tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post4384135212726511392..comments2024-02-17T01:35:07.469-07:00Comments on FYI on Rach and Ry: Because I Have Been Given Much...Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07736424221463366337noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-18893039884969955192008-11-17T22:53:00.000-07:002008-11-17T22:53:00.000-07:00Very nice. Thanks. I love you.Very nice. Thanks. I love you.SDtheblogmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489456775464862041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-20820000632088384452008-11-16T21:56:00.000-07:002008-11-16T21:56:00.000-07:00I am grateful for her too! I really miss her as I...I am grateful for her too! I really miss her as I'm going through becoming a mom myself for the first time. And it IS important to keep things in perspective. Compared to kids in Africa you have the best life imaginable, but don't kid yourself into thinking that it's so easy to be an overworked teacher with an overworked student husband that you can't be discouraged at times. That's just not true. It IS hard. Not as hard as not having food on the table every night, but hard nonetheless. You and Ry are both so great, and not at all selfish. Mom would be very pleased with what you are doing with your life each day. Of that I am sure.Sarah McKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626106108082905185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-55232987449534557312008-11-16T20:46:00.000-07:002008-11-16T20:46:00.000-07:00Your mom is still an inspiration to me as well. W...Your mom is still an inspiration to me as well. When she died I think I mentioned that in her memory I coined a new life motto for myself..."No excuses, no regrets" and I still think about that all the time. I know that in spite of all the cancer and not feeling well she did fun things not only for her family, but for all those around her. Her funeral spoke of what an impact she had on people by the shear number of people who were there. And I am sure there are many many more who she touched who couldn't be there. That is exactly the kind of person I want to be and she literally is one of my greatest examples of that. I really appreciated reading your blog about her.Amber and The Boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340696536678526622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-18586323335776730112008-11-16T19:32:00.000-07:002008-11-16T19:32:00.000-07:00(This comment is from Christie...wasn't until I wa...(This comment is from Christie...wasn't until I was about to publish it that I realized that Katie was still logged in! She keeps up with you too!) I wish I could have known your mom, but I think from knowing you a bit, I know her a bit too. To tell you the truth, I think of her every time I'm not feeling very well. I've been blessed with such good health, that I'm not very tolerant of not feeling well. I usually have so much energy and can go and go...so when I don't, the contrast is really startling. It is at those times that I think of your mom...and all that she did, all that she way, and all the positive and fun things she brought to your family, most of which where probably when she "wasn't feeling all that well". It helps me to really appreciate my blessing of health, and try to not be such a whiner when I'm less than 100%. How very much she loved you to 'forget herself' and give to you.Katie Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883047003321667160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-92199704569039228972008-11-16T18:26:00.000-07:002008-11-16T18:26:00.000-07:00This is a great post Rachel. Thanks for sharing. I...This is a great post Rachel. Thanks for sharing. I've always admired your courage inspite of your trials. And I love the gratitude journal idea too. I think I remember Katie telling me that she got a gratitude journal from you one year and she is ever so faithful in writing in it. I need to be better at that.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17431026288707443651noreply@blogger.com