Wynonna & David Kessler : Grief & The Holidays 

Absolutely 💯 💔💔😥😥😥

Indeed 😔

For me it was the loss of my 2 sons wouldn't wish that pain on anyone

@@pollyanna5354 agree - my mom was sooooooooooooo hard but my daughter was even harder

Definitely... it is a profound and life altering loss - as is losing a child 😢

G-d ain’t that the truth.

Some men will do this. One of my mother's closest friends died suddenly and unexpectedly on New Year's Day years ago. Her husband got married again three months later. It devastated the two adult children of my Mom's friend.

Wy your an inspiration to me and many more thank you

CHRISTMAS HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME FOR ME ITHER SINCE MY MOTHER AND MY SISTER DIED.....I HAVE 4 SIBLINGS....BUT THEY ARE NARCASSIST

This is my best friend's story. I am sharing it in hopes that someone will find the true peace that only comes from God. Precious Memories-By Sonya Lakey Family Story Little did our family of six know that Friday evening, September 24th, 2021, would be the last night our family would be complete. We laughed together, played games, sang, and enjoyed listening as our 16-year-old son, Ethan, played the piano for us. I packed a lunch for Ethan for a church mountain hike he was going on the following day. My mother (who was visiting from out of state) and I woke early with Ethan on Saturday morning. He hugged me and smiled, never pulling away or rushing me. He got in the car, waved, said he'd see me later and he loved me. It was hard to watch my "new driver" heading out on his own that morning. As Ethan pulled out of the gate, I turned to my mother and said, "It's just so hard letting go." Little did I know how much "letting go" I was really doing. That was the last time I saw Ethan. He did not make it home that evening. That afternoon, a friend tried to contact my husband, leaving an urgent message to call him back. He tried several times to return the call to no avail. As we were preparing supper, an overwhelming feeling of deep concern for Ethan filled my heart. I quietly blinked back tears. I glanced out the window, half expecting to see a police officer pull up to the house, but no one arrived. However, within a few minutes, a patrol car DID pull into the driveway. In my heart, I feared the worst. My husband and I went out to meet the officer, who confirmed our fears. Hesitantly, he told us our son had fallen off of a bluff and had succumbed to his injuries. Our hearts were crushed; they still are. Yet, in all of our brokenness, deep, continual grief and loneliness, our family has such a blessed Hope and assurance that we will see our dear son and brother again. You see, when Ethan was a young boy, he was saved; he put his faith in Jesus alone to forgive his sins and to take him to Heaven when he died. He realized some very important truths from the Bible that he would want to share with you. His Story Everyone is a sinner. Sin is any violation of God’s Law. God is holy, just and righteous, and He cannot allow sin in His presence. Ethan realized that he - like all of us - had sinned; and his sin separated Him from God. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; ” (Romans 3:23) “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:” (Romans 5:12) He understood that, because of his sin, he deserved to spend eternity in Hell. “For the wages of sin is death;” (Romans 6:23a) [Wages: price] “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” (Revelation 21:8) Ethan believed that Jesus, God’s Son, paid the price for all sin when He died on the cross - because His sinless sacrifice was the only thing that could satisfy the just demands of a righteous, holy God. Jesus was buried in a borrowed tomb, but He arose the third day, triumphant over sin, death, and Hell. Jesus is alive today! “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) Ethan was sorry for his sin, repented (turned), and received by faith the free gift that God offered to him. “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13) “...but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23b) Because of this great salvation, Ethan lived his life serving Jesus. He worked hard to spread this Good News to the world. He is alive in Heaven with Jesus today; and because of this great HOPE in Christ, we know we will see him again soon - not because he was a great kid, but because of his faith in the great Saviour! “And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” (John 10:28) Your Story What about you? What if you had fallen to your death that day - What if you were to die today? Where will you spend eternity - Heaven or the Lake of Fire? There will not be any parties in the Lake of Fire. It is a place of eternal torment for those who reject God's Son. The Word of God is very clear that there is only One Way to Heaven. “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6) We did not know that Ethan would step into eternity that day; however, because he put his faith in Jesus alone for his salvation, Ethan was ready to go. Some day - perhaps today - you will take your last breath here on earth, and you will step into eternity. Where you spend eternity is determined by what you do with Jesus Christ. Will you accept Him or reject Him? You are not promised another day or another breath. Eternity begins soon - Are you ready? “...Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved…” (Acts 16:31b) “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13) “(...behold, now is the day of salvation.)” (2 Corinthians 6:2c) ********************************************************* If you need more help or if you would like to send a word of encouragement to the family, please go to: facebook.com/GITM-Foundation-113997824650357/ If you don't have a church to attend, we would love for you to join us in person @ Liberty Faith Bible Church in Norwood, Mo. every Sunday morning central time 11:00 A.M., Sunday evening 7:00 P.M., and Wednesday evening 7:00. 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@@kelleymcfadden9675 I have seen this story I think it aired on CBN recently. Such a tragedy! I know that people have different situations and go through different traumas. One minute I had a home with stability and having my musical instruments set up so that I could record and the next minute my mother dies and our home is going to be sold! I lived with my handicapped mom to help her out and especially when she became bedridden I was there 24/7 with her taking care of her. The minute that she died other family members wanted me out of the house that I lived in with her for 28 years always helping her with her property and coming home in a dire situation where my mother was being dumped by my stepfather and could very well have succeeded in ending her life. By the grace of God she did not succeed but I spent the next 28 years making sure that someone was always there for her and that person was me. My parents built our home in 1972 so it was our home for nearly 50 years. As soon as she died people came in like vultures to remove me and I didn’t even have a chance to grieve. I was threatened with having all of my belongings thrown out on the curb after having been the one person in the family that took care of our mother! I was always there for her when she needed support and love. She would never do the things to me that these others tried to do. At the same time, right before she fell and went downhill I got type two diabetes which I’ve been fighting in battling ever since with completely numb feet. Having to take two shots of insulin a day and getting cataracts from it. I was told sign a lease or your things will be thrown out in the ditch by the road. I was the one paying for everything including the house taxes one of the Times by myself. I signed a lease for 10 months and it was in the middle of Covid that our house closed in July 9, 2020 and the landlords decided to sell the property where I had moved so they closed July 21 within the same month moving from two places into storage units where all of my stuff is freezing in -15° weather last few weeks when we had that bad storm. I have musical instruments and recordings and LPs tapes everything freezing with no place to go and I don’t even have my recording studio set up anymore. I have no home and I had nowhere to go so I had to go rent a hotel room until I can figure out where I belong now. I have no home I have been here at the hotel for 2 1/2 years now never dreaming that I would be here and of course my mother would be livid she would never want me living over here when my mom’s home that she paid off years ago that I took care of the property all these years it’s just sitting over there in someone else’s possession. It should’ve stayed in the family. Not only did I lose her, but I had to watch our entire house be dismantled after her death and There should’ve been some provision, but these idiot lawyers of my sisters treated me like I was a criminal which was absolutely not even anywhere close to my character! I’ve been through a living hell because of the death of my mom and trying to get my life off the ground and being isolated by the rest of the family and by the way they all have homes. None of my holidays are even holidays anymore there’s no celebration there’s no gift exchange it’s dramatically horrible at Christmas and birthdays. Right now my car is broken down for the last month because none of the people can figure out how to repair it so I’m having to walk around in the snow and try to hike to the grocery store. I try to boost other people up on my little ministry channel and try to give out the word of God and show people the miraculous revelations that God gave me that I wrote in a book that’s incredibly is at Harvard University library, but of course I don’t get paid for that not one dime. I think how can I possibly be in the situation when all I ever wanted to do was music and of course I wrote this massive book. I’m not acknowledged at all. All I can say is that the death of my mother has been the most life altering experience for me personally that I would never want to experience ever again. I only hope that God will somehow send a miracle where I can get my things out of storage and actually have a life and a permanent place to live, as I need a new family that is loyal and cares about my welfare & where I don’t have to move with battling this high blood sugar and horrible diabetes neuropathy. God help me with all of this pain and having to relive it this week which is the week she left our home forever and went to the hospital and died five days later. Five months earlier everything was normal. Trying to get over the shock of the transition has been horrendous. I know this is long but I am just responding to your reply. God bless you and your friend and the Judds family in their pain. I need God to send me a miracle and a loving family that cares about me. Maybe you can keep me in your prayers too ❤️😍🙏🐰☃️

🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿to all 💜

Condolences, I'm losing my Mom, it's scary. I've had people tell me that you never get over a Mother's death. I believe it. It's especially hard since it was just Mom and myself. Have those special memories about you Mother, the joy she brought to the holidays. God bless you.

Condolences.

Yes, I know how you feel, lost mine Oct 20th 2022, on my 60th birthday

Praying for you friend 🙏🏻 so sorry for your loss .

I am so sorry for your loss 💕💕

I hope you are doing well. Life can be so hard some days. Happy New Year, heosome.

She got her faCe redone! I havn't seen her standing but she lost alot. She did make mama proud . But I miss her the way she was.

I saw her in the 29th too. I am so sorry for your loss. 💕💕 I lost 2 sisters 42 years ago too. Time goes on but the grief never goes away. Love to you

@@RML1946 I think the grief goes away - for me I think about her often, talk to her like she's here and honestly I believe she is...the missing them physically sure never goes away...