August 8, 2008
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I'm sad
I just got an email from one of my former neighbors in Bruce Lake. His wife, my friend, Diane, passed away last night from cancer. She had been under hospice card for the past week. She first got breast cancer about six years ago, went through chemo and radiation, was Ok for a short while, then got brain cancer. When we were there over the 4th, we stopped over at their house. Diane was moving very slowly and thinking even slower. It was painful and sad to watch her. So I wasn't surprised last when I returned home from Wisconsin to find the email saying she was on hospice.
Diane and I shared a lot of good memoried over the years. Her only daughter is just 8 months older than my son. And Diane got me my first job teaching math at Morton College. She loved horses and dogs. I will miss her.
Don didn't know yet when the funeral will be but I will be there if at all possible.
I am very sad. The hardest part for me is not knowing if she was a born-again Christian. She and Don talked about God, but very new-agey. She grew up Catholic, so I hope that at some point she accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior. I think I wouldn't be so sad if I knew for sure she was in heaven. The Lord knows and I will leave it there.
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I know what you mean. It is so difficult for Christians to lose friends that they aren't sure they will ever see again. There has been a burden on my heart for a long time for a male friend/neighbor. I have a hard time witnessing since I'm not all that good myself and I really have a hard time with a woman witnessing to a man but then sermon in church a few weeks ago really hit home. The Lord says that if as Christians, we don't witness when it is laid on our hearts it "counts against us" with God. If we do what the Lord puts on our hearts and the person we witness to doesn't accept it or act on it then the Lord counts it to our benefit that we did what He wanted us to do and the rest is up to the person. I have to do this but I'm sure having a stuggle. But if something happened to him and I haven't witnessed then I'd never get over it.
I do hope that your friend had gotten her life right with Christ. I know the funeral will be doubly hard for you because you don't know. BLESSINGS!
Sorry for your loss. Yes I do worry about this also. I know my parents saved, and walking the streets paved with gold with all our relatives.
How sad. I know you were close and to not have that assurance of her salvation is very hard. When I was writing three sympathy cards this week I at least could know that those loved ones were in heaven. Praying for you.
Oh yeah, I updated this morning!
I am so sorry for your loss. And I understand your concerns. But we are told "My Father's house has many rooms" I like to think that there is a room for good people who may not know Christ. Becuase if they are good I am sure he knows them!
Its sad to hear of your friends death. Times like that makes us realise how precious life is
This is so very sad. It's hard to see friends that you've known and are your age to have to suffer and leave us.
Too many sad things lately.
I got the beautiful card from Michelle. We'll give her a call.
That is very sad. I'm so sorry for your loss.
I hope it is some comfort in recalling the good times you were able to enjoy together.
That is a big worry for us, too. I know that my birth father was not. Sad to think I will never see him again. But my dear stepdad certainly is. There are other friends and family who we are unsure about. Ken's family is just too big. All we can do is pray for those still alive, and, if possible, talk to them about it.
RYC: I certainly hope Judy doesn't go into labor while we are there. They are about 65-70 miles away from the midwives. What worries me even more is the fact that a couple days after we leave they plan on taking Mindy and Hannah up north near Minneapolis for a performance before they even head to the campground down south, where they plan on having the baby. KIDS!!! What happens will happen whether I worry or not, so am trying not to think on it too much. They don't seem to be concerned at all.
I'm sure that many of us have someone we are burdened in our heart about. Prayer for them is a little like a 9-1-1 call to Heaven. I'm sure you've prayed for your friend and had some very "real" conversation about salvation with her over the years. Jesus says He is always knocking at the door of our hearts. Perhaps when her time arrived, she opened the door. His love far surpasses ours and I believe He would take every opportunity to receive anyone's meager attempt to call out to him ....even in those final moments. There's a really good chance Val.
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