tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post5522500269781356444..comments2023-10-25T11:13:03.295-04:00Comments on something glorious: World-Splitting WordsLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09412050271204879522noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post-66811621053766115882010-08-08T00:20:48.946-04:002010-08-08T00:20:48.946-04:00Dearest Lauren, Will try this again and hopefully ...Dearest Lauren, Will try this again and hopefully recall what I wrote in my last attempt to comment..for someone seldom at a loss for words and who rambles on..how does this mother-in-law tell her daughter-in-law of how very proud she is of you..and I thank God for your gift of expressing a spirit of truth and honesty in your writing and also now for expressing yourself in your photography..have known for sometime that you and Robert are soul mates..thank you for loving him as you do and also for loving my precious granddaughter, Ella..Yes, Robert does look like a lumberjack in that picture, but truly a handsome one!!! Love your pictures and comments!!! And thank you for sharing about Pop-Pop...had trouble sleeping tonight and now know it was God's perfect timing for me to come down and turn on the computer to check e-mails and find your blog...if not for being in NH and a tad bit too far..would come right over and give you a big hug and tell you personally how much I love you...when can we expect to see a book published(think you can fit it into your busy schedule?) Anyway until then please continue to keep your readers enchanted..that being myself also...give Robert my love and this Aiti will say goodnight!!!Aitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751113143370296363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post-82362885297681618352010-03-02T09:09:15.629-05:002010-03-02T09:09:15.629-05:00Thank you, April. It's interesting and encour...Thank you, April. It's interesting and encouraging to see how people get connected in this vast online community. I have a deep appreciation for Ronna's words and presence on the web, and am also deeply grateful for the connections that are branching out of her space. I'm glad you're here!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412050271204879522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post-16556414725839694382010-03-01T16:44:26.552-05:002010-03-01T16:44:26.552-05:00Lauren -
I just found you through Ronna's bl...Lauren - <br /><br />I just found you through Ronna's blog the other day and want to let you know that you are one of those women who has inspired me to use my voice, quite literally by inspiring a blog post. <br /><br />Thank you for shining your light so brightly. I look forward to witnessing more of your journey. <br /><br />Blissings, AprilApril Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12965236694112711243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post-90490259980878538332010-02-28T18:03:48.844-05:002010-02-28T18:03:48.844-05:00heather- your words of affirmation and friendship ...heather- your words of affirmation and friendship mean more to me than you could imagine. i get chills when i consider the implications of "a more generous space." i look forward to getting to know you better, and to sharing this journey with you, cross-country though we may be ;)<br /><br />ange- thanks for chiming in...positive feedback from friends helps me to both stand taller and speak with more clarity. and i *have* been saying that i NEED to make a trip back to nashville sometime soon...<br /><br />and KAREN- so glad you clicked over! i just want to encourage you as you take baby steps toward beginning a blog, that you are a BEAUTIFUL writer. you paint such vivid and vibrant pictures with your words, and i look forward to reading more of them, once your seedling takes shape!!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412050271204879522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post-51702293746686757612010-02-27T23:43:55.482-05:002010-02-27T23:43:55.482-05:00Dear Lauren,
Thank you so much for your loving sup...Dear Lauren,<br />Thank you so much for your loving supportive words for me, on Ronna's blog! And of course, the amazing and perfect thing is that when I follow your link back to your own blog, here you are writing about the very same themes! :)<br />I am so encouraged by what you said. I am myself on the babystep-edge of starting my own blog. Learning about the technology, making notes about my first posts. Needing to be very gentle with myself about how and when it all bursts forth. My tendency is to be super-urgent and anxious and demanding of myself... but I can't force a flower to bloom, and I can't force a blog to bloom either. But the seedling is definitely pushing out of the ground, seedhead curled bowed down but defiantly reaching upward. And your words are so encouraging to me, because it makes me feel that people will want to read what I have to say!<br />So thank you, thank you. :)<br />KarenKaren Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515847013149514928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post-66610263374281183792010-02-27T20:46:19.164-05:002010-02-27T20:46:19.164-05:00Lauren -
I literally got chills once I reached th...Lauren -<br /><br />I literally got chills once I reached the end. I had tears in my eyes and all I could think was "Amen!"<br /><br />Love you, girl! I so look forward to the coming days and sharing real life with you (even if we are miles and miles away...sniff...sniff...)<br /><br />AngelaAngehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483667202981270086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post-73795846322990958372010-02-27T20:40:05.433-05:002010-02-27T20:40:05.433-05:00Lauren,
I've only just "met" you, bu...Lauren,<br />I've only just "met" you, but through a woman who validated and affirmed my voice in a time when I, too, was beginning to make tentative, frightened but very forward steps nonetheless, out of my cocoon of "shoulds" and into a more generous space--Makeesha. It's not an easy road, but it's thrilling and exhilarating, because there's so much that your soul aches to say, and your fingers can't fly fast enough across the keyboard. Then there are those who gasp and say, "How did you know? How did you know I felt that way?" The first time, you think it's a fluke. The second, luck. The third, divine providence, and by the fiftieth time, you realize that you've finally allowed God to speak through you and you're willingness to be a vessel is bringing hope and freedom to many. And you smile the smile of the called and fulfilled. May the peace of a blessed, lovely God, in all her generous and gigantic creativity, give you glorious hope in this season.<br /><br />Heathergetbornmagmommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770329289965292136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post-44874059080010744592010-02-27T11:32:37.356-05:002010-02-27T11:32:37.356-05:00and your pride makes me brave :)and your pride makes me brave :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412050271204879522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post-73555917317867399922010-02-27T11:16:22.560-05:002010-02-27T11:16:22.560-05:00you make me proudyou make me proudLauren Lelsey Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13861145767190520515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post-20763465654100380212010-02-27T09:54:16.823-05:002010-02-27T09:54:16.823-05:00tally- wow. thank you for showing up and sharing ...tally- wow. thank you for showing up and sharing your heart. glad we can still make one another smile, despite our differences. <br /><br />amy- thank you. it's both humbling and heartening to hear such affirming words from a woman who i admire deeply.<br /><br />stine- i know it, and i feel it, and i could never possibly do justice with my words to what a difference that makes. <3<br /><br />amber- i love what you said. mostly because i feel as if the various "institutions" in my life have told me the exact opposite for the better part of my life. the message has been about denying myself, silencing the questions that might prove disruptive, and choosing 'fraudulent' over 'heretical,' for the sake of my very soul.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09412050271204879522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post-22666078730156937352010-02-27T00:44:59.098-05:002010-02-27T00:44:59.098-05:00Bottom line...you have to be true to yourself. Co...Bottom line...you have to be true to yourself. Come what may. If your insides feel "fraudulent" that's no way to live. Better to be honest and be able to live with yourself. I'm learning that lesson slowly, but surely.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03833115037180168281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post-1338442033241984162010-02-26T22:20:43.568-05:002010-02-26T22:20:43.568-05:00I love the real you. That is all.I love the real you. That is all.Christinehttp://dreammore.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post-28945913619768863412010-02-26T20:59:47.048-05:002010-02-26T20:59:47.048-05:00***applause***
You're an incredible woman. Y...***applause*** <br /><br />You're an incredible woman. You've got my thoughts & prayers as you turn this new page.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924784279928092348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12789564.post-1871506198249448212010-02-26T20:44:31.336-05:002010-02-26T20:44:31.336-05:00Lauren,
You make me smile.
While I'd assume...Lauren,<br />You make me smile. <br /><br />While I'd assume based on previous interactions that you and I would end up on opposite sides of many spectrums (some closer than others) I assure you that I'll be reading with a supportive heart. <br /><br />You have a natural talent (am I allowed to say gift?) for writing and expressing your thoughts in a way that comes across poetically yet effortlessly. I'm certain I don't even have a window to your world but more likely a dusty keyhole at best but I do sense a powerful voice with the ability to articulate in compelling fashion. <br /><br />Whether we ever agree doesn't concern me as I'll be enjoying this next phase of your writing to see how this newfound freedom elevates this talent that has spent years fermenting. <br /><br />I tip my cap to you and look forward to the words to come.<br /><br />TTally Wilgishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176608970804429038noreply@blogger.com