Ferguson Family Reunion Comments (Larry) July 5, 2009

Psa 103:13 Like as a father pitieth [his] children, [so] the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

Psa 103:14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we [are] dust.

Psa 103:15 [As for] man, his days [are] as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

Psa 103:16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

Psa 103:17 But the mercy of the LORD [is] from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;



The psalmist reminds us of the brevity of life, it’s shortness it’s temporary nature.

Our Family, as many others here today, because of death have had to say goodbye to loved ones over the years. Some families like our family because of sickness are in the process of saying a long goodby to family members, Our comments are meant to express for them as well as ourselves.



For the past several years because of Alzheimer’s disease we have been saying a long good bye to our Father, and Husband, Marshall Ferguson. Dad continues to fight a loosing battling with this disease. Little by little Dad is slipping away from us. Although Dad is still with us in body his mind is not with us, he is not fully awareness of us. He has lost much short term memory. He is starting to forget family members. These past months have been particularly difficult for us, because in large part the essence of our lives is the shared memories from life. Dad has lost these memories. This illness with dad causes to look forward to the day when we will walk arm in arm with dad in glory, the day when we can reminisce about our lives and again share laughter with about our lives. We look forward to the day when there are no more good byes. We are living our lives today with that new bright morning in mind. Our desire in this long good bye is to honor our Father, and his life and, to give glory to our heavenly Father.



Psa 103:13 Like as a father pitieth [his] children, [so] the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

Psa 103:14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we [are] dust.

Psa 103:15 [As for] man, his days [are] as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

Psa 103:16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

Psa 103:17 But the mercy of the LORD [is] from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;