tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29619046.post116334883544110576..comments2023-10-04T04:45:47.324-06:00Comments on Bountiful Blessings: We are FamilyMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16567375902563099066noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29619046.post-1163476140884007662006-11-13T20:49:00.000-07:002006-11-13T20:49:00.000-07:00Thank you for sharing this beautifully written, th...Thank you for sharing this beautifully written, thoughtful post. I am deeply moved by it.Alice Guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998555457432426192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29619046.post-1163454303285593222006-11-13T14:45:00.000-07:002006-11-13T14:45:00.000-07:00This post was so touching. It really came from yo...This post was so touching. It really came from your heart. I am so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine what that must be like. But, I am so happy that you had this time together. Perhaps our Lord knew you needed something like this, and chose to send you this as a small consulation.<BR/><BR/>JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815691376686603623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29619046.post-1163372765349682702006-11-12T16:06:00.000-07:002006-11-12T16:06:00.000-07:00:***(So sorry that you, and others, have to deal w...:***(<BR/>So sorry that you, and others, have to deal with this. May God protect our own children from never suffering that kind of pain.Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03403300534569346474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29619046.post-1163371026477256182006-11-12T15:37:00.000-07:002006-11-12T15:37:00.000-07:00That was very powerfully written. Parents are our...That was very powerfully written. Parents are our foundation and I feel so sad for you to have gone through this. When my Dad's parents died he said numerous times that he was an orphan (at 50+). I don't think that need for parents as a unit changes. I'm glad that you had last night. You are in my prayers today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29619046.post-1163365137149293262006-11-12T13:58:00.000-07:002006-11-12T13:58:00.000-07:00Oh my gosh, I just felt like I was reading about m...Oh my gosh, I just felt like I was reading about my life. Seriously. You put it so beautifully. <BR/><BR/>I am gearing up to have THE EXACT experience for Thanksgiving with my family this year. My parents divorced when I was a freshman in college. I have two brothers. Noni, Popi, and two uncles will be here for Thanksgiving dinner--then, they will get into their cars and drive to different homes. So strange, so sad, so dream shattering. But I, too, agree, my parents are amazing now. They have done things and accomplished personal goals that they never could have together. They are cordial, respectful, happier in general, and living in different towns.<BR/><BR/>This pain is so strange to describe to someone since our parents didn't divorce when we were children. We were adults, right? Why should it have been so hard on us as adults? It's not like we were even living with them when they divorced. <BR/><BR/>Well, the reality is, it's still painful. It still changes what "family" looks like, what holidays, birthdays, grandchildrens' school plays, and celebrations look like. I really do feel your pain and I am in it with you, even the part where you are just grateful to have great memories to share together. Sometimes that is what gets us all through, even our parents I would imagine.He who wears the most black wins.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18392551681189507415noreply@blogger.com