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Post by benshelpmeet on Sept 3, 2010 8:59:08 GMT -5
My Nana died yesterday at 11:00 am. She was like a mother to me, she helped raise me, my mother always thought I was a burden and she told me so, but my Nana loved me dearly like her very own child, I had worth in her eyes. She called me #1 child, while putting up her little pointer finger (she was a small lady, but plump) she called me Darlene Darlin Angel Child. I called her Nana girl. She was and still is precious to me.
Nana had a clear testimony of salvation.
Please pray for my Mama not to burn her.
Here is a PM I sent to a sister on this site before she passed away.....This was written Aug 25thPlease pray for my Nana ( moms mama) she raised me...she is being left to die now..Hospes (sp) has taken over. Oh how I wish mama would have let me take care of her, she ( Nana) always loved and took such good care of me. I'll miss her dearly. The assisted living place she was in quit feeding her and giving her medicine to her, they didn't change her diaper much and she got a urinary infection and became unconscious when she had renal failure, she was running a fever when they went to visit and her tong was hanging out. I told my mother to call 911 and get her to the hospital for help, she did and the next morning Nana's eyes were open and she smiled at mama, the next morning she was trying to talk. Now they have put her back in that horrible home and are going to let her die. This is extremely upsetting to me. I am glad shes not suffering anymore, but she is gone from this earth and I'll never see her again...but I know I shall see her in heaven one day and that comforts me.
~ Darlene ~
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Post by michelle on Sept 3, 2010 12:40:30 GMT -5
I am so sorry for your loss Sister Darlene, especially for the way that it happened.
Blessings, Sister Michelle
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Post by benshelpmeet on Sept 3, 2010 16:18:26 GMT -5
Thank you sister Michelle for caring...it means alot! I'm pretty tore up right now. Mama has decided to burn my Nana's body, she said she has looked in the Bible and found nothing against cremating so it's the cheap way to go, so my precious Nana's body will be burned. My Nana's sisters daughter said she will take the ashes from Florida to Birmingham Alabama and when no one is looking spread her ashes over her Daddy, Mama, and siblings graves. I wish they would choose to bury her. I told Mama christians do not burn their dead they bury them, that the pagans burn their dead even the living sometimes. Christians are not meant to burn. The dead in Christ are going to rise from the dead first...it will be glorious! She comforts herself with the fact that shes not here, shes in heaven. The thought of my little Nana burning to ashes is highly upsetting to me. Mama said, '' ashes to ashes''... I asked her if her other family members were burned, Mama said no, I said that's sad that Nana is going to be burned instead of buried. Please just pray for me. I'm going to make a beautiful memorial garden on my property in honer of her memory. That will be special and fun to make and take care of over the years. Thank you.
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Post by SisterNancy on Sept 4, 2010 0:04:47 GMT -5
sending you prayers and hugs Sister Darlene.
my mom died in nov. and my dad died a week ago on wed.
it is a sad time Even with faith and joy that they will one day be with Jesus.
I do not know that for sure with my dad. and they cremated him too. He wanted it that way even though I shared with him the truth about it. My mom was buried though because she had changed her mind with my teaching and made sure everyone knew.
hugs, Sister Nancy
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Post by George on Sept 4, 2010 14:37:19 GMT -5
sister Darlene you need to let her know that the Bible does prohibit the burning of the dead. Fire is used by God as a form of judgment. He judged Sodom and Gomorrah as well as a number of other places using fire. It is not for us or any human being to exercise judgment on the dead through the use of fire or for any reason. The Judgment is of and from the Lord. I wish we had it on-line but Pastor Schettler did an amazing sermon some time back about the reasons Christians should not use cremation.
All that being said I am so sorry this had to happen and all of the conflict is going on. I recall distinctly the conflicts and problems you have gone through in the past concerning your mother and family things. I shall continue to pray for you and for the ones who are in charge of making decisions to make the proper ones concerning the disposition of your mother's earthly remains.
In Christ, George
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Post by Tammy on Sept 5, 2010 1:22:17 GMT -5
I'm so sorry you lost your Nana. I know you will miss her terribly, until the day you're reunited in Heaven! The Lord comfort you until then. (((HUGS)))
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Post by Brother John on Sept 5, 2010 10:59:25 GMT -5
Our family is praying for you. Whatever may be done with the body, the spirit is safe in glory with our Lord. One day your Nana will receive her new body and you will see her again. Lord bless you sister.
John
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2010 7:47:40 GMT -5
Praying for God to comfort you at this time.
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Post by Brother Randy on Sept 6, 2010 10:04:57 GMT -5
Sister Darlene,
I am so sorry to hear of the lost of your Nana. She is in a far better place now. A home comming for her. May the Lord comfort you during this time of loss.
Lord bless you Sister.
Bro Randy
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Post by lisa on Sept 6, 2010 10:18:05 GMT -5
Sister Darlene,
I am sorry to hear about the loss of your precious Nana. I am thankful to hear that she has a clear testimony of salvation and that this is not the end. I Like the idea of a memory garden for her. Blessings Lisa
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Post by Sister Penny on Sept 6, 2010 16:30:34 GMT -5
Dear Sister, We are lifting you and your family up in our prayers today and I will enlist the help of my prayerful friends here....I am very sorry to hear of your beloved Nana passing onto glory..
I have to say I have learned so much from Brother George on the topic of cremation, I know it hurts your heart so much but we all will be reunited in Glory with our loving family of believers...
Love and hugs, Sister Penny
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Post by JohnMark on Sept 7, 2010 17:11:05 GMT -5
Sister Darlene, I can well understand how you feel about this as I faced a situation like it . When my grandmother (mother's mother) passed away my mother had her cremated. She didn't even tell me that grandmother had died until several days after it happened.The cremation had already taken place. I was terribly upset about it as my grandmother had told me years before that she wanted my brother and I to be pall bearers. (At that time he and I were not speaking). I had promised her it would be done that way. I have the solace that my grandmother was a Christian. It really does help. The knowledge you have of your grandmother's salvation will be of much benefit to you, I feel sure.
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Post by benshelpmeet on Sept 8, 2010 13:36:30 GMT -5
Dear Friends,
Thank you so very much for your caring words ( it means a whole lot to me to know someone cares. )
Great news I found out this morning that they have not burned my Nana yet! Praise the Lord there is hope. Please pray real hard that they will find a way to bury her. Money is the issue you have to be penny less to be buried in a paupers grave, and she has a little money left, just not enough to bury her, Social Security gives 250.00 for a stone so that part is taken care of.
Mama sounded like she wants to bury her, she said the grave yard isn't kept up well. I said Nana wouldn't care, and that we can come down and fix up her grave so it will be no maintenance, with pretty flowers and plants that will grow. I told her we could have a service for her and sing a bunch of her favorite hymns, she really liked that idea. I do too.
I sure hope it all works out so she is buried in Florida where she passed on.
Dear Bro Mark (jms),
That is so sad...I know how you feel, my Mama is not including me in anything. I call her, she does not call me. She did not even give hospice my phone #...I had been calling and checking up on Nana she told me twice she would call me back I waited and no call, both times I called her back...the last call was her boyfriend called me and said she was dead. Hospice called my Nana's brother and sister she wasn't very close to, but didn't take the time to call me and let me say good bye. She helped raise me and stayed very close to me till the end. I loved her and still do dearly. My Mama will go to great lengths to hurt me. Hospice asked for my # and she handed them a piece of paper with my PO Box on it. What kind of deal is that? Her boyfriend thought it odd too.
Thank you each and every one for your responses.
Love, ~ sister Darlene ~Dear sister Nancy,
I am so sorry to hear about your daddy. I will remember you in my thoughts and prayers, I hurt with you dear sister. I'm sorry for your loss.
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Post by michelle on Sept 8, 2010 14:51:04 GMT -5
Continuing in prayer for you
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Post by Brother Ben on Sept 8, 2010 15:51:29 GMT -5
Praise God, the Lord is still on his throne and he gets to make the final call! I'm sure praying!
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