tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post8965251523890465026..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Goodbye To My Dearest AuntAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-45206311416301929812010-12-20T12:03:12.829-06:002010-12-20T12:03:12.829-06:00Layla,
I nearly phoned you when my aunt passed aw...Layla, <br />I nearly phoned you when my aunt passed away.<br /><br />But the truth is that her passing hit me very hard and while I had the cold from hell: I slept a lot those several days.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-33162858832662055122010-12-19T18:00:31.213-06:002010-12-19T18:00:31.213-06:00You did not call me, and I had no way of knowing s...You did not call me, and I had no way of knowing since I have had so much of my own to deal with. I am sorry, truly sorry for your loss.<br /><br />When my Uncle died his best friend, who I remain in contact with til this day after all the years gave me this poem in her card for me. I am leaving it for you because it comforted me and with what the Bible says about death. The Apostle Paul said, "To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." She is alive in Jesus Christ and in your heart.<br /><br /><b>I Did Not Die<br />Author Unknown</b><br /><br /><i>Do not stand at my grave and forever weep.<br />I am not there; I do not sleep.<br />I am a thousand winds that blow.<br />I am the diamond glints on snow.<br />I am the sunlight on ripened grain.<br />I am the gentle autumn’s rain.<br />When you awaken in the morning’s hush<br />I am the swift uplifting rush<br />Of quiet birds in circled flight.<br />I am the soft stars that shine at night.<br />Do not stand at my grave and forever cry.<br />I am not there. I did not die.</i><br /><br />Love,<br />Layla xoLaylahttp://resiliencehere.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-40755122014675259832010-12-05T21:44:41.050-06:002010-12-05T21:44:41.050-06:00AOW, she knew how much you loved her, and at 94 sh...AOW, she knew how much you loved her, and at 94 she was probably ready to go and peacefully and patiently wait for her dear niece to join her.<br /><br />How blessed you are to have had this family member in your life.Maggie@MaggiesNotebookhttp://maggiesnotebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-869204796078651262010-12-03T15:39:00.976-06:002010-12-03T15:39:00.976-06:00What a lovely tribute to your aunt, AOW-- may her ...What a lovely tribute to your aunt, AOW-- may her memory be eternal. I know she must have been so proud of you!Karen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595488513595951006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-26526363657217662092010-12-03T05:53:59.247-06:002010-12-03T05:53:59.247-06:00Thanks to all of you for your condolences.
I hope...Thanks to all of you for your condolences.<br /><br />I hope that you understand why I don't feel much like blogging or commenting right now. What happened at the cemetery on Wednesday has flattened me.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-35785616610190570162010-12-02T23:36:16.706-06:002010-12-02T23:36:16.706-06:00My condolences Always.My condolences Always.MathewKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385674205383405783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-57537683766392475622010-12-02T21:04:56.127-06:002010-12-02T21:04:56.127-06:00AOW~ As your other friends here have expressed, I&...AOW~ As your other friends here have expressed, I'm truly sorry for your loss, and especially for that awful experience. It's quite uncanny, I posted a piece yesterday which was inspired by Z, b/c of the way she talked about her Mr.Z. Please <a href="http://getbigideas.blogspot.com/2010/12/sweet-remembrance-of-you-wm-joseph.html" rel="nofollow">come by & see it</a> . Maybe it'll give you a little lift...?Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706229786132028791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-79538654610804992202010-12-02T18:55:59.642-06:002010-12-02T18:55:59.642-06:00My deepest sympathies, AOW. And I am sorry you an...My deepest sympathies, AOW. And I am sorry you and your family experienced such terrible treatment!~Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186120222663489445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-54643741338588218082010-12-02T17:14:18.562-06:002010-12-02T17:14:18.562-06:00I'm so sorry for your loss. She lived a good,...I'm so sorry for your loss. She lived a good, long life!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12580498957271396362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-9738281876260759252010-12-02T16:59:27.780-06:002010-12-02T16:59:27.780-06:00AoW,
Take care of yourself and Mr. AoW.. Will be ...AoW,<br /><br />Take care of yourself and Mr. AoW.. Will be praying for your comfort.<br />In Jesus Christ eternally, JackExPreacherManhttp://www.expreacherman.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-22044096572216801202010-12-02T15:25:14.523-06:002010-12-02T15:25:14.523-06:00First, I want to extend my condolences on the loss...First, I want to extend my condolences on the loss of your beloved aunt. <br /><br />I was shocked to read your comment. Is there any recourse for you and your family? I certainly hope you can at least give these clods an earful!cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788126579896276199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-56583196449627266022010-12-02T11:50:13.502-06:002010-12-02T11:50:13.502-06:00I am sorry my friend..take good care please.I am sorry my friend..take good care please.WomanHonorThyselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211851365273181636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-89349277502830491962010-12-02T08:01:25.386-06:002010-12-02T08:01:25.386-06:00Oh, AOW...how horrendous an experience!
And you h...Oh, AOW...how horrendous an experience!<br /><br />And you having to stand in the rain when we know you are still ill!<br /><br />That cemetery director deserves all the bad publicity he can receive, in addition to a good swift boot in the pants for being such a DOLT!<br /><br />Please, lay back today, have a brandy and some chicken soup with Mr.AOW...and work on getting well. I am soooo sorry to hear of this extra stress!RP Free Speechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13196869103476225563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-342090225722308202010-12-02T05:12:40.495-06:002010-12-02T05:12:40.495-06:00A hideous day at the cemetery yesterday!
We arriv...A hideous day at the cemetery yesterday!<br /><br />We arrived well before the appointed hour with the alabaster urn holding my aunt's cremains to bury. <br /><br />Somehow, despite several conversations last week as to how we the family wanted to proceed at graveside (the family plot already holding the cousin I considered a brother, my grandmother after whom I was named, and my aunt's husband who had died suddenly at age 31), the incompetent cemetery representative thought that we were doing a "drop off." <br /><br />A drop off! I can't believe that those words were actually spoken to us.<br /><br />And, of course, the grave had not been opened! <br /><br />The idiot at the cemetery actually considered not letting us bury my aunt yesterday!<br /><br />We expressed our displeasure -- to say the least. The grave was opened about one hour later. By then, the rain started again -- after a break of nearly two hours.<br /><br />If the cemetery had done what was supposed to be done, we'd have been able to bury my aunt's cremains without the misery of a cold, cold rain.<br /><br />We stood at the graveside in the rain and said goodbye to my aunt.<br /><br />Enough rain fell that the dirt (clay) from the opening of the grave turned into mud. As a result, there wasn't enough to fill in the grave completely. There wasn't even enough mud to cover the vault containing the urn.<br /><br />Horrible.<br /><br />My cousins, who had done the driving to the cemetery, and I rode home in silence. We did manage to stop at a restaurant for a bite to eat, but our conversation wasn't uplifting after all we'd been through at that cemetery.<br /><br />Once I got home, I fell into bed and slept the rest of the day.<br /><br />I'll never get what happened yesterday out of my mind.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-24790648382235303422010-12-01T18:43:46.452-06:002010-12-01T18:43:46.452-06:00Condolences AOW. Your aunt is free from the cares ...Condolences AOW. Your aunt is free from the cares and worries of this plane.Alligatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764752508206031685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-40967438950516536602010-12-01T18:05:24.610-06:002010-12-01T18:05:24.610-06:00AOW
I am saddened to hear of your dear Aunt's...AOW<br /><br />I am saddened to hear of your dear Aunt's passing. Please accept my sincere condolences. <br /><br />My thoughts are with you.<br /><br />God Bless,<br /><br />-VHvelvethammerhttp://ironicsurrealism.blogivists.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-67326629166646448202010-12-01T17:11:29.565-06:002010-12-01T17:11:29.565-06:00Sorry to hear about your loss.Sorry to hear about your loss.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327435952188104946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-57262143637248693012010-12-01T16:01:11.152-06:002010-12-01T16:01:11.152-06:00Condolences AOW... She has got to be in a better p...Condolences AOW... She has got to be in a better place!TexasFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412925337032937983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-5358396286898873462010-12-01T15:24:16.828-06:002010-12-01T15:24:16.828-06:00Sorry AoW. Praying for you.Sorry AoW. Praying for you.elmers brotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382038085149828957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-79416741267830987602010-12-01T13:10:47.430-06:002010-12-01T13:10:47.430-06:00Allow me to express my deepest sympathies for your...Allow me to express my deepest sympathies for your loss once again. It is never easy losing someone that you love no matter how expected the end may be. I pray that you and your family find solace in your fondest memories and in the love that you bear for one another.William Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481469340558843146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41777327525950901392010-12-01T10:58:33.816-06:002010-12-01T10:58:33.816-06:00My condolences. I'm sorry to hear about it.My condolences. I'm sorry to hear about it.Bob Mackhttp://crockettlives.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-65647708204575172702010-12-01T10:41:33.972-06:002010-12-01T10:41:33.972-06:00AOW, sorry to hear of your loss; we know quite wel...AOW, sorry to hear of your loss; we know quite well what you are going through, having lost my wife's mother on November 10. May God be with you at this difficult time.Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.com