<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339303059074627867.post386219963738005960..comments</id><updated>2008-08-26T11:13:01.350-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Tales of a mom of many: How do you convince someone it's ok to leave?</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.momofmany.com/feeds/386219963738005960/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2339303059074627867/386219963738005960/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.momofmany.com/2008/08/how-do-you-convince-someone-its-ok-to.html'/><author><name>Just a smalltown girl</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04562245873939567556</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339303059074627867.post-6466894401758573070</id><published>2008-08-26T08:38:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-26T08:38:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>wowreading this bought me to tears...  i so rememb...</title><content type='html'>wow&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;reading this bought me to tears...  i so remember standing next to grants mum.. unable to say goodbye (and without knowing her own death was so close). the kids said bye (as in bye seeya tomorrow nanny) and i said goodnight... for some reason when i stood beside the bed, saying good bye felt wrong.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;so it was goodnight val... grant will see you in the morning.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;sometimes i think the body is ready (grants mum was serverly dehydrated and breathing horriably)&lt;BR/&gt;but the spirit is scared to go forward.  Maybe even now his scared to take that leap to the other side?&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;i am probably not helping but want you to know i understand.  thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and espically your mum, hugs ... from here and back.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2339303059074627867/386219963738005960/comments/default/6466894401758573070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2339303059074627867/386219963738005960/comments/default/6466894401758573070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.momofmany.com/2008/08/how-do-you-convince-someone-its-ok-to.html?showComment=1219757880000#c6466894401758573070' title=''/><author><name>cindys_family_eveything_blog</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14655666277267498752</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.momofmany.com/2008/08/how-do-you-convince-someone-its-ok-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339303059074627867.post-386219963738005960' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2339303059074627867/posts/default/386219963738005960' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339303059074627867.post-4781276149947876407</id><published>2008-08-25T15:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-25T15:45:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>In the name of God the almighty Father Who created...</title><content type='html'>In the name of God the almighty Father Who created you, in the name of Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, Who suffered for you, in the name of the Holy Spirit, Who was poured out upon you, go forth, faithful Christian. May you live in peace this day, may your home be with God with Zion, with Mary the virgin Mother of God, with Joseph, and all the angels and saints. Amen.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;God of power and mercy, you have made death itself the gateway to eternal life. Look with love on our dying brother/sister, and make him/her one with Your Son in His suffering and death, that, sealed with the blood of Christ, he/she may come before you free from sin. Amen.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;May Christ Who was crucified for your sake&lt;BR/&gt;free you from excruciating pain.&lt;BR/&gt;May Christ Who died for you&lt;BR/&gt;free you from the death that never ends.&lt;BR/&gt;May Christ the Son of the living God,&lt;BR/&gt;set you in the ever green loveliness of His Paradise,&lt;BR/&gt;and may He, the true Shepherd&lt;BR/&gt;recognize you as one of His own.&lt;BR/&gt;May you see your Redeemer face to face&lt;BR/&gt;and standing in His presence forever,&lt;BR/&gt;may you see with joyful eyes&lt;BR/&gt;Truth revealed in all its fullness.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2339303059074627867/386219963738005960/comments/default/4781276149947876407'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2339303059074627867/386219963738005960/comments/default/4781276149947876407'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.momofmany.com/2008/08/how-do-you-convince-someone-its-ok-to.html?showComment=1219697100000#c4781276149947876407' title=''/><author><name>tropicalg77</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18033718736916800218</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01624071931969588866'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.momofmany.com/2008/08/how-do-you-convince-someone-its-ok-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339303059074627867.post-386219963738005960' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2339303059074627867/posts/default/386219963738005960' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339303059074627867.post-5833901903050554642</id><published>2008-08-25T15:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-08-25T15:40:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>He could possibly be waiting for someone or someth...</title><content type='html'>He could possibly be waiting for someone or something... something to happen, something to be said...</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2339303059074627867/386219963738005960/comments/default/5833901903050554642'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2339303059074627867/386219963738005960/comments/default/5833901903050554642'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.momofmany.com/2008/08/how-do-you-convince-someone-its-ok-to.html?showComment=1219696800000#c5833901903050554642' title=''/><author><name>InsomniacRed</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07329166583990965970</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.momofmany.com/2008/08/how-do-you-convince-someone-its-ok-to.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2339303059074627867.post-386219963738005960' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2339303059074627867/posts/default/386219963738005960' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>