Merry Christmas Nation

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Merry Christmas and great post DD. God bless you and your family moving forward. I don’t post a lot but I read enough to get a sense of all the personalities that make up this crazy place. Wouldn’t trade it for the world. We are one big dysfunctional family just perfect the way we are. GBO.
 
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GiveHim6InSC said:
Thanks to Freak (and whoever else) for this awesome page where we can gather and discuss our beloved Vols.
Thanks to you all for the fellowship. It is a place of relief in an otherwise crazy world for me.
Most of all, thanks be to Almighty God for His gift to us all that we celebrate today.
Merry Christmas and Go Big Orange!!!
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Your 3rd line is our focus.
 
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Merry Christmas DD! Blessings to you and your children. I’m celebrating Christmas Day in your neck of the woods at my mothers. Glad to hear y’all are recovering!
 
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The deep and terrible curse of life is the reality of endings and goodbyes. But thanks be to God, Christmas is the time when God provided a savior. The Son of Man Who came and defeated Death and the grave. The good news is that He brought an end to endings and the reality of everlasting life. So indeed, Christmas is a tiding of great joy for all the people. Good news and Joy to the World. Celebrate and be at Peace
 
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My sister in-law explained it the best way I have ever heard...
The loss of someone you love is like a ball in a box. The ball being your grief and the box being your memories. On the side of that box is a switch for painful memories...all the rest are the happy memories.
When you first lose them your ball is huge, takes up the entire box and hits the switch often.
Over time though the ball shrinks, making way for more and more happy memories and hitting the painful memories switch less and less.
The ball never completely disappears, but it does hit the switch less and less.

Thanks for sharing Duncan and Merry Christmas to all !!!
 
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1st Christmas after 43 years without my mom who passed from cancer back in March . It’s rough but the good memories help to shine through the darkness and I know you and your family probably think in a similar fashion . Merry Christmas to you and your family Duncan & to all of VN as well.

GBO
 
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Thank you for sharing your beautiful story of family, love, loss. There is no way I can even understand how this loss has impacted you. I do know this as fact… as a believer, your beloved feels no pain or suffering and only knows joy every moment of existence for the rest of eternity.

Her leaving this temporary home left a huge hole; but, VN is here you help fill that just a little. 😀

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Peace on Earth
 
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bigorangepoppa said:
My mother-in-law passed back in March, such a wonderful woman. My wife still isn't handling it very well, so I understand the emotions and feeling of loss. God bless you and your family. I think of your hard times every time I see a post by you. Prayers my friend.
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Allow me to bring a little levity to this thread. You were truly a blessed man because I dont think you would hear this from too many son in laws LOL.
 
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dduncan4163 said:
Tonight me and the kids watched some old videos of us with Laura back before she got sick and her very last Christmas. First time we decided as a family to watch them and I have to say it was an amazing experience. There was crying but enough time has went by to remember all the good times as well so there was plenty smiling and laughing too. Christmas was always her favorite holiday and watching those videos where the perfect present for me, my sons, and girls. Brooklyn doesn't have many memories of her and it breaks my heart, but she now knows just how much her mommy loved and cared for her.

Hard to believe it almost been three years since we lost her but looking around my living room I realize she left me 4 pieces of her. Ruth my oldest daughter is the spitting image of her. I was so lucky to call her mine for 17 years and I still miss her every moment of everyday. The the first thing I think of in the morning and the last when I go to sleep

This is shaping up to be the best XMas we've had since she passed and I want to thank yall once again for all the love and support you gave me and my family in those hard times. You made it to where I didn't have to worry so much about fiances. I got to spend nearly all my time with her and my children in their hour of need. Me and my oldest son were hoilding her when she took her last breath here and home. I will never forget what you did for me and my babies. The emotional support yall gave me kept me strong for my kids. I don't think I could have made it without your prayers and emotional support.

Merry Christmas to each and every one of you. I love each of you from the bottom of my heart and you are the definition of Christian Love.

God bless you all and have a wonderful Christmas. I would be in a sorry shape without Volnation. Thank you Freak for making this place possible.
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You ARE in sorry shape. 30 pushups. Ready? Begin.



Just kidding. Good to hear you all are honoring Laura's memory, and doing well.
 
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