tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post3368840716655100068..comments2023-05-03T05:27:42.701-07:00Comments on Beauty for Ashes: Four Years a WidowJoannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17152737939303560896noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-59629477313035761032014-06-04T19:39:47.480-07:002014-06-04T19:39:47.480-07:00I am on FB! So good to here from you. Please conta...I am on FB! So good to here from you. Please contact me via email, or on FB. I want to keep in touch with you. XOJoannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152737939303560896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-17865114875843728552014-05-30T20:43:46.645-07:002014-05-30T20:43:46.645-07:00"I can think of several times in the recent p..."I can think of several times in the recent past where I felt that an extra measure of thoughtfulness should have been extended to me, but wasn't. In those moments I feel that I am invisible, and that I have no voice." okay. This is exactly how I feel. Invisible. I question why people can't see my pain, worry, grief and why a little bit of grace couldn't be bestowed upon us.Calico Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640365330149203615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-46364864959060243412014-05-30T20:08:01.339-07:002014-05-30T20:08:01.339-07:00blogger ate my comment! Joannah ((((hugs)))). I...blogger ate my comment! Joannah ((((hugs)))). I'm sorry. And yes it is true. I too lost a man I loved far too soon and I'm a single mum. My son is also very ill and what has happened and started within days of his hospitalization and diagnosis, is our closest friends (who are an aunt and uncle to the kids) went from seeing the children weekly and sending them cute messages to nothing. Calico Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640365330149203615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-4108061015433943662014-03-25T19:44:46.666-07:002014-03-25T19:44:46.666-07:00Thank you, Ashley! You've been a good friend t...Thank you, Ashley! You've been a good friend though my trials.<br /><br />Colette, I look forward to the day I can participate in some grown-up activities. :)Joannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152737939303560896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-72010375675913483882014-03-23T16:04:43.277-07:002014-03-23T16:04:43.277-07:00Please don't stop saying how you feel, Joannah...Please don't stop saying how you feel, Joannah! Every time you write something (I remember how you posted on FB that it's okay to call a widow on certain important days), I learn from it. I wish we lived in the same city, but the small distance won't stop me. We will continue to hang out often, my friend :-) Big hugs and continued prayers. And thank you for sharing what you are Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436578882040304429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-83579914060896865362014-03-11T00:49:12.289-07:002014-03-11T00:49:12.289-07:00I'm surprised what you say about couples avoid...I'm surprised what you say about couples avoiding widows. The same goes for divorcees. It's the insecure wives who don't trust their husbands around beautiful women! So sad. You'd think we'd have progressed to a more sophisticated mindset by this day in age, ey?<br /><br />Go for a fun book club or biking/hiking gig for some me-time w other "big people."<br />And, ifColette (Coco)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14528153614019796350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-71323362825308757762014-03-10T16:35:56.472-07:002014-03-10T16:35:56.472-07:00Michelle, you are such a sweetheart. I wish we'...Michelle, you are such a sweetheart. I wish we'd known each other better when you were here, too. I'm sure my circumstances will change in time, as yours have. I'm just in a season of life where there's not much more time in my life for anything more than work and being a mom, even though I desperately want there to be. I truly appreciate your kind words.Joannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152737939303560896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-78007638604010654422014-03-10T16:33:33.876-07:002014-03-10T16:33:33.876-07:00Thank you, Dawn. Thanks for understanding and cari...Thank you, Dawn. Thanks for understanding and caring.Joannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152737939303560896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-12473790681506923922014-03-10T10:35:18.326-07:002014-03-10T10:35:18.326-07:00Ditto what Dawn said.
I'm so sorry we did n...Ditto what Dawn said. <br /><br />I'm so sorry we did not have the chance to work more closely together when I was still in California. I know we differ in many significant ways, but since moving here and reading your blog and staying in touch via Facebook, I realize how much we have in common too. I would have liked to have been there for you over the past 5+ years to support you during Michelle with a Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366298105622593013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-11444825987870826082014-03-10T10:00:15.326-07:002014-03-10T10:00:15.326-07:00I think it is so important that you said this. Wha...I think it is so important that you said this. What stood out the most here was, " we are not a family, we are family". How absolutely true.<br /><br />I could sit here and offer all sorts of suggestions for grown up time but really, they don't change the situation and frankly, when do you have the time. <br /><br />Don't stop saying something, I think we need to be reminded. Idawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929152764990722808noreply@blogger.com