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Comment by Brenda Sue on July 12, 2009 at 4:06pm

ENOUGH:
Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments
together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near
the security gate, they hugged, and the mother said, 'I love you, and I
pray you enough.'

The daughter replied, 'Mom, our life together has been more than enough.
Your love is all I ever needed. I pray you enough, too, Mom.'

They kissed, and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window
where I was seated. Standing there, I could see she wanted and needed to
cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy, but she welcomed me in by
asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be
forever?'

Yes, I have,' I replied. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a
forever good-bye?'

'Well...I'm not as young as I once was, she lives so far away & has her
own busy life. I have some challenges ahead, and the reality is - her
next trip back will be for my funeral,' she said.

'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I pray you enough.'
May I ask what that means?'

She began to smile. 'That's a prayer that has been handed down from
other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.' She paused a
moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and she
smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I pray you enough,' we wanted the
other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to
sustain them.'

Then, turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were
reciting it from memory.

I pray you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray
the day may appear.

I pray you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.

I pray you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I pray you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may
appear bigger.

I pray you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I pray you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I pray you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye..

Then, she began to cry, and walked away.

They say, it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to
appreciate them, a day to love them, but an entire life to forget them.

Comment by Joni (Greg's Mom) on July 12, 2009 at 1:53pm

Brenda Sue, They will be working on the house until October, so maybe you can make it some time. Someone on another page thought that was my husband in the picture and it's not. Ooops!

Comment by Brenda Sue on July 12, 2009 at 1:08pm

wow - Irene how sad!! Prayers for all of you - but especially that young man!!
Irene, keep us posted!!

Joni - thanks for sharing the pictures!! I so wish I could have come - but did not want to make that drive by myself!!

Comment by danne on July 12, 2009 at 12:41pm

Prayers for your family Irene!

Comment by Joni (Greg's Mom) on July 12, 2009 at 11:07am

What a horrible story, Irene. It's one of those thngs that you cry when you read it. I wonder if that surgeon should even be a surgeon. You're right though, he's alive and with you. I know that's all that would matter to me if it were my son.

Comment by doublemom on July 12, 2009 at 10:30am

Irene- my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. My husband had this same surgery earlier this year. Thank God he was fine. Hang in there and know we are all here for you.

Comment by Irene (Paul's Mom) on July 12, 2009 at 9:54am

I need some prayers and I know that you all will help. My stepson who in the Air Force, went in for routine laproscopic gall bladder surgery on Thursday at Travis AFB Hospital. The surgeon knicked the aorta with the camera, right above where the aorta splits to go into the legs. When she repaired the aorta, there was still something wrong with the aortic valve and blood supply was cut off to his legs. Travis didn't have the right specialists or facilities for this type of injury, but they waited 10 hours before communicating that to his wife and transferring him to Univ CA Davis Hospital in Sacramento. Once he arrived by helicopter there, they immediately took him back to surgery to repair all the damage done, but unfortunately it was too late for his legs. They took his right leg in the middle of the night on Thursday and took his left leg Friday night. He has fluid in his lungs and there is some concern about all the infection getting to his kidneys, although once they removed the left leg and then took another 4 inches of the right leg, the kidney function started returning. This is a 20 year old, young Airman, serving his country. Please pray for him, his wife and all of his family. Pray for peace for all of us. Pray for healing. My husband (his father), is there with him, and the whole family has flown out there now, and I am going to be joining them on Tuesday. Please pass this prayer request to anyone who will listen. this is a horrific tragedy, but we also know that he is still alive and with us, and we are very grateful for that.

Comment by Joni (Greg's Mom) on July 12, 2009 at 12:27am

A lot of people were at the Habitat House today, including this Navy Dad and Kimberly, below, who is a Navy Mom. It was hot! About 104 degrees. I wore the water they gave me to drink.

Comment by Joni (Greg's Mom) on July 12, 2009 at 12:23am

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