tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post3790656481960011615..comments2023-10-29T10:42:47.796-06:00Comments on Life at 7000 feet: Quietmer@lifeat7000feethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07169865790593225070noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-67925371130776285882009-10-29T15:35:28.737-06:002009-10-29T15:35:28.737-06:00This is a beautiful post that brought me to tears....This is a beautiful post that brought me to tears. Thank you for sharing your private thoughts so eloquentlyGretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078543392410879361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-61660216743989017742009-10-26T06:02:54.875-06:002009-10-26T06:02:54.875-06:00I'm going through the first year, too. My dad ...I'm going through the first year, too. My dad died in March after a long and horrible battle with Alzheimer's. Yesterday was homecoming at church, and I cried almost the entire hour. It was especially hard to hear the choir sing "How Great Thou Art." I sang that to my dad in his last months because it calmed him down. But at the end of the service, when each church member who had died the past year was honored, I felt proud to hear my beloved Daddy's named called. He loved that church. I've recorded my thought in my blog http://lisabatts.blogspot.com/search/label/Alzheimer%27s. These are the Alzheimer's posts. My favorite is Sept. 17, 2008. "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder I'll Be There."<br />Now, I'm watching my mother fade away. She's had Alzheimer's for more than a dozen years. It doesn't get easier.<br /><br />Daddy's on my mind again this morning. It was comforting to see your post and to know I'm not the only sentimental daughter who misses her daddy.Lisa Battshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064893070561095824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-27281258939490765612009-10-24T14:06:36.395-06:002009-10-24T14:06:36.395-06:00As someone who has lost a dad (not to cancer but t...As someone who has lost a dad (not to cancer but to a plane crash)....I just want to tell you the first year is rough..because of all the "firsts"....you cry at the drop of a hat at the strangest things that remind you of your dad....you are fine one minute and then something triggers a thought and it hits you again.<br /><br />I just wanted to reassure you that God is so good to give us this healing time, to reflect and hurt and feel the loss....but soon deep mourning is replaced with a peace about it all....in God's time and in your time. It will come. You will always love and miss him but God heals the immediate pain so completely...in His time. :)<br /><br />So sorry for the death of your dad.<br /><br />Kelly in MichiganSitesx6https://www.blogger.com/profile/14030560891890881522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-90451845145203312702009-10-24T13:42:56.260-06:002009-10-24T13:42:56.260-06:00Thinking of you during this time.....Quiet time do...Thinking of you during this time.....Quiet time does help doesn't it. Virtual hugs to you friend!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479553819173503559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-1258076496977806642009-10-24T13:42:54.014-06:002009-10-24T13:42:54.014-06:00Thinking of you during this time.....Quiet time do...Thinking of you during this time.....Quiet time does help doesn't it. Virtual hugs to you friend!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479553819173503559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-9226235595956452322009-10-24T11:57:09.339-06:002009-10-24T11:57:09.339-06:00Debated whether I wanted to add my comment or not....Debated whether I wanted to add my comment or not. Didn't want to add noise,since you're in quiet mode. But want you to know you're always thought of and prayed over.<br /><br />Quiet is good. Sorry you're heart is heavy, though. Wish I could bear even some of what you and whimzie are going thru.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576409086020993015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-26388343073861497802009-10-24T10:47:29.637-06:002009-10-24T10:47:29.637-06:00So glad that you recognize that need in you, to be...So glad that you recognize that need in you, to be still and quiet. I'm praying for you and will lift your friend and her dad up as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987814500457262146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-31240431691289889062009-10-24T00:27:30.042-06:002009-10-24T00:27:30.042-06:00I'm sorry about your dad, that must have been ...I'm sorry about your dad, that must have been really difficult, but yes, you're really lucky to have his baby book. :)Hollyhttp://adventuresofholly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-27139403290051211372009-10-23T22:27:39.324-06:002009-10-23T22:27:39.324-06:00Glad you're taking care of yourself, Mer. Als...Glad you're taking care of yourself, Mer. Also good that you have a chance to sit with others as they struggle. As the Christmas season approaches, I'll miss Mom anew. She passed on just a few days later. Praying for you.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220390926431690873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-63436712728168448502009-10-23T18:23:06.360-06:002009-10-23T18:23:06.360-06:00Relationships between fathers and daughters are co...Relationships between fathers and daughters are complicated things. I know that mine with my father was. He didn't come into my life until 2 years before his death. I am thankful for the time that we did have.<br />Miss your father by all means, and take all the time you need to heal. There is no magic length of time, just whatever is right for you.2catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422139409011064601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-34435037464736803922009-10-23T16:02:33.452-06:002009-10-23T16:02:33.452-06:00I was just thinking about your weekend in Arkansas...I was just thinking about your weekend in Arkansas last year because I was so sad that I didn't get to meet you. Something brought you to mind today, and I was wishing you lived closer. Or that I did! I am really privileged to have walked part of this last year's journey with you, and I am so thankful that this fall season has been restorative. I love that word and the significance of what it means in our lives.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06638623959806383338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-63122184616186515782009-10-23T15:21:23.380-06:002009-10-23T15:21:23.380-06:00My heart & prayers go out to you...I lost my D...My heart & prayers go out to you...I lost my Daddy almost 9 years ago (seems impossible to think it's been that long.) Wishing you peace and comfort.PreppyBumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016002404691593505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-72112700092413840192009-10-23T13:47:22.599-06:002009-10-23T13:47:22.599-06:00So glad you shared your thoughts about your dad. ...So glad you shared your thoughts about your dad. Mom's homegoing was 6 years ago today, and I'm still processing the loss. Love you and am praying for you!Dee Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617181942919468292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-58294657266264434822009-10-23T13:11:36.953-06:002009-10-23T13:11:36.953-06:00Mere, these real feelings that you share with us a...Mere, these real feelings that you share with us are one of the many many reasons why I read your blog. <br /><br />You're just real and I love it. Lets have coffee sometime together, shall we??Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08257352882657911252noreply@blogger.com