tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103254.post7076887263285793104..comments2023-10-02T03:47:19.097-06:00Comments on watch out for mama: ProcessingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14545496730057771946noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103254.post-83868612688530480252010-12-02T12:57:24.815-07:002010-12-02T12:57:24.815-07:00You don't know me. I know you through a friend...You don't know me. I know you through a friend of a friend. I follow your blog for many reasons but mostly because you are so... real. Your truth inspires me. <br /><br />You wrote: "I think there's more for me to do than just cope." <br /><br />My life is likely 180 degrees different than yours but you don't know how much that sentence rings true for me at this point in my life. Thanks for articulating and sharing. :):::k-laa:::https://www.blogger.com/profile/15391183659159107776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103254.post-17538987661520826332010-04-14T13:21:53.025-06:002010-04-14T13:21:53.025-06:00Thank you for this post. I felt like I had writte...Thank you for this post. I felt like I had written it myself. I just turned 36 and have 8 kids, all adopted. I wouldn't change/trade my kids for anything. But I always thought I'd still get to experience pregnancy/birth and having a child that looked like my husband and myself. And yet, time is swiftly passing and I have enough on my plate as it is. But there is still a teeny little twinge of pain on occasion that I will never get that experience.<br /><br />Anyway, thank you!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01837671746294035442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103254.post-40894428131136114152010-03-25T00:08:09.529-06:002010-03-25T00:08:09.529-06:00Just wanted to say thanks, thanks, thanks to my de...Just wanted to say thanks, thanks, thanks to my dear friends and family for your comments. You are all wonderful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14545496730057771946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103254.post-68155653658351325362010-03-06T15:30:47.648-07:002010-03-06T15:30:47.648-07:00Dear Ana,
I was very moved by your reflections o...Dear Ana, <br /><br />I was very moved by your reflections on infertility. It brought me back about 12 years when we were at your parents' house. Glenny and I went for a long walk along the Jordan River. He talked about that "raw" longing for a baby that you described in your post. That was the exact time that Brandy was pregnant with Taylor. <br /><br />You talked about that bio-clock driven door closing on you. As I am growing older, I am forced to realize that many of my life-long dreams are not going to come true. None of them are as painful as yours, but I think I am learning a lesson that may be of some comfort to you and Glenny. If we fight the good fight, as you have, we will have our reward---in this life and in the life to come.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369373677491617689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103254.post-31817157564120822452010-03-03T09:23:26.166-07:002010-03-03T09:23:26.166-07:00thank you, and I love you!thank you, and I love you!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056323842683065321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103254.post-54600989669231668632010-03-02T22:19:12.655-07:002010-03-02T22:19:12.655-07:00Raw and moving. I think there are losses in life ...Raw and moving. I think there are losses in life we'll never get over, despite how long time lapses, our acceptance of our circumstances, and moving on with our lives. That's okay and normal because it's part of the human experience.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389060684831188615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103254.post-26550577035429864172010-03-02T11:16:21.993-07:002010-03-02T11:16:21.993-07:00That was quite open and honest. Wow! I won't...That was quite open and honest. Wow! I won't pretend to understand your feelings, but I appreciate your honesty and thoughts. I hope I'm never one of those people that says such insensitive things and I love that you and G have "labored to build" your family. Some of us go through labor and others LABOR, truly, to build a family and my only hope is that we can all feel the devotion and acceptance of our children that God has given to us. Thanks for the great post. :o)anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15034476619199122151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103254.post-49024525172806336092010-03-02T09:22:49.443-07:002010-03-02T09:22:49.443-07:00I can't pretend to know what it's like, an...I can't pretend to know what it's like, and if I say "I understand," it's only because I understand the desire to see yourself reflected in your children.<br /><br />My daughter has my hands. Perfect miniatures of my own. And I love it. I'm sorry that you won't have that, and I think it's okay for you to feel sorry, too. <br /><br />You will see many things that your children will get from you, they just won't be genetic things. But you will pass on your knowledge, your skills, your attitude, your beliefs, your love, and they will reflect you.<br /><br />I know it's not the same. But it's still amazing. ((hugs))Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071122928324523731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103254.post-40108106650532786412010-03-02T08:28:57.743-07:002010-03-02T08:28:57.743-07:00Dear Ana, that was a very poignant post. You made...Dear Ana, that was a very poignant post. You made me laugh (at the right times) and my eyes are misty at the end. I don't have any great things to say except that I think you and Glenny are both amazing people that we love very much and always will. For what it's worth, you left a special mark on our family and our kids. I have a feeling that you've done that a lot, everywhere you've gone. I'm not saying that makes it all better, or that it should, but I just want you to know that. <br />Keep processing and I'm glad you posted this.Braden Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543019025938404436noreply@blogger.com