tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post5219926230141016005..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: From the Heart of BabesLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-41961812675224343052013-04-21T21:06:54.201-07:002013-04-21T21:06:54.201-07:00Dear Lady Lydia,
I am so very sorry for your loss...Dear Lady Lydia,<br /><br />I am so very sorry for your loss! Thank you for sharing this with us. After losing my husband and then my father while still raising young children I saw that funerals are a beautiful way to honor the memory and to celebrate the life of our loved one. I think it was especially important for the children to experience, as they also give some comfort and closure. <br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-40289954879329667612013-04-17T19:25:14.017-07:002013-04-17T19:25:14.017-07:00Lady Lydia, So sorry for the loss of your father....Lady Lydia, So sorry for the loss of your father. My husband passed away March 8,2013 and we buried him 5 hours from where we live. Our friend who drove the hearse asked me to ride with her and it was such a sad but happy ride to be able to share that with her. My prayers are with you.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894270722689438809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-32134215718108247932013-03-30T09:25:25.719-07:002013-03-30T09:25:25.719-07:00Dear Lady Lydia
You were and are a good daughter ...Dear Lady Lydia<br /><br />You were and are a good daughter to your father. What a sweet ministry by your liitle grand daughter.<br /><br />Thank you for this uplifting post.<br /><br />I will stop as we now have a tablet computer and it's SO hard to use.<br /><br />God bless you<br /><br />AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-74371042900756802272013-03-30T00:44:40.075-07:002013-03-30T00:44:40.075-07:00I am so sorry Lydia, God Bless you and your family...I am so sorry Lydia, God Bless you and your family. I (and many others) are encouraged by all your stories, crafts, art, and other posts.Neo-Victorianisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645232177126938226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-24903982556193268302013-03-29T05:49:42.698-07:002013-03-29T05:49:42.698-07:00I am very sorry for your loss. May the Lord carry...I am very sorry for your loss. May the Lord carry your grief for you when you cannot.<br />The post was beautiful.<br />Hugs and blessings.Mama to 12, so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759055814570254094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-30903860699098782652013-03-28T17:49:07.741-07:002013-03-28T17:49:07.741-07:00I am sorry for your loss, Lady Lydia, and you will...I am sorry for your loss, Lady Lydia, and you will be in my prayers. You have meant so much to me. Because of you, my husband and I had a very meaningful 20th-anniversary party for just our immediate family at home. (We've been married for 30 years now.) If you had been asking, I would have agreed with your little one. My participation in my dad's funeral almost five years ago was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-49126580155743822172013-03-28T10:19:03.876-07:002013-03-28T10:19:03.876-07:00I hope that God is healing your heart from the los...I hope that God is healing your heart from the loss of your father. Thank you for your lovely story. Your blog, and has been inspiring me for many years now, and I miss hearing details of your family. Thank you, thank you. Kristinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-14164069852101834582013-03-28T05:43:46.959-07:002013-03-28T05:43:46.959-07:00Please accept my condolences. Your grand daughter ...Please accept my condolences. Your grand daughter is wise beyond her years. She must be such a comfort to you!Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-84215600780973988662013-03-28T00:11:46.573-07:002013-03-28T00:11:46.573-07:00Dear Lydia,
I too share your grief as I think of o...Dear Lydia,<br />I too share your grief as I think of often during the day and find myself praying even upon waking in the night hours. <br /><br />I'm so thankful your granddaughter was mindful and persistent in her efforts to follow through with her convictions. She must have sensed the comfort such services bring by the other times she experienced them. I too believe the Holy Spirit spokeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-2155215967211689262013-03-27T22:56:53.572-07:002013-03-27T22:56:53.572-07:00Roxy, thank you for your comment.
Alexis: that is...Roxy, thank you for your comment. <br />Alexis: that is probably true. I think mothers have to be careful not to get so practical that they fail to see the possibilities that children present. A child of that age can feel quite helpless and sad when parents turn down every suggestion they have. In this case, it turned out to be a great solution that the adults had not thought of.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-29509289474607858262013-03-27T19:47:18.914-07:002013-03-27T19:47:18.914-07:00Dear Sister, Your sweet daughter's insight and...Dear Sister, Your sweet daughter's insight and wisdom. So glad you listened to her. It will help a wee bit! I will continue to pray for you. I am so glad you got to phone him and say good-bye!<br />Blessings and God's strength, Roxyliving from glory to gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123718369605106023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-67954756656012527102013-03-27T17:24:51.199-07:002013-03-27T17:24:51.199-07:00I'm sorry for you lose.
Usually I just read...I'm sorry for you lose. <br /><br />Usually I just read your post but not comment, but this is an occasion to reach out. Your post was beautifully written. I have tears in my eyes as I write this because of the emotion of the subject. I'm glad you had the funeral, I agree with you that it does seem to help ease some of the burden of grief.Shaolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09111880135950533263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-75783624061985539202013-03-27T17:21:47.939-07:002013-03-27T17:21:47.939-07:00Dearest Lydia,
My condolences to you and your lov...Dearest Lydia,<br /><br />My condolences to you and your lovely family concerning the loss of your precious father. Those of us who have lost a parent understand the pain, especially those who could not be there in the final hours. We could not tell them that we loved them, to thank them for all they did for us, that we loved them. I believe that God will tell them those things, and that when Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-40352496092266784022013-03-27T16:10:25.921-07:002013-03-27T16:10:25.921-07:00I'm so sorry for your loss. What a beautiful ...I'm so sorry for your loss. What a beautiful story. You and your family are in my prayers.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591518304156689965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-43416112579624922802013-03-27T15:28:50.087-07:002013-03-27T15:28:50.087-07:00Dear Lady Lydia,
I am sure that
your little grand...Dear Lady Lydia, <br />I am sure that<br />your little grand daughter was doing the work of the Holy Spirit when she brought the idea of a home funeral to your mind. I do hope and believe that it will have eased the pain somewhat.<br />Your father lived a good life, it seems and that must be a comfort too. Certainly your parents gave you a resourceful outlook on life: a priceless gift.<br />I Alexhttp://candlemascottage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-639258795251692102013-03-27T12:50:15.532-07:002013-03-27T12:50:15.532-07:00Dear Lydia,
I have just read your Post on Home Li...Dear Lydia,<br /><br />I have just read your Post on Home Living. What a fine and touching example you have given. Too often we accept geographical distance as an excuse to minimise our response to situations in our lives. Yet love like prayer knows no boundaries and no limits.<br /><br />Your gathering together was an expression of love and respect that will surely have been as pleasing to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-50878561367804150642013-03-27T12:49:44.463-07:002013-03-27T12:49:44.463-07:00I’m sorry to hear about the passing of your father...I’m sorry to hear about the passing of your father in Australia.<br /> <br />This note is just to say that a similar thing happened to me. My father also passed away in Australia, and I was unable to attend his funeral. Instead our pastor lent me a copy of our funeral service (it is particularly beautiful and comforting). I got up at 5 am on the day of the funeral, and began reading the service Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-42167881386650406272013-03-27T12:10:44.045-07:002013-03-27T12:10:44.045-07:00I am so very sorry about your father. I have never...I am so very sorry about your father. I have never lost a parent and I dread the day that I do. I pray that the Lord comforts you during this very sad time. I know your Father must have been a very fine man and proud to be your dad. God Bless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-38709439698604387232013-03-27T11:39:45.709-07:002013-03-27T11:39:45.709-07:00the funeral is today in Australia (Thursday their ...the funeral is today in Australia (Thursday their time)Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-63723240995104391422013-03-27T11:36:36.020-07:002013-03-27T11:36:36.020-07:00I did phone him in the hospital the day before he ...I did phone him in the hospital the day before he died, and said, "Daddy you are the person here I wanted to be most like; and I'm so glad you raised me and taught me the Bible and that you taught me about persistance and resourcefulness, which guided my life. If I don't make it there to see you, I will see you in Heaven."<br /><br />I phoned him a second time and told him how Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-3415484243689201492013-03-27T11:30:47.299-07:002013-03-27T11:30:47.299-07:00Dear Lydia,
I am so sorry to hear about your fathe...Dear Lydia,<br />I am so sorry to hear about your father. I have been reading your blog at different times.<br />I remember him from when we first moved to Kenai area. Then to visit with your parents/family in Homer before they moved to Australia. They came to visit my parents when they came back to Kenai for a visit. And saw them then. Carolyn McCurdy Marek, Texas (a fellow homesteader family inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-71154424693755495752013-03-27T11:02:11.558-07:002013-03-27T11:02:11.558-07:00Thank you all for such kind and interesting though...Thank you all for such kind and interesting thoughts! I liked the painting because it is such an accurate depiction of what happens to the mind of a person in grief: the woman is not at all concerned about the mess around her, is not eating the dinner provided for her (similar to the dinner provided for the family of the loved one, in our churches), and she is half conscious---alert enough to Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-61142758503383143652013-03-27T10:25:40.131-07:002013-03-27T10:25:40.131-07:00I am sorry to hear of your father passing away. I...I am sorry to hear of your father passing away. It is never easy, no matter how old or sick a person is. You were so kind to take your granddaughter's suggestions. I always say when you go through a loss you have two griefs to bear: one is the loss itself and the other is dealing with others' reactions! In this case, it seems as though your granddaughter's reaction has brought a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-63660796859915182562013-03-27T10:13:18.523-07:002013-03-27T10:13:18.523-07:00I am so sorry on the loss of your father. My since...I am so sorry on the loss of your father. My sincerest condolences. I will be praying much for comfort. Thank you for sharing your story. What a sweet and loving granddaughter and husband to do that for you. God bless.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247895822143882384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-90339547014611863432013-03-27T08:02:14.461-07:002013-03-27T08:02:14.461-07:00I am so sorry to hear of your loss. What a blessin...I am so sorry to hear of your loss. What a blessing that your granddaughter recognized the need for a funeral for the family in the states. I missed my uncle's funeral and it was very hard to accept the fact of his death. I will be remembering you all in prayer during this difficult time.Melindanoreply@blogger.com