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Support and Prayers

Tuesday, 24 November 2020, 12:05 BFH Uncategorized 38

Dear Readers, 

Redgrandma’s beloved husband, war veteran, patriot has passed after an unfortunate series of complications following surgery.

“The beautiful, kind, spiritual and generous man I have deeply loved and was married to for nearly 25 years has  recently died.”

“He wanted to vote in person on Election Day but did not make it. The day he was waiting for surgery he told me he was very anxious. I asked if he was worried about the surgery and he said, “No.  I’m afraid Joe Biden will win”.   Never thinking of himself. We have both watched and felt battered by the vicious memes that have arisen in this horribly divided political environment that slammed both of us by association in the most vile terms over the past 4 years — often from people we considered friends.  We kept quiet. Perhaps we should not have.  He was not a racist or a homophobe or a misogynist or a white supremacist or a Nazi.  He did more to uplift and help people in a day than any 10 progressives would do in a year.”

“This past Friday was his interment ceremony with military honors at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.” 

With a heavy heart I called Redgrandma. I’ve known her for years, online, but we’ve never spoken. She has a sweet voice, and despite the ups and downs since her beloved’s passing, you can tell she is a strong woman. But I also feel our community can help with the healing. 

Stay strong Red.

-bfh

38 Comments on Support and Prayers

  12. …and so we lose another warrior to Heaven’s invincible hosts.

    This is a time of celebration for him, he has been justly promoted to the high honor of bearing the standard of the Lord, and he will find peace from the earthy turmoil he fought to suppress and will also find honorable service yet when he returns with the Lord to recover the world from the Antichrist at the last. This soldier now serves at the side of our Lord, and I can think of no greater ribbon he could wear on his chest. Well done O warrior, enjoy your well-earned rest in the garrison of Heaven until the Lord blows the Judgement Trump.

    It is well with him, he is with out Lord. We must remember him for posterity and honor his faithful service as an exemplar for those who come after, but we need not trouble ourselves with worry for a man who today musters in Paradise. He is enjoying his reward as we speak.

    We need instead turn our prayers and our thoughts to those his passing leaves behind, to one known to us as “Redgrandma”, but known to our Lord as “daughter”, and to all the lives we do not know that this man touched during his deployment on this earth. We must cover her in prayer that she receives the true comfort that only the Lord can provide, that He lend her His strong hand and comforting shoulder to lean on until her own appointed days are fulfilled, that His Spirit may fill the void in her world until she, too, is called to the Lord to be reunited with her husband at His feet in joy and love everlasting, once her own duties are fulfilled on Earth.

    “38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

    39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
    Romans 8:38-39

    May the Lord hold you and help you in your time of need, Redgrandma, may He ease your soul of the concerns of this world and uplift you with visions of the world to come. May He bless you with the certainty of the blessed peace your husband has found, and draw you closer to Him in your distress that you may share in it in the sweet by and by, and that all who’s lives your man has touched will be similarly comforted and follow his lead to the side of the Lord.
    And we ask this all in the merciful name of Jesus, amen.

    God Bless,
    SNS

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  15. Thank you soldier for your service defending my freedom.
    Lord, please take this kind man into your realm.
    Redgrandma,
    I’m so sorry for your loss. May you find solace that he is resting peacefully in heaven.

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  16. Dearest Redgrandma — No words can convey our sadness for the loss of your husband. Know that you are in our prayers as we pray for the peace that passes all understanding. Also know that, because we are family here, you can share your stories with us. Having been widowed myself, I found the hardest part of the ordeal was that everyone around me just wanted to get on with things — the old “life goes on” gambit. But talking about our departed loved one can bring such joy in the remembering.

    Hugs,
    AbigailAdams

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  17. My sincerest prayers for Redgrandma, that your grief is short and your happy memories are long.

    TAPS
    Day is done, gone the sun,
    From the hills, from the lake, from the skies.
    All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.

    Go to sleep, peaceful sleep, may the soldier
    or sailor, God keep. On the land or the deep, Safe in sleep.

    Love, good night, must thou go,
    when the day, and the night need thee so?
    All is well. Speedeth all To their rest.

    Fades the light;
    And afar Goeth day,
    And the stars Shineth bright,
    Fare thee well;
    Day has gone, night is on.

    Thanks and praise, for our days,
    ‘Neath the sun, Neath the stars, ‘Neath the sky,
    As we go, this we know, God is nigh.

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  19. I’m sorry for your loss Grandma. It appears you have lost a great man but remember all the great times and memories you had together. They will never go away and down the road they will begin to turn your frown into smiles and grins. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

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  20. May God bless you richly, Redgrandma. He has already blessed you with the love you shared with your husband and now that love will live on. As Different Tim said, time will pass and your love will never pass, but allow you to have the beautiful memories that will sustain you.

    I will add you to my prayer list and ask God to keep blessing you.

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  22. Sorry for your loss, Redgrandma. If only we could all be so lucky to have a spouse such as you did.

    There is a high price to pay for having such a great spouse, though.

    The loss is more profound for having had that love. We can not feel the joy of love without the equal amount of pain in it’s loss. There is no avoiding it.

    Prayers for your comfort.

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  25. Jesus, You said, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted” (Matthew 5:4, NIV). Redgrandma is mourning; send her Your comfort now. Wrap Your arms around her and hold her tight. Send angels of mercy to her. Shower Your comfort on her through those around her, and keep far from her those whose words and actions are no comfort. Amen.

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  26. Lo, There do I see my Father
    Lo, There do I see my Mother and
    My Brothers and my Sisters
    Lo, There do I see the line of my people back to the beginning
    Lo, They do call to me
    They bid me take my place among them in the halls of Valhalla
    Where thine enemies have been vanquished
    Where the brave shall live Forever
    Nor shall we mourn but rejoice for those that have died the glorious death.

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  29. Thank you all for all your kind words and prayers. It seems we have many families in today’s world — My special and sacred union with my husband, the work family at my business, my extended family (some of whom try my soul). And then sometimes we discover these exquisite gatherings of strangers who build a kinship through common love of God, country and shared ideals who become another sort of family. IOTW is that kind of family. The passion, savage humor and fierce devotion to freedom is unmatched. I am blessed and honored to “know” you all.

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  30. Blessings and peace be with you, RedGrandma.
    Let time do its healing. Do not rush, speak of your husband often. Remember the wonderful times, laugh when you can without guilt about the funny things he did. Lean on friends and family. But, most importantly, trust in Christ and his comfort that your beloved is just in another room, and not truly gone. You will be together again.

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  32. “If there were not grief to hollow our hearts, where would there be room for the joy?”
    Sometimes the grief seems overwhelming. Hoping family and friends can help fill the void and lessen the pain you have right now. God bless.

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  33. That picture brings a tear to my eye. I was ok at my Dad’s funeral until the men in uniform walked by and each saluted.

    RedGrandma, may the Holy Spirit bring comfort to your heart.

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  35. I like his priorities, in life and in facing death. Now that he’s closer to the throne, I expect he continues to pray for America.

    Thanks, Redgrandma, for letting us pray for you.
    Any joy worth having –like a 25 year marriage– is going to be a painful loss. Cherish your memories and believe in the promise of eternal life.

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  37. Redgrandma–

    I’m sorry I missed this when it was posted. The comments above contain much wisdom and an infinite amount of respect and concern–I agree with them and add my prayers for you. May God hold you close during this time of grieving and loss.

    “Eternal rest grant unto him , O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.”

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