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Plain Jane is in Heaven

Friday, 19 March 2021, 20:27 BFH Uncategorized 62

PJ, the sweetest, has passed, succumbing to cancer.

She will be missed. She was beloved.

62 Comments on Plain Jane is in Heaven

  4. “Eternal rest grant her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

    “The faithful departed”–this describes PJ more than anyone else I know.

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  22. She’ll always be a part of me. She is why I’m Dadof4 and not Dadof3 anymore.

    I’m sure she received a “Well done” from Jesus.

    Those of us that loved her and love Jesus will see her soon enough. This part of our existence is but a blip by comparison to eternity.

    Let’s do what we can to help others like PJ did. It’s our only chance to light the way for others to join us.

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  24. We got diagnosed about the same time so we did a lot of emailing back and forth. She was steeped in her Catholic Faith. She even got me this little trinket of the Patron Saint that looks over cancer victims, had it blessed and mailed it to me. It’s still hanging over my bed. We spent some time cheering each other on. I never asked her, obviously, but things she had said after she was rediagnosed led me to believe she was terminal. Very sad.
    I know she loved the heck out of her husband and family but was prepared to go. The worlds a little worse off tonight.

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  28. I should have replied to Fur’s question to “Donate Where’ as irememberjane but I didn’t. I replied as C’mon man. Whatever…. anyone that wants to donate in memory of Plain Jane should send a buck or two or three to Fur so he can keep up the memories. Just ask him to put up a donation link….

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  35. Brad (BB), PJ (I wish I could write her real first name here) and I were all “cancer buddies” on email (and I talked with her quite a lot on the phone, too). And could she talk! Despite the serious and overwhelming symptoms of her illness, she never gave in to self-pity. She was the ultimate fighter for her life. If her husband answered the phone to say that she was taking a rest, it meant she was having a pretty rough day, ’cause she wouldn’t take to her bed otherwise. She was a treasured friend. I wish I could have been with her to see her face and give her a hug. I know Jesus is pleased with her.

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  36. What an incredible sweet lady she was. A tireless toiler in the vineyards of the Lord, one of the staunchest opponents of abortion you’d ever meet, a real soul winner walking in the light as she saw the light, and even in sickness and pain and chemotherapy, she battled both illness and the enemy with all her might and with no sign of surrender until a merciful Lord God himself decided she had done her part well and truly, and that it was time for her to trade her earthy body to be clothed in flesh incorruptible to take her place by the side of the Lord she served so faithfully and for so long.

    We should celebrate the passage of this mighty warrior in Christ as the fulfillment of a lifetime of giving that is well rewarded. Her race is run, her victory assured, and she lives still, fully healed at last and bathing in the joyous light of the Lord. We should rejoice that this magnificent lady was called home at last by her beloved Lord, and rest assured that the earthy trophies she laid down were far surpassed by the crown she now wears, studded with constellations of stars, one for each soul she saved from the abortion butchers, and one for each soul she led to the Lord. The glow of her face in such radiance must be beautiful indeed, as the light of her stars is the light of the Lord Himself that we glimpsed in her as she ministered to us, and is now no longer hidden. In such light the beauty of her soul must shine though in majestic grace indeed.

    We should be happy, for there is no grave that can hold her. She waits in Heaven by the saving grace of her God, and we can join her by and by, if we please the Lord even as she did.

    We should be happy for her, and I am.

    But I grieve for our loss.

    I grieve for MY loss.

    I had some private conversations with her, when she took pity on me when she sensed that I was in need of strong counseling from the Lord just because she discerned it in a post. Truly she was a blessing to me, choosing to reveal her true name and never betraying the confidence when I gave her mine or what was said between us. She once told me that “she wore the purple stole” for our correspondence, which is Catholic for confessional level privacy. I still have and treasure the messages we shared, her prayers for me and my family and especially my son when he was having a surgery, and I prayed with her over her numerous and tiring cancer therapies. That woman was a battler, but was fighting the enemy as hard for me as she was for herself, even as worn as her illness left her. She knew I had converted away from the Catholicism she held dear, but that was never an issue between us. We shared a common faith nonetheless, and I was raised Catholic and we could share on those terms as well. Truly she was blessed and WAS a blessing, and I grieve not for her gain, but for my very personal loss.

    A great woman has gone home to the Lord.

    Heaven is made more beautiful by our loss.

    Out of respect for her faith, I will pray in the Catholic way, even as she prayed for me.

    Abba Father, we thank You that You blessed us with one who Your word lived so strongly in. We were not worthy of this blessing, and we thank You for the time You shared her with us, and for shining Your grace and mercy through her on us. May she have been welcomed warmly by St. Peter as she showed her her name in the Book of Life, as he led her through the Pearly Gates into Your presence. I pray to Mother Mary to intercede for her family in their hour of need, that You may ease them in their grief, and that they may know that she is with You at the last. I pray that Jesus intercede for all of us grieving tonight, that we may be drawn closer to You that we may all meet again at the feet of Your blessed Son.

    Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death. Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

    Amen.

    Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

    May God touch this family in their hour of need, and may her passing turn more to the Lord by the realization of the grace He gave her, for her greatest wish was always for the salvation of others.

    I smile for the love she showed us all and for the grace she surely lives in now, but I smile for her even through my own tears.

    God Bless,
    SNS

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  40. Damn. I’m sorry to hear this. I still lurk around, just quietly. I don’t have the words. What a good woman. I’m sure she is putting in a good word with God himself for us all.

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  43. Just saw this post. All of you who have written messages of love, hope and respect, have said it better than I ever could. RIP PJ, and may the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you and your family now and forever more.

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  49. Sweet, loving, humble and inspiring. Plain Jane, “PJ” was all that and more.
    She is now at peace and with her Savior. Praying the grace and mercy of God comfort her family.

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  59. This is sad news. I always enjoyed Plane Jane’s comments and tried to encourage her to fight on when I learned of her cancer.
    If all of us miss her this much I can’t imagine how hard this is for her family. With Sincere condolences.

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  60. She was always so sweet and full of spirit, so kind and thoughtful. Her comments were a delight to read.

    God be with her family, she’s in eternal glory now. 💔

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  61. Dear Friends of My Dear, Sweet Momma,

    You are correct – she was anything but plain. She was beautiful – I look a lot like her 😉 – and her spirit and personality filled a room. We are a tight, faith-filled family and will miss her greatly. Her ending was a struggle but I know she is dancing in heaven right now (Oh, how she loved to dance!).

    She spoke of her IOTWREPORT community/friends often. Thank you, Big Fur Hat, for sharing the news. I have lurked for years, but may try to add my own wit here now and then.

    Peace,

    Plain Jane’s DD

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