Comments for http://opentohopefaith.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:25:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Heavenly Signs from Our Loved Ones - Our Son Billy by Guy Dusseault http://opentohopefaith.com/hope-and-faith/hope-and-faith/heavenly-signs-from-our-loved-ones-our-son-billy/#comment-14 Guy Dusseault Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:53:07 +0000 http://opentohopefaith.com/?p=39#comment-14 Hello Leticia: Sorry for the loss of your son Marcos, there is no greater pain a parent could go through than the loss of a child. You mentioned you need serious help with dealing with the loss of your son Marcos. There are several avenues that you can take or use more than one of them, and they can all help you, whether it's seeking the help of a grief counselor, a grief group of parents who get together and talk about their grief , someone you may know who has suffered the loss of a child in the past and how they dealth with it or like in our case a spirit medium which helped us a great deal with our grief and helped us move foward with our lives. As for receiving signs from your son Marcos, like myself it can take time, because our grief is so strong, I was told that while we are grieving it can be more difficult to recognize or receive the signs that they try to get though to us and they do give us signs. In time, and it took me some time, you will be able to recognize the signs that your son Marcos is leaving you. Take care God Bless Guy Hello Leticia: Sorry for the loss of your son Marcos, there is no greater pain a parent could go through than the loss of a child. You mentioned you need serious help with dealing with the loss of your son Marcos. There are several avenues that you can take or use more than one of them, and they can all help you, whether it’s seeking the help of a grief counselor, a grief group of parents who get together and talk about their grief , someone you may know who has suffered the loss of a child in the past and how they dealth with it or like in our case a spirit medium which helped us a great deal with our grief and helped us move foward with our lives. As for receiving signs from your son Marcos, like myself it can take time, because our grief is so strong, I was told that while we are grieving it can be more difficult to recognize or receive the signs that they try to get though to us and they do give us signs. In time, and it took me some time, you will be able to recognize the signs that your son Marcos is leaving you.

Take care
God Bless
Guy

]]> Comment on Heavenly Signs from Our Loved Ones - Our Son Billy by Leticia Magallanes http://opentohopefaith.com/hope-and-faith/hope-and-faith/heavenly-signs-from-our-loved-ones-our-son-billy/#comment-13 Leticia Magallanes Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:44:11 +0000 http://opentohopefaith.com/?p=39#comment-13 Hi I have just finished viewing some of your pics. I lost my son Marcos 4 months ago. He commited suicide, I am having a very difficult time dealing with this. I blame myself even though my son was almost 19 years old. I need serious help with this, i want my son to contact me any way he can. Hi I have just finished viewing some of your pics. I lost my son Marcos 4 months ago. He commited suicide, I am having a very difficult time dealing with this. I blame myself even though my son was almost 19 years old. I need serious help with this, i want my son to contact me any way he can.

]]> Comment on Faith & Suicide by Tom Smith http://opentohopefaith.com/hope-and-faith/hope-and-faith/faithsuicide/#comment-11 Tom Smith Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:39:34 +0000 http://opentohopefaith.com/?p=25#comment-11 I agree completely with your comments about suicide and faith. I want nothing to do with a God who punishes people who die by suicide. That image of a vengeful God has been concocted by humans who like to play “God” and judge others. The God I believe in and who is reflected in the Scriptures, particularly in the gospels, is a loving God. If you want to know what God is like, look at Jesus. Jesus is compassionate, not condemning, unless it is the hypocrites who like to judge others. Our loved ones who died by suicide as a result of the overwhelming emotional pain they experienced are accepted by the real God, not shunned. Tom Smith Author of "A Balanced Life" and Co-Founder of the Karla Smith Foundation http://karlasmithfoundation.org/ I agree completely with your comments about suicide and faith. I want nothing to do with a God who punishes people who die by suicide. That image of a vengeful God has been concocted by humans who like to play “God” and judge others. The God I believe in and who is reflected in the Scriptures, particularly in the gospels, is a loving God. If you want to know what God is like, look at Jesus. Jesus is compassionate, not condemning, unless it is the hypocrites who like to judge others. Our loved ones who died by suicide as a result of the overwhelming emotional pain they experienced are accepted by the real God, not shunned.

Tom Smith
Author of “A Balanced Life” and Co-Founder of the Karla Smith Foundation
http://karlasmithfoundation.org/

]]> Comment on Evolution of the Soul by John Pete, GC-C http://opentohopefaith.com/hope-and-faith/hope-and-faith/evolution-of-the-soul/#comment-10 John Pete, GC-C Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:04:45 +0000 http://opentohopefaith.com/?p=31#comment-10 Thank you for your kind words Sherri. Knowing I have been able to help someone or touch someone’s life after their own sad losses means more than I can say. Warm Regards, John Thank you for your kind words Sherri. Knowing I have been able to help someone or touch someone’s life after their own sad losses means more than I can say. Warm Regards, John

]]> Comment on Evolution of the Soul by Sherri Bellinger http://opentohopefaith.com/hope-and-faith/hope-and-faith/evolution-of-the-soul/#comment-8 Sherri Bellinger Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:36:56 +0000 http://opentohopefaith.com/?p=31#comment-8 John Pete I am so glad to find this site and the articles that you have written. You are such an inspiration to all of us at MyGriefSpace. I will continue to visit here to read your articles. May God bless you and all you do to help people to heal and move forward in their lives after a loss. John Pete I am so glad to find this site and the articles that you have written. You are such an inspiration to all of us at MyGriefSpace. I will continue to visit here to read your articles. May God bless you and all you do to help people to heal and move forward in their lives after a loss.

]]> Comment on 10 Things People Should Know About Grief… by Marge http://opentohopefaith.com/hope-and-faith/hope-and-faith/10-things-people-should-know-about-grief%e2%80%a6/#comment-7 Marge Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:38:48 +0000 http://opentohopefaith.com/?p=26#comment-7 Thank you for the infomation. It is good to know that after the passing of my Dad, We are correctly handeling my mothers and our own emotions. Thank you for the infomation. It is good to know that after the passing of my Dad, We are correctly handeling my mothers and our own emotions.

]]> Comment on A Spiritual Journey by Savanna http://opentohopefaith.com/hope-and-faith/hope-and-faith/a-spiritual-journey/#comment-6 Savanna Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:18:20 +0000 http://opentohopefaith.com/?p=27#comment-6 I first of all want to thank you for this post, and for all the help that mygriefspace has given me in my time of grief, being 23 and losing the love of your life so suddenly, was hard. A little harder for someoen who started believing in God again. I have not once doubted there was a reason behind my loves death, I have questioned, but I know that is normal. Thank you again for all the help. Savanna I first of all want to thank you for this post, and for all the help that mygriefspace has given me in my time of grief, being 23 and losing the love of your life so suddenly, was hard. A little harder for someoen who started believing in God again. I have not once doubted there was a reason behind my loves death, I have questioned, but I know that is normal. Thank you again for all the help.
Savanna

]]> Comment on 10 Things People Should Know About Grief… by neil http://opentohopefaith.com/hope-and-faith/hope-and-faith/10-things-people-should-know-about-grief%e2%80%a6/#comment-5 neil Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:24:42 +0000 http://opentohopefaith.com/?p=26#comment-5 These are of great value, John! Thanks for putting this together in an easy-to-read form. -- Neil These are of great value, John! Thanks for putting this together in an easy-to-read form. — Neil

]]> Comment on Grief and Spirituality by neil http://opentohopefaith.com/hope-and-faith/uncategorized/grief-spirituality/#comment-4 neil Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:44:05 +0000 http://opentohopefaith.com/?p=22#comment-4 John: Great to have you writing for Open to Hope! Neil John:

Great to have you writing for Open to Hope!

Neil

]]> Comment on Testimony of a Suicide Survivor by Brenda http://opentohopefaith.com/hope-and-faith/uncategorized/testimony-of-a-suicide-survivor/#comment-3 Brenda Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:11:57 +0000 http://thegriefblog.com/grief/grief/testimony-of-a-suicide-survivor/#comment-3 Thank you for writing you blog. I am a survivor of a murder/suicide. My father killed my mother, uncle, wounded my aunt, and then came to my work and killed himself. I am a christian. I love Jesus with all that I have, but it is very difficult to understand the guilt and shame that goes along with such violence entering your life when you try very earnestly to do what Jesus would want. Anyway, yours words helped somewhat. Thank you for writing you blog. I am a survivor of a murder/suicide. My father killed my mother, uncle, wounded my aunt, and then came to my work and killed himself. I am a christian. I love Jesus with all that I have, but it is very difficult to understand the guilt and shame that goes along with such violence entering your life when you try very earnestly to do what Jesus would want. Anyway, yours words helped somewhat.

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