I've married in 25 September 2004 with Sandra, in the photo, and no, I'm not the one dressing white, you dirty minds : o)P.
This is ONE picture from the entire bunch. I have married in Portugal in a "quinta" (that means "farm" in english) but these "farms" in Portugal, where couples marry, aren't anymore working "farms". This one is called "Quinta da Pedra Firme" which means "Stone of Firm' Farm" (Quinta=farm - da=of - Pedra=stone Firme=firm - of steady, immovable).
In this day my father was alive and his eyes glistening all day. Despite I'm the oldest son of three I was the last to get married and my sister, who's the youngest, was the first in marriage. Today it makes 38 days that he's gone...my dear father.
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My father went to be with God in early October.
I cannot feel your loss, but I can and do feel sympathy with mine.
As precious as our relationships are in life, no matter how much we treasure and appreciate them, we have no idea just how important they were until we are sseperated beyond a wall that will not allow voices to pass.
My best wishes and condolences to you and your family.
l'Amour est belle
Ok, Paul.
I give you my comprehension and support at this difficult times about your dad and hope that he is in the place he believed.
Indeed my father was a believer, and for that believe, and his way of life, I think yes, he's with God. Myself, I've truly reservations about God's existence but that's no matter to him.
Yes, it's one of THE LOSSES of our lives.
I say that 'cause we both seem to had good fathers (for our luck - many father's sons do not have such that, and statistically that's a huge number).
Thanks for your attention, I appreciate that. That and your photos...
manel pedro
J'ai le espoir que tu iras marrier un jour, on vera d'aprés qui manque à qui, mon petin con, salot, va t'enculer chez les papues. Tu en verras que la lune c'est comme le soleil avec une petit difference, le soleil se léve pour tous et la lune se léve por les loupes. Indentifiez-toi, manel (si je pense qui tu sera je embracerai à bientôt) si non tu vas être maudit, mon frére.
I put it badly.
I meant to say, that each of us can only really feel our own pain.
That being so, I relate to your pain over the loss of your father through the loss of mine.
Good men are rare in this world.
I don't think it's because men want to be bad, I think it's because they haven't learned the strength to be better than they were shown.
Your Father and mine were good men, and I can't think of a better way to be remembered or to have lived.
Good is better than great, greatness almost always comes at the cost of good.
Hey Paul
I know what you mean, but also you know that written words are like a picture; one day it gives you a feeling and at another day it can transmit you other emotions. God is to often claim in vain and I know this is not the situation. I'm often assaulted by contradictory emotions about spiritualism, in fact sometimes I look at the sky by night and at seeing all the stars I asked my self how can exist so much contradictory laws in gravity, in time, in space, in vectors, applicable to macro and micro cosmos.
- Ok - I think to myself - there is a secret of some kind...what will be?
Thanks again Paul, and I think, trough your concern about misunderstandings, that your father was indeed a great man.
And now I see how great life it is and, as you in picture words say, the wall doesn't care about our heart missing...
My respects to you and your family.
How would an english speaker like myself pronounce your first name?
My first name is JOÃO.
1st ) The ~ sign above an A it will give a nasal sound. You put the tongue on the top of your inner mouth, blocking the A sound and directioning the flow of air through the nose (it will mute it, in fact).
2nd) In english your sound of isolated A it's "hey" but in portuguese it's "ah".
3rd) "ah" plus an ~ sign will give you the sound "ahn" (without spelling the N completely).
So I think it sound someth'n like "ju+ahn+hu" (don't forget that à = ahn ).
Now that I wrote this I start laugh. Indeed portuguese to english is like cirylic to portuguese.
In portuguese language, the ~ symbol is used only in A and O.
Joe ah n?
with a very light n
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Joe ah n uuh
Joao,
My thoughts are with you and with Paul. My dad continues to fail, but he hangs on. Who knows? He might live another several years in his current condition. As long as he isn't hurting, we will all treasure his remaining days.
That is a wonderful picture of you on your wedding day! You both look radiant! I am glad your father was there to share in your happiness!
Snave
She's Sandra, and we both where on the clouds that day, despite it's a day that you have the feeling of being the longest of your entire life, you really have to work somehow to decide the cutting cake time, gathering people to take the photos to not waste precious day time and light and those kind of things.
She is graduated in History and took a specialisation in Historical Archive; she's brighter than me (my opinion) in some matters, which gives me challenge to improve myself. Bright girl indeed that gives me proud to be her husband.
We didn't marry by any church blessing (despite we being both christians from baptism), but we thought that was far more honest from us that way.
Nice pic! :-)
Sheryl
Thank's...
Wow - you are a deep and thoughtful guy. Between you and your beautiful bride the world brain bank is certainly enriched.
I am so sorry for the loss of your dad but so happy you have the wonderful memory of his emotional response to your joyous union.
My mom died Sept 30 05.
Death is painful for those of us left behind.
Like you I don't necessarily believe in God or heaven but several people have told me that my mom has come to them and said heaven is fantastic and so much fun. So in this instance I choose to believe.
Myself I just marvel at how individual we all are and think perhaps the light doesn't go out when the case (body) wears out.
My deepest sympathies. Josie
Awww, ok!
The feeling is mutual. Now I know.
I hug you.
It seems I'm not alone on this type of grief...many people give their support because they have the same situation.
It seems like we know each other for years.
;-)
A sad but inevtitable part of the cycle of life.
Take care. Grief comes and goes and takes a while to heal.
Peace, Jo-Anna
My wife Kit and I also got married without a religious ceremony. She had a fairly strict Catholic upbringing, and I was raised in a secular environment with only occasional church attendance. We were married outdoors in a park by a Justice of the Peace, and it was beautiful. We are still together more than 20 years and two kids later! The best to you and Sandra!
Snave
My hapiness to you.
i also,once,married on the 25th of September- 1993. i filed for divorce this morning... no joke. i feel as though i am slowly regaing my life.
Everything is so fragile, even when we thought that we are strong.
Snave:
Thanks from me and Sandra
Sorry this late answer, but sometimes the mouse bacames a little jumpy.
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