OT: Prayers needed!!

Hi my March Brothers and Sisters, I very seldom ask anything of any of you, but I am reaching out to all of you across this great country for two reasons, first and foremost the most pressing event in my life as my one year surgaversary comes near my very dear grandmother on my Mothers side is dying literally before her eyes, my sister called me before 7 am MST to tell me that my mother was called to her side by our Aunt, her little sister, at before 7 am CST which would have been before 6am my time. My grandmother has refused her medicine, food, any treatments from the Doctors for the past couple weeks. I am heartbroken over this. My Mom lost her father in February 1994 and now it seems that Grandma is ready to go as well, she has been in a wheelchair since around March of 1995 due to a stroke that left her pretty much paralyzed on her left side, she was there for the birth of my sisters baby and at my sisters wedding in December of last year, now to think of it, that will be the last time I will get to see her alive, I am so right now, I don't have the funds to go back to Missouri because due to my ex-husband I have to save my money for airfare to go back in April for a court hearing that he's trying to hold me in contempt of court, I have a lot on my mind, it all seems like too much for one to bear, I want to eat to make the pain go away, but I haven't, I am looking to family and you all, and mostly to my God for support. I wi**** could be different, but it seems like she has given up on life and I don't want her to be in pain any longer, I want her to be in peace, I want her to go live with the angels and to be happy, even though Dad and Grandma really didn't always get along because she felt that he took away her baby too soon, Mom was 16 when they married and Mom was 6 months pregnant with my brother, but I know Dad will take care of Grandma when it is her time to go. I know that in the end Grandma forgave Dad, afterall they were married 32 years and had 3 children before he passed away in 2003. I thank all of you for your prayers in this particular matter. At 12:32Pm MST my sister called and said Grandma is falling fast and we are trying to get me out there as fast as possible, but the tickets are going to be around 800.00, including the ticket off the mountainm, can't they make this any easier?!?! The second matter involves my new Brother-In-Law, Mike, he is in the Army as a Specialist, he was shipped to Iraq in February for a tour of 12-18months, possibly longer. My sister and Mike were married on December 30th 2006, they wern't even married 2 whole months before he was shipped out. Even though he calls her often it is not the same, as I am sure a lot of you Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, well Military wifes, girlfriends, fiance's and families know well. I say Navy first because my fiance was in the Navy from 86-92, well before I met him. So, I am asking for your prayers for Mike and my sisters sanity.

Sondra, I'll be lifting you and your family in prayer. It sounds like your Grandma is a very special and loved lady. I am also asking the Lord to make a way for you to be with your family at this time and that you would have total peace about it all. I totally understand where your sister is right now. It's not easy to be apart from a husband, especially if they are in a place like Iraq. (My husband was in the military 24 years, he retired last summer.) I will also be praying for your sister and her husband and for his safe return. Hugs, Robin

what a hard time - I will gladly join in praying for your grandma and bil. if you will send me your bils full name I will pass him on to my mom- she has a whole list of soldiers (moslty deployed to iraq) she keeps on prayer rolls the entire time they are deployed. my brother leaves in April and his new pg wife will be coming to stay with me while he is gone. call your sister often, like everyday on your lunch hour or when you get up or before you go to bed (if you have unlimited long distance and can) just to say hi so she KNOWS that someone who loves her will check on her daily (its a weird army wife fear that you will fall off the face of the earth and no one will notice while your hubby is deployed so this helps) also if you can - pick up cheap happy cards/post cards for both of them and mail them often b/c she will be checking her mail for stuff from him that won't come often and finding something that say hey you are loved in the mail is such a lift esp when there is nothing with "free mail" on it in the box. hugs and keep us posted danni proud army wife

Hi Sondra First let me say how sorry for your pain. I can realate in reguard to your hurt for your grandmother. Two years ago my mom choose to just stop eating. She was in her ringt mind and this is what she choose. I along with my 4 sisters watched her die. It was very hard to respect her decision because we wanted to keep her forever but came to the realazation that she was ready as she said to go home. We were all there took turns to be by her side and got the chance to tell her every wakeing moment how much we loved her and thank her for all she has done for us I thank God so much for that chance. My mother said she had a long great life but through it she lost my dad and was left to raise us 7 kids lost my brother to a accident and then my sister to cancer 3 years ago. One of the last things she said to all of us is I Love you all so much but I am ready to go home to be with the rest. So as much as it hurt to let her go she is in great place home! at peace with the Lord and all the rest! I thank you for reading this and hope you found some comfort as again I know how hard it is. God Bless Jan

I'm lifting you and your family up in prayers Nadine O.

Hello, I am writing this with a still heavy heart. My grandmother passed away at 7:22pm Friday March 2nd. I in turn flew to Mo. within 12 hours and was there from March 3rd until Marxh 8th for my mother. When my grandmother passed all 6 of her children and some of her grandchildren were in the room with her, she was not alone, she was and is still loved very much, the funeral was very emotional and the graveside service was hard as well. We came through it with some emotional bumps and bruises that will last a lifetime, but her legacy will live on. So, as it goes, we know she is in a great place with her former husband my grandfather, they were still married, but not living together any longer I never remember them living together in all my years. I am the first born granddaughter of my grandmother and my older brother is the first born grandchild/grandson. It is a little harder on us, but, we all loved her equally!! Thank you for all your prayers and for caring it means so much to me and my family!! Sondra