tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post8726391811685815188..comments2024-02-21T02:19:16.755-08:00Comments on Widow's Voice: Seven Widowed Voices Sharing Love, Loss, and Hope : Taking a MemoMichele Neff Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356589209090780127noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-16841369619887838132015-01-01T13:28:34.701-08:002015-01-01T13:28:34.701-08:00Hi Ruthie...me too, it took awhile. And there is s...Hi Ruthie...me too, it took awhile. And there is something to be said for living in the moment, but doing so as a result of our profound heartache is painful. I'm glad you are at a point where these bigger thoughts are a little easier. And thank you for commenting. It means so much. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692228819480165657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-21946880847947683122015-01-01T13:27:05.066-08:002015-01-01T13:27:05.066-08:00Thank YOU. So glad it resonated.Thank YOU. So glad it resonated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692228819480165657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-38968028877973999862015-01-01T13:26:26.948-08:002015-01-01T13:26:26.948-08:00It took me awhile to get to the point where I real...It took me awhile to get to the point where I realized my own time is short, but now that I'm here it is an ever-present thought. We can only do what we can do - but to waste it? Seems like it would make a sad thing even sadder and Mike would never have wanted that for me either. Thank you so much for commenting Tricia. It feels good to be connected, even as we are so far away from each other on the globe...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692228819480165657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-5565744008968790712015-01-01T08:05:59.930-08:002015-01-01T08:05:59.930-08:00When my husband died, it was too painful to try to...When my husband died, it was too painful to try to look back and I was too scared to look to the future. I could only live in the moment. It has now been 2 years and 4 months and I now look back and remember all that we shared together. It still hurts sometimes but much less so. I now am starting to look forward too and it is not quite so scary. Your post will help me to think of where I hope to be. There are lots of decisions to be made. Thanks for your post. It will help. Ruthienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-68492792577464205562015-01-01T06:32:22.123-08:002015-01-01T06:32:22.123-08:00Thank you. Good post and good food for thought. ...Thank you. Good post and good food for thought. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-2686850383275804702015-01-01T04:49:12.507-08:002015-01-01T04:49:12.507-08:00Stephanie, your writing resonates with me, thinkin...Stephanie, your writing resonates with me, thinking about how we have to let go of expectations while planning for the future. Who knows what will come? Our little plans and designs could change in an instant. Still it is important to have a view and an eye toward the future. What do I want to become? How can I make this happen? Everything I had planned for my life with my beloved has been thrown into the air. I have no idea what happens next. But I also have a feeling that time is short. And I don't want to just sit around and waste it. I want to grow. It's what he would have wanted for me. Thank you for this New Year's post. TriciaTricia Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13133585754425129198noreply@blogger.com