tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post1777292938178720073..comments2023-12-13T04:55:42.364-06:00Comments on Other Such Happenings: Changing focusMarshaMarshaMarshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787051368018458658noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-48920112305020912132009-09-22T20:52:54.235-05:002009-09-22T20:52:54.235-05:00Thank you for reminding me of this.
Beautiful pos...Thank you for reminding me of this.<br /><br />Beautiful post!Tara Bromanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424525334441198702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-18178364201082130652009-09-08T07:18:39.544-05:002009-09-08T07:18:39.544-05:00You have a beautiful focus!You have a beautiful focus!Becca~CapturingSimpleJoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269232073211009288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-25638351176586963212009-09-07T21:43:54.643-05:002009-09-07T21:43:54.643-05:00Love it here!Love it here!Catherine Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483004889144796699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-67826764528991256932009-09-06T23:31:04.742-05:002009-09-06T23:31:04.742-05:00This was a wonderful post! :)
I love the picture o...This was a wonderful post! :)<br />I love the picture of David smiling... it makes me smile.<br /><br />Love you!!!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05874766608075767777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-4788342452094623682009-09-06T13:17:08.469-05:002009-09-06T13:17:08.469-05:00Change is always hard & necessary. (at least i...Change is always hard & necessary. (at least it is for me) God has been specifically dealing with me on my focus. I am learning to be content....but it ain't easy! ;)NCMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830931542063575891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-61529099417326081572009-09-06T00:37:30.153-05:002009-09-06T00:37:30.153-05:00Beautiful flowers and family! :)Beautiful flowers and family! :)Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09214555057090192683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-31385298905115566522009-09-05T12:35:39.048-05:002009-09-05T12:35:39.048-05:00Marsha ~~ Thanks for once again being an ecouragem...Marsha ~~ Thanks for once again being an ecouragement. Thanks for sharing a piece of your life with us. :o)rural mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959205387717953570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-20244014539627669032009-09-05T11:57:12.816-05:002009-09-05T11:57:12.816-05:00I loved this post. Those pictures of the limes, t...I loved this post. Those pictures of the limes, the hydrangea, are so beautiful!<br /><br />Ha! David smiled!!! I KNEW he could do it! And really, his eyes are very jolly....<br /><br />Marsha, my heart is so full right now I don't know where to begin....maybe I'll do a post about the thoughts your post stirred up, that have been bubbling and brewing lately....stay tuned!<br /><br />Lylas.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07790757525000409229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-40938354088463719022009-09-05T11:12:08.860-05:002009-09-05T11:12:08.860-05:00That's ME! Boom. Slam dunk. Thanks Marsha. ...That's ME! Boom. Slam dunk. Thanks Marsha. I needed a kick in the buttocks. I've totally been concentrating on what I don't have. Thanks for showing me I can change my perspective.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308634623355219746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-47218152090403835682009-09-05T10:40:45.708-05:002009-09-05T10:40:45.708-05:00(((Becky))) Every step is hard, isn't it?
Fo...(((Becky))) Every step is hard, isn't it?<br /><br />For me, there has been much peace in doing the things that are difficult. I found that the <i>dread</i> of something was more miserable and far outweighed the actually doing of it.<br /><br />Praying for an extra measure of comfort for you today and a few laughs too!MarshaMarshaMarshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787051368018458658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-25291766657350370452009-09-05T10:35:46.688-05:002009-09-05T10:35:46.688-05:00Melissa, Beth: Do you worry about the tree or plan...Melissa, Beth: Do you worry about the tree or plants dying?<br /><br />Deedee: House fire? Did I know that?! Wow, I'm glad y'all are okay! I like your attitude... just replant to remember.. even if you end up replacing the plants a few times.<br /><br />I think the biggest reason for me not planting a memorial garden of sorts is that I am fearful of having to mourn twice. I know myself and I don't want to get emotionally attached to a <i>thing</i>. I am always happy when it works out for others, yet I still fear disappointment and heartache for them if something were to happen.<br /><br />BUT I also know we can't live in fear, right? It is about keeping their memory alive and finding comfort.MarshaMarshaMarshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787051368018458658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-53167655529753156042009-09-05T10:30:26.064-05:002009-09-05T10:30:26.064-05:00What will I choose to focus on today? I am strong...What will I choose to focus on today? I am strongly leaning towards turning off Peyton's cell phone today. I also am thinking of upgrading to an iPHone. Which will I focus on, the fact that Peyton isn't here to use his phone or the fun of an iPhone. I know the comparison sounds irreverent, but those are really my choices today. Thanks for the post!beckypdjhttp://beckyjacksonpdj.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-23074178985193915332009-09-05T08:09:33.696-05:002009-09-05T08:09:33.696-05:00Thanks for the encouragement, Marsha. God has ble...Thanks for the encouragement, Marsha. God has blessed me with so much but sometimes I focus on what I don't have.KarenWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549046490443688774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-59080260430514510972009-09-05T07:47:44.498-05:002009-09-05T07:47:44.498-05:00Beautiful. We all have that choice to make -- bitt...Beautiful. We all have that choice to make -- bitterness or thanksgiving. You have chosen (and continue to choose) so well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628472484731723590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-31815638416584034582009-09-05T06:18:22.175-05:002009-09-05T06:18:22.175-05:00I love how you are so open to share your reflectio...I love how you are so open to share your reflections. I find that I have to force myself to shift to what we do have and that it is abundant. <br /><br />My dad planted a rose bush in honor of my birth years ago. It's the Queen Elizabeth rose. It has somehow survived 3 moves and transplants and every time I look at it I am moved and reminded of the love my dad has for me. It's very special.<br /><br />That fruit picture is screaming at me. :)Beth@Pages of Our Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775616455734715418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-37924401578889163972009-09-05T03:00:58.364-05:002009-09-05T03:00:58.364-05:00I did plant a memorial garden for all our babies t...I did plant a memorial garden for all our babies that we lost. And it thrived. Of course it was at our old house where we lived when it all happened. I was going to replant the lavender bush and the heathers this summer - then our house burnt down and between the heat and the firemen tramping across them they are pretty dead now! <br /><br />I finally decided to just buy new plants and plant another garden here at the new house. I know it won't be 'quite' the same but still special. <br /><br />But you are soooooo right! It is the things we HAVE not the things we LOST that are most important. :o)Deedeehttp://www.homeschoolblogger.com/deedeeuknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-45815539334700542862009-09-05T00:59:06.221-05:002009-09-05T00:59:06.221-05:00aww ((hugs)) makes me want to crawl into bed with ...aww ((hugs)) makes me want to crawl into bed with my little ones tonight.Sisterlisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697215030563741501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2355574191261679830.post-5667777923430450052009-09-05T00:55:11.131-05:002009-09-05T00:55:11.131-05:00sweet pictures. i love the boys asleep together!
m...sweet pictures. i love the boys asleep together!<br />my aunt bought me a red maple to plant in honor of the baby we lost. i buried the baby under the tree as well. (i doubt i ever blogged this but i delivered a tiny baby at home and it seemed so irreverent to put it in a small box and bury it in the yard but we did) but, like you, i was hesitant to tell anyone about the tree what it was there for. i doubt many people know other than our immediate family. because trees can die. and that first summer after our loss i neglected it quite a bit. i failed to water regularly. but i thrived anyway.Melissa Stoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12839619836478423452noreply@blogger.com