tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post2898437714255141731..comments2023-08-16T09:06:24.871-05:00Comments on listening out loud: a wayside rest on my scenic routeterrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-10213111013909117472008-01-23T00:02:00.000-06:002008-01-23T00:02:00.000-06:00Ha ha ha -- Emperor Penguin -- that was great! And...Ha ha ha -- Emperor Penguin -- that was great! And the picture added a great effect. But your words also painted a grand view. <BR/><BR/>I cannot imagine -15 weather. Simply cannot fathom it. My mind doesn't even know how to go there. How do you survive? Oh, yeah. I just remembered you get to be barrelled in a warm bear hug by your loving hubby! :)christiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278757714101308785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-27548119771056291582008-01-22T19:39:00.000-06:002008-01-22T19:39:00.000-06:00Christianne: Look what I just saw outside my windo...Christianne: Look what I just saw <A HREF="http://www.alicebernstein.net/Penguins-5-Parents&Egg.jpg" REL="nofollow">outside my window</A>. <BR/><BR/>Maithri: Wow. That's amazingly gorgeous. Thank you so much for honoring me with that beautiful poem and the kindness reflected in it.terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-18171483552669183692008-01-22T19:26:00.000-06:002008-01-22T19:26:00.000-06:00Sometimeswordsare merely the foaming surfaceof the...Sometimes<BR/>words<BR/>are <BR/>merely the foaming surface<BR/>of the deep ocean...<BR/><BR/>I can sense from this lovely place<BR/>which you have created here<BR/><BR/>that the life beneath <BR/>it all is Bigger, grander<BR/>deeper than all our words<BR/><BR/>May you find space for the rose breath to fill,<BR/><BR/>and peace in Being,<BR/><BR/>Blessings of love to you,<BR/><BR/>MaithriMaithrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039947095595430108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-32469057472717490652008-01-22T17:53:00.000-06:002008-01-22T17:53:00.000-06:00I was just messing with you Christianne. I actuall...I was just messing with you Christianne. I actually love Minnesota most of the time. I just get a little frozen and cranky when the temp dips to -15 for any length of time. That's not human weather. That's Emperor Penguin weather. I keep checking out my window expecting to see a bunch of them huddled together with eggs balanced on top of their feet. :)terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-54900854523790565662008-01-22T16:35:00.000-06:002008-01-22T16:35:00.000-06:00Oh yeah, Terri, I meant to put a little disclaimer...Oh yeah, Terri, I meant to put a little disclaimer at the end of my comment about Florida cold not being in the same galaxy as Minnesota cold (that's where you are, right?). The closest I came to understanding your kind of cold was a year and half I lived in Missouri. But still. This California / Florida girl's ability to handle cold can only be relative to her own experience . . . and I must saychristiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278757714101308785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-52565700451833148652008-01-22T15:55:00.000-06:002008-01-22T15:55:00.000-06:00di: if it makes you feel any better, i totally mis...di: if it makes you feel any better, i totally missed those typos. and thanks for the encouragement.<BR/><BR/>christianne: thanks for the heads up about the post over at tammy's and for checking back. i'll have to warn you though, that i get a little pissy when people in florida complain about cold. ;) my toes haven't been thaw since october. :0<BR/><BR/>kirsten: i think i'm nearly unstuck. terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-41969086306014649272008-01-22T08:22:00.000-06:002008-01-22T08:22:00.000-06:00Yeah, I know stuck & sad too. It's different for ...Yeah, I know stuck & sad too. It's different for each of us I'm sure, but yes. I know stuck & sad. <BR/><BR/>Love to you -kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789771023962578029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-3833484184577572172008-01-22T00:05:00.000-06:002008-01-22T00:05:00.000-06:00Hi Terri -- Just checking back in to say hi. Tammy...Hi Terri -- Just checking back in to say hi. Tammy made a comment about Finding Nemo on her blog tonight, and I just knew there must have been more conversations happening over here since the last time I checked! :)<BR/><BR/>Are you keeping warm up there? We're having a cold, cold spell down here in Florida, and my little toesies are freezing so they're numb!christiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278757714101308785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-63071038133111687192008-01-21T08:11:00.000-06:002008-01-21T08:11:00.000-06:00ahhhrg! metaphor and peripheral...where's my littl...<I>ahhhrg!</I> metaphor and peripheral...where's my little do bee akeelah part when I need her???<BR/><BR/>anyway, the moral of this parable is, write on sister! <BR/><BR/>guard your heart knowing we got your back.dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07711461934901423087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-64786225565905117472008-01-20T23:15:00.000-06:002008-01-20T23:15:00.000-06:00di: i get it now. thanks for that and for the pray...di: i get it now. thanks for that and for the prayers.<BR/><BR/>kirsten: i appreciate that and i feel the same way about you. it's nice to know you're still checking in even though i'm stuck and sad.terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-33317715782598135382008-01-20T22:17:00.000-06:002008-01-20T22:17:00.000-06:00love you, terri.just wanted to say so.you are one ...love you, terri.<BR/><BR/>just wanted to say so.<BR/><BR/>you are one of the evidences of God's goodness to me. please know that.<BR/><BR/>;o)kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789771023962578029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-33292753170382257612008-01-20T11:16:00.000-06:002008-01-20T11:16:00.000-06:00you saw it when it was fresh, nothing new, I just ...you saw it when it was fresh, nothing new, I just missed it and saw the frozen remains yesterday (just speaking in really vague methapor)<BR/><BR/>p.s. and this time I'll check the little box too ;)dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07711461934901423087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-88396644273059978662008-01-20T11:00:00.000-06:002008-01-20T11:00:00.000-06:00poet: you crack me up too. and i love finding nemo...poet: you crack me up too. and i love finding nemo...i have it in my dvd collection. sadly, sometimes i relate most to dorie. (i have a terrible memory.) <BR/><BR/>yes, let's make this a pharisee-free zone. that would be great. <BR/><BR/>hey, a really good friend of mine wrote a book called "Repenting of Religion". i think you'd like it. <BR/><BR/>di: was there roadkill out there yesterday that iterrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-71569973336951928002008-01-20T09:50:00.000-06:002008-01-20T09:50:00.000-06:00You know what I really hate is roadkill. I always...You know what I really hate is roadkill. I always say, there will be no roadkill in heaven! I'm thinking that kinda applies to what I saw yesterday that I had managed to miss in my periperhal. Someday, no more death, no more judgment, all the ugliness of this life cleaned up or burned away. Remember the brave chicken crossed the road to show the racoon it can be done. Grace and mercy for thedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07711461934901423087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-1597998917830475642008-01-19T13:48:00.000-06:002008-01-19T13:48:00.000-06:00TerriYour'e so cool. I laughed out loud at that co...Terri<BR/>Your'e so cool. I laughed out loud at that comment. I am still getting to know you guys. You know, ya try to feel people out and not go too far, and sometimes I probably take freedom of speech to a whole other level. After I put that crack comment up on Nate's blog I was sweating it a bit that was a crass and crude comment, but hey it got my point across vividly, and that was the one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-74177441816653847422008-01-19T09:45:00.000-06:002008-01-19T09:45:00.000-06:00christianne: truer words were never spoken. amazin...christianne: truer words were never spoken. amazing how we're all impacting one another in such surprising ways.<BR/><BR/>poet: i really like that metaphor. i'm kind of a metaphor junkie, so i'll snort that any day. thanks.terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-5035581170097606862008-01-18T16:52:00.000-06:002008-01-18T16:52:00.000-06:00Terri, allow me a moment to twist the Jack and the...Terri, allow me a moment to twist the Jack and the bean stalk story. I wish I could plant a magic bean, grow a huge stalk, (with an elevator, no climbing here, we are all exhausted), that could hoist us all out of this tiresome world, if just for a visit. We could all kick back on a cloud, snort some magic bean dust that would blow every care away. (I am not on drugs) That is strickly a metaphor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-40587188314056782322008-01-18T15:41:00.000-06:002008-01-18T15:41:00.000-06:00Seriously! I hear you on that warning label. I was...Seriously! I hear you on that warning label. I was talking with a friend on the phone last night, telling her that her own life has had an effect on choices I'm now making in mine. I was saying, "How cool is that? You've had a major effect on me. A life-changing one. Isn't it amazing that people come into our lives, things happen, we learn from one another, and we are changed forever?"<BR/><BR/>Ichristiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278757714101308785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-88316300139577205262008-01-18T15:27:00.000-06:002008-01-18T15:27:00.000-06:00Linda: thanks for commenting. seems like all the b...Linda: thanks for commenting. seems like all the blogstalkers (i use that term with great fondness) are coming out of the woodwork. thanks also for the prayers.terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-17960195269428815232008-01-18T15:25:00.000-06:002008-01-18T15:25:00.000-06:00di: we'll see. chloe: mirrors. don't you sometimes...di: we'll see. <BR/><BR/>chloe: mirrors. don't you sometimes hate those things?<BR/><BR/>christianne: happy birthday! thanks for stopping in and for all your kindness. i think the posts you're describing were B.T. (before terri) but i caught little bits of references to it here and there. i'm convinced that blogging has something to do with so many of us experiencing similar things. Blogger terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-11664270311430109052008-01-18T14:21:00.000-06:002008-01-18T14:21:00.000-06:00Oh! I didn't realize I would be getting here this ...Oh! I didn't realize I would be getting here this late. Reading your post and then reading all the grace-filled, gentle comments really gave me a feel for the ebb and flow of this community. People drop in, say kind words, put their arms around your shoulders (some more physically than others . . . Dave!), leave, come back, and still the hub of gentleness is contained. I love that, especially christiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278757714101308785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-64141791148108131692008-01-18T13:34:00.000-06:002008-01-18T13:34:00.000-06:00Thanks for putting the mirror in front of me Terri...Thanks for putting the mirror in front of me Terri. I admit (reluctantly), you raise a good question.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15042066987180810998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-70855764371971765722008-01-18T13:22:00.000-06:002008-01-18T13:22:00.000-06:00Lifting you up today dropping down thru tomorrow. ...Lifting you up today dropping down thru tomorrow. Content free. ;) Honey we got our demo.dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07711461934901423087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-44442369421351170172008-01-18T12:31:00.000-06:002008-01-18T12:31:00.000-06:00Terri, I've been reading just not commenting. Than...Terri, I've been reading just not commenting. Thanks for opening yourself up to show us more of HIM!! My prayers are with you! <BR/>Love, LindaLinda Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316294658820560369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3242695618504337982.post-72496771901907241382008-01-18T11:45:00.000-06:002008-01-18T11:45:00.000-06:00thanks everyone for all the encouragement and perm...thanks everyone for all the encouragement and permission to be a mess. For those of you who pray, would you lift me up today? I have a solid schedule of difficult meetings, counseling and crisis sessions and i'm feeling ill-equipped. <BR/><BR/>julie: it means so much to me to have you here. thanks.<BR/><BR/>jen: i know you get it. and doesn't it just BUG that you can't edit your comments?<BR/><BRterrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08284855262535595879noreply@blogger.com