tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post3304649400639865813..comments2023-06-01T04:41:28.669-04:00Comments on an undercurrent of hostility: Blow by Blow or rather Box by BoxAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944928044277724293noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-58945687179732846602009-01-26T10:12:00.000-05:002009-01-26T10:12:00.000-05:00Joyce, I did take Romulua a couple of days...didn'...Joyce, I did take Romulua a couple of days...didn't want you to think I ignored him!Manouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853664970207095577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-81148778274338142522009-01-26T04:51:00.000-05:002009-01-26T04:51:00.000-05:00I am praying and praying and praying for that cat....I am praying and praying and praying for that cat. In fact I'm not sleeping much over it. WHERE is that CAT, O God? He must be somewhere in the crawl-spaces of the flooring, and thinks he's the only one who hasn't left home. DID you sleep over at the old house yet? Me very frustrated to be so far away from helping with cat-discoveries. Meanwhile, I am "dogged" with cats who aren't supposed to be looking hungry all day. MEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-86958266624392429232009-01-25T23:37:00.000-05:002009-01-25T23:37:00.000-05:00Surprised to have a Realtor come by to show someon...<B>Surprised to have a Realtor come by to show someone the house and church</B> Doesn't even sound like the Bishop is even going to try to rebuild a congregation. He won and he lost. Thank you for the journal, you have our prayersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-17589458622666867722009-01-25T21:45:00.000-05:002009-01-25T21:45:00.000-05:00Oh all Right! #$@^& (heh) I'll let someone...Oh all Right! #$@^& (heh) I'll let someone take a picture. But then it will take DAYS for me to find my cord and picture remover and gadget etc. etc. And then I'll have to muss it, will take hours, and then I'll complain about the picture. But I will, Eventually, Maybe, post a picture.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944928044277724293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-82329222852663825282009-01-25T20:27:00.000-05:002009-01-25T20:27:00.000-05:00Yeah, yeah, yeah. Boxes. Chaos. Childcare. Mini...Yeah, yeah, yeah. Boxes. Chaos. Childcare. Ministry. Exhaustion. Sweat. Lost cat. Tears. Food. Naps. Love.<BR/><BR/>Blah, blah, blah. ;~)<BR/><BR/>Let's get down to what's REALLY important: Show us the hair cut, girl!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Seriously, Anne, you have modeled for us all how to bear the cost of discipleship with grace and style and humor and love. Brava. <BR/><BR/>Now, seriously, seriously. Show us the new do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-46061727273294981222009-01-25T19:06:00.000-05:002009-01-25T19:06:00.000-05:00When I was heavily pregnant with my daughter and h...When I was heavily pregnant with my daughter and had my autistic 3 year old son home with me (day off from school for Jewish holiday--joy of living in NJ), our beautiful greyhound got out of the fenced backyard. Now, greyhounds run so fast that they get beyond their familiar surroundings before they can think about turning around for home, or so we were told. So there is no logical reason that he should come home on his own, 2 hours later, like he did. I am still convinced that Angels led him home. Prayers and tears for your kitty, dear one. Cats are smarter than dogs, though. I'm sure she's found a warm place to stay.<BR/>love, SarahSarah Boyle Webberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926451548743350125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-81190828939428669642009-01-25T16:11:00.000-05:002009-01-25T16:11:00.000-05:00I say again what I told both of you in Wheaton.......I say again what I told both of you in Wheaton....you are two of my heroes.. Thanks for sharing the "human" side of this as it help our prayers for you. Blessings, kate+AmmaKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729946408846600766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-52586347345620066442009-01-25T14:00:00.000-05:002009-01-25T14:00:00.000-05:00Thank you all! for the prayers and comments. Re th...Thank you all! for the prayers and comments. Re the atrium, we bought everything some while ago and we're able to take it all with us. The last two weeks we joined all three classes together, along with Jr. High, and meditated on the 23 Psalm. Next Sunday we'll try and figure out how to do Three Levels out of one "atrium". We're very grateful to have all the materials. That was a priority for the parish. Who needs chalices, when you can have the Good Shepherd.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944928044277724293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-86936984997642810722009-01-25T08:37:00.000-05:002009-01-25T08:37:00.000-05:00Don't worry, I'm sure the cat will turn up, becaus...Don't worry, I'm sure the cat will turn up, because I once lost my cat in New Mexico (on route during a move to Colorado from Texas and the people we were staying with moved across town the next month... good bye kitty.) Oddly, two months later my cat showed up at their new house, just as they were telling a friend how he'd escaped out of their old garage! They brought him to me in Colorado. :) I was one very happy kid. I would love to know how that cat knew where they'd moved to...<BR/><BR/>~R<BR/>Miss you all horribly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-704977464893835942009-01-25T07:32:00.000-05:002009-01-25T07:32:00.000-05:00Dear,dear Anne,Thank you so much for taking the ti...Dear,dear Anne,<BR/>Thank you so much for taking the time to remember and record your days. It is an aid to praying for you. <BR/>You are living in witness, leaning on the Lord in a difficult situation. <BR/>May His Peace invade your soul every hour of every day. May your cat come home. May you be richly blessed and cared for. God has been preparing you all for this for a very long time.<BR/>Much love,<BR/>CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764003232968565088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-57972849145532141922009-01-25T00:10:00.000-05:002009-01-25T00:10:00.000-05:00All week I've been sitting across the theological ...All week I've been sitting across the theological aisle, so to speak (and across the country) fretting about your atrium. Did you have to leave your CGS materials behind?<BR/><BR/>Sending prayers up for the cat as well.<BR/><BR/>A worried catechist....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-40062529649700661742009-01-25T00:06:00.000-05:002009-01-25T00:06:00.000-05:00Anne, what you have been through has been exhausti...Anne, what you have been through has been exhausting, mentally, physically and spiritually. On top of your already demanding schedule, you've had additional stresses imposed upon you, and your entire family by those who sought to persecute you and Matt and your parish. What you are feeling is a normal human response to what you've been through. All of you have shown the strength of a rock through this crisis, and exhibited much grace, and more charity than most.<BR/><BR/>I can well understand, because what my family went through, while different, was as traumatic (I'm not downplaying what we went through, but what you all are going through, with small children, and parishioners who depend on you is on par with what we experienced). I spent 6 yrs caring for my husband, while his condition deteriorated while waiting for an organ transplant. I fought first to get him medicare, as he'd lost his job and health insurance, then I fought to get him a specialist, as even at public hospitals these days if you don't have an expensive supplemental policy, medicare is no longer accepted. A lymphoma went undiagnosed, and wasn't diagnosed until it was far too late to be treatable. It was the most inhumane and degrading experience I've ever had, and it broke my heart seeing what my husband withstood and went through. It was a nightmare and I after he passed away, I was exhausted, and numb.<BR/><BR/>I moved to Kalamazoo w/my daughter in '06, a month after my husband's passing. To me, the world seemed so cold. Back in RI, I'd had no one to get counsel from, certainly not in the church I'd attended. I would be in line at the pharmacy and overhear someone, a woman one time who couldn't afford a prescription for her child, and seeing her break down while speaking to the pharmacist. And it would send me over the edge, because I knew what she was going through.<BR/><BR/>I mention this, because when I found the Stand Firm forum, it was the first time in a long time, that I was witnessing others who took the faith as serious as I did. It helped me to realize that the coldness and cruelty that I'd experienced was because too many in this world have allowed themselves to reject the faith that had formed the ethics and values that had made so much that was good in the world.. prior to finding the forum, I had started to feel that I had been naive, and had started to let resentment creep in to my heart and mind.<BR/><BR/>You, Matt and so many others are examples of what Christ spoke about when He said He was the light of the world. Your goodness, and good works are proof that Christ is present in your lives, your hearts and minds, and that you are sharing Him with others. You are all filled with that light, and it lifts the hearts, and is a balm to the souls of others, as it has mine.<BR/><BR/>It will take some time, but you will rebound from this. Don't be afraid to ask for help, don't hold back the tears, and never be too hard on yourself. Both you and Matt, talk with each other, and be a shoulder for each other.. not that I feel you need reminding. I hope Matt's tooth is feeling better, btw. You all will be in my thoughts and prayers.<BR/><BR/>MariAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-83209511134088468102009-01-24T23:17:00.000-05:002009-01-24T23:17:00.000-05:00Prayers for all the Kennedys and all their wonderf...Prayers for all the Kennedys and all their wonderful friends, and their dear kitty. Helping somebody move is one of the most loving things anyone can do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-38420144579539491032009-01-24T23:11:00.000-05:002009-01-24T23:11:00.000-05:00I beat the hair looks great!I beat the hair looks great!Anne Colettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06844780440976283505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-56594349036192203092009-01-24T23:03:00.000-05:002009-01-24T23:03:00.000-05:00May I just say that I love you.May I just say that I love you.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14340132175290665927noreply@blogger.com