tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post6360254943311968230..comments2024-03-28T16:03:02.583-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: A book that rings truePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-64102370646773403382014-09-24T20:25:26.472-05:002014-09-24T20:25:26.472-05:00This explains something I've felt. When my cou...This explains something I've felt. When my cousin was dying of cancer, it infuriated me that her extended family, mostly cousins, all tried to stay with her to offer support. The only reason I could come up with to explain my anger was, "Dying is personal." So I told my wife that when the time comes, she could be there, but no one else. Not kids, cousins, brother...no one. They could all stop by to say goodbye, but then leave me to die in peace.<br /><br />My cousin hung on as long as people were there. After everyone left, she let go. She was in a coma, but I felt she knew we were all there. LCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146393047895889252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-89556881652111160482014-09-24T10:07:40.149-05:002014-09-24T10:07:40.149-05:00It is the message that have been carried over by c...It is the message that have been carried over by centuries since the beginning of time... <br /><br />When God created the Human been he said: <br />-And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”- (Genesis 2:16,17)<br /><br />Then the serpent (Satan) came to contradict Gods message: <br />-2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”<br /><br />4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman.- (Genesis 3:2-4)<br /><br />I rather believe what God has certainly spoken than what the devil has said. My savior dyed to save all of us from death and give use real life not 'afterlife'. When our savior comes on his second coming he, will resurrect all those that have died believing in him to give them their real defect free body as it was intend when God created Earth and live forever with him (1 Cor. 15:54,52).<br /><br />Satan can be 'disguised' as anyone or anything in order to enforced what he said since the beginning, even as an angel of light. <br />-And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.- (2 Cor. 11:14)<br /><br />But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him (God)? You be the judges! (Acts 4:19)<br /><br />Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings! (Acts 5:29)<br /><br />I rather listen and obey to what God has certainly spoken than anyone else!!<br /><br />God Bless!!Raynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-71997687857399865372014-09-24T08:14:02.990-05:002014-09-24T08:14:02.990-05:00When my grandfather passed, he had been in hospice...When my grandfather passed, he had been in hospice care for several months. Lethargic and unable to get out of bed, for the most part (broken hip sent him to hospice), he one day seemed very excited and wanted his razor. He needed to shave. He HAD to shave. (A man of his generation shaved every morning, no matter what. There was no excuse for sloppy appearances.)<br /><br />My aunt (a nun) got him his razor and helped him shave. All the while, he talked about his parents, friends and family who had long since died. He began to wave towards a blank wall, in an otherwise empty room. My aunt asked him who he was waving to, and he replied, "My father. My father is here." He rattled off the names of several others, all dead, who were there, waiting for him. They were on the other shore. When my aunt asked him what he meant by "the other shore" he answered, "Across the water. They're all over there, across the water."<br /><br />He died a few hours later.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"...of all things, visible and invisible..."<br /><br />Some day, we will see it all, the seen and the unseen. I just pray that I'm found worthy of God's forgiveness and mercy, or I may not like what I'm going to see.Shrimpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-75229507196947630952014-09-24T07:04:06.792-05:002014-09-24T07:04:06.792-05:00My mother was in a coma following cancer surgery. ...My mother was in a coma following cancer surgery. On the 10th day, she sat up in bed and pointed at the blank wall in front of her and said:"I see Paul (my father who had preceded her in death), he is waiting for me." She passed on about 12 hours later. I look forward to reading this book.<br />Gene Smallemtgenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616689688152674404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-46893999760011105702014-09-24T07:00:14.359-05:002014-09-24T07:00:14.359-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.emtgenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616689688152674404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-57694003633993039752014-09-24T06:15:06.858-05:002014-09-24T06:15:06.858-05:00Recommended reading on topic : In the Midst of Lif...Recommended reading on topic : In the Midst of Life by Jennifer Worth. Her other books are also well worth reading!<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/In-Midst-Life-Jennifer-Worth/dp/0753827522/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1411556334&sr=8-1 Brynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-81750543102924443472014-09-24T04:07:24.295-05:002014-09-24T04:07:24.295-05:00My way of saying it is: IT's now how you stuff...My way of saying it is: IT's now how you stuff up but how you recover that counts. Indeed, God cares about your forgiveness/repentance and salvation more than anything else. Snoggeramusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-13026249476381859582014-09-24T00:25:37.955-05:002014-09-24T00:25:37.955-05:00Like you I’ve seen death way too many times, in wa...Like you I’ve seen death way too many times, in way too many circumstances and manners, in both the forces (for those who haven't, it is very rarely, even with massive trauma, 'immediate') and as a nurse.<br /><br />I didn't recognise the 'travelling' at all (it's not something I have ever heard or noticed) but when you mentioned the 'preparation', it is what I always saw as 'acceptance' (that their time here is almost over). I've lost count of the numbers of those 'lingering' long past any merely human help, often in intolerable pain, who struggle, strain and fight until … either exhaustion, realisation or revelation, they 'accept' and … well, seem to achieve 'a peace', 'a release' (not purely immediately before passing, but often hours or even days before). (I admit, reluctantly since it may be seen by some as unprofessional which I adamantly disagree with, that many, many times I have sat and gently encouraged those struggling and in pain to relax and simply accept what is to come).<br /><br />The one thing, which I've never discussed even with colleagues, is, as you said, that almost all seem to 'see and recognise' 'someone' immediately before they pass (and seem both happier, and more at peace for having done so). Oh, the 'realists' have noticed it too and justify it with 'long buried memories', 'wishes' or 'delusions' but … I cannot accept that from what I have seen and experienced. I believe without doubt that there is so much more than mere science can explain (or even recognise) in this passing.<br /><br />I, again like you, have travelled widely and (I stand to be corrected) believe it is a common theme/belief in every culture – the peace, the vision and the light. Would (could) there be any other explanation other than it is so?<br /><br />(I've lived less than a perfect life, seen things, done things, ... but ... well, if you who have probably seen/done similar (reading between and behind the lines of what you've written), trust in His mercy, I did already but ... well ... it helps).Ablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109723804885979128noreply@blogger.com