Farewell From LillyNomad

[Lilly]

To all the members of the Ukraine Board,

This is so painful to write. Please bear with me.

I have come to a cross road in my life and am subject to the fate that is being handed to me by my choices and by the actions of others. As I have said in previous postings on various strings, without going into much detail, I was having problems in my home life
and marriage. I have had to wrestle with many crisis's because of this. I was brought to a new low in my life. This had been going on long before I became a member here.

Although I was not looking, I did come across you here on this board. As I sat and read all the beautiful things posted by this loving group of people, I decided to become a
member. I am so happy that I did. It is here that I found happiness and love among
friends. The love I speak of is the type one has for special, very close friends. For
brothers and sisters. I have never laughed so hard or so often as I did here with you. I enjoyed the debates even though they became heated sometimes. It showed me the high intelligence level and the soft reasoning that was so abundant here on these boards. It truly challenged ones▓ mind.

I have also shed my share of tears from the tragedies that have been told to me. As I have tried to console you in your times of need, so did you in mine. I sought
friendship and was rewarded in kind with more then I ever dreamed could ever exist.
You accepted me.

You became my outlet. By you allowing me to vent here, you then
became my teachers. You taught me through this venting, what in fact life is all about.
You essentially became my path to walk on and a guiding light to see by. You became
my cushion when I fell. You became a pair of hands to pick me up again. YOU
BECAME MY FAMILY!!!! You never left me. Instead, you loved me. My God people,
how can I ever thank you for what you did for me?

It is with great sadness that I must now depart these hallowed halls I have come to call home. It is with great sadness I have to leave my brothers and sisters all, and move on.

I must now start a new life, a new beginning. But I go forth in this ardent task with the knowledge and love that you so unselfishly gave me.

As I think of this new road I will travel, I have become some what frightened. New horizons to explore. New place to live. New furnishings to be acquired as well as lost. All the major decisions I will be faced with on this road I travel. But you, my family, will never be forgotten. NEVER!!!! It is your words of wisdom, of guidance, that I will rely on to help me through these trying
times.

I love and respect each and every one of you as my brother and sister. I ask you if you
will do the same for each other as I do? Please.

May that path and guiding light that you have given me so willingly also be there for
you.

I will try to come back and visit you as my line of communications and equipment to do
so become available. Please remember that you are not forgotten.

I hope and pray that each and all of you will find peace, happiness, love and fulfillment in and from this life and from all the people here, and to come. I truly wish this for you.

Good bye FAMILY,
Lilly
+++++++++++++++++++++++
FRIENDSHIP ROSE

Just like a rose,
so precious and rare,
is the forever friendship
the two of us share.
Planted with kindness,
it's warmed by the sun
of caring and sharing,
laughter and fun.
It's grounded in trust
and nurtured by love,
with a sprinkling of grace
from God up above.
Tears of sadness and joy,
like dew, renew this friendship
I share with you.
And in the heart's garden,
we find the room to be ourselves,
to grow and bloom.
A blessing of beauty unsurpassed,
our friendship's a flower
that will always last.

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[This message has been edited by Lilly (edited 09 April 2000).]

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[emmett_y]

Tufegdich?

[Foggy]

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[marina_555]

Lilly,
a very sad posting...

forgive me my negligence...are you travelling or just leaving us for good?

[Johnson123]

Lilly,

Your a great gal and I know we will continue to communicate as ever as well as the fogger and dee and observer as well as many others such as emmitte and Mr. Natural.
This is not the end but rather a new and glorious beginning for you and your soon to be very happy life. How can this be so sad?
In closing it's good to see the truth has been exposed here and in future I will continue to expose the sad creature who lurks here in search of fresh pray.
Sleep well in knowing you are a great and just person who will never falter in life but rather stumble as we all do at times. Your kindness and god given ability to touch souls has only grown stronger now and the blessings of our god shall reap unto you I'm sure.

Your friend to the end ,

REX xx

[beata]

Jesus Christ, will I ever know what's going on here???????

Lilly,
I will realy miss YOU and your wise postings. It was so great to have met you. Though it was just "virtual" relationship, I really felt like I knew you personally. I will really miss you. But as you have stated - we're kind like a family and in a family there are always deparutres and come backs. That is why I'll be waitning for you to come back. And when you do, I (and for sure not only I) will be very happy.

Take care of yourself Lilly and good luck to You.
Love,
Beata

[andrewblow]

Dear Lady Lilly,

I do not read everything that is written on these boards and I honestly don't know who, or what has so deeply hurt you, but I am intensely sorry to see you post such a message. We have not conversed often, but I have really appreciated the comments you have passed to me and the many other funny and sometime beautiful things you have given to others.

Is there any chance that you will change your mind?
Andrew.....hoping >