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Hi, Lily. I replied to you in a PM. This is your family, too. Stay close! Love, Peggy

Keep on gabbing, bunny! We LOVE it! Love, Peggy

HAPPY SPRING right back atcha, Ann! I'm in the minority, I guess. I try to do it when I can, but love it and hate it all at the same time. I guess that's one of those oxymorons. I hate doing the work, but I love the feeling after it's done! Love, Peggy

Dear Andrea, Isn't it amazing that we will actually pray for asthma? But I "get it", and that is my prayer! Love, Peggy

Hi Penny, I know your heart is broken. We miss Jen, too. In time you will be able to smile and really enjoy those wonderful memories you had with Jen and sharing family stories. If you don't know how to write to Katie, just go to your mailbox, Select New Post, type KatieB in username, type a subject and your message, then select submit. Sending you love and hugs, Peggy

I posted on this once, or so I thought. Guess it went to that famous lah-lah land. I'm jealous, Carol! The word "Grandma" is one of the best words created. Congratulations, enjoy those sweet grandkids and spoil them rotten. My husband always said that would be pay-back time. He would tell Mike to just wait until he had kids - and then he would burst out in a great big smirky grin! Hehe! CONGRATS! Love, Peggy

You got my prayers for Sean and his family, and you, too! Hang in there, Beth. Love, Peggy

The ruler is hard to read. It's 6 1/2 inches. HAPPY SPRING EVERYBODY!! Love, Peggy

Oh, Jana, I loved this the most: The wordless language of look and touch, The knowing, Each giving and each taking, Thank you so much! Love, Peggy

Oh, Carleen, silly girl. Don't you know that we are smart enough to know that you're just looking for an excuse to get those kisses! Love you, sweetie! Thank you for the PM and a big, hardy, Indiana YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on three years! Love, Peggy

Hi Jane, It's always so good to hear from you and I read every single word you ever write!!! I guess I should re-read what I wrote, huh? I meant that on any kind of board we have, one, two, three or ten, I would like to see all of us who are grieving to talk to each other more often, more openly, and not hold back. I truly believe we draw from, grow from, and learn from each other's strengths and experiences. I truly had it ingrained in my mind to keep busy from Ginny's constant and persistent posting. So, when Don died, that advice was on my mind constantly. It forced me to get out of bed and get busy every single day! I would literally say to myself in my mind, "Ginny said to keep busy!" Before I posted about my restaurant meltdown, I thought "This is silly, nobody wants to hear about this." But, lo and behold, Jackie had the same experience and Jackie had a solution. I think now that if someone even read that thread and they have the same experience sometime in the future, they will remember what Jackie did, and that I did the same thing, and it helped a lot. I recall cleary that you had an extremely difficult time with your brother's death, complete with severe depression. You posted a little about it, but mostly you held back and you even stayed away for a very long time because you didn't want to bring a downer to the board. Am I right? I can't help but wonder how much quicker your recovery would have been if you would have felt comfortable to talk more about it. Not only that, but your recovery has been magnificent and wonderful news of encouragement to share with others who might be having the same problem. Love you, girlfriend! Peggy

I would be worried, too, Eppie, and wild horses wouldn't keep me away. Go to him! You got my prayers, too! Hugs, Peggy

This is good news. Each "a little bit better", I think, will accumulate and one day we will realize we have a whole bunch of "a little bit betters" that have hopefully made us a LOT better. Hoping tomorrow will be even a little bit better than today, Sher! Love, Peggy

ROFL!!!!! That cracked me up! Leave it to Becky! I saw this post right after Ann put it up but couldn't think of a darn thing nice I had done for anyone in the past 24 hours. I had BEEN nice, but I didn't DO anything "particularly" or out-of-the-ordinary nice. I did take my sister and her boyfriend to dinner, but it was for selfish reasons (not in a negative way), so I can't count that. Anyway, Ann, this post did make me more attuned to the fact that I need to think about doing something really, really nice for someone every single day. Oh my gosh, I am still grinning. You know, Becky, much more of that and Ry really is going to go back to fines - only for you they will be REAL!! I'm glad I came here and saw that because it made me laugh. I needed it! Love, Peggy

Love you, Rich! Peggy

COMFORT: The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Isaiah 57:1-2 PROMISE: He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Isaiah 40:29-31

It's so wonderful to read this, Beth. And don't forget, you're going to get to meet me, too, when we get together for that lunch. The weather is definitely improving, so I think it's about time we got that on our calendars. Way to go, Beth! It made my day to hear that you rebounded from your hurtful day with such a wonderful, rewarding experience. Love you! Peggy

Dear Janet, I'm right beside you and sending my hugs! Let the tears flow when they must. I know they are more frequent than we post about. Tears seem to have come to my eyes and taken up permanent residence. Like you, my emotions are in first gear. I can't even keep dry eyes these days over good news. The wife of a young man in our office has breast cancer. He posted on Friday that the surgery was a success, clear margins, and they don't think there has been any spread. I teared up. They were tears of joy, of course, but they were instantly there. Like you, I pray that people beat this thing. I wrote back to him and told him that nothing makes me happier these days but to know that someone has sent cancer back to hell where it belongs. Hang in there, honey! Stay close. Love, Peggy

Thanks for asking, Karen. It went well. We really had a good time and laughed a lot. Just like Don would have wanted. I talked incessantly. They will probably never want to go out with me again. Whatever technique works to keep the uglies away, huh? I didn't get emotional until it was time to leave and I reached across the table, took their hands, and thanked them. Then Linda and I both got weepy, but it was ok. Love, Peggy

Dear Donna, I am so sorry, too. I was so hoping this wouldn't happen. May the love, life and memories you had together bless you with happy thoughts for the rest of your life. My deepest sympathy to you and your family. God bless you, Peggy

OK. Here I go. We're meeting at 4:00 - less than one hour from now. I know this is not an event of a lifetime, but it sure is a big deal for me. I've been sucking up energy from this board almost all day. I CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love, Peggy

Hy Aym and WELCOME! I, too, am sorry for the loss of your friend. I've lost a few in my life, too, including some on this very website. It hurts! We care! We have a Grieving forum here if you'd like to stick around and share your feelings some more. Much love and many hugs, Peggy

Hey there, Pat, Come back and talk to us, sweetie. I know you're hurting. Come back and talk it out some more. Get it out. It hurts to get it out, but so does merthiolate (remember that stuff?). Ouch! It hurt so bad to put it on, but felt so much better because it healed the wound. Love you! Peggy

I've just been blessed!!! How cool is that? right back atcha, Tina! Love, Peggy

Hi Rachel, I never saw this thread, and I certainly didn't know that you were Tina's daughter until today. She just sent me a PM and told me to check out your new Avatar. I don't know what the old one looked like, but this a beautiful picture, and I'm sure it's one you hold very close to your heart or you wouldn't have posted it! I just love your mom and I pray for your family. I'm glad you joined the site, too, and hope to hear more from you in the future. How old are you, Rachel? I only have one son who is 28. He had a hard time accepting that his dad had cancer, so I know it's hard on our kids. How are you coping? I'm sure others would benefit from your thoughts and tips. All my love, Peggy