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Remembering Tina

June 28, 2018 by Patrick MacNamara 8 Comments

Patrick and Tina MacNamara
June 12, 1993 — One of the
happiest days of my life.
It’s been exactly one year since my lovely bride of just over 24 years passed away.

Do I miss her?

More than you’ll ever know.

Do I still grieve for her?

More than you’ll ever see.

But thanks be to God who gives me VICTORY — victory over my pain and loss and victory over grief and death.

Paul wrote in 1 Thessalonians 4:13, “We do not want you to be uninformed… about those who are asleep” — about those who have died — “that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.”

There’s real grieving, which is to be expected, and there’s real hope, which is to be embraced.

Grieving is real, losses are real, pain is real — really felt, really expressed — but hope overshadows it all because of what Christ did on the cross.

Patrick and Tina MacNamaraI will always be thankful for the short time God blessed me with Tina but even more so for the time she and I will be able to share with Him eternally.

And even though the past twelve months have been the most difficult months of my life, I’ve learned a ton, healed a little and pressed into God a lot.

Matter of fact, the time I’ve spent with the Lord has been the most treasured time of each and every day. His Word speaks to me. It comforts me. But, most importantly, it changes me.

And that’s what I feel like He’s calling me to do with this site — make a change. In other words, switch gears so that I can move forward.

So after much thought and prayer, I’ve decided to sunset TeamTina.me.

My reasons are twofold:

  1. This site was setup to keep people informed during our journey throughout Tina’s battle, not consistently dwell on it once it was over.
  2. Tina’s legacy should revolve around her not cancer.

Does this mean I’m deleting TeamTina.me?

Absolutely not!

I plan to keep it live indefinitely since the words she wrote still continue to minister to people today. I just don’t plan to update it from this date forward.

I believe one of the healthiest things my kids and I can do from this point forward is to focus on who she was, not the disease she fought.

One of the ways we’ll accomplish this is by collecting and featuring as many stories as we can from friends and family as well as readers like you over at TinaMacNamara.com.

My goal with this new site is to build a collection of stories about Tina that provides an online resource of her legacy for all to enjoy.

My hope is that they’ll not only encourage you but will also provide additional memories for my kids to unpack that reinforce a life of authentic faith, hope, and love.

Legacy is not leaving something for people. It’s leaving something in people.

— Peter Strople

The inheritance we pass on to our children is more than the material possessions or the financial assets outlined in our will. It also includes the legacy we leave and the example we set. In this way, inheritance is more than what we usually think about.

This is an important perspective — and the ramifications are not only significant but massively important to eternity as well. My prayer is that TinaMacNamara.com will remind my kids of this whenever they peruse the site.

So if you’d like to contribute, please go HERE and submit anything you’d like to share.

We’ll be forever grateful!

Patrick, Madeline & Creed

P.S. As I sign off from this site, please know how instrumental you were to the journey. Your love, prayers, comments, emails, texts, cards, and letters have not gone unnoticed. You truly are loved and appreciated!

P.P.S. If you haven’t done so already and are interested in learning about what the kids and I will be doing next, please fill out the form that shows below. I’ll then email you sometime in either July or August with more information. It’s going to be awesome!

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Let this unexpected happening point to your strength, not your weakness.
Maybe you’ve been entrusted with this. Not cursed with it.

— Lysa Terkeurst

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Comments

  1. sandi bramlett says

    June 28, 2018 at 2:11 pm

    Thanks for great update. Looking forward to new website!

    Reply
    • Patrick MacNamara says

      June 30, 2018 at 11:18 am

      You’re welcome, Sandi. You were a tremendous blessing during some of our darkest days.

      Reply
  2. Karlene Gannon says

    June 28, 2018 at 3:36 pm

    We have appreciated the beautiful insights to Tina’s journey and you and your children’s journey as well.
    We look forward to what God is directing for you in His time.

    Reply
    • Patrick MacNamara says

      June 30, 2018 at 11:20 am

      Thank you, Karlene, for walking through the journey with us. You are appreciated!

      Reply
  3. Kirk says

    June 28, 2018 at 3:52 pm

    As a friend for many years I am blessed to see you strengthen in what many may see as a depressing weak time in your life. I have always known you as a very bright strong and genuine friend who is able to figure anything out. I am very grateful for your entire family and look forward to seeing where God leads you in the future journey. You know if the journey leads you through my path great beans await. Lol Love ya buddy!

    Reply
    • Patrick MacNamara says

      June 30, 2018 at 11:26 am

      Thanks for your friendship, Kirk. You’ve been a tremendous encourager throughout the entire journey.

      That doesn’t surprise me, though, considering your track record over the last 30 years of friendship. I appreciate you more than words can say!

      And I’ll definitely take you up on your offer!

      Michigan will be one of our stops and we can’t wait to load up on beans from one of the best coffee shops in North America!

      Shadrach, Meshach & ABEANTOGO Coffee Roasters

      Reply
  4. Kellye Thomason says

    June 28, 2018 at 6:55 pm

    Patrick,
    As the month of June rolled in I thought of Tina and you and the kids. I know it has been so very hard but I also know that you get your strength from our Father. I’m looking forward to the awesome stories that will be on the new website. Tina was a precious friend that I miss very much. Prayers for you, Maddie and Creed! Love you guys!

    Reply
    • Patrick MacNamara says

      June 30, 2018 at 11:30 am

      Thank you, Kellye. I greatly appreciate all that you and Charlie have done throughout the journey. Your love and prayers have not gone unnoticed. Much love and appreciation from the MacNamaras!

      Reply

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