All of our hearts break for you with the news that life has delivered another blow to your family. We want to be there for you, to share your pain and to offer support.
As I write I realise that I know nothing of your sister or of your relationship with her so it is hard to imagine which aspects of this challenge will be most difficult. I should have asked you her name, does she have children? Does she live close by?
I promised to pray for you all and now I realise I have no idea of your specific needs, I don't know what to ask of Him on your behalf. I'm sure we'll remedy that but for now I am compelled to pray anyway:
God,
Cecile speaks of her sister, her hero and we know that she has shown courage and dignity to earn a title like that. Thank you for her inspirational character and help her to find that strength again, to face a frightening future with the same grace and determination.
God, thank you for today's good news and continue to give comfort and hope to a family rocked by shock and disbelief.
I ask that you will bring relief from pain, that you will send healing and that the medical team will have wisdom and compassion.
Most of all, God, on behalf of Cecile and her family, I take hold of your promise to "turn our mourning into dancing and our sorrow into joy"
Bless all who turn to you today.
Amen
hey everyone,
ReplyDeletethanks for your comments. I have to tell you all that the dresses are going nowhere fast at the moment. I have a day off work tomorrow though, so hopefully they'll see some action. I only have about 72 hours worth of "stuff" to fit in tomorrow, so thing are looking positive :)
gig, i know the way it feels to have a loved one criticised and i dont like it. not for a second would i suggest that i am necessarily generous or kind about any critic. that would be much easier said than done but i thought that the idea of trying not to take it personally might sometimes manage to save us all some grief.
bindi, wonderful to see you back :)
love to all
k
Kylie,
ReplyDeleteI do feel that not every criticism is meant personally, it of course depends upon all the circumstances surrounding it. I have used the words "Don't take it personal" more than once in my life...
I found this snippet very enlightning and will remember it in the future.
Thanks for sharing and caring like you do.
The prayer is beautiful, I will be back often to read it with you...beautiful, thoughtful post.
love you,
gig
Dear Kylie,
ReplyDeleteThat is a great prayer....
You are such a sweet friend...
love to you and family
((hugs))
bindi
Kylie,
ReplyDeleteA beautiful prayer.
Love to you and your family,
M.
I love you so much. The post is amazing and the prayer beyond beautiful. Sometimes I can't believe how beautiful, smart, funny, etc. people are in this world. But they are and I'm lucky enough to know some of them. I like that. Kylie, I love you. Honestly, I do. Thank you for writing such a beautiful post for our dear Cecile. You're beyond wonderful. And in addition, you write like an angel.
ReplyDeleteXO Suze
Kylie,
ReplyDeletei cannot find the words to express my gratitude for this post. My sisters name is Theresa (like mother teresa). She does live close and we see each other at least once or twice a month. We all each other a little more often than that. I love my sister very much. We have a very good relationship. She does have children, 3 of them. Her oldest son is about 4 months younger than me. We were raised up almost like twins and his first born is and my two boys original due date was the same day. But mine came a month early, so they weren't born the same day. Jason, my nephew now has 3 children ages 6,3,and 1. Her middle child is a girl. Her name is Adri. She is 31 and has a son that is 9. And her last child is a son. His name is Mikey. Well actually it is Micheal, but even though he is 24 he will always be Mikey to me. He is going to be a daddy soon, and he is scared to death. Theresa's husband's name is Paul. So there you have the run down on their family. We actually have a fairly close nit family. As all families go, we have our ups and downs, and some of us are closer than others, but all in all, we get along pretty well, and most importantly we support each other. But Kylie, this was such a wonderful gesture. Thank you so much for the support you give. You really made my heart feel full and whole.
With all my love,
Cecile
We call each other more often than that. Not all each other.... LOL
ReplyDeleteHey Kylie,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the comfy couch at the Cafe. It's a great place to park my backside. (^-^)
See ya,
Mark XO
For Cecile,
ReplyDeleteI learn from Kylie's blog about your sister's physical condition that must be mind numbing for your family and beyond imagining for those outside the enclosure called suffering.
Below are some words from The Salvation Army's Song (hymn) book.
Spirit Divine,come as of old
With healing in Thy train;
Come, as thou dids't, to sanctify;
Let naught of sin remain
Come ,great Spirit, come,
Make each heart thy home;
Enter every longing soul;
Come great Spirit, come.
The word sin appears in this hymn and the hymn is meant for a specific type of Christian service. Putting that allusion to the word sin aside they are beautiful concepts and I thought they may be of help to you Cecile. There are 2 other verses. The author is Brindley Boon an English Salvation Army Officer or pastor.
For the record I am Kylie's dad.
Hi baby,
ReplyDeleteIf you have time, Bindi needs you. Please go to Gig's blog then mine. I think if she has our support she'll find the strength she needs. You are such a woman of beautiful words. I know you'll find the right ones.
Love you honey,
Suze XO :)
Suze,
ReplyDeleteI'm not at all sure that I have the right words for lots of things but I visited Bindi and sent my love
thanks for letting me know
kyles
Hi Honey and Hi Dad,
ReplyDeleteKylie, you always have the right words. They just appear and poof, things are better. Trust me. You don't realize it because you're in Aussie Land! But here in America, you carry great weight!!! And Dad, that was a brilliant comment. I'm almost converted. Okay. Not quite. Try harder next time!!! You almost got me!
Kylie, are you Jewish? I'm so confused. I see how you sign off on some blogs and think "Did I miss something?" If so, Happy Passover. If not, Happy Tuesday!
I have such a migraine and have had it since yesterday. Stop by the Cafe and we'll have some fun. Laughing always makes everything better. Let's have an espresso, that should knock this crap right out of my head. Right?
And Dad, I love you and you made beautiful words. Tears were in my eyes. If I die before you, I want you at my memorial. And I want you to make people laugh! You're a gift.
Love you my darlin' and love you too Dad,
Suze XO XO
XO
well, suze, i'm not Jewish and the jewish community in australia is low profile compared to the US (mainly NY?) so I dont even really know anything about the faith but the word Shalom seems to be a rather nice expression and i dont think there is any worthy english word for it, so I borrow it from time to time. I also borrow chutzpah and kibosh, i dont think anyone minds.do they?
ReplyDeleteand happy passover sounded nice to me, i think i can celebrate it, Jesus did :)
wow, thanks for your flattering comments and i hope that migraine goes away.....have you tried chiropractic? have i said that before? i'm a chiropractic evangelist, you know
love
k
Dear Kylie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words and loving support!
Have a beautiful day!
♥ & ((hugs))
bindi