"Sometimes where we are is so we can do nothing, but we learn. There were some things to learn from this... including things about yourself. Skip the guilt and take it for what it is. God teaching you" - Ugly (from another thread)
Every now and again...or perhaps daily...God has a teachable moment. On occasion it really stands out. Here's one...
My parents have both passed away. With siblings in close proximity...in any and all situations there was always someone to bounce a question off of and by the time the pressure mounted, we were able to recover with each other.
One day, I walked into a friend's home and found her husband had died. I called 911. That went ok. It was still hard. But hardest was when the daughter came home. She had never dealt with a close death. That was my guilt moment. I knew a way...I didn't share because I didn't realize she did not. She's Christian. That wasn't the problem. She had just never experienced a parent's death and didn't know even where to start. I felt bad later for not realizing it. It's a moment I would have liked to do better. We weren't close. In fact had only met once before that.
In retrospect, I would tell her...
1. Call the minister and he or she will walk you through and assist you.
2. Call family and etc...
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Do you have a teachable moment? We don't live long enough to make all the mistakes...we have to learn from others...
Every now and again...or perhaps daily...God has a teachable moment. On occasion it really stands out. Here's one...
My parents have both passed away. With siblings in close proximity...in any and all situations there was always someone to bounce a question off of and by the time the pressure mounted, we were able to recover with each other.
One day, I walked into a friend's home and found her husband had died. I called 911. That went ok. It was still hard. But hardest was when the daughter came home. She had never dealt with a close death. That was my guilt moment. I knew a way...I didn't share because I didn't realize she did not. She's Christian. That wasn't the problem. She had just never experienced a parent's death and didn't know even where to start. I felt bad later for not realizing it. It's a moment I would have liked to do better. We weren't close. In fact had only met once before that.
In retrospect, I would tell her...
1. Call the minister and he or she will walk you through and assist you.
2. Call family and etc...
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Do you have a teachable moment? We don't live long enough to make all the mistakes...we have to learn from others...
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