hear words of love and gratitude. I pray for all of you as you find the new path, your new normal in the days ahead. Take your time and just be with one another. Time to just be…..
Blessings for all of you, Hope. ????????❤️
So sorry … I know it hurts … treasure your father and be strong for him. xx
When my father passed, I kept wishing I had asked some of the many questions I had put off. My mother was ill (we thought she would go first – he had seemingly been in decent health, taking care of her) but she did have some good time before she became too ill for those memory kinds of conversations. So – here is what I suggest to help ease your pain and move forward. Ask your dad about all the things you always wanted to know about him and he and your mom as a couple. It brings back happy memories and both of you will laugh and cry. When my mother came to spend a week with me (I live in PA and she lived in FL), we made a scrapbook of her visit with me. We did lots of things she had never done on her own and we took the time to journal about them. It helped her to think forward. We also worked on a scrapbook that was filled with memories from 20 years earlier. That helped, too. We all grieve differently, to be sure. This is what helped my mother and me in the first 6 months (particularly on his birthday).
Ann I am so sorry for your loss. There is no ascending order of difficulty for the loss of loved ones, no one is harder than the others, but each one holds its own challenges. Someone once said grief is like weather, it passes but you know it’s going to come back. You must let the hands of others help carry the weight. It’s your turn now to walk in the world for your Mom. You and your Dad have the opportunity now to let your sorrow as well as all the joy and laughter you can hold, be a tribute to all she meant to you. I wish you both peace in theis very difficult time.
I am so sorry for you all. I agree with MaryT., that hearing is the last sense to go, so
your Mom was aware of the conversations you both had with her. God bless, my
prayers and thoughts are with you.
My condolences to your family and big hugs. Take time with family and rest up. It’s wonderful you could be there for your mom and dad during this time. I will be praying for you and your family this week.
Ann, I lost my mom last May; it’s a pain that never seems to go away. I am praying for you.
When my dad died, I was told that hearing is the last sense to go. Take comfort in the fact knowing that she did hear you.
May God comfort you all.
Dear Ann, my sincere condolences. You and your family are in my prayers. Wishing you peace and rest and a renewed spirit when you come back to your blogging.