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#15159 - 07/25/05 09:38 PM
Re: Saying goodbye -- again
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Dear Francine: I am sorry for your pain. It is totally understandable. We were not created to die. We were created to live a happy and painless life, not to say good bye to our loved ones.
Regardless of anyone's belief regarding what happens after death, in one way or the other we all feel the loss.
Maybe you can make a copy of that check? That way you can cash it and still have that last bit of memorabilia with you.
A hug from your boomer sis, reminding you that the day will come when Christ shall wipe all tears and death will be no more.
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#15160 - 07/25/05 11:33 PM
Re: Saying goodbye -- again
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Registered: 03/22/05
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Oh Francine, I can relate to your pain. Especially this cheque being, as you say, the LAST thing from them you'll ever get. There's such finality in that, isn't there.
I have a similar struggle. I've been cleaning out the basement, getting rid of all of the clothes we've collected over the years for our trips to Cuba. I found some of Mom and Dad's clothes in amongst the bags, and automatically held them to my face, searching for a familiar scent, then just had to sit down and cry a bag full of tears. I was able to give all those clothes away without too much problem, but I still have one of Dad's favourite shirts, and two of Mom's very favourite outfits up in my closet. I can't bear to part with them. I've tried, but always ended up going back into the bags to pull them out again. So I gave up. I'll hold on to them until it's the right time to give them away.
I can understand your reluctance to not cash the cheque, but maybe the timing of its arrival is no coincidence? My eyes of faith see a touch of divine timing in there...maybe you could put a wee bit of that cheque aside and buy yourself something very special as an "in loving memory" gift to yourself.
From a fellow orphan, with care, Eagle [ July 25, 2005, 08:58 PM: Message edited by: Eagle Heart ]
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