tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post7869940608588850925..comments2024-03-14T19:16:55.990-05:00Comments on Retirement Daze: A New YearLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08369350929348290480noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post-55901140327766571152012-01-08T14:19:52.603-06:002012-01-08T14:19:52.603-06:00And if you get over my way, please let me know..Di...And if you get over my way, please let me know..Dianneschmidleysscribblins,wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post-33582023445616923912012-01-06T14:37:22.325-06:002012-01-06T14:37:22.325-06:00A wonderful tribute to the character of your famil...A wonderful tribute to the character of your family.<br />What a lovely memory of the family rallying around each other to get everyone through the difficult times.<br />I pray that as the days melt away that the Lord will hold all of you close to him and you will find strength and Hope together.photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post-61609364456614168302012-01-05T15:01:36.925-06:002012-01-05T15:01:36.925-06:00This is a lovely tribute to your mom and daughter&...This is a lovely tribute to your mom and daughter's in law. I am sorry for your loss. My mom died last year a few months before I retired. It is a pain that can not be known until it is endured. God bless you and help you remember her with happiness once again. <br /><br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post-23256129998448089002012-01-04T12:42:21.634-06:002012-01-04T12:42:21.634-06:00A really lovely and touching post Linda. I believe...A really lovely and touching post Linda. I believe the spirit of the departed lives on in each of his or her children and grandchildren. Looking forward to hearing from you via your blog in the New Year. Dianneschmidleysscribblins,wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post-18408262583580423412012-01-04T06:56:16.235-06:002012-01-04T06:56:16.235-06:00When I went back to my family's birthplace for...When I went back to my family's birthplace for an aunt's funeral back in the 90's, I listened to my aunt's brother preach a beautiful sermon full of anecdotes about my aunt. Suddenly, I connected my extended family's love of storytelling with my own career as a writer, a connection I hadn't made previously. I learned that a cousin I hadn't seen since childhood had become a writer, too. Funerals are about more than grief, aren't they? They're bonding experiences, a time to reconnect with one's roots, as trite as that phrase may seem. It sounds as thought it was a time for you to see once again just how much others care about you.Linda P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post-77379678795469801082012-01-04T06:48:35.306-06:002012-01-04T06:48:35.306-06:00Julie said it all. How very thoughtful and caring ...Julie said it all. How very thoughtful and caring was the treatment you were shown. It is one thing to want to help, another to know just what to do.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post-57408747985395602552012-01-03T14:33:27.918-06:002012-01-03T14:33:27.918-06:00Thank heaven for people who are able to step up an...Thank heaven for people who are able to step up and take charge during difficult times, I call them "angels among us".<br /><br />I visited your DIL's blog, and the family photographs I saw there are priceless, and sure to be family treasures for many years to come! I love photographs :)maddie/cadesmimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728528124103014286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post-15635428438091845412012-01-03T12:01:42.879-06:002012-01-03T12:01:42.879-06:00It is so good to have people who step up to the ta...It is so good to have people who step up to the task, regardless of who they might be, then it is even better when they are people who will be around us to savor for a long time. You are blessed, for sure. :)Lyniluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742585512852240355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909082640346689518.post-10069397957231041452012-01-03T11:19:57.777-06:002012-01-03T11:19:57.777-06:00You are very fortunate to have such wonderful daug...You are very fortunate to have such wonderful daughters-in-law and it is a fine tribute to the way you raised your sons. My thoughts are with you during these difficult times. Take care of yourself, too, because you have done wonderfully following your stroke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com