Comments on: Goodnight, Irene http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2008/04/goodnight-irene/ your source for illegal theology downloads Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:58:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Cerise http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2008/04/goodnight-irene/#comment-144588 Cerise Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:44:27 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/?p=2003#comment-144588 That's really kind of cool. Has he already bent down in the field and let the soil run through his fingers? That’s really kind of cool. Has he already bent down in the field and let the soil run through his fingers?

]]> By: michael lee http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2008/04/goodnight-irene/#comment-144554 michael lee Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:23:14 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/?p=2003#comment-144554 So, as of last Wednesday, my dad is now a farmer. My Grandma owned several hundred acres of prime farmland in Minnesota, which will now belong to my dad. I think I might go to Target on my way out of town, and buy him some overalls. So, as of last Wednesday, my dad is now a farmer. My Grandma owned several hundred acres of prime farmland in Minnesota, which will now belong to my dad. I think I might go to Target on my way out of town, and buy him some overalls.

]]> By: june http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2008/04/goodnight-irene/#comment-144553 june Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:52:16 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/?p=2003#comment-144553 Indeed. What a wonderful thing to be able to say "Lots of stories and laughter" right after you say "The memorial service was today." Indeed.

What a wonderful thing to be able to say “Lots of stories and laughter” right after you say “The memorial service was today.”

]]> By: michael lee http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2008/04/goodnight-irene/#comment-144552 michael lee Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:20:49 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/?p=2003#comment-144552 The memorial service was today. Lots of stories and laughter. I think grandchildren always see their grandparents through the lens of their own childhood, and it's not until we become adults that we start to understand them as complete people, with all of the complexity that entails. The memorial service was today. Lots of stories and laughter. I think grandchildren always see their grandparents through the lens of their own childhood, and it’s not until we become adults that we start to understand them as complete people, with all of the complexity that entails.

]]> By: Karen http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2008/04/goodnight-irene/#comment-144543 Karen Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:24:23 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/?p=2003#comment-144543 What a beautiful tribute to your grandmother. I am so sorry for your loss. (((((HUGS))))) What a beautiful tribute to your grandmother. I am so sorry for your loss. (((((HUGS)))))

]]> By: Trevor http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2008/04/goodnight-irene/#comment-144542 Trevor Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:14:04 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/?p=2003#comment-144542 Thank you for sharing this, Mike. And thanks for some perspective this morning. Thank you for sharing this, Mike.

And thanks for some perspective this morning.

]]> By: Daniel Semsen http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2008/04/goodnight-irene/#comment-144539 Daniel Semsen Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:17:21 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/?p=2003#comment-144539 >>>So tonight, I told her about my grandma... DARN YOU for making me cry, Mike!! Seriously, that was moving. I'm sorry for your loss... side note: let's get together re: teaching We move to Burbank this weekend...so we'll be neighbors. >>>So tonight, I told her about my grandma…

DARN YOU for making me cry, Mike!! Seriously, that was moving.
I’m sorry for your loss…

side note: let’s get together re: teaching
We move to Burbank this weekend…so we’ll be neighbors.

]]> By: Cerise http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2008/04/goodnight-irene/#comment-144537 Cerise Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:49:22 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/?p=2003#comment-144537 Oh, Michael, I'm so very sorry. Once again you humble me with your simple gratitude and appreciation of the beauty of your and your family's life. Oh, Michael, I’m so very sorry. Once again you humble me with your simple gratitude and appreciation of the beauty of your and your family’s life.

]]> By: Gretchen http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2008/04/goodnight-irene/#comment-144536 Gretchen Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:47:48 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/?p=2003#comment-144536 Irene was a beautiful woman, and I loved knowing her and being one of her grandkids too. She never forgot a birthday or anniversary, and even had a special helper at the end to send her cards out for her. This morning as Sophia climbed in to my bed to snuggle, she said "Mommy, daddy is sad because his grandma went away." I said "That's right, but do you know where she is now?" "Yes, with Jesus, and she got a new body that works right. And she can run and run and run fast like me. That's good". I love that even at this age we can teach our children the wonderful hope we have that this world isn't all there is. Irene was a beautiful woman, and I loved knowing her and being one of her grandkids too. She never forgot a birthday or anniversary, and even had a special helper at the end to send her cards out for her.

This morning as Sophia climbed in to my bed to snuggle, she said “Mommy, daddy is sad because his grandma went away.”

I said “That’s right, but do you know where she is now?”

“Yes, with Jesus, and she got a new body that works right. And she can run and run and run fast like me. That’s good”.

I love that even at this age we can teach our children the wonderful hope we have that this world isn’t all there is.

]]> By: Julie Beveridge http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2008/04/goodnight-irene/#comment-144532 Julie Beveridge Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:22:22 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/?p=2003#comment-144532 I am so sorry to hear of your grandmothers passing! I am so happy to hear that you have such wonderful family memories that will sustain you all the days of your life. Many blessings! I am so sorry to hear of your grandmothers passing! I am so happy to hear that you have such wonderful family memories that will sustain you all the days of your life. Many blessings!

]]> By: JC http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2008/04/goodnight-irene/#comment-144531 JC Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:15:45 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/?p=2003#comment-144531 I am sorry for your loss Mike....and your father's. What an amazing generation of parents. One of the last things my dad said to all of his kids is to love each other. I don't think it is any coincidence that this becomes a dominant theme during our last days. I am sorry for your loss Mike….and your father’s. What an amazing generation of parents. One of the last things my dad said to all of his kids is to love each other. I don’t think it is any coincidence that this becomes a dominant theme during our last days.

]]> By: sharolyn http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2008/04/goodnight-irene/#comment-144529 sharolyn Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:31:54 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/?p=2003#comment-144529 This is a beautiful tribute. To live full of years and share time with great-grandchildren is a blessing. You are living out her final words to you. This is a beautiful tribute. To live full of years and share time with great-grandchildren is a blessing. You are living out her final words to you.

]]> By: corey http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2008/04/goodnight-irene/#comment-144528 corey Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:11:01 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/?p=2003#comment-144528 I'm sorry for your loss, Mike. I’m sorry for your loss, Mike.

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