I miss my dad...

[Chicken Woman]

I am praying for your hurting heart !

 

[AhBee01]

I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my Dad in Aug of 06, and sometime I miss him so bad I can't breath. The holidays are the toughest.
I hope you feel better soon,
Brenda

 

[hoosier]

The first Thanksgiving, Christmas, Fathers' Day, birthday, etc... are especially hard. My father passed in 1993 and I still miss him terribly. I don't think of him every day, but a scent or a circumstance can still cause me to tear up.

 

[Feathered Wings]

OH Honey don't feel bad we are here to listen and help you through this hard time.
This time of year is hard for all of us who have loved ones thats passed on. I feel your pain i lost my oldest sister in 87 and i still miss her. Lost my other sister in 97 and my dad in 2001 then mom 4 years later and i now have no family. But i have my memories and i know now they are painful for you but in time they will grow sweeter.
Talk to him as if he was still here i believe they can hear us and it will help you to release some of your grief.

My thoughts are with you and i will say a special prayer for you

 

[Poohbear]

As long as you don't forget them, they will ALWAYS be with you. I care that so many have pain from souls that have passed. I find comfort in talking to them on a daily basis. Open your mind to their presense and you will know. They are all around you. Make them proud of you.

 

[MagsC]

From someone else who has lost a family member this year,

 

[mamaKate]

Sugar, the ache WILL get better with time. You will always miss him, but the happy memories will stop being so painful. I believe in the resurrection . That's why I expect to one day see and touch my parents again. I know that doesn't help much now. It will someday. Take comfort from the people you still have, you'll make it. Love and prayers, Kate

 

[frizzylizzy]

I've been thinking about my dad today. He passed away 12 years ago. I dreamed about him last night. He visits me in my dreams every few weeks. It makes me sad, but also makes me smile.
Ever since my dad died, I've been visited by a mockingbird. At my old house (that my dad helped me buy) the bird would follow me around while I was doing my chores. I saw it quite frequently. I moved earlier this year(a half mile away) and was hoping that the bird would find me. I have been sad that I haven't seen him. A few weeks ago I caught a glimpse of one- this one is really shy- every time I spot it, it flies away. If I listen carefully, I can hear it in the trees.
Now I know that a mockingbird doesn't live for almost 12 years, but I believe my dad's spirit has been able to stay close with help from the birds. The belief comforts me since I also lost my mom when I was young. (27 yrs. ago) I used to see white birds (usually pigeons) sometimes flying alongside my car- and I would think of her.
Try to change your sad thoughts and tears to smiles of remembrance and you'll find the pain is not so harsh.
My thoughts are with you.

Elizabeth

 

[Mahonri]

Hang in there it gets easier with time.

My dad passed in January, but he had suffered so for 2 years previous that for us at least, it was a blessing for him to be released from his mortal frame. He couldn't talk, walk, feed himself etc... He had one blind eye but could see well with the other and would often smile when I would go to visit. When he started mistaking my younger brother for HIS younger brother, we knew the end was near.

I have felt his spirit close many times. He is still watching over us.

So is your dad. A holy man once said, "The spirits of the just are exalted to a greater and more glorious work; hence they are blessed in their departure to the world of spirits. Enveloped in flaming fire, they are not far from us, and know and understand our thoughts, feelings, and motions, and are often pained therewith."

And so we need to move on and be happy for the wonderful place where they are.... that way they can truly move on and be at peace.

 

[maplesky7]

Thank you, that was beautiful.

I lost my daddy in Aug. 2000.


hugs to you all.

me,
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