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Archive for February 2008
Mum’s Speech and her blessed hope
23/02/2008 by Andrew.
Here is the transcript of Mums 90th birthday speech:-
I wrote this to thank you all and to tell you how much I love you all.
My dear lovely families its so great to see you all and to thank you for coming, to help me celebrate my 90th birthday.
Thank you all too for all the love and caring over the years. There are a lot of us now but each little family and each home has a special place in my heart and in my prayers.
I think of, and pray for each one of you day by day, I love you all and I am so proud to be your mum, your gran and your great gran.
A special thank you to my lovely daughter Gwen for this very special party so that we can all be together and all the love and planning that has made it so perfect.
As I go into my twilight years, I give thanks unto God who is the giver of all life and for all the many ways that He has blessed us as families over the years and is still doing so.
Keep loving each other because love is so important, love is the main ingredient in our lives. Fill your homes with love and kindness and love one another and may He keep you and bless you all always.
And here is Mum’s blessed hope:-
Tit 2:13 looking for the blessed hope, and the appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
1Th 4:13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words
1Co 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed — in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written:
“DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY.”
O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING? O HADES, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY?”
The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Want to be there ???
Here is how:-
Act 2:36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
Our part:-
(1) REPENT - Trust in Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God who was slain to atone for our sin. Turn from our own ways to God’s ways as revealed in the scriptures.
(2) Be BAPTISED in water in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins.
Gods promise:-
(3) He will give to us the gift of His Holy Spirit - the Spirit of Truth, Love, Joy and Peace who will dwell within us forever.
Love from Andrew XXX
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Reflections - what a lovely family.
23/02/2008 by Ted.
Although a sad occasion in some ways, mum’s funeral service was also a happy time. Mum had enjoyed a full and satisfying life as a Christian, a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a great grandmother and a great, great grandmother and was certain that the best was yet to come when she left her earthly body and passed into the presence of Jesus, her Lord and Saviour, who she had loved and walked with for many, many years. And the day was especially blessed for us because it brought all of us together into one place to share and enjoy family love and fellowship once again. I am sure that mum enjoyed that too.
It was challenging to hear again the highly relevant words of mum’s speech at her 90th birthday celebration and have asked Andrew to post these onto the blog so that we can all share them again at our leisure. I will also be posting the “Mum loves Jesus” talk as this finely complements what she said then.
With mum going we have lost our “matriarch”, the lynch pin who kept us all together with her prayers and her loving person-to-person contact. Mum wanted us to take responsibility for the continuation of that prayerful love and concern after she had gone. I know we all love her enough to please her by doing just that - and the blessing for us will be that we will continue to enjoy the family love and security and togetherness which it brings.
More soon,
Keep blogging,
My love to all,
Ted.
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Mum’s funeral: To Nanna From Francis
20/02/2008 by Ted.
Nanna
God saw you were getting tired
A cure was not meant to be
So He put His arms around you
And whispered “Come with me”
With broken hearts we loved you
We had heard you had passed away
Although we loved you deeply
We could not make you stay
Your golden heart stopped beating
Hard working hands were stressed
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.
And may He keep you safe,
Now that you are with Him.
God bless, love you always.
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A few words from Doug Radford
19/02/2008 by Ted.
A good and faithful servant
First, grateful thanks to Ted for allowing me to post a message on your family blog. I have been checking your blog almost every day recently, and I have been very touched by the messages. The ship disappearing over the horizon is particularly relevant for us, isn’t it.
Pru was a special friend to me when I lived in Mainsgate Road. She always made me welcome with tea and cake, and we would often talk about our respective families and friends, and pray for them together. As I think back to those days, I am reminded of a speaker I heard at a Christian meeting. He was talking about heaven and who would be there, and he said that we wouldn’t recognise some of the people on the ‘top table’ with Jesus. They wouldn’t necessarily be famous evangelists and church leaders - there would be people of faith and humility, real saints who had spent their time helping and praying for others. That’s how I remember Pru, and when I get to heaven I expect to see her way up there near the top of the guest list, worshipping the God she loved so much. Thank God for Pru, and people like her.
I hope everything goes really well on Wednesday, and there is lots of joy as your family and friends are reunited. I will be remembering you all at 11.30am, and I look forward to seeing many of you again sometime in the future, in this world or the next.
Doug Radford, Pru’s neighbour 1987-1995.
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Adventure called us - “Star Letter” in the Daily Mirror
18/02/2008 by Ted.
For those with a family of young children holidays with pay are a problem. Holidays cost so much that thousands cannot afford them.
I know how it is. My husband is a Corporation employee and he has always had holidays with pay. When the babies came, and while they were small it had to be holidays at home. They didn’t seem like holidays at all, and they certainly weren’t holidays for me.
Still, we trudged around with the pram and made the best of them.
Then we saw a tent in a shop window, and we had an idea. At first it seemed a bit out of the question. Dare we set off in the third year of the war with four small children-our little girl was only eighteen months-on a camping holiday.
But the spirit of adventure held, and we scraped together the money for a tent and bought it. It is a hikers tent, light in weight, but still doing good service. Next we bought two groundsheets and a canvas bucket. We made two rucksacks, and as pressure stoves were then unobtainable, we were lucky to be able to borrow one.
Well, the day came, Everything-blankets,crockery,frying pan-all were packed. We went by bus into Derbyshire and camped for the first night at Peak Forest, at a farm. There was lots of rich new milk for the bedtime cocoa, and a new laid egg for each of the children. That farmer and his wife have probably forgotten us long ago, but we still remember their generosity and kindness.
From there we made our way to the Peak plateau and again camped at a farm. Again we met
with warm-hearted hospitality. It was grand, even though there was ice in the water bucket in the morning.
And so we spent our two weeks holiday. Our packs were heavy sometimes, especially when we had just reloaded. But the children loved it, and so did we. Dad carried the youngest on his shoulders-she rode miles that way-and I carried the tent.
The next year we went again, further south-Stoney Middleton, Calver, Eyam and so on.
Then our fifth baby came, and my husband and the older ones had to go alone. But last year the old adventurous feeling came over us again. After all, the children ought to have a seaside holiday. We decided that they should have one. It would do them so much good.
We bought an Ordnance survey map of the north-west coast, and one of the Lake District, and we decided on a little village on the Cumberland coast.
We were going farther afield this time, and needed more equipment. We need two tents now, and we have our own stove and other extras. But the older boys were strong and shared the load.
We are certainly going again this year. There are so many little things to remember. Being awakened by jackdaws when we camped under their hawthorn tree. Little footprints in the sand, and tired little campers who couldn’t wait till their beds were made up to fall asleep. Mrs. P. Talbot, Salford Brow, Manchester
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MUM
14/02/2008 by PeterJohnson.
I would like to share this scripture with you.
“And God will wipe every tear from their eyes; There will be no more death, or mourning or crying or pain,for the old order of things has passed away.”
Revelation ch 21 verse 4.
Love to you all,
Barbara xx
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TIME, DATE AND LOCATION FOR MUM’S FUNERAL
13/02/2008 by Ted.
MUM’S FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE AT 11.30AM ON WEDNESDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 2008 AT ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH, ST. GEORGE’S ROAD, MILLOM FOLLOWED BY INTERMENT IN ST. GEORGE’S CEMETERY.
THERE IS LIMITED PARKING AT THE CHURCH BUT PLENTY OF SPACE IN THE SOMERFIELD CAR PARK WHICH IS JUST ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE DRIVEWAY LEADING TO THE CHURCH.
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DUDDON PILOT HOTEL, DEVONSHIRE ROAD, MILLOM AFTER THE COMMITTAL.
ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE RING.
TED.
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What is dying?
13/02/2008 by Ted.
I AM STANDING ON THE SEA SHORE.
A SHIP SAILS TO THE MORNING BREEZE AND STARTS FOR THE OCEAN.
SHE IS THE OBJECT OF BEAUTY AND I STAND WATCHING HER
TILL AT LAST SHE FADES INTO THE HORIZON,
AND SOMEONE AT MY SIDE SAYS, “SHE IS GONE!” GONE WHERE?
GONE FROM MY SIGHT, THAT IS ALL;
SHE IS JUST AS LARGE IN THE MASTS, HULL AND SPARS AS WHEN I SAW HER,
AND JUST AS ABLE TO BEAR HER LOAD OF LIVING FREIGHT TO ITS DESTINATION.
THE DIMINISHED SIZE AND TOTAL LOSS OF SIGHT IS IN ME - NOT IN HER;
AND JUST AT THE MOMENT WHEN SOMEONE AT MY SIDE SAYS. “SHE IS GONE”,
THERE ARE OTHERS WHO ARE WATCHING FOR HER COMING,
AND OTHER VOICES TAKE UP A GLAD SHOUT
“HERE SHE COMES” - AND THAT IS DYING.
Charles Henry Brent.
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FUNERAL - PRELIMINARY NEWS
11/02/2008 by Ted.
Monday 11 February 2008. The funeral will not take place before Tuesday 19th February 2008 as the vicar is away attending his own father’s funeral.
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ABSENT FROM THE BODY - PRESENT WITH THE LORD
11/02/2008 by Ted.
Monday 11th February 2008 Little mum - her spirit and her soul - left her 94 years old sick body at 2.47 this morning and passed peacefully into the presence of Jesus, her Lord and Saviour. Do not grieve as those who have no hope for we know that she is safe in the care of the One who loved her and gave Himself for her - the Lord Jesus.
Funeral arrangements will be given on this blog in due course.
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UPDATE ON MUM
09/02/2008 by Ted.
Saturday 9 February 2008 Mum looked poorly this afternoon. She was unable to smile or make conversation and merely stared ahead without looking at anything. She had difficulty in making known that she was thirsty and displayed no lasting interest in her visitors though she did manage to make known that her right heel was sore. This was subsequently bandaged by a nurse to protect it. She is however comfortable and indicated that she is being treated OK.
Mum has oromorph prescribed four time a day to relax her so this could be the cause of her detachment regarding her surroundings, visitors etc. and non-communicstion.
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UPDATE ON MUM
08/02/2008 by Ted.
Friday 8 February 2008. Mum is in Ward 7 of Furness General Hospital suffering from heart failure, kidney failure, heart block and a chest infection which may be pneumonia. The consultant said that she will be treated as if she was a young person but …. and here he shrugged his shoulders.
Mum herself is on oxygen and is more comfortable in her still laboured breathing. Her mind is also wide awake although she is physically very tired.
Google informs me that heart block is a type of bradycardia (slow heart rate, usually less than 60 beats per minute) that occurs when the beat that originates in the upper chambers of the heart is unable to pass normally to the lower chambers of the heart.
Will keep you in touch,
Love to all,
Ted.
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Little mum is in hospital again
08/02/2008 by Ted.
Friday 8 February 2008. Little mum is being admitted to Furness General hospital again.
The night before last her breathing worsened, probably as the result of fluid collecting in her lungs due to a worsening of her heart failure. She spent a very uncomfortable day yesterday and last evening had an hour in a fairly distressed condition before her breathing finally settled down. She spent a restless night and this morning the struggle to breathe was again acute.
Her doctor was sent for who after examining her decided to have her admitted to hospital. This in spite of mum’s previous determination not to go to hospital again following her discharge last February with C difficile.
I am about to travel to Barrow to catch to with her in A&E and will update the blog later to let you know what is going on.
Love to all,
Ted.
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