tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415027294317825723.post5620178963355299301..comments2013-11-20T04:57:16.630-08:00Comments on A New Journey: Our Children Are Not LostA New Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12451467715888332380noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415027294317825723.post-35089762851766358042012-09-20T15:00:32.571-07:002012-09-20T15:00:32.571-07:00You are very welcome. You are very welcome. A New Journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451467715888332380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415027294317825723.post-18492876290479325892012-09-20T12:53:01.554-07:002012-09-20T12:53:01.554-07:00Thank you for the abundance of very helpful inform...Thank you for the abundance of very helpful information. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415027294317825723.post-53542501301515564702011-01-12T19:15:19.654-08:002011-01-12T19:15:19.654-08:00Kim,
Like you, I am sensitive to the use of the wo...Kim,<br />Like you, I am sensitive to the use of the word 'loss', yet I often find myself using it. The honest truth is, our child died. It is extremely hard to hear yourself say that out loud. I agree with you that we are spiritual beings existing in physical bodies. There is a purpose for our lives; a journey of learning. There was a purpose for our children's lives. Isn't it funny how we mistakenly believed our time to leave this earth would occur before theirs? A prime and cruel example that we don't have the ultimate control. I'm sorry that your child, David, died. That sort of heartache is understood by every mother who grieves and longs for their child. I hope to make my daughter, Molly, proud as I forge my way along this new path. I feel she is watching. Her outgoing, bubbly and outspoken manner reminds me that she will have a 'lot' to say about the way I carry on. Thanks for your insightful comments. Peace and blessings to you Kim. ~MarshaA New Journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451467715888332380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415027294317825723.post-1355949358824140792011-01-12T11:20:45.132-08:002011-01-12T11:20:45.132-08:00Thank you for this blog. The word that I have fou...Thank you for this blog. The word that I have found to cut the deepest is the word, 'lost', as in, I have 'lost' my son. I acknowledge that I do have losses, such as I have lost the sound of his voice, the sound of his footsteps coming in the door, the feel of his hug and myriad of other physical details, but I did not lose David. To say the word lost implies for me an act of irresponsibility or carelessness, as in I lost my wallet. Wallets and driver's licenses can be replaced; not David. <br />I find that the use of the word lost is used by both the bereaved and the professionals working with the bereaved. I have shared with others my discomfort and outright angst regarding the use of this word, yet most often it doesn't register. Hence, to see your post and have my feelings validated is most helpful. <br />Some families do experience a lost child through abduction, life style or run aways and I wonder how they feel when others use it to describe the passing of a loved one. My understanding of God is an ongoing process and my son's death has certainly affected that journey in significant ways. The one thing I am sure of is that we are spiritual beings in physical bodies and when death takes us by the hand, we cross into the spiritual realm, but the relationships remain intact and the love that unites us is never lost.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07071055040802783942noreply@blogger.com