tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24438442.post877976378344032149..comments2023-05-07T02:33:28.149-07:00Comments on Come to the Table...: Bittersweet: A time to mourn and give thanks...Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04267544451078638468noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24438442.post-63763627002810941292007-05-08T08:00:00.000-07:002007-05-08T08:00:00.000-07:00I'm glad I found this witness to the faith you and...I'm glad I found this witness to the faith you and your mom shared. God bless you.Reverend Dona Quixotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00236153172787772792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24438442.post-48205607222673000042007-05-03T06:12:00.000-07:002007-05-03T06:12:00.000-07:00Thinking of you Catherine in the midst of your dif...Thinking of you Catherine in the midst of your difficult week. Prayers for your comfort.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717388726735528462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24438442.post-89445797875418029792007-04-30T21:30:00.000-07:002007-04-30T21:30:00.000-07:00Karin, thank you. Your words and those of others ...Karin, thank you. Your words and those of others bring me great comfort and solace. I am knowing a greater peace through the care expressed here. I do miss her so...we could talk about anything, and she always made time for me, and even when she would not always agree with me, she listened fully all the same. Peace to you, Karin.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267544451078638468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24438442.post-11045630201427849322007-04-30T12:46:00.000-07:002007-04-30T12:46:00.000-07:00A beautiful post. May you experience God's embrac...A beautiful post. May you experience God's embrace and comforting presence, Catherine.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742282701625568386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24438442.post-43981013590906516782007-04-29T22:00:00.000-07:002007-04-29T22:00:00.000-07:00Ivan, I shall keep you and your mom in my prayers....Ivan, I shall keep you and your mom in my prayers. Losing a pet is on a different but very similar level to losing a child. I understand you anguish all too well. If you can, I encourage you to spend lots of quality time with you mom; read her poetry or a good book aloud; bring her lots of flowers and let her listen to your stories or hers, if she can still speak; break out the photos and remember everything you can with her. I did these things with my mom in her last month. <BR/><BR/>She could not speak from the last devastating stroke but she could hear me and her expressions said more than words could say. And when words were spent, all we could do was gaze into on another's eyes and in that gaze, say what words could never say, I love you.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267544451078638468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24438442.post-89666194649948451122007-04-29T19:46:00.000-07:002007-04-29T19:46:00.000-07:00I'm sorry for your loss. My mother has advanced AL...I'm sorry for your loss. My mother has advanced ALS and this may very well be the last Mother's Day I have with her. Also, I had two cats, littermates, one of them passed in November and now one will go through their 16th birthday alone for the first time this May, so it will be a hard month for me, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24438442.post-84504888355006197492007-04-28T15:08:00.000-07:002007-04-28T15:08:00.000-07:00With all the tender care I receive here, I know I ...With all the tender care I receive here, I know I will make it these next days. After all, such Christ-like love is undefeatable. Namaste to each and everyone of you, my sisters.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/><BR/>Catherine+Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267544451078638468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24438442.post-19316282246879148952007-04-28T13:37:00.000-07:002007-04-28T13:37:00.000-07:00Dear Catherine, Thanks for this moving tribute to...Dear Catherine, Thanks for this moving tribute to your mother. These anniversaries are indeed bittersweet. I pray that you will find comfort in memory and know how much your mother lives in you. Peace and blessings to you, sister.Jane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814517077774999407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24438442.post-89269232146841241202007-04-27T21:24:00.000-07:002007-04-27T21:24:00.000-07:00(((Catherine+))). What a powerful post, and a beau...(((Catherine+))). What a powerful post, and a beautiful and moving witness to your faith in the resurrection. I have a post that feels strangely twinned with this one, though my point is quite different.<BR/><BR/>Peace, friend, and thank you for sharing these sharp and sweet memories.<BR/><BR/>MagsMagdalene6127https://www.blogger.com/profile/11036211735489393308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24438442.post-89078326305529116752007-04-27T07:57:00.000-07:002007-04-27T07:57:00.000-07:00prayers for you as you continue to grieve and give...prayers for you as you continue to grieve and give thanks. what a beautiufl post. thank you for writing it. blessings in this time...LittleMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178617028863825445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24438442.post-64284805771823440072007-04-27T04:18:00.000-07:002007-04-27T04:18:00.000-07:00((((Catherine+))))I can only imagine the pain you ...((((Catherine+))))<BR/><BR/>I can only imagine the pain you are feeling at this time. May God hold you within the warmth of his healing embrace as you pass through this time of grief.<BR/><BR/>You and your mom are in my prayers, dear one.episcopalifemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18092579249862725163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24438442.post-23671355491111711212007-04-26T20:32:00.000-07:002007-04-26T20:32:00.000-07:00My dearest Catherine, that was such a beautiful tr...My dearest Catherine, that was such a beautiful tribute to your beloved mother. I cannot imagine how difficult these past 2 years have been for you. Your relationship with your mother sounds so much like my relationship with my own mother. Your profoundly beautiful post made me stop and think of how much she means to me. <BR/><BR/>I try never to take for granted our time together, but reading your words just now only heightened my sense of urgency to call her and tell her how much I love her. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing such an intimate part of yourself with us. <BR/><BR/>Love, <BR/>KimSeething Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589584407018948285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24438442.post-62951992819808634522007-04-26T07:02:00.000-07:002007-04-26T07:02:00.000-07:00((((((Catherine+))))))))))Peace peace and more pea...((((((Catherine+))))))))))<BR/>Peace peace and more peace to you, from one motherless daughter to another.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930235556546609531noreply@blogger.com