Please Keep Her in Your Thoughts Tomorrow

[sweettractors]

Thanks be to God for answered prayers. Ken Sweet

 

[jayste]

Thanks be to You, heavenly Father.

 

[polo1665]

Again, I'd like to thank each and every one of you for your prayers and warm wishes. I spoke to Stephanie's mother (Gean) this morning, she stayed at the hospital again last night while I had to return to work. The report is that Stephanie is doing fantastic. She is able to eat, and as soon as they have her new brace fitted, they plan to have her up and walking. She has been released from ICU and is in her own room:thumbsup: Hopefully we will have her home in the next couple of days. All has turned out very well indeed, Stephanie definetly has been looked out for.

Thanks again
Mark

 

[polo1665]

In my own, direct, experience, this is also a good way and a great opportunity to transform your 'stepdaughter' into your 'daughter', too. In the end, the 'step' relationship term is a blackeye that does not need to be there. I was lucky enough to experience this 'happening'.

Best wishes, you are in good hands ! (Go get a copy and read it !).

So happy things went well!Don,t call your daugther a step daugther as it,s so plain you love her.I wish the very best for your family,take care Dave

I wanted to take a moment to address these two posts as they hit very close to home.
The circumstance that surrounded my addition to this family are fairly complicated. The children's father was a friend of mine and passed suddenly at a young age (49). As I see it I could never be their "father". I love them and would do anything I could to help them, but I cannot be their father. That job had already been taken, and I could never replace him. So in the absence of another name I call them my step kids, there is no negative connotation in this for me.
The oldest and his wife have a young child and I have been bestowed the title of grandpa. That honor was enough for me.

This was not meant to chide your comments, I realize that they were offered in the finest spirit. I only wanted to explain and make sure you understood the situation.

Thanks again
Mark

 

[dmay]

All good Mark. I recently became a step-father myself as I was married Oct 2010. In my case the additions to my family are a wife and 3 young men (21/19/17). There mom and dad divorced years ago. Both live in the same city. The boys father is still involved in the boys lives very much. Takes them to soccer games. Has them over for their birthdays and holiday dinners. Invites the boys to his cabin at the lake. So we all feel the same. They have a father. I am their moms husband. They are my stepsons.

 

[jayste]

I wanted to take a moment to address these two posts as they hit very close to home.
The circumstance that surrounded my addition to this family are fairly complicated. The children's father was a friend of mine and passed suddenly at a young age (49). As I see it I could never be their "father". I love them and would do anything I could to help them, but I cannot be their father. That job had already been taken, and I could never replace him. So in the absence of another name I call them my step kids, there is no negative connotation in this for me.
The oldest and his wife have a young child and I have been bestowed the title of grandpa. That honor was enough for me.

This was not meant to chide your comments, I realize that they were offered in the finest spirit. I only wanted to explain and make sure you understood the situation.

Thanks again
Mark

I know it wasn't intended directly to me but I can truly relate...'nuff said, Pardner. :thumbsup:

 

[mostly_gas]

I know it wasn't intended directly to me but I can truly relate...'nuff said, Pardner. :thumbsup:

I have been a stepdad for 33 years now. The title is not near as important as the relationship.

Glad to hear of the successful surgery Mark, you have my prayers for Stephanie and family

 

[dave1949]

Mark's 'step' kids brings up an important point for people with kids. It's a good idea to have a will and specified legal guardians who will provide a home for your kids if both spouses die. If you leave it to chance, who knows where your kids will be living?

The wife and I did this when our kids were quite young. The couple we choose were willing to accept the responsibility and we had/have been good friends since college days.

There are trusts and so forth, but the legal advice we chose to follow is that everything we owned became theirs to help with the cost of having two kids to raise - to use as they see fit without going to a judge or trust administrator all the time. He said, either they have your complete trust or they don't; and afterall you are willing to trust them with your kids, so how would you not trust them with finances.

Just a thought for you folks with younger kids.
Dave.

 

[crusty 1]

I wanted to take a moment to address these two posts as they hit very close to home.
The circumstance that surrounded my addition to this family are fairly complicated. The children's father was a friend of mine and passed suddenly at a young age (49). As I see it I could never be their "father". I love them and would do anything I could to help them, but I cannot be their father. That job had already been taken, and I could never replace him. So in the absence of another name I call them my step kids, there is no negative connotation in this for me.
The oldest and his wife have a young child and I have been bestowed the title of grandpa. That honor was enough for me.

This was not meant to chide your comments, I realize that they were offered in the finest spirit. I only wanted to explain and make sure you understood the situation.

Thanks again
Mark

I see your point Mark.And you,re right as rain in your situation.I just cringe at the divorce rate and broken families etc,and it was so easy to see how you felt.I,m happy for your good news.My continued best wishesDave

 

[LBrown59]

1* Stepahanie is at Aultman Hospital in Canton.
2*The report is that Stephanie is doing fantastic. She is able to eat, and as soon as they have her new brace fitted, they plan to have her up and walking. She has been released from ICU and is in her own room:thumbsup: Hopefully we will have her home in the next couple of days. All has turned out very well indeed, Stephanie definetly has been looked out for.Mark

1*My aunt Dads { Sister } worked at that hosipital from the 1950s to the 70s or 80s.
2*Very glad to hear the good news.
Ironically my wife said a bedtime prayer for Stephanie last night .
She woke up about 4 this morning with severe abdominal cramps By 7 i took her to the ER.
She's going to have spend a couple of days in the hospital while they treat her for infection .
Her white blood count was 22,000.
She could use everyones prayers also.