tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14375834.post113578583370471328..comments2023-10-31T04:32:53.412-04:00Comments on Sister Mary Alternative: merry christmasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05699894178453403507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14375834.post-1135883097686881652005-12-29T14:04:00.000-05:002005-12-29T14:04:00.000-05:00we had communion this Christmas day (methodist chu...we had communion this Christmas day (methodist church) and I think it was a first. I was asked if I thought it was appropriate - and I have to say it was entirely appropriate, though my heart broke as I broke the bread. It carried more meaning that ever before.<BR/><BR/>love to you , death and separation is hard - no matter what we believe - and I'm sorry for your lossAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14375834.post-1135882427498484422005-12-29T13:53:00.000-05:002005-12-29T13:53:00.000-05:00It was six months before I could actually cry abou...It was six months before I could actually cry about my mother's death (she, too was an alcoholic), and then I cried, not because she was dead, but because she had never been my friend. Then an angel asked me, "well, do you have any friends?" And I said "oh, yes! I have lots of friends." And then I creid even harder, because I realized how blessed I was without even thinking about it in that way. After that I began to appreciate my mom apart from her disease too.Claire Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10772846937495834349noreply@blogger.com