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It was another terrible
shock when I received the call that my brother, Brent,
had died. He was
46 years old and chose to end his pain by ending his
life. I had spoken to him the evening
before and I knew he was depressed because his wife
was seeing another man. They had been married
18 years, still lived together and had 4 young children at
home. While we spoke she was getting ready to
go out to be with the other man. Brent even
commented to me that he wished he could be put down
like a dog. I talked to him about that
statement but never in my wildest dreams thought he
would actually commit suicide hours later.
Death
is not the greatest loss in life.
The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we
live.
~ Norman
Cousins ~
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found this picture of Brent with our Great Aunt
Martha which was taken when he was in the 2nd
grade. Aunt Martha adored Brent. The last few times Brent and I talked he
mentioned Aunt Martha many times. He said he
was so disappointed his marriage wasn't like
Aunt Martha and Uncle Alf's. He wanted his
marriage to be more like theirs, dedicated to each
other, their family and GOD. He asked if life
will ever be like it was when they were alive. Aunt
Martha was truly an angel working here on earth and I
believe Brent is with Aunt Martha again.
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and beautiful angel image yet he looks so
sad. Brent was a soft and gentle man and
tragically had an overwhelming sadness in his life.
I pray Brent has been released from his sadness and
pain.
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| Brent let his hair grow long in the
months before he died. His wife thought it would
make him look younger. He joked about how Mom would
flip if she saw him with his hair in a pony tail. He
had such beautiful red hair, the freckles to go with it,
blond eyebrows and eye lashes. He was as ornery as
he looked, with a personality sorta like Opie/Ron Howard on the Andy Griffith Show years
ago. Heavenly Thoughts
- Copyright by Danny
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I read, "A 1994 Gallup poll found that
72% of Americans believe angels exist; and
76% of teens and people under 21 believe in
the heavenly hosts. For Christians, the
figure is 83%." Angels are not
just a fad. The heavenly hosts have been
with us since the beginning of creation and
will continue to do their work, whether or
not we pay attention to them. Thy Will Be Done
- Copyright by Danny
Hahlbohm. All rights reserved by the
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