tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post7445320426515588862..comments2024-03-08T05:20:15.941-06:00Comments on The Westra World: When it doesn't all add up...Vickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-2654385190830410892010-06-12T04:57:25.559-05:002010-06-12T04:57:25.559-05:00Oh dear! So much is happening and I am blissfully ...Oh dear! So much is happening and I am blissfully unaware. Please forgive me for it! I wish there was something I could do or suggest, which would make it easier for your Dad. I salute his spirit which refuses to sag. You, your Mom and your dad are in my prayersTranquility Speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973619033004372917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-573296093235288462010-06-02T22:28:40.073-05:002010-06-02T22:28:40.073-05:00Oh, Vicky...you write so incredibly well but my he...Oh, Vicky...you write so incredibly well but my heart truly breaks for you. I wish I could be there with you...to walk alongside...to ease this journey...and to give you a shoulder to lean on...I am praying...daily, dearest Vicky! Love you, Janine XOSniffles and Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073156486641622612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-62327346883506644042010-06-02T12:40:04.686-05:002010-06-02T12:40:04.686-05:00We are sending LOTS of prayers your way. Hang in ...We are sending LOTS of prayers your way. Hang in there..The Westra'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311757392896744700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-13769200606395250582010-06-02T09:46:03.237-05:002010-06-02T09:46:03.237-05:00Vicky, So sorry to hear about your Dad. I do know ...Vicky, So sorry to hear about your Dad. I do know how you feel though, as my Dad is struggling with Lung Cancer the last 6 months and it has been very hard. The little joys we experience through answered prayer, such as appetite and weight gain do bring smiles to the toughest times. Just as your Dad, gets that sly look and chuckles. Hang in there! You and your family are in my prayers. <br /><br />Hugs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-906319036532899872010-06-02T09:37:42.608-05:002010-06-02T09:37:42.608-05:00I just brought my 96-year-old mother home to live ...I just brought my 96-year-old mother home to live with me. It was unbearable to see her try to cope in the assisted living place, but it's also hard to watch her diminish right in front of my eyes.<br /><br />Heartfelt acknowledgment and understanding go to you from me.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-77115070238616301462010-06-02T08:24:56.400-05:002010-06-02T08:24:56.400-05:00Oh Vicky it's so hard to be strong sometimes b...Oh Vicky it's so hard to be strong sometimes but we have to be for the sakes of our children, they look up to us for direction and it is important that they enjoy the time they have with their grandfather.<br /><br />Love and support is what a good family is all about, and it appears to me you have a great family.<br /><br />I hope writing about your feelings and the support you have from you blog friends helps you feel like you are not walking this path alone.Memories Of Minehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13372908229050942550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-56393338054002260172010-06-01T23:09:48.979-05:002010-06-01T23:09:48.979-05:00I hope your dad is feeling better soon. I understa...I hope your dad is feeling better soon. I understand completely the two faces you must wear, it's needed just to cope. Your dad, you and your family will be in my prayers tonight.<br />Hang in there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916901728508991420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-15471017953766832212010-06-01T20:11:35.964-05:002010-06-01T20:11:35.964-05:00It is confounding isn't it? Life proceeding n...It is confounding isn't it? Life proceeding normally while someone we love struggles to hold on to life. Such a paradox how we can engage in the courtesies and expectations of a civil life as we experience pain and sorrow inside. Then again, with kind people such as yourself, how could it be otherwise?<br /><br />You are caught in the middle of the cycle of life. Middles of every kind are always hard.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-46132581268188226972010-06-01T20:08:11.457-05:002010-06-01T20:08:11.457-05:00Hang in there Vicky. I know it must be hard trying...Hang in there Vicky. I know it must be hard trying to be there for your dad, but also live a normal family life. I'm glad your boys had fun doing what boys love!!!tainterturtleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10307790480251741661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-75481583662227306312010-06-01T20:03:53.126-05:002010-06-01T20:03:53.126-05:00I am so sorry for the pain that you are experienci...I am so sorry for the pain that you are experiencing. I will be praying for your entire family.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13032317917976482505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-88712822758418599522010-06-01T20:02:57.521-05:002010-06-01T20:02:57.521-05:00I've just been thinking about this very thing ...I've just been thinking about this very thing and have even started a post about it. I think blogging nad nearly any kind of writing can mask SO MUCH as we distance ourselves from the struggles of life. And then, as you say, there's the real-life acting we must do. Sometimes for ourselves and often, for others. We smile and tease when we feel like falling into a crying heap and declaring that we really can't do this.<br /><br />I'm praying God continues to lift you while your mom and dad lean on you. About the time we think we can't do it, we find strength we didn't know we had. Because we didn't. It's His strength getting us through. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing your need so I can pray specifically. And like Gitz, I'm glad your dad is still having his own way and won't let them take all his twinkle away.<br /><br />Love to you, dear Vicky.<br /><br />RobynnRobynn's Ravingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619286823020924023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-26496617072629908372010-06-01T18:16:28.930-05:002010-06-01T18:16:28.930-05:00I know just how you feel..
Just be strong...for y...I know just how you feel..<br /><br />Just be strong...for your family, for yourself and for your dad..I'm sure he won't be happy seeing your crumble.<br /><br />Is that him on the picture with fish? He looks like a man with a kind heart, and a great father/grandpa.sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346296635703562760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-90822774915841163962010-06-01T15:25:41.608-05:002010-06-01T15:25:41.608-05:00I am so sorry that your family is going through th...I am so sorry that your family is going through this right now. It sounds like you have been a great encouragement for your dad and an amazing support for your mom. Just make sure you take care of yourself too! My prayers are with you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-22105673067660675362010-06-01T14:41:39.793-05:002010-06-01T14:41:39.793-05:00Vicky, no words I can conjure up will help, but I ...Vicky, no words I can conjure up will help, but I hope these days give you some comfort knowing you are there for your father, and he still has that twinkle in his eye and a zest for life.Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-55132362351595027652010-06-01T14:07:51.396-05:002010-06-01T14:07:51.396-05:00Vicky - my friend - you are in my prayers as is yo...Vicky - my friend - you are in my prayers as is your dad and your entire family! <br /><br />I can't begin to say I know what you're going through-I can't imagine it. I pray that he is comfortable and that you can get some rest and enjoy this time with him and the rest of your family! <br /><br />HugsStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16873029956740258055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-32589648235590008332010-06-01T13:20:11.835-05:002010-06-01T13:20:11.835-05:00My heart understands and my prayers are with you ....My heart understands and my prayers are with you ...S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-3691949231047145912010-06-01T12:22:44.165-05:002010-06-01T12:22:44.165-05:00I am so sorry Vicky. I know how you feel having go...I am so sorry Vicky. I know how you feel having gone through it myself.<br />I still cry. I guess I always will.<br />One major part of your life eventually leaves then you hold on tight to the other one.People become more precious with time and you wish you could still go back to times when you argued about little things which seem totally irrelevant now.But you have your precious family and new memories to make with them and old times to tell them about.<br />Hang in there.A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795026946181152215.post-72516794393711746352010-06-01T12:15:39.829-05:002010-06-01T12:15:39.829-05:00Oh, friend. My inside and outside are crumbling fo...Oh, friend. My inside and outside are crumbling for you. I hate the outward signs of he hospital for your dad, but am so grateful for his ornery twinkle. That he is still himself, regardless of where he is.<br /><br />Just know I'm here if you need me. Any time. Ok?Gitz 'n Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827576212732423982noreply@blogger.com