tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post115566341943274295..comments2023-11-28T21:28:17.116-06:00Comments on THE OWL'S SONG: JuxtapositionDorcas (aka SingingOwl)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15626748280614018533noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post-1156380888341247582006-08-23T19:54:00.000-05:002006-08-23T19:54:00.000-05:00You, your mom, your daughter and Trinity Ann are i...You, your mom, your daughter and Trinity Ann are in my heart and prayers.Questing Parsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944757278009104092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post-1156077235078288932006-08-20T07:33:00.000-05:002006-08-20T07:33:00.000-05:00Prayers of peace for you and sacred comings and go...Prayers of peace for you and sacred comings and goings.chartreuseovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322876407019229383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post-1155946564106142482006-08-18T19:16:00.000-05:002006-08-18T19:16:00.000-05:00(I found you at the CBE blog and came on over to r...(I found you at the CBE blog and came on over to read....)<BR/><BR/>I so understand this juxtaposition... while I've not been in YOUR shoes, I've been in the shoes of one who was experiencing life and death major events all at once.<BR/><BR/>I was 6 months pregnant when my Mom was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer....<BR/><BR/>And my daughter was 4 months old when she died.<BR/><BR/>It does strange things to one's heart. It makes both events sweeter, and hurt more all at once.<BR/><BR/>Praying for you, your daughter, and your Mom.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642502596766382938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post-1155916948868409702006-08-18T11:02:00.000-05:002006-08-18T11:02:00.000-05:00hugs and love xxx congrats on the granddaughter -w...hugs and love xxx congrats on the granddaughter -what a lovely name!see-through faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130170262035064482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post-1155905413712100622006-08-18T07:50:00.000-05:002006-08-18T07:50:00.000-05:00((((singing owl))))((((singing owl))))nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089651607213032025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post-1155853570251591062006-08-17T17:26:00.000-05:002006-08-17T17:26:00.000-05:00Dear sister, you and your mom and your daughter an...Dear sister, you and your mom and your daughter and granddaughter-in-the-making -- oh dear, just ALL Y'ALL as we say down here-- are in my prayers. I hate that there is the heartache in witnessing your mother's decline, but if it MUST be so, I'm very glad that you have the joy of your grandchild as well. I don't know if this juxtaposition--good term!--can be said to "balance out." In joy and in sorrow, my sister, may you feel God's loving arms holding you all close and safe.Psalmisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844681463669483309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post-1155829895653506452006-08-17T10:51:00.000-05:002006-08-17T10:51:00.000-05:00What wonderful ideas. I am so glad she seems to b...What wonderful ideas. I am so glad she seems to be entering this time, gently, instead of in an angry way. Many do.hip2bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043622691294207012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post-1155782859144389472006-08-16T21:47:00.000-05:002006-08-16T21:47:00.000-05:00The twilight hours for your mom, and genesis for y...The twilight hours for your mom, and genesis for your grandaughter to be. <BR/>How painful and joyful of a time for you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14654861033242845082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post-1155767926920416302006-08-16T17:38:00.000-05:002006-08-16T17:38:00.000-05:00Good idea, HS. I am going to do that. I am also ...Good idea, HS. I am going to do that. I am also going to get a small dry erase board to put daily info on...date, day, where I am and when I'll be back, etc.<BR/>Thanks, everyone.Dorcas (aka SingingOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15626748280614018533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post-1155759470956872012006-08-16T15:17:00.000-05:002006-08-16T15:17:00.000-05:00Leave it to God to mix the day's blessings with on...Leave it to God to mix the day's blessings with one from each direction.HeyJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440239922316626725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post-1155753056661657132006-08-16T13:30:00.000-05:002006-08-16T13:30:00.000-05:00Oh SO, you know that I am going through some of th...Oh SO, you know that I am going through some of the mother-ill stuff too, and it is so sad at times. I feel for you both (or all three of you). And in mom's case, it seems that she mostly can think and remember correctly, but she can't get the words to express herself. She sounds, to others, as though she doesn't know what is going on. I think she does, though, because her sense of humor is great. But it is really hard to talk to her on the phone. I have to play guessing games about what she is trying to say. The memory isn't what it used to be, but then, her memory used to be about 200% of what other people are. <BR/><BR/>I thought I was an empathetic person, but I had no idea what all this was like.<BR/><BR/>Plus, it isn't fun to see a glimps of the possible future.LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083454353846306345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post-1155747149309383962006-08-16T11:52:00.000-05:002006-08-16T11:52:00.000-05:00A bit of advice as things grow dim for your mother...A bit of advice as things grow dim for your mother...<BR/><BR/>Write things down in a book for her. Bits of news, things you've told her, visitors she's had day by day - kind of a running journal of her life. Include photos, cards, etc. As her memory grows shorter she will enjoy looking through the book time and time again to see who came to see her, who called, who is pregnant, who still cares....and you don't have to constantly keep retelling her things you've said time and time again. It keeps her mind occupied and at peace. I did this for my Gram before she passed away, and she spent many happy hours going through the book over and over and over again.<BR/><BR/>Blessings!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289638969194601415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post-1155747074825985042006-08-16T11:51:00.000-05:002006-08-16T11:51:00.000-05:00It's hard to have your emotions tugged in two diff...It's hard to have your emotions tugged in two different directions at the same time. I hope your mother improves some.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, congratulations on baby Trinity Ann!! What a thrill.Jody Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031378214797420014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173725.post-1155744344292045772006-08-16T11:05:00.000-05:002006-08-16T11:05:00.000-05:00My heart does out to you. This sounds so much like...My heart does out to you. This sounds so much like the way my grandmother was when she was living with my parents, before they put her in a nursing home. May God give strength and grace to you all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com