tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722187693151167525.post2698078088526340822..comments2023-10-07T04:25:02.816-05:00Comments on The Maddox Family: Where to Now?Abby Maddoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06951393268311759695noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722187693151167525.post-45013042919134339862010-11-13T15:26:42.637-06:002010-11-13T15:26:42.637-06:00I am reading all of this for the first time & ...I am reading all of this for the first time & boy...you & your beautiful Mom could be sister's! What an amazing blog you have. God bless you!!!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960359133558074343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722187693151167525.post-52281056311198221862007-12-30T14:41:00.000-06:002007-12-30T14:41:00.000-06:00Hi Abby,Read your blog after talking to your dad t...Hi Abby,<BR/><BR/>Read your blog after talking to your dad this afternoon. It does make me feel better to know that all of you are doing so well. I totally understand about not being comfortable around people yet. After Smitty died, I felt the same way and it did take a while to "renormalize". It will get better but will be different and that is okay too. I also remember those same feelings of guilt after he died about feeling the relief of no more worry or his suffering. That is very normal. One thing I learned and would like to share with you and the rest of the family is that there is life after death not only for those who are in heaven but for those of us left behind. God wants us to be happy and joyful just as Bec Bec now is with Him. Hope this is helpful in some way. Love ya lots. Call anytime if you need me.<BR/><BR/>Kim SpencerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722187693151167525.post-80751671719646048152007-12-29T17:16:00.000-06:002007-12-29T17:16:00.000-06:00Hi, sweet Abby. One of your friends directed me to...Hi, sweet Abby. One of your friends directed me to your blog, and it has truly been a blessing to me----especially seeing the picture of the prayer vigil at your house and the pictures of your mom with the baby! I wish we could have been there for that night. Incredible! I love your dream. I remember so vividly one long conversation at Auburn with your precious mama about the beach. She talked so descriptivly about how she and her friends were able to go to the beach for the day in high school (which made me so envious since I was from Huntsville and SOOOOO far from the beach!) She talked about staying for pretty sunsets, then going back home with a nice tan (with a little burn on top!) and putting on clothes to go out that night that would show off their pretty tans!!! EVERY time I am at the beach, or when I see a pretty sunset, I think of that conversation with that sweet Beck!Your dream was probably right--I bet she is at the prettiest beach we could ever imagine------EVERY day!Paul is reading the book, HEAVEN, now and loves it! I can not wait to be there and go to the beach with Becky (although my legs will NEvER be as tan as hers!) Your family is never far from our thoughts and always in our prayers. If they make it to B'ham soon, please let us borrow Kendall so she and Becca can spend some time together. I am so glad I got to finally meet you, even if it was briefly. You are so much your mama made over, and she was so very proud of you. Much love, Karen BarganierAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722187693151167525.post-36210145938188296432007-12-29T15:53:00.000-06:002007-12-29T15:53:00.000-06:00Abby, I don't know you, but my brother Neal and hi...Abby, I don't know you, but my brother Neal and his wife Tami are your friends. That is how I came to look at and read your blog. Your words are precious and real and inspiring. I have never lost someone I was really, really close with, but a few years ago after I miscarried a friend gave me the book, Trusting God Through Tears,by Jehu Thomas Burton. I will say 100% that this is the most real and encouraging and heartfelt book about death and dying. www.christianbook.com A friend of mine lost one of her chldren a couple of years ago and she really got a lot of comfort out of reading, Heaven, by Randy Alcorn. That may be the book you are currently reading. I just wanted to share these two books with you. Read them as you are ready. May God's peace and rest fall all over you and your family. Jami Stanford SimsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05104883978633607993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722187693151167525.post-64488629809064345302007-12-29T00:25:00.000-06:002007-12-29T00:25:00.000-06:00When I read your last post I just cried and called...When I read your last post I just cried and called Natalie. She said she cried too. We are praying for your family! I also like to "see" where my friends are family work or live. hehe... <BR/>BethBeth Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674519922225650533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722187693151167525.post-50826117029590029142007-12-28T13:08:00.000-06:002007-12-28T13:08:00.000-06:00Oh, thank you so much for sharing from your heart....Oh, thank you so much for sharing from your heart. It was after waking up from my first dream about my Mother that it really hit me that I would not see her on this earth again. But I have also had dreams where I felt her hold me in her arms again and after waking up, I felt such a peace. I also try to think what my mom is doing and seeing in Heaven. I would love to know the book you are reading if you don't mind sharing that. It has been 9 months now and I'm just beginning to feel what is now "normal". I believe God allows us tears to cleanse the hurt and pain of the earthly loss. But I am so thankful we do not have to mourn as one without hope in that we KNOW that we will see our Mothers again. My prayers continue for your family.<BR/><BR/>Starla Wiggins IngramAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722187693151167525.post-87324280525016700172007-12-28T11:03:00.000-06:002007-12-28T11:03:00.000-06:00Abby-You, the girls, your sweet sisters and your d...Abby-<BR/>You, the girls, your sweet sisters and your daddy are in our prayers and on our minds daily. You are all very much loved!<BR/>Dona SticklerDonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643650143559111864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722187693151167525.post-52576512961771404002007-12-28T09:51:00.000-06:002007-12-28T09:51:00.000-06:00I am a good friend of Dana Yance Wright's and I kn...I am a good friend of Dana Yance Wright's and I knew you at Auburn. I just wanted to let you know that my husband and I are keeping you and your family in our prayers. May the Lord give you strength and peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722187693151167525.post-29115368423320528662007-12-28T08:44:00.000-06:002007-12-28T08:44:00.000-06:00Abby, I feel your emotions so much as they were so...Abby, <BR/>I feel your emotions so much as they were so similar to mine when I lost my mom a few years ago. Even though we are ages apart I understand what you are feeling. With the loss of my dad on Laurens day of birth I can see the similarity of Mary Aplines birth and the feelings you are having. My Lauren has come to symbolize what a great legacy she is and that her birthday is a sad day but what a gift God gave us to have her to celebrate life even though he took daddy on that same day .You are so precious and I find such comfort in your words and I see your mom in you in so many ways. I am loving you and always will remeber what fun times I had with your mom. We laughed hard and we cried hard. What a gift from God she was to me. I will always miss her but I know she is rejoicing and eating and seeing sunsets and lying in the sun and having fun with JESUS, who was truly her best friend. Loving you...Mrs. RobinRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958876825677245266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722187693151167525.post-46299372875778643442007-12-28T07:48:00.000-06:002007-12-28T07:48:00.000-06:00I love that you saw your mother wearing a beach co...I love that you saw your mother wearing a beach coverup knowing how much she liked the beach. My family and I are at the beach now. I asked Gary at sunset if he thought Becky could see sunsets in heaven. Before he answered, I realized if that would make her happy she would she them. I think about your family so much here and so pleased you are getting close to being as happy as your mother is now.JMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201799906392121399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722187693151167525.post-78026639424072186572007-12-28T06:51:00.000-06:002007-12-28T06:51:00.000-06:00I also like to "see" folks when I think about them...I also like to "see" folks when I think about them. I'm so glad you have a source to help "picture" your mom in the splendor that she is enjoying. My dad has been gone 15 years and when I hear a sermon or read a book on heaven I will visualize him there. It does get better, but never gone. I think of it like a trip. Tim and Jill and the boys left yesterday to go to NE for a week. I miss them terribly. I think about them often and try to "see" them where they are and what they are doing. But I focus on the day they will return. That's the way it is with Dad and your Mom. We miss them terribly, visualize them where they are and what they are doing, but our hope is in the day we will join them. There is one more treasure in heaven. Our loss is temporary, and eternity's gain. You are special. Sharon TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com