tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post3280194202055805204..comments2023-09-06T06:48:34.820-07:00Comments on Life: The Ongoing Education: What the Heart KnowsLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04389047861929002263noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-71686375979918824952007-05-13T18:17:00.000-07:002007-05-13T18:17:00.000-07:00mom - well, i'm glad i got more out of it this tim...<B>mom</B> - well, i'm glad i got more out of it this time, too. i'm trying to keep it all in mind, and honestly, it usually works. just sometimes i forget, and i long. :)Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389047861929002263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-32362162045252650272007-05-13T17:19:00.000-07:002007-05-13T17:19:00.000-07:00As I read this I remembered when you were 6 and yo...As I read this I remembered when you were 6 and you had repeatedly wished you were 9 like your sister. I tried then to have a discussion about being happy wherever you are in life. It started something like, "if you keep wishing to be 3 years older you'll miss out on the fun of being 6". It went downhill from there into rambling about missing out on life and losing those 3 years...or something. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-59970707169044427032007-05-11T10:16:00.000-07:002007-05-11T10:16:00.000-07:00i'm getting so tardy with my replies...amanda - i'...i'm getting so tardy with my replies...<BR/><BR/><B>amanda</B> - i'm less petty about it than i used to be, which is good i think. i'm more quick now to acknowledge that this is something i want to do with my life. i just want to get to it because, in part because everything for now seems like just killing time until i get there. but really, it's not killing time - it's preparing. and that Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389047861929002263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-22033509416580987902007-05-11T00:29:00.000-07:002007-05-11T00:29:00.000-07:00It will happen when it happens. Please don't wast...It will happen when it happens. Please don't waste energy on feeling sad because it hasn't happened yet. Life is too short for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-72560248865724991972007-05-10T06:57:00.000-07:002007-05-10T06:57:00.000-07:00I think to not envy, to not yearn, that would be b...I think to not envy, to not yearn, that would be bad. Seeing a reflection in someone's life that you want in your own future is natural. You are simply gathering the inspirational ingredients for the feast you have ahead of you. <BR/><BR/>Your twenties are such a time of discovery, transitioning from child/dependent to head of your own household. That' huge, it's only natural that you'd want to Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864631532886681402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-33527081071958611662007-05-09T11:44:00.000-07:002007-05-09T11:44:00.000-07:00Just promise me to read this post EVERY DAY when y...Just promise me to read this post EVERY DAY when you have four crazy kids and a nine year old husband, when your baby won't sleep through the night, when your toddler refuses to poop anywhere but on the toilet SEAT, when you'd rather eat cheerios from between the couch cushions than cook another meal, and when you can't remember what your tummy looked like flat. Carpe Diem, girl!nutmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446668834392727556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-80401631385694238382007-05-09T10:36:00.000-07:002007-05-09T10:36:00.000-07:00We are so on the same page today. I'm overcome wi...We are so on the same page today. I'm overcome with want and need and confusion as to why I don't have it. <BR/><BR/>My emotions about it are controlling me. I'm going to have to keep re-reading this post for inspiration. <BR/><BR/>I just love your blog. ::heart::Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16545997231998176325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-59946318884710989192007-05-09T05:30:00.000-07:002007-05-09T05:30:00.000-07:00I can relate to many of your confessions, and this...I can relate to many of your confessions, and this is one of them. While I don't consider myself desperate anymore (a good friend cleared me up on that one), it is still something that I want. Soon. 'Cause I'm 30. <BR/>One of my greatest fears is dying alone in a nursing home with no one to visit and care about me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-65638205864847769252007-05-08T18:12:00.000-07:002007-05-08T18:12:00.000-07:00This sounds so trite, but I really believe that wh...This sounds so trite, but I really believe that when you are truly ready, the husband and the children will fall into place in your life. When I stopped worrying about finding a man and worked on being happy with myself, the perfect man for me practically fell into my lap. And then my daughter came along at just the right time, as well. <BR/><BR/>Hang in there... You'll know when it's right. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-61503432435425301962007-05-08T16:38:00.000-07:002007-05-08T16:38:00.000-07:00Please do not feel bad for the feelings that you h...Please do not feel bad for the feelings that you have. They are real and they are yours and remember mothers sometimes do know best. Fall into the love of your mother and the faith and hope and insight that she has into your wonderful future.<BR/>The universe holds something truly marvolous for you.Torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825584109550611401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-44335342548927139292007-05-08T08:26:00.000-07:002007-05-08T08:26:00.000-07:00i understand the feeling completely. I often feel...i understand the feeling completely. I often feel like this as well. What is the hardest for me, is going to church and seeing all the families together. It makes you feel excluded. But I try to remember God has something great in store for me!Teachahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067893917869707719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-6524983693826676092007-05-08T07:34:00.000-07:002007-05-08T07:34:00.000-07:00Knowing what you want is not a bad thing. I have ...Knowing what you want is not a bad thing. I have no doubt that you will get there some day. I would guess that many of those "perfect" families you see also envy the life you have.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03990643174190148602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-2482555166682125872007-05-08T06:48:00.000-07:002007-05-08T06:48:00.000-07:00The part that caught my attention was your concern...The part that caught my attention was your concern that you feel too much. I'm under the impression that your at least consistently feeling everything. I have the problem of being very non-emotional 95% of the time. We can talk about the most volatile topics and I'll never change pace. But a pretty girl so much as gives me a second glance and I'm a helpless fool. I'm just not used to having much Kilgore Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860526600723545020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-52686430428524612092007-05-08T06:41:00.000-07:002007-05-08T06:41:00.000-07:00great post. but, your posts always are :)if it mak...great post. but, your posts always are :)<BR/><BR/>if it makes you feel better..those holdy-hand "perfect" couples you see? usually aren't perfect. they just look it to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-8708824300018192152007-05-08T01:01:00.000-07:002007-05-08T01:01:00.000-07:00Oh lovey.. I'm with you. There is so much I want R...Oh lovey.. I'm with you. There is so much I want RIGHT THIS SECOND, I want to fast forward a few years some days and just have it all. But you're right - even if it were all to be handed to us on a silver plate right now, it's not meant to happen that way.<BR/><BR/>You're doing everything right, enjoying the things that are going on in the moment. I think we'll keep on trudging along just fine, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-64039033108567656742007-05-08T00:15:00.000-07:002007-05-08T00:15:00.000-07:00Lovely as usual, dear. The time will come, when y...Lovely as usual, dear. <BR/><BR/>The time will come, when you will be ready, and new loves will come into your life.Lady Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13360693450146358247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30079493.post-26773803161551374412007-05-08T00:13:00.000-07:002007-05-08T00:13:00.000-07:00You have a better attitude than me. Not to justify...You have a better attitude than me. Not to justify envy. That whole grass is greener thing is never any good, I should know. We are where we are meant to be, not where they are. Still, I don't have to like it. Well, I should, but I don't. I was just thinking about that happy family thing as I was reading my cousins myspace. I was cringing and wringing my hands inside. I thought to myself; I don'tAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13228106742903552975noreply@blogger.com