tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575488140878213805.post2904135504908311428..comments2023-10-22T05:31:38.203-07:00Comments on God, Mom, Alzheimer's and Me: Praying for Grace to Accept Positive ChangeLinda Bornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878172863563837367noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575488140878213805.post-71439549245333433472018-07-30T11:49:18.326-07:002018-07-30T11:49:18.326-07:00I'm so sorry for your past pain and blessed by...I'm so sorry for your past pain and blessed by the comforting thoughts you've received via God's Word. It is difficult when our loved ones have passed on and we are left with our still-partial understanding and hearts that have been hurt. Praise God for His faithfulness! Thank you so much for sharing this, Barbara. <br />Linda Bornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878172863563837367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575488140878213805.post-19260183705573089672018-07-30T10:53:30.375-07:002018-07-30T10:53:30.375-07:00What a joy that your mom's demeanor toward you...What a joy that your mom's demeanor toward you has changed. Even knowing that her anger in the past was due to Alzheimer's, I know it was hard to bear.<br /><br />My father was an alcoholic with a short temper who sliced people to ribbons with his words. You couldn't sit down and talk with him about how he hurt you, because he wouldn't see his own wrong and would get offended, thus making it all worse. Thankfully he did become a believer a few years before he passed away. But there was not time for a whole lot of change and we still couldn't have a conversation about some of these issues. Or maybe we could have, but I was too afraid to broach it. When he died, I was surprised at how much anger bubbled up in my heart. One thought that helped was the phrase in Hebrews 12:23 about "the spirits of just men made perfect." Now, with the Lord and fully sanctified, he sees things clearly, and if we could talk today, I am sure he would acknowledge and apologize for past hurts. Though I am to forgive as I have been forgiven and not hold on to bitterness anyway, these thought help me release that anger.Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com