tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526785811735329940.post3103898208803596188..comments2009-12-19T13:22:04.338-08:00footnoteMavennoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526785811735329940.post-18422688871384019482009-12-19T13:13:12.620-08:002009-12-19T13:13:12.620-08:00may the Father of all mercies comfort you in your<br />loss this Chrismas.myletterstoemilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555607498974287844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526785811735329940.post-46615756698981338742009-12-15T09:01:22.488-08:002009-12-15T09:01:22.488-08:00I&#39;m so sorry for this loss in your life, but grateful that you had such a wonderful father and that you have many happy memories of him. Hold onto those thoughts of those Christmas past.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333580228977150564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526785811735329940.post-70168130764997845122009-12-14T22:52:28.061-08:002009-12-14T22:52:28.061-08:00Thinking of you, dear friend! As you know, my siblings and I experienced the loss of our father just a few months before, and were facing the upcoming 1st anniversary of our mom&#39;s death when your blogged about the shock of losing your father.<br /><br />There isn&#39;t a day that goes by that we don&#39;t think of our loved ones, is there?<br /><br />Christmas especially reminds us of the traditions they set for us. One way out of the grief is to continue the traditions with the younger generations, so all is not lost.Myrthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15684472865240981715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526785811735329940.post-88938203256376140312009-12-14T17:26:16.268-08:002009-12-14T17:26:16.268-08:00Please also accept a virtual hug from me. My husband&#39;s family went through one of these double tragedies a few years ago, and it just seemed cruel. All we can do is just try to be extra loving and forgiving with those we still have with us.Greta Koehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526785811735329940.post-71549769348561902632009-12-14T07:36:24.320-08:002009-12-14T07:36:24.320-08:00The pain of the past makes the joy of the present more exquisite. A lesson learned the hard way by many of us. Love and hugs to you, dear lady.Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392015263745238906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526785811735329940.post-9936217709996599102009-12-14T06:04:47.413-08:002009-12-14T06:04:47.413-08:00I think all of us have a tragedy that is painfully brought up by one holiday or another. Mine is of my Grandmother passing from a terrible, terrible of agony with colon cancer on New Year&#39;s Day. I was only 15 at the time, but she had lived in the home with us for the ten years prior, and the pain was, as you said, knife sharp. <br />I believe we never &quot;get over&quot; that loss, and the holiday, whichever it be, only sharpens the memory each year. But we do attempt to make new memories. Sometimes we try doubly hard to make those memories more precious, to overshadow the painful ones of the past.<br />I am so happy for you that you have done just that! What a testament to your ancestors strength you are!<br />God Bless and Merry Christmas!Texicanwifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15470984285863722669noreply@blogger.com