Pélerinage sur les cimetières
Michel flowering the grave of his parents
I was trying this photo taken by Janine with a cell phone last October 28. I then forgot to take it off. Sorry. I am not too well those last days
J ‘ essayais cette photo prise par Janine le 28 Octobre dernier . J ‘ ai ensuite oublié de l’ enlever. Désolé. je ne suis pas très bien ces derniers temps
I come in front of that grave twice a year ( around all Saints Day and Palm Day ) since 1956 and Janine comes with me since 1958
Je viens devant cette tombe deux fois par an ( autour de la Toussaint et des Rameaux) depuis 1956 et Janine vient avec moi depuis 1958
What a beautiful and meaningful photo, Michel! 😀
Yes this photo says much. ❤
What a beautiful and meaningful photo! It looks like a lovely resting place. Sending blessings your way, Michel!
Thank you, friend . I appreciate your kindness.
A touching photo…
always moving, Françoise .
A beautiful photo of remembrance, dear Michel. All my best to you and your family. ❤
Is not remembrance giving life, Lavinia?
Yes, remembrance is definitely giving life, Michel. Hope you and Janine are having a beautiful and plentiful autumn season.
at the moment I have a lot of health problems that add up to dialysis, suddenly. I hope I’ll be better in a while. Thank you for your wishes, Lavinia
You and the family are in my thoughts and prayers, Michel. Hope you feel better soon!
Thanks again, Lavinia
Glad you still honor your parents memories
with all of my heart …
I still go see my dad’s grave a couple times a year.
In front of the grave the memories are rushing.
Yes they are
We see again the life with the beloved departed .
Yes
Our parents rest in Pennsylvania so we no longer can dress their graves.
This is one of the problem to live in a very large country, Bonnie.and not only for the graves.
Neat photo Michel. I am sure you feel gratified.
Yes Zakiah, as you are with your book of memories.
We are not allowed to plant or to put real flowers on the graves in our cemetery because of the deer. I do try to keep artificial flowers on them, changing them at the different seasons. It’s a good time for remembrance.
We have to adapt to the local conditions , Gracia. ❤
Beautiful and heart-touching, Michel. What a sweet way to honor and remember your parents.
(((HUGS)))
I am doing this, Carolyn, for all of those who loved me during the life .and at first for Janine and me , our parents
A beautiful gesture of love! 🙂
You are in my thoughts and prayers, Michel. Please keep us updated on how you are doing. So many of us here love you and care about you, My Dear Friend.
(((HUGS)))
The jour des morts (in its various forms) has kind of become my favorite holiday, oddly enough. We are nothing but our connections, including to what is gone.
You are right, Neil, connections are life . Thanks.
I like the idea of a planter! My Mom had vases on their tombstones, and they are beautiful but between the water and the freezing and thawing in the winter, they eventually had to be removed. I am sorry you have not been well, and hope you are feeling better now!
Thanks to ask, Susan. I have a row of doctors to see between two dialysis this months !! ❤
I’m sorry you’ve been unwell and wish you a quick and complete recovery.
❤️ Christine
I am not well at this time and as I say above, Christine, I have a row of doctors to see this November. Better in December? I hope ??? ❤
Ken takes care of his parents’ grave, too. It is only a few blocks from home, and he rides his bike there most days to water the plants there. Our gravestone is two plots down from theirs, with a brother’s between. A sister’s is on the other side of the parents, and a nephew next to theirs. So we have a little area with family members. So nice. Your parents grave is quite large above ground, so different from here. So beautiful, also!! So you are going to see more Drs. soon. We are certainly praying that they will give good help—and a LOT of it! ❤ Nancy and Ken
I am glad to know you take care too of your family graves, Nancy and Ken . ❤
Bonsoir Michel, j’ai pensé à toi ce Toussaint, je ne savais pas si t’aurais pu faire tes visites habituelles aux plusieurs cimetières, qui ne sont pas tous tout près, si je me souviens bien, honorer ta famille. J’espère que tu est confortable et je sais que tu est entouré d’amour.
Je pense souvent aux visites en Famille Fauquet dont j’ai eu le plaisir de profiter, et je prends ce moment remercier toi et Janine pour votre accueil et pour tout ce que j’ai appris chez vous, entouré de votre grande famille.
Merci
J’avais fait hier une longue réponse à ton gentil commentaire, Stéphanie mais quand j’ ai voulu la poster la connection a disparu. Ma réponse a disparu aussi . Merci à toi.<3
Its wonderful how you go to these graves. Hope the doctors are able to make you feel much better soon xxx
I hope too , Julie but i have some difficulties at this time .
Visiting family graves is something we do twice a year and it brings back many memories. Some are sad but all are good. I hope you will be feeling better.
We have the same traditions , Char.
BTW I went to your page Facebook but I did not find place to write something.
Thank you for sharing on your cemetery visits.
I am not sure I will be able to continue , Marilyn.
I’m sorry to hear you have not been well lately.
and still not well, Suzy. but I keep hope.
“For this reason we never become discouraged. Even though our physical being is gradually decaying, yet our spiritual being is renewed day after day. And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble. For we fix our attention, not on things that are seen, but on things that are unseen. What can be seen lasts only for a time, but what cannot be seen lasts for ever.”
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 GNBDK
May these verses from Scripture encourage you!
Thank you, Suzy , for this excerpt of the Scripture, really encouraging . It is good someone recalls it.
I hope you’re feeling better soon, Michel. ❤ Thanks for sharing these very special visits to your parent's graves. Sending you my very best wishes.
I hope too , Marion , but at this time I have to wait for the recovery ❤
I’m praying for you…prayers for healing and feeling better…I remember how it was when John had dialysis. It is so tiring. May God bless you always. When I came here before, it was just the picture.
Love,
votre amie,
Francoise
Your friendship comforts me, Françoise. Life is hard at this time !
❤
Thanks Cheri, for your visit. ❤
Sending you healing hugs and well wishes. With love always , Angela
Thank you Angela for all of your comments that are touching me.
J’aime la photo. C’est une bonne journée. J’espère que vous êtes en bonne santé.
Il faut espérer à propos de la santé Kaiori ❤
bonjour Michel,
elle est belle cette photo . Quel bonheur de pouvoir se recueillir sur une tombe joliment fleurie de personnes que nous avons aimées.
avec des bises amicales !
Merci pour ce gentil commentaire, Kmaidy.
I just wanted to stop by to see how you are feeling. ???
And how are your doctor/medical appointments going? How is your dialysis going?
Continued prayers for you. ❤ and (((HUGS))) for you and Janine, too.
the dialysis yesterday Tuesday was not easy . I see an urologist soon.
I’m sorry to hear this. I will continue to pray for you, Michel.
(((HUGS)))
Thank you, Carolyn . Faith and hope !
Yes, keep the faith and hope alive and deep and strong!
How are you doing today?
You’ve been in my thoughts and prayers.
More (((HUGS)))
Yesterday, November 7, in the morning I got a urinary catheter and in the afternoon I got dialysis . Hard day!
Oh. 😦 I’m so sorry to hear this, Michel. It sounds like a hard day. 😦
Continued prayers.
❤ and (((HUGS))) to you and Janine
Keeping you in prayer, Michel. May God strengthen and comfort you during this difficult time.
Thank you very much for your prayer, Suzy. I need them . ❤
Touched by your devotion. I hope you are feeling better since you wrote this, Michel! Please take care!!! ❤
Merci Louisa . Cette semaine est difficile . On verra bien la suite ! Amitié ❤
What a loving act. Many of the cemeteries here do not allow plantings – only cut flowers that they remove after a week or so. I’d love to plant some columbine and daylilies on my grandparent’s graves… Of course my father is cremated and on my mother’s fireplace mantle. So there is no need to dress the grave. I hope you are feeling better.
Today, Thursday was a hard day, Val, but I hope tomorrow will be better. ❤
Michel, I love the picture of you beautifying the grave of your parents.
When I read that you are not doing well – having dialysis – not feeling
well, my heart is hurting for you and Janine. I am praying for you both.
Love and hugs to you and Janine – Carolyn
yesterday in the morning I got a urinary catheter and in the afternoon I got dialysis . Hard day!
Thanks Carolyn. ❤
I’m so sorry that you are having to go through such painful and difficult treatments. How often do you have your dialysis? Prayers and love to you and Janine also. ❤
Dialysis : four hours three times per week. Thanks to ask Carolyn.
Once again I am late to the party! Such lovely and poignant photographs Michel. I have not been to our family cemetery in several years as it is not in the same state as my home, I really have the urge to go there once again. Thank you dear Michel ❤
The distances are not the same in France but after visiting the different familial graves we came back home tired . But probably I was already sick ( see my reply to cjjustice above your comment, Holly ) ❤
I hope you are feeling better Michel, I’m thinking of you! ❤️
I have to be patient, Holly . Thank you.
You’re a courageous and patient man Michel.
I am trying, Holly.
❤️⭐️
If you are just starting dialysis it’s super tough but once you get into routine it settles down.
My prayers and thoughts are with you and those close 🙂 ❤
Yes Kate , about the dialysis but since yesterday there is other things
Love ❤
very sorry to hear that Michel, take care and please ensure that Janine will give us progress reports if you are too tired 🙂
Yes , we will keep the readers informed , Kate
thank you ❤
Just wanted to stop by and check in on you today, Michel. You have been in my thoughts and my prayers so often the past week. Remember you are loved. Remember you are cared about by so many friends here on WordPress. 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂
Thank you, Carolyn, you comfort me ❤
Here it is Monday and a new week.
Continuing to pray for you, and for Janine.
(((HUGS)))
Thanks for your encouragements , Carolyn . I have just posted an entry. ❤
It is troubling to hear of the complications. Take care of overexertion, that is so easy to do. You are in our thoughts !
Thank you, Neil, for this comment. In fact I urgently received a urinary catheter last Thursday November 7th. I have to keep it for a few weeks while waiting for surgery. It’s painful.
I also visit the cemetery a few times a year. I’m glad you are able to do this.
I’m reading your comments about your health. Keep well – thinking of you.
My mother’s grave is 400 miles from here, so I do not visit it often. My mother was a cemetery visitor. I am not. It makes me sad that there is nobody to visit her grave, though.
I am sorry to hear that you have not been well recently. I hope you are better now. I think of you and pray for you.