Please pray for the McCoy, Starnes, and Martin families. Mr. McCoy and his wife are my parents' neighbors and I grew up around the family. Mr. McCoy was a foot washing Baptist preacher for years and was instrumental in my father accepting Christ. He passed away on Saturday around 12:30pm after a long battle with Emphysema. Praise God he is no longer suffering. He had in-home hospice care so he was able to pass away in the comfort of his home and not in the hospital. His two grown daughters and grown son and their children held round the clock vigil the last week. Mrs. McCoy lost her mother last year so please pray that God will comfort her in the months to come, as this will be the first time she's lived alone since she was a young woman. Also, pray for the family. They are all Christians so they take comfort in knowing he's in a better place, but it doesn't make it any easier to lose a loved one - especially right before the Holidays.
My sister and I are attending the viewing this afternoon. I am terrified of funerals. I never know what to say to grieving loved ones. The last funeral I attended was when a young man in my youth group died in a tragic car accident and it was so upsetting, so pray that God will give me the right words to say. Also, my sister has never been to a funeral before so please pray this experience won't be too terribly upsetting for her.
There is some discention in my family right now over Thanksgiving. My mother does not have a good relationship with my grandfather. In fact, she wasn't going to invite him for Thanksgiving dinner because the last three years he has declined the invite because he and his wife (my mom's step-mother) wanted to have dinner with friends. He's an alcoholic and my mother does not allow drinking in the house, especially during family gatherings so it makes him angry he can't bring his beer or wine. So this year he calls my aunt (my mom's sister) and asks what the deal is about Thanksgiving because he hadn't heard from my mother. So my mom, trying to keep the peace, called and invited him. He asked if she was making a big turkey and she said, "no, because we're vegetarians" (not to mention, my mother won't have enough room in her kitchen to prepare a huge turkey) and he says "well, I don't want to come unless we can have a big turkey dinner" and she says "so grab a turkey on your way in" and he says, "never mind. It won't be the same". Now my aunt and uncle are fighting over it because she's angry he won't come because there's no turkey and my uncle thinks she shouldn't fret over it. My mother is frustrated because he made such a fuss over not being invited and then when he is invited, he finds an excuse to not come. Argh!
Also, I am quitting smoking this week. I have weened myself off of cigarettes and I am smoking cigarillos since they are stronger and I'm less inclined to smoke a whole one in one sitting. It's not going to be easy, but it's something I need to do.
I appreciate your prayers. God bless.
My sister and I are attending the viewing this afternoon. I am terrified of funerals. I never know what to say to grieving loved ones. The last funeral I attended was when a young man in my youth group died in a tragic car accident and it was so upsetting, so pray that God will give me the right words to say. Also, my sister has never been to a funeral before so please pray this experience won't be too terribly upsetting for her.
There is some discention in my family right now over Thanksgiving. My mother does not have a good relationship with my grandfather. In fact, she wasn't going to invite him for Thanksgiving dinner because the last three years he has declined the invite because he and his wife (my mom's step-mother) wanted to have dinner with friends. He's an alcoholic and my mother does not allow drinking in the house, especially during family gatherings so it makes him angry he can't bring his beer or wine. So this year he calls my aunt (my mom's sister) and asks what the deal is about Thanksgiving because he hadn't heard from my mother. So my mom, trying to keep the peace, called and invited him. He asked if she was making a big turkey and she said, "no, because we're vegetarians" (not to mention, my mother won't have enough room in her kitchen to prepare a huge turkey) and he says "well, I don't want to come unless we can have a big turkey dinner" and she says "so grab a turkey on your way in" and he says, "never mind. It won't be the same". Now my aunt and uncle are fighting over it because she's angry he won't come because there's no turkey and my uncle thinks she shouldn't fret over it. My mother is frustrated because he made such a fuss over not being invited and then when he is invited, he finds an excuse to not come. Argh!
Also, I am quitting smoking this week. I have weened myself off of cigarettes and I am smoking cigarillos since they are stronger and I'm less inclined to smoke a whole one in one sitting. It's not going to be easy, but it's something I need to do.
I appreciate your prayers. God bless.
