It hasn't been two weeks since I've gotten that awful call at 2am, telling me my dad was sent to the ER, and racing to the hospital only to find my mom next to my dad's lifeless body.
This has been my deepest walk with grief, and it has been strange. I've cried less than I thought I would. So far, anyhow. I swing from being overly tired to frantically energetic. My mind flits from one thought to the other - I imagine this is what ADHD is like.
But through it all, my girlfriends are walking me through, like I always imagined they would in a time of crisis.
My girlfriends since birth - my sisters and mother - have been the lifeline they've always been. Email and the phone have been blessings - and Deanna is bragging over email that she still has the high score on internet Word Mojo. For now. :)
I've gotten a boat load of well wishes, sympathy cards and flowers. Thanks to you all. (Bonnie and Robbin got me the most beautiful mums!)
Cathy emails me often to tell me she is "praying 100 times a day for me". :) And Emily keeps reminding me that she's going to keep checking up on me...her dad died a month before mine and she knows what I'm going through. This support is beautiful and I feel Jesus' love through it all.
Some of my SAMmy's sisters made up "Friend Coupons" promising me special things - Esther promises to share some "comfort food" at Boca Chica one evening together, Heather promises a walk with our little purse dogs, Cindy promises a lunch out and a night of beading with our friends, Amanda brought me dinner and promises a lunch after SAMmy's at a restaurant of my choice, Jen promises an hour massage, Michelle promised a girls night in this winter, and Melissa a girls night out anytime.
And now, I'm taking Elin up on her promise - she promised an afternoon of chatting and coffee at her place...the sooner the better. And she called me this morning to make sure I'm okay and that I make good on her "Friends Coupon". :)
I love my friends and I am grateful that they are watching out for me. I am still grieving, still sad at times, but my friends are making this difficult time so much better. Well, I'm off to Elin's now...
Isn't this what friends are for?
2 comments:
Pennie,
I haven't heard from you since that day and I am so glad to hear that you are hanging in there. You have wonderful friends and your family sounds like a blessing.
Please reach out to us and depend on us. God placed each one of us in your life for a reason only he and you will know.
I think about you so often. I am blessed to be able to read this insight into your life and the loss of your father. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Please be in touch, when YOU are feeling up to it, but know I think of you often and pray for you just as often.
I am a new reader to your blog, as I saw your name come up on my BlogFrog widgit and thought I would stop over. This post tore at my heart strings and I want you to know that, though I do not know you, I am praying for you. God does not promise us that hard times will never come, but He does promise that He will see us through them. My prayers are that He will carry you through this season of pain and that He will see you through to the other side. I know a lot about grieving death, as I've had my fair share of that experience, and it's never easy. Know that your hope comes from the Lord, lean on your friends and pray every day for a new energy and a new hope to make it through that day.
Praying for you ...
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