tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.comments2023-09-15T04:32:03.325-05:00The Sullivan FourThe Sullivan Fourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974080256901038198noreply@blogger.comBlogger968125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-88875322361086423792019-03-14T13:32:20.669-05:002019-03-14T13:32:20.669-05:00Excellent! God is the only way through this!Excellent! God is the only way through this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-64819585270270254262019-03-03T21:38:21.399-06:002019-03-03T21:38:21.399-06:00You have such a beautiful way of writing Jill and ...You have such a beautiful way of writing Jill and I wish I could have known your Hannah. I have missed some of your blogs and someday hope I have time to read the whole story. So very well done by a Mom who loved her daughter very much!Joan Mannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-847229563025882252019-02-27T20:35:51.863-06:002019-02-27T20:35:51.863-06:00Thanks for the memories and the frank sharing. We ...Thanks for the memories and the frank sharing. We lost our 15 year old April last year and the memories is still as raw.<br /><br />Her condition was a rare blood disorder and we saw her from a healthy and aspiring teenager to her passing within 1 month of hospitalization. Her last 3 weeks on earth was painful for us with multiple organ failures and tubes. Your description of her breathing difficulty is hard for any parent to witness...<br /><br />Thank you Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-81081650395760584672019-02-27T05:41:23.441-06:002019-02-27T05:41:23.441-06:00I will read until you stop writing. Your faith is ...I will read until you stop writing. Your faith is amazing.Kristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936859527553596931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-19910017383487333052019-02-26T23:44:09.994-06:002019-02-26T23:44:09.994-06:00What a beautiful young woman and little girl Hanna...What a beautiful young woman and little girl Hannah is! <3 Such a wonderful treasure to look forward to.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965303607990604287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-20636983957082093052019-02-26T23:43:09.630-06:002019-02-26T23:43:09.630-06:00This morning, I woke up hearing God in my ear reci...This morning, I woke up hearing God in my ear reciting the scripture about our children being an inheritance from (Him).<br /><br />I want to say that scripture was specifically made for us who’ve had to watch our children go back to Him before we do. It only made sense. Hannah and Lauralai are our inheritance. The treasures in Heaven. Isn’t that something?! <3 It also confirms that He must think we are pretty special to be gifted an inheritance on TOP of our salvation!!! God is good, all the time!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965303607990604287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-53791242971181839052019-02-17T05:07:44.043-06:002019-02-17T05:07:44.043-06:00Jill,
Thank you for willingly and publicly walkin...Jill, <br />Thank you for willingly and publicly walking back through those days, sharing your heart as well as the circumstances. It has to be hard. But by sharing, you are comforting others with the comfort you have received. I hate it though, even as you give testimony to the grace, mercy and strength of God poured out every day in and through you. I wish you hadn't needed it. Godsgrdnrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982450266887243344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-59261787952479855882019-02-17T00:30:54.381-06:002019-02-17T00:30:54.381-06:00Words are simply inadequate in the face of such ho...Words are simply inadequate in the face of such horrific circumstances. I wish none of you had to go through such things. It’s truly amazing what the heart and mind can endure, but even more remarkable what the Lord can heal. Hugs my friend. How I wish I could have protected you from all this. Janet Boxxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-62015183456442924422019-02-10T17:26:31.230-06:002019-02-10T17:26:31.230-06:00Those last days ofAbby's hospice, with my matt...Those last days ofAbby's hospice, with my mattress on the floor next to her hospital bed in our living room were an honor and privilege to me too. Helping her to the bedside commode, feeding her whatever she could tolerate, I was happy to be able to do whatever she needed and wished I could do more.abcsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397386747061368604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-79879039817332427212019-01-27T04:30:32.764-06:002019-01-27T04:30:32.764-06:00I'm reminded of the observation of a wise woma...I'm reminded of the observation of a wise woman about 10 years ago: She said, "Hannah wins either way!".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688967184041222618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-88941564819431903022019-01-23T08:41:08.464-06:002019-01-23T08:41:08.464-06:00Jill,
Thank you for being an open channel and a bl...Jill,<br />Thank you for being an open channel and a blessing from God for those of us who are grieving the loss of our children.<br />I started to search through your whole site this morning, and starting reading your headlines on your countdown days, during the year Hannah and your family struggled. When I read the part where you mention the tough anniversary dates, I saw that you mentioned New Years...and I started to cry, and feel very overwhelmed, because you hit it right on the spot for me. Since this New Years, I have had an overwhelmingly heaviness and emptiness and hurt in my heart and in my gut. It's like I couldn't breathe at times, but just feel pain. I am a believer and I know where Devin is, but it's just so definite that he's gone, and I am having a hard time struggling with this. I was starting to do better, until the New Year. I just want to talk with and share with other parents that know what we are going through, because only they can understand. I know that he is with Jesus, but the waiting until we get there is so difficult. I am trusting and reading and praying daily as I always have, but you know...this is when it really kicks in, our real believing faith of what God has promised us, and really holding on to it, because it is all we have to bring us back together. I couldn't imagine parents or a child that don't know Jesus, how they would survive! Thank you for what you and your husband and these groups are doing for us that are out there going through this. May God continue to Bless you!<br />Colleen . (I can't change the E-mail followup comments. It is set on my daughter's not mine. It should be colleen.dymkowski@gmail.com)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11859308830627595882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-81886712742348698052019-01-04T06:55:56.493-06:002019-01-04T06:55:56.493-06:00I read every post you share. Prayers.I read every post you share. Prayers.Kristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936859527553596931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-47268134270873323242018-11-26T00:42:45.519-06:002018-11-26T00:42:45.519-06:00Happiness and meeting with people are for sure one...Happiness and meeting with people are for sure one of the greatest treatment we can have. In a current time where everybody is so busy that nobody has time to meet and greet each other, we have actually entered into an isolation phase which is very lethal to our overall health well being. I work at Windsor, <a href="http://www.windsor.edu" rel="nofollow">Caribbean Medical School</a> which is why I know how much impact being happy has over our health. Keeping medicines aside, if a person has a healthy schedule along with good friends for being happy then it keeps you away from falling ill no matter what is the age.Eliana Brysonhttp://www.windsor.edu/?utm_source=jcommunity&utm_medium=windsor-home&utm_campaign=jcommunitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-68388627558118806602018-10-23T01:45:43.378-05:002018-10-23T01:45:43.378-05:00Oh my, this one hit me right in the heart. I hope ...Oh my, this one hit me right in the heart. I hope Stephenie and Hannah have met up in heaven. Happy Birthday, Hannah! Love to you Jill <3<br />Nancy Fittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-58289438118104105142018-10-22T23:34:46.057-05:002018-10-22T23:34:46.057-05:00Happy birthday in heaven Hannah and hugs for you J...Happy birthday in heaven Hannah and hugs for you Jill💔Donmarie Schultznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-29641096914222192222018-10-14T02:48:48.490-05:002018-10-14T02:48:48.490-05:00I love the photos - such precious memories ❤️I love the photos - such precious memories ❤️Victoria Whytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734344801648652456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-24483208754168238662018-10-06T22:30:11.849-05:002018-10-06T22:30:11.849-05:00I treasure the time I had with Stephenie when I wa...I treasure the time I had with Stephenie when I was her caregiver. I lived with her and her husband for 2 years and I see it as a gift. All the times we spent going to and from Mayo Clinic in Phoenix are precious to me now. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851990275835203250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-27870166974421747532018-10-03T19:34:54.078-05:002018-10-03T19:34:54.078-05:00I understand this feeling. All too well. Homecomin...I understand this feeling. All too well. Homecoming. Questions. Dread. Relief for understanding without knowing and not questioning how God played out in this role, but still parting the sea was a great analogy for the feeling you must have felt of overwhelming gratitude for not having to face difficult questions and even harder avoidances. Thanks for sharing these blog posts. They mean so much for me to read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965303607990604287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-18314256942756275092018-09-27T15:31:31.514-05:002018-09-27T15:31:31.514-05:00I remember googling colon cancer and reading that ...I remember googling colon cancer and reading that the prognosis was 2-5 years. All I could do with that information was to file it away, waaaay back in the back of my mind. I too would hand Stephenie over to God many many times, knowing that He was our only Hope. Stephenie lived a little over 3 years after her diagnosis.<br />Nancy Fittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-40430704442397176182018-09-25T03:29:36.961-05:002018-09-25T03:29:36.961-05:00I’m in floods of tears reading this and the previo...I’m in floods of tears reading this and the previous one. Hannah’s diagnosis is different to Leah’s as are many of the details, but there are so very many similarities. I knew deep inside weeks before we were ever told also. Your Hannah sounds very similar to our Leah in so many ways. Thank you for sharing your story. ❤️Victoria Whytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734344801648652456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-41793958611440899922018-09-25T01:25:22.488-05:002018-09-25T01:25:22.488-05:00Jill, I can so identify with you as you sat there ...Jill, I can so identify with you as you sat there watching and waiting helplessly. How did we get through those moments? Only by the grace of our loving Father. Sept. 25 is 4 years since my Stephenie left us to go to heaven. She was in a hospice facility for 2 1/2 weeks and I stayed there with her. I now wonder "how did I lie down and sleep while my child lay there dying?" Only by God's grace. Thank you for sharing your journey and your heart with us.Nancy Fittsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-52783682544141885642018-06-20T17:45:38.974-05:002018-06-20T17:45:38.974-05:00I was just thinking while looking at the picture o...I was just thinking while looking at the picture of the girls holding hands while on horseback: it's obvious that they were extremely close. I know that her sister was completely devastated when Hannah died. But it seems to me that the feelings of the siblings are sometimes pushed aside in favor of the grieving parents. How does Bethany feel about all this now that she's had 10 years to process?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-44952984227555028242018-04-18T19:52:53.682-05:002018-04-18T19:52:53.682-05:00Thank you so much ... Such a kind thing to say. I...Thank you so much ... Such a kind thing to say. It's a process, and I'm still learning. But you're right, the knowledge that God is in control and that He does love us makes all the difference. It gives us the confidence to know that in the end, everything is going to be just fine.The Sullivan Fourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974080256901038198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-25820938624353971282018-04-18T15:34:24.184-05:002018-04-18T15:34:24.184-05:00You're right, this does speak to me. And so do...You're right, this does speak to me. And so do you. I'm learning to, like you, find God in everything. To see that at at every turn, God is still in control, He still loves me, and everything is going to be just fine. If you can do that, so can I.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2471228237656801865.post-11755649121496701872018-04-17T13:25:15.257-05:002018-04-17T13:25:15.257-05:00Very powerful quotes - thank you for sharing. Very powerful quotes - thank you for sharing. Victoria Whytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734344801648652456noreply@blogger.com