When I feel sad with the holidays approaching, I stop and remember the last months of David's life and I praise God that he is now free of Alzheimer's.
I'm glad I took pictures at the end of David's life. I look at those pictures and ......it's a grim reminder to me how sick he was.
I'm glad I took pictures at the end of David's life. I look at those pictures and ......it's a grim reminder to me how sick he was.
Last Thanksgiving he was changing rapidly, not wanting to join with the family. He was more comfortable in his music room by himself.
As Thanksgiving and Christmas approach I'm thanking God for so many blessings in my life!!
Thanking God for freedom and our country!!
Thanking God that I lived with my hero and the man of my dreams for so many years.
Thanking God for my family!!
our son and family
our daughter and family
first grandchild
Thanking God for my friends!!
Thanking God for good health!!
Thanking God for my church family!!
Thanking God for my sweet pets, my home, my car, my neighborhood.
Thanking God that our daughter was here with three of her children over the weekend.
Thanking God our son and his family will be here on Thanksgiving.
Thanking God for all of my friends I've met through my blog.
I wish each of you a very peaceful, joyful and delicious Thanksgiving!!!
God is good!!
Thanking God for all of my friends I've met through my blog.
I wish each of you a very peaceful, joyful and delicious Thanksgiving!!!
God is good!!
26 comments:
You really do have so much to be thankful for, Dolores. Happy Thanksgiving!....Christine
Oh Dolores, that is so sweet. You have such a good outlook on life. I am thinking about you especially as you go through the holidays. I know the love of your family, friends and pets will be a comfort to you.
Hugs,
Kim
Dolores Happy Thanksgiving To you and your families. In Canada we have had our Thanksgiving weeks ago but being thankful is a everyday appreciation in my life as well. I know you do also.You speak of it often in your blogs..
Love your pictures with family and memories of hubby. What a pretty lady you are Dolores. So very young you look .
You are such a special woman ... deserving of happiness and contentment. Enjoy Thanksgiving with your family and everyone else in your life who loves you.
Yes, those pictures say so much. When I was a widow, those holidays came upon me with so much emotion. Thinking of you this Thanksgiving and rejoicing that in heaven there is no sorrow.
Hugs and prayers,
Carol
Happy Thanksgiving dear friend
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family. You do have lots to be thankful for and especially your many years and wonderful memories with David. Hugs, Deb
May God be with you during this thankful time of year. I am thinking about you and still praying for you.
Blessings,
S......
Dolores this will be a hard Thanksgiving I know - so know I am thinking of you and will say a prayer and will send you some virtual hugs.
Love, sandie
Hi Dolores - YES there is STILL so much to be thankful for - just look at that beautiful family that you just showed us! I know you're thankful that David is not suffering anymore either. I wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving - I know it will be bittersweet. Know that there are many of us who are thinking of you during these first holidays without your beloved. Sending you a big hug, my friend!
Ahh, the bittersweet memories.
God has truly blessed us.
I thank him each day. You remain in my prayers dear kind friend.
I pray for God's strength and comfort during this holiday season! God bless you dear friend and much love to you!
You are blessed to be surrounded with a wonderful family. May your Thankgiving be filled with joyous memories of the previous delightful tines of family gatherings. I will be thinking of you. My brother died of pancreatic cancer 3 yrs ago this week.
Beckie
Have a blessed holiday with your family! Make wonderful memories!
Here's a Sweet and Warm Thanksgiving Wish for You Dolores, with a HUG!!!
(((HUGS))))
Dolores, what a sweet spirit is yours. How precious to think of David as your hero and the man of (your) dreams. Have a delightful day filled with fun and busyness and good food and always dear and joyful memories.
Thanksgiving to you and your family. Thinking of you often. I'm sure this year David is Thanking God for you. Thanking God for all the years you were together. Thanking God your his beautiful children, Thanking God for the wonderful loving caring heart you have.
Dear Sweet Dolores..I am so very sorry about David's passing. I just sent you a personal email from rosecreekcottage. Please know I am holding you all in my prayers as you travel this new road ahead.
Love,
Carol
Happy Thanksgiving Dolores! yes we have SOOOO much to be thankful for! thinking of you today...xoxo
Much to be thankful for and sweet memories too. Sending hugs...
I hope you had a good day today and were with family and friends. We all have SO much to be thankful for. I feel so blessed. XO, Pinky
I'm so sorry I'm behind in everything!! Happy thanksgiving! Welcome to your new life - moving forward. I'm in your corner and cheering your every step! I'm thankful for you!!!
love,
barbara
Dolores,
I know Thanksgiving was difficult for you to cope with and so happy you had your family beside you. Christmas will be another difficult day but you are strong and I admire you. Sometimes we are stronger than we realize, God gives us the strength, God is good. Blessings...Lu
I'm sure you had a wonderful Thanksgiving along with your beautiful children and grandchildren; although, I know you are missing your hero and love of your life, in this special time.., the other thought would be, that dear David is in an eternal Thanksgiving with the Lord.. and that, sweet and beautiful Liz, will put a smile on your face. This will prepare you for the other family Christmas holiday coming, but you will greet it with your inner strength and by the hand of God. You do have so much to be thanksful for, my dear friend. Thank you for your sweet and kind comments about us..I love you.
FABBY
Bittersweet post. Knowing I just began to learn about you & your sweet David because of Alzheimers', is a blessing, but the reason I know of you is sad.
I am thankful for you Dolores, for your willingness to share this time of David's decline with us, honestly, freely. I am thankful to see how a wife and husband can be so much in love to the end, and what a testimony for the GOOD such love is.
I am thankful for you having such a loving family, extended family, and also for the blogging friends who have will truly rally around to uphold their blogging friends in prayer & words of encouragement.
Thank-you Dolores !
I just discovered your blog through the Chatty Crone. I am thankful for the support of blogs such as yours. People like you who share their journey through alzheimers help many more than you realize. And hopefully, you can find comfort from the words of others.
Hugs, Kim
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