tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post610073128976769165..comments2023-11-03T05:09:33.978-04:00Comments on Fragments of Grace: Almost ThereUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-37774904100607836952012-05-22T06:46:02.900-04:002012-05-22T06:46:02.900-04:00I love this photo, and I love that you and she hav...I love this photo, and I love that you and she have each other to reflect such deep love.<br /><br />What a bit of joy to light up my computer!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147416487171740144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-56205644750932690772012-05-20T22:27:08.043-04:002012-05-20T22:27:08.043-04:00Savor away. And I love the new look of your page,...Savor away. And I love the new look of your page, too!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17900710197132226896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-10606707691650828592012-05-20T19:24:35.617-04:002012-05-20T19:24:35.617-04:00Certainly you deserve to savor this happy moment. ...Certainly you deserve to savor this happy moment. Your girl is beautiful and her achievement is spectacular. Happy day to you all.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519140951660677172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-27956025061157272742012-05-20T18:13:17.252-04:002012-05-20T18:13:17.252-04:00exactly. The thing is I know that my husband and I...exactly. The thing is I know that my husband and I are much better parents than my mother and father ever were. And yet my son has fallen into a similar life situation that my brothers faced, and the men in my husband's family - it seems that what ever the proclivity it follows the male gene. Thankfully my brothers out grew it, I have hope that my son also mature...but, then one never really knows. And, at his age I have very little control over his choices.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667178624061122421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-26771903008040939022012-05-20T07:33:52.120-04:002012-05-20T07:33:52.120-04:00What a beautiful photo of Marissa! There is a dee...What a beautiful photo of Marissa! There is a deep spiritual quality in her innocent expression. God bless you as you and your family enjoy her graduation.Lyndahttp://www.metanoia-mrc.blogspot.ca/2012/05/almost-there.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-24745352377211089762012-05-19T22:22:13.978-04:002012-05-19T22:22:13.978-04:00Prayers and blessings for your daughter as she gra...Prayers and blessings for your daughter as she graduates from grad school.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-39328469848199194762012-05-19T11:44:48.114-04:002012-05-19T11:44:48.114-04:00Terri, because of the events in our own family and...Terri, because of the events in our own family and our friends', Marissa and I have spent a lot of time the past few weeks talking about the stigma of mental illness. (You notice how I try to be discreet about identities here?) <br /><br />A few years ago, a friend bewailed the fact that, shortly after one of her children got into terrible difficulties, a colleague's child was admitted to an Ivy and another colleague exclaimed, "The apple doesn't fall far!" "Then what kind of tree am I?" she muttered.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898073277524952683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-18954781377385809222012-05-19T11:33:09.700-04:002012-05-19T11:33:09.700-04:00This is a difficult time of year, indeed, as I str...This is a difficult time of year, indeed, as I struggle with what feels like a failure of parenting, and deal with the impact of my son's recurring illness. I think, if he had cancer I could talk about it, but he has a mental illness and a tendency to prefer to self-medicate rather than be med compliant with what the doctor and psych prescribe. I too have a successful lovely daughter, who lives a fragile life. I wonder how it is that I can two very different children despite similar parenting? <br /><br />Lovely photo of your daughter - I imagine she will be fabulous in her profession - social work?Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667178624061122421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-83594601601884282892012-05-19T10:02:50.060-04:002012-05-19T10:02:50.060-04:00Congratulations to Marissa and to her supportive a...Congratulations to Marissa and to her supportive and loving family! What a precious photo this is.Jody Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031378214797420014noreply@blogger.com