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29 Comments
No words can convey… only prayers. All blessings and prayers in Jesus name, amen from Oregon
I loved, laughed and smiled with you. But now I am sinking in the darkness called grief. If I had only know how much losing you would hurt.I would of never loved ,laughed, or smiled. now this grief has blackened out the only sunshine that bright up my wrold. Now all I do is. Just wish I could trun back time to just to tell you how much I love you once more.. by C.Williamson. April 18,2024
"Death", as us humans say, is not the end.
I PROMISE YOU ! 💜💜💜🙏✝️
You're right. That was a hard, miserable week and I'm so sorry it all piled on you in one big go. Sending you a prayer for peace and some calm, ordinary, just getting along fine days to let your heart rest up. Much love, sis.
Jessica, the only sure thing in life, be it human or animal, is that at sometime it will die. It is so true
You just reminded me to check my notes
Jess, big hugs…. May you find comfort in knowing you loved and cared.
Oh Jess, I am sorry for your family's loss. My heart and prayers are with you as you process all the hard things. Thank you for wearing your heart on your sleeve even when it's bleeding.
Jess, I'm so sorry to hear all this
You are So Precious! God Bless you for sharing our human experience with us! You are Loved!💗♥♥
Jessica, I send you my heartiest prayers. Yahweh can give us Peace. And He definitely helps us make the right, sound decisions in our daily lives. Blessings.
Hugg you all that need a hugg! Lots of prayers
Your cottage garden is beautiful
one of my fellow human beings is grieving. Jess you are an amazing, heart felt humans that i have ever had the honor of coming cross in my life. dealing with loss is a journey and i hope you can find solace in prayer and new life that comes with passing. prayers and love from my family to yours.
Wow. What a video. Well done for sharing, that cannot have been easy by any stretch.
Bless you. ❤❤
Thank you, bless you.♥️🧓😘
Thank you for sharing this “realness” Jess. Sending more love and strength to you and your family xox
I'm so sorry for your loss of your cousin's wife Kaylynn and two farm animals. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers 🙏❤
As we process death we learn to appreciate life. Your cousins companion in life defending her precious babies brought tears to my eyes. Took me a while before watching this video because of the way the world is heading. Prayers for you and yours.
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Wow, what a hard week you had Jess. I thank you for being so real and vulnerable with us. Death is indeed hard, and the sudden death of a young mother is so tragic, but it is all part of life, and something we need to talk about. I bless you! ❤
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Feel your pain deeply, Jess. XXXXX
My German Shepard passed a few days ago, and I'm in shock. It was so sudden, she had no health issues and very healthy. She didn't act any differently, no signs. I came home Monday morning after work and she was at the top of my steps, lifeless. She was my first animal I bought myself and I had a 9 blessed yrs with her. I still don't understand what happened, we buried her next our home and planted flowers on her grave. My beautiful German Shepard, I miss her so much already.
Thank you for sharing, homesteading is new to me and I have not had to deal with too much death yet, yet I have had to make difficult decisions where animals are concerned -already. Thank you for talking us through your heart.
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I hate when people talk about getting over grief like there is a time limit. So as I was talking to GOD about this in my ❤ i heard HIM say grief does not know time and time has no concern for grief so why do mere humans think they can control grief. Grieving is a part of life. Death is also not a bad thing either, without death we can't traverse into our new home with our heavenly Father. I pray this helps someone. Much love and prayers!!
A lot to process in a very short time. Having lived on a farm for most of my life, death is a fact. As humans, we are animals and it is inevitable. As a Northern Englander, emotions were things you dealt with yourself. Coming to New Zealand after being part of a large family was very difficult for me. I found comfort knowing God knows and I am safe in His Hands. I have had much proof in the 50 plus years we have lived here. Thank you for sharing and opening your heart. 🌻🌻❤❤
Jess, thank you for always sharing your heart! As you said, death and grief are part of the human experience that has become taboo. Thank you for sharing and reminding is that we grieve because we loved. And there's noting more precious than loving one another. ❤
Hi , this book has helped me immensely with holistic care for our dairy cows, we have fought so much mastitis and sickness. Our protocol now is vitamin c, raw honey, apple cider, ground turmeric and 3 garlic cloves , once a day for a minimum of 5 days. For extreme mastitis we have used hydrogen peroxide straight into the teats. We are Australian but this book would be beneficial any where, natural cattle care by pat coleby, she also has a natural goat care and has helped us through so many pickles with our Nubian goats as well.