tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post163138783202156774..comments2024-03-18T10:00:10.031-05:00Comments on The Final Chapters: GAME CHANGERluluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11520683067915486215noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-1385358908179021962015-10-17T10:54:58.245-05:002015-10-17T10:54:58.245-05:00Indeed we do, Sweet Friend! I struggle with how t...Indeed we do, Sweet Friend! I struggle with how transparent I should be---this one was written after TWO promptings by Him. Perhaps a part of my calling is the Ministry of Empathy. Sharing what God has done---to redeem the difficult and reconcile my heart to His great love!<br />Miss Your Sweet Spirit & Smiling Face!luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520683067915486215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-12914164848654970412015-10-17T10:52:02.563-05:002015-10-17T10:52:02.563-05:00Reconciling our past is an everyday process, Frien...Reconciling our past is an everyday process, Friend. Sad your son has missed the joy of grandparents and sad they have not known the delight of their legacy! Yes--God gives us other relationships to fill that gap--and we are blessed by His tender care-but still heart-breaking to know one would deny the blessings given so freely.<br />Bless You, Friend!luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520683067915486215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-78059216963035039302015-10-17T10:24:28.939-05:002015-10-17T10:24:28.939-05:00Thanks for your transparency and wisdom! I do not...Thanks for your transparency and wisdom! I do not always comment but I do LOVE your posts. Keep 'em coming!<br />We serve an awesome God!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14981348115290155404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-31038605394054369432015-10-17T08:15:56.041-05:002015-10-17T08:15:56.041-05:00What a touching letter....I don't want to soun...What a touching letter....I don't want to sound mean, but I really don't think my parents would care --they certainty don't keep in touch etc...we hardly hear from them and it is painfully obv. they don't want a relationship, not even with their oldest grandson...it saddens me and pains me to say that...but God knows the truth...no matter how much pain we each (I say we as all of us our guilty on so many levels) inflict, HE knows. That is comforting to know. It is sad when parents and a child can not connect for whatever reason, perhaps that is why God allows us to have relationships with others who can give and show love? Other than our parents? <br /><br />Thank you Lulu...very heartwarming.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466115918585699329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-47581941138065092352015-10-16T17:57:31.155-05:002015-10-16T17:57:31.155-05:00I am at peace, Sparky, with my childhood. It was ...I am at peace, Sparky, with my childhood. It was difficult---but I firmly believe my mom did the best she could under very trying circumstances. I am sure she never dreamed--just as I didn't---she would be left alone. We both are who we are because of our past---and I am thankful for God's redemption of all things!<br />Blessings, Friend!luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520683067915486215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-28178229232129898942015-10-16T17:50:34.528-05:002015-10-16T17:50:34.528-05:00I am deeply saddened that this happened to you too...I am deeply saddened that this happened to you too. You sure turned out good inspite of the hole in the heart. When my mother died I was 10. Dad tore up his parent card at the funeral (long story, won't bore everyone here). My father became, or possibly always was, violent, hateful and cruel. So, I understand how one must step back and look at the situation dispassionately through the eyes of an adult. I couldn't do that until I was 40. It helped to stop caring and stop trying to get him to love me. Hope you have that same redemption. Thankfully, the real healing will happen when we're with our Lord Jesus forever.<br />BTW, I wrote down all my feelings on the subject too but didn't publish it. Too chicken (or still too angry), I guess. I was concerned the anger showed in my writing, which would have been unproductive, I guess.<br />Thanks for sharing this. Sorry you've had nearly the same experience.<br />Hope your day is blessed. ~:)Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531515666554867421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-62411686485856328092015-10-16T17:41:48.582-05:002015-10-16T17:41:48.582-05:00I understand, sometimes--there is nothing left to ...I understand, sometimes--there is nothing left to say, Friend!<br />Blessings!luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520683067915486215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-30459185202716188282015-10-16T15:31:33.052-05:002015-10-16T15:31:33.052-05:00Yes, yes, Lulu. I hear you this afternoon ...
I ...Yes, yes, Lulu. I hear you this afternoon ...<br /><br />I guess I don't have words right about now. Just listening quiet ...Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-75380602890082802012015-10-16T06:57:15.225-05:002015-10-16T06:57:15.225-05:00In spite of it all, Victor, the beauty of redempti...In spite of it all, Victor, the beauty of redemption is I had a wonderful childhood in many ways. I lived in a simplistic time and the town I grew up in helped to raise me. And you are right, Friend, as an adult I have reconciled it all with the knowledge that Momma did the best she could--and in many ways that was more than enough. The three of us have turned out fine--and our children are fine--are our grands are beyond fine--so there is a legacy--of love and redemption.<br />Bless You, Victor, for your kind words!luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520683067915486215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5416556583423635558.post-17428062711765477112015-10-16T06:25:36.415-05:002015-10-16T06:25:36.415-05:00A wonderful, honest and touching article, Lulu. Th...A wonderful, honest and touching article, Lulu. Thank you.<br /><br />As we grow up we see our parents as Mommy and Daddy. They are there for us, (for some of us), and sometimes they are good parents, and sometimes not; depending on our circumstances.<br /><br />What we do not see as we grow up is that our parents are people; like everyone else. They are men and women with their own hopes, fears, ambitions, (shattered) dreams, strengths and weaknesses. They are people; and sometimes, as people, they fail to live up to society's expectations, to our expectations of them, as our parents, and even to their own expectations.<br /><br />Yes, it is hard on children when these things happen and they suffer hardships and do not lead "normal" family lives. Please God that it doesn't happen too often to too many children. <br /><br />I am truly sorry and saddened that you had a difficult childhood, Lulu. But one thing I do see; it has made you into a wonderful person caring for your own children and grand-children. And that's a legacy to be proud of.<br /><br />I'll pray for you, your parents and your family.<br /><br />God bless.<br /> Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.com