Thank you for sharing, definitely needed this. Life has turned upside down once again and each time a very different kind of surprise needing to find yet more ways to find moments of hope and strenght.
Alexandra you don’t understand how much I needed to hear this in this moment. So very much value and appreciate your thoughtful creations and beautiful mind that you share 🩷🩷 Sending warm hugs xx
I lost my husband two years ago. It still feels like yesterday. What you described was so perfect and exactly me (except for the the “you’ll have sex again” part, LOL). We were married 45 years, together since we were 16. I never even dated anyone else. Devastating doesn’t even describe that kind of grief. It was sudden, unexpected. One minute we were celebrating his 65th birthday, and 2 days later, I was choosing a funeral home. I have great faith in Jesus, and so did he. Starting my third year of widowhood, I am starting to look forward to things again. So much of the last few years, I was stuck between what “could have been” and what “could be.” I wept through your video. It touched my heart. Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Psalms 126:5 NIV
Oh Dorothy, I stopped for a minute when I read this message. It sounds like you've travelled through quite the valley! I'm so sorry for your sudden and painful loss. I can't imagine what that must have been like. Sounds like he was a wonderful man with whom you grew up with, did life with and build a family with! Praise the Lord for faith - because that brings up perspective in hard times, and gives us hope for the good times that will come when all tears will be wiped and there will be no more pain! Sending you lots of love! Really touched that my video brought a tiny bit of comfort! XXX
I love this video, Alexandra, because it is true. Like you, I weathered the storm when my dad died of leukemia, and many years later when my mom slowly died of Alzheimer's - something maybe similar to what you are experiencing with your father. As you say, there is a time for all seasons. I believe I feel my parents near me, sometimes. I know we'll be together again in Heaven someday.
I am living in a storm right now like your friend. She is very lucky to have a friend like you. you inspire me to be strong and to move forward. Thank you and keep doing what you are doing ❤
Your videos are so beautiful ! The message, the vision, the music choices ! They are outstanding and even though your audience is rather small, the amount of care you put into your videos and the editing is greatly appreciated 🧡 sending so much love and appreciation ☀️
This is so kind, thank you for noticing - I try to put as much intentionality in it all, as I like to take pride in what I put out into the world! Sending lots of love and thank you for watching! X
Your loving, meaningful, poetic video essays are so powerful and desperately needed both on this platform and across the wider world where we are all starved of the compassion and kind reassurance that we need to keep going through our struggles. Please continue making these videos for as long as you are able Alexandra 💜 I will definitely be returning to this one for years to come when I’m facing rough seas and needing a supportive hug.
Reading this comment this morning made me tear up for sure. I feel so encouraged to keep on going with this journey of sharing stories and encouragements! Thank you for your kindness and generosity! ❤️
Thank you so much for this Video. It comes to the right Time❤. All my best wishes for you. 😘And sorry for my english🙈. I am 52 and only learned it only at school many years before. Greetings from Melanie from Germany 🥰
Hi Karen, thank you so much. I think my video wasn't very clear, so totally understandable there's been a confusion. My dad is thankfully still alive, but he lost so much of himself (speech / memory) after his brain surgery, so that's what I meant by saying we lost him but not in the way we anticipated. Thank you for your kind heart.
Beautiful video! None of us escape the sting of death that eventually will come for our loved ones. Life is a series of valleys and mountain tops and you gave a beautiful reminder that we won’t be in the valley forever. Loved how you ended with scripture. Can’t imagine a life without Jesus providing the strength and love to help move forward in those low seasons. Sorry for the loss of your Dad, I’m sure you have many warm memories you will carry with you forever. God bless you! ☺️
Thank you so much for this lovely comment. Yes, I feel the same way - can't imagine life without my faith. My dad's still alive, thankfully, sadly he's lost his speech and memory and a lot of movement , which is what I was referring to "loosing him but not in the way we anticipated" - but I can understand how that's so confusing. My bad.
When I tell you this video is DIVINELY timed! I am having a really bad grief day and decided to make the jam from your raspberry wreath recipe. Then I got a notification that you uploaded a video while connecting my phone to RU-vid app on the TV...I am getting chills because everything you have said is exactly what I needed to hear. Every. Single. Part. I, too, lost a parent, and it's been really hard ever since. The message to the friend at the end was beu was beautiful! It means more than you know! I truly appreciate you and you content so much! 💛
Hope the raspberry jam came out lovely! I am so encouraged by your comment - thank you so much for sharing! Feels so strange to talk about it, but I think there's been a misunderstanding from my video and I'd feel weird to not address it - my dad lost his memory and speech and a lot of his movement after his brain surgery - that's what I was referring to when I said "we lost him - but not in a way we anticipated" - and that's been so hard to deal with, in it's own way.Anyways, I just thought I'd clarify. So sorry for the loss of your parent. I can imagine it's brought a lot of grief and a huge space of emptiness. Lots of love to you and thank you so much for having your notifications on and tuning into my lil' videos! Means so much to me! X
