tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post188994650449486743..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: In Praise of my Mother, Lillian C. GroothuisDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-60759977721391961192010-12-20T10:29:03.058-07:002010-12-20T10:29:03.058-07:00Dr. Groothuis, you are a testimony to the characte...Dr. Groothuis, you are a testimony to the character of your mother. I grieve your loss with you, as my aging parents are getting close to death also. Sometimes I know that to die for them would be great gain, and I am sure you can rejoice in the knowledge of your mother's salvation. Still to have her missing from you, even though miles separated with you, creates a painful emptiness. For a time.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691868358459942050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-46938554508911796732010-12-08T08:01:28.865-07:002010-12-08T08:01:28.865-07:00Dr. Groothuis,
I know how it feels to lose a pare...Dr. Groothuis,<br /><br />I know how it feels to lose a parent. My mother died first of advanced colon cancer at age 82 years,8 months on Feb.,2006.<br /><br />Then my father died of a fatal heart attack on July,2006.<br /><br />I pray that my mother made it to heaven,but I have doubts about my father's eternal destiny.<br /><br />It's not for me to judge where my father is but I pray that God have mercy on him.<br /><br />It was hard adjusting to their losses,it took me one year to function again. <br /><br />It teaches me that no matter how old a parent is when death comes,the child still feels like an orphan.<br /><br />I draw strength from the Lord in those trying times. He will strengthen you too.Testosterom aka Dr. Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03375162134970282465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-28489583271502476252010-12-07T20:25:08.118-07:002010-12-07T20:25:08.118-07:00I wish there was some way I could assuage the sorr...I wish there was some way I could assuage the sorrow in your heart, and I hope God has granted you the opportunity to express your love to your Mom in these last moments. I know that it may sound silly to say to that you are not alone in this time of transition; however, it is my belief that God puts people in our lives at the times in which we need them to help us overcome grief.<br /><br />Considering the words you have written over the years, it is obvious that your Mom raised you to be a positive force of good in the world, and it is a testament to her life.<br /><br />May God continue to bless Lillian Groothuis and her family.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683425274228226291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-28149631814185415192010-12-07T19:20:31.992-07:002010-12-07T19:20:31.992-07:00Your loss is heaven's gain! May the comfort of...Your loss is heaven's gain! May the comfort of the cross and the hope of the resurrection be yours richly at this time.Paul D. Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18213551311029058377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-71491371455908394812010-12-07T17:30:19.947-07:002010-12-07T17:30:19.947-07:00God be with you and your mom, Doug.God be with you and your mom, Doug.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074257624733067171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-40589609240298346122010-12-07T08:28:20.532-07:002010-12-07T08:28:20.532-07:00I'm sure that I speak on behalf of many of you...I'm sure that I speak on behalf of many of your readers: We mourn with you, and we rejoice with you. "Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens." (Psalm 68:19)Hendrik van der Breggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04149481975577863835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-60133892686024322812010-12-07T08:28:20.277-07:002010-12-07T08:28:20.277-07:00I'll continue to pray for you, and your family...I'll continue to pray for you, and your family. <br /><br />A humbling thought - anything that we achieve is probably the answer to a previous generations prayers. <br /><br />GrahamMr Vealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12931446615905211560noreply@blogger.com