25 January 2010

another funeral


The woman who died last week - her father died this week.
Three funerals in less than a year for this sweet family.
We're getting to know each other all over again.





    






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21 comments:

  1. Oh that poor family. How sad and tragic.

    PS Hope you're having a better day today. :)

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  2. The cute little plate at the bottom is mines...
    A few berries - even on Low Carb!

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  3. How sad for the family. It must be very difficult.

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  4. Bom Dia - Muito obrigada!
    ...Tchau....
    .... Portuguese for goodbye -(Brasil)
    Interesting resemblance to "ciao" and "tschuBe"

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  5. That must be so very hard for the family!!

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  6. In Hospice we say "Every day is a gift."
    It really, really is!

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  7. I'm sorry for their loss and yours as well, Anne.

    The only positive thing I can think to say is that I'm sure their lives are/were made better because of your part in them.

    That looks like an excellent LC plate (and beverage, I might add). :-)

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  8. three funerals in one year is encredibly tragic. im certain your presence in thier lives was a great help in such trying times.

    good sticking to healthy funeral fare :)

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  9. Thanks, JP -
    Knowing this family started a cascade of events that I could never have predicted - "undreamed of changes"
    Going on vacation, getting stranded in a fluke snowstorm, starting LoCarb, losing 50+ pounds, starting this blog, meeting such wonderful blogging people whom I love...
    It started a little over one serendipitous year ago...
    YAY also on the LC plate!

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  10. Rachel - All I can say is that I am SO GLAD
    it wasn't four funerals!
    I'll be thankful for that for the rest of my life,
    no matter what happens next!

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  11. Every day is a gift, indeed. That's what I remind myself every morning when I wake up. Lovely photos, what healthy and good-looking food. I am impressed by your teensy LC plate!

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  12. Judith - Truth be told, I had a couple more slices of cheese.
    But just a couple!
    I've already learned (the hard way) that cheating only cheats yourself!

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  13. Wow, that's a lot of funerals for one family. My sister's childhood best friend lost both her parents in span of 3 months. Her brother died at 26 [her brother & I were friends as we were in the same class], so at 42 she is the last surviving member of her family. Luckily she has a husband and children of her own to comfort her.

    What beautiful, healthy looking food this family lays out.

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  14. Thanks JJ!
    AntGirl - yes! They served quite a spread.
    The whole event took almost 4 hours,
    by the time I helped them carry stuff to their car.

    ♡sigh♡

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  15. Oh Anne, that is so sad for the family, and yes every day is a gift. I know you touched their lives, I also am glad it was not four. I DON'T think I know your story of being in a snow storm?
    Big hugs to you, be strong.

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  16. Thanks Cinner -
    The family saw these pics and said the shots were like Soul food! -
    Food for the Soul!
    About my "induction story." I went on vacation in March. Ended up getting stuck in a freaky late winter snow storm for like 2 weeks. When I came back, I had lost so much weight, my friends thought I had gone for liposuction instead of vacation!

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  17. wow, what a rough time for that poor family...glad you are there for them.

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  18. I'm glad too. In an interesting way, our lives were
    all changed by knowing each other. All for the better -
    How often can you say that - and mean it wholeheartedly!?

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  19. Thank You so much for my award. I'm sorry I didn't thank you before now, but I've been cleaning and had to shut down the computer... then seem to have trouble with the wi-fi cutting in an out after setting up a temp work station.

    I've lost a couple friends in a span of a week last year... and a few years back a sister and both my folks in a span of a year. I can't say I understand it... it's flattened me in many ways. But I still come up with the fact that God is in charge. I don't understand it, but I don't understand infinity from my ant's perspective looking at the ocean of the universe. I figure if God can put so much beauty and design in simple flowers... somehow he has a wonderful design for the universe too. Sometimes from my perspective it's hard to see but I know it's there.

    At Foolsfitness we get our workouts pondering the design of the universe.- Alan

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  20. Alan! Good to see you, no matter when!
    Your comment is just what I needed to hear.
    Thank you. God /The Universe Is Love!
    It's good to hear a reminder every now and then.
    Especially for the times we all get flattened - like you said.
    This metaphysical workout counts twice, right?
    I just used up all my brain's glycogen....

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