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No one can know your pain to be sure but my heart is close to yours right now. Trying to keep busy does help. I love your party idea it is wonderful. Something I will share with my sister who lost her fiancé just weeks before their wedding (last November). His birthday is the end of this month also. You are so right about this group of folks. They are the very best of all. I would not have made it though some of the darker days the last year or two without them all.

julia

Marlys > Well, it has been 2 months since DH passed away( June 14th) and I am still a

((((HUGS)))) from Oz

May the move mark the beginning of a new and gentler stage of your life.

Marlys, I am so glad to read a post from you. You have been in my thoughts. Getting back into quilting will be good for you. In due time, life will settle as it should. Just remember to take good care of yourself and enjoy life. Hugging you in my thoughts!

Marlys, I remember your name from a couple years ago when I posted regularly. I'm so sorry for your loss, but I think the idea of having a party to honor his birthday is a wonderful idea. I hope that the love of your family, and beautiful memories will help sustain you in the months ahead.

Nancy in NS

Marlys, it's so good to hear from you! You are truly blessed to have stepkids who consider you one of their own. And what a wonderful idea to have a birthday party for David. When Dad died, we did something similar, but we did it on the anniversary of his passing. It really did help all of us deal with the loss, and I hope it will do the same for you and your family.

It sounds as though you'll be back to playing with fabric in no time. I hope the move goes smoothly and that you're quilting away before you know it!

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Marlys}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} I'm glad to know that your family is holding together and I think of you often. And we are always here for you, whenever you need us. Take care, Debi

(((HUGS))) I have wondered how you were getting on. Family is the only important thing and you appear to be blessed.

Denny

Rainbows to you from West Oz. I hope all goes well with the move and we look forward to hearing more from you once you are settled

Heather in West Oz

Marlys, I have tears in my eyes as I read your message. What a generous soul you are! I've been thinking of you and your difficult (not a strong enough word, I know) situation. I'm glad to hear that your DH's children have rallied around you, as well as your own DD; that has to help to give you the strength you need right now.

I've thought about you a lot. Thank you for stepping out of your pain and letting us know you are on the healing path. Best wishes for good memories in your new apartment and I hope you can get back to quilting with us all as soon as possible. Warm wishes, KJ

I've been thinking about you from time to time.... and glad to hear that you are doing okay. I hope you all share some fun and warm memories of your DH at the Memory Party. Prayers for your entire family as they move into a new year... hopefully a year without any tragic losses! You all have had your share for a spell!

Best wishes in your move... and let us know what your first project will be when you break out the fabric and machine!

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It is so very good to have you touch in with us, Marlys. Please keep us knowing how you are - and you don't have to wait until you're feeling strong. If you can bear the company, we'll cry with you, grieve with you or even get pretty @#$! angry if that's the mood you find yourself in. We want to hold you close. hugs and prayers, Polly

Marlys, it's so good to hear that you are doing OK. I think the party sounds like a great idea. It gives everyone some closure, the chance to get together and most importantly, to remember a loved one. I hope your new life in your apartment goes well, getting back to quilting will surely help. I often think of you and the terrible year you have had ( had a pretty rough one myself) and the way you have kept moving forward has been an inspiration to me.

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Bless you for this post, Marlys. I hope that your move will go smoothly, and that you will find peace and contentment in your new apartment. . In message , Marlys in Indiana writes

Marlys, it is so good to hear from you, and to hear how well you are coping. It IS hard, but you are managing. Well done.

It's also good to hear that you have plans for moving on - both physically and in life. And the house in which you had so many happy memories with DH isn't going out of your lives, but it is also moving on. :)

I thought the party idea for DH's birthday an excellent one: a sort of rite of passage for you all. A day for happy memories and laughter as well as a little sorrow that he cannot share it with you.

Best of luck with the move to the new apartment. Look on it as an adventure! When my father died, my mother made the error of NOT moving. It took her 17 years to shift herself, and she always rather regretted that she didn't do it sooner! They'd only had the house for three years when he went. I joked (MUCH later!) that they'd had their time there and he went rather than face moving house again! They lived in about 25 different houses in the 30 or so years they had together. Mind you, had he lived, they'd have stayed there anyway, having bought a large house with the view of having the whole family and grand kids for visits/Christmas/whatever. Mum has been in her lovely flat(apartment) for eight years or so now, and still thinks of it as 'new'!

Looking forward to seeing you back with us regularly when the moving dust settles!

Oh Marlys, thank you for writing us. I needed to hear all that from you, and I didn't even know it until I finished reading it. Long story here, but your message really - really - helped me when I read it. Hugs to you, and continued prayers. Wish I could come visit you in your new apartment!

Karen, Queen of Squishies

So good to see you, Marlys! Your Honor Day is a fantastic idea -mind if I borrow it? (Recently lost one of my local quilting buddies and still feel shocked -it would be a good way for her friends to celebrate her.) Roberta in D

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Hugs and prayers for you, Marlys!