tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post2004278095961249800..comments2023-11-03T05:09:33.978-04:00Comments on Fragments of Grace: Migrants Coming ThroughUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-79042742152641684992011-09-22T22:44:47.517-04:002011-09-22T22:44:47.517-04:00God is present with arms of love that have no cond...God is present with arms of love that have no conditions nor agenda but to wrap you up in the warmth of Love/ \ it is the tent of God's love the assurance of abundance of love in all, through all for all.Don Painehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455166499123842614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-44392589797035632982011-09-22T14:29:49.537-04:002011-09-22T14:29:49.537-04:00so so sorry. yuck.so so sorry. yuck.Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-41428351056053236772011-09-22T14:25:15.157-04:002011-09-22T14:25:15.157-04:00I've tried to find words to convey the sadness...I've tried to find words to convey the sadness, exasperation and just sort-of slack-jawed disbelief I feel thinking about what is now filling your days. The best I can do is say that I am with you in prayer. I am 15 minutes away from the Fort Lauderdale beaches and if along the way, you need a place to come and watch this particular version of the ocean, "mi casa es su casa". Peace, strength and hope be with you.Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14318759796476070253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-37184483294032640362011-09-22T10:03:44.798-04:002011-09-22T10:03:44.798-04:00I'm sorry about title I did try to go back and...I'm sorry about title I did try to go back and delete:( Have been there and got the t-shirt and feel that I became a member of a club I didn't want to join! The last 4 lines resonate on many many levels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-86189268807189454782011-09-22T07:44:05.719-04:002011-09-22T07:44:05.719-04:00i was hoping that when i returned here this mornin...i was hoping that when i returned here this morning, after a good nights sleep and with a strong hit of caffeine in my system in preparation to face the day, i would have something more eloquent for you. <br />i don't. <br />the suicide aftermath ongoing I'm-getting-out-of-bed-and facing-life-and-surviving-while-living-purposefully + onslaught of cancer with all its emotional trappings (about which I could go on forever - actually, i guess i have) + the atrocity of insurance issues = a combo platter that leaves me tearful, outraged, incredibly sad, questioning... and wanting to sit with you someplace outside where the sun is shining and the leaves are beginning to turn, and just hold your hand<br /><br />shit again<br /><br />ps - jane's poem is extraordinary, when you get beyond the title's proximity to your circumstancesMary Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03952052366072701992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-50175608986508667942011-09-22T06:18:58.707-04:002011-09-22T06:18:58.707-04:00prayers mt friendprayers mt friendStratozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148600260976577216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-4742952414554097082011-09-22T00:15:39.108-04:002011-09-22T00:15:39.108-04:00I can't say that I understand the technical as...I can't say that I understand the technical aspects of the medical insurance system in the USA but its bizarre that this would in the end, prevent you from accepting the call. (In Australia we have a system like the UK - public health insurance which is paid as a small per centage of your annual income.) Lots of love over the next month as you go through the whole surgery and recovery process.rob culhanehttp://www.robculhane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-92105759231360427572011-09-21T22:46:07.441-04:002011-09-21T22:46:07.441-04:00What Mary said (Oh Shit ... on so many levels!)What Mary said (Oh Shit ... on so many levels!)Rev SShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661507940053055640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-4120620867014648052011-09-21T20:27:54.624-04:002011-09-21T20:27:54.624-04:00Great poem, Jane. If only the title didn't lo...Great poem, Jane. If only the title didn't look so much like mammogram, mammography, mammo everything!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898073277524952683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-3043732699037604862011-09-21T20:23:50.417-04:002011-09-21T20:23:50.417-04:00oh shit... on so many levelsoh shit... on so many levelsMary Pottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03952052366072701992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-67395618167643275712011-09-21T16:42:26.783-04:002011-09-21T16:42:26.783-04:00The best of intentions to provide all with healthc...The best of intentions to provide all with healthcare, yet an inflexible policy, imposing unhelpful complications in an already complex situation. Did I get that right? <br />*sigh*<br />I'm so grateful that a) God is present in all things and situations, b) He/She has a sense of humor, c) you have insurance through the Quiet Husband's work and d) you have a degree in the law, on top of your pastoral qualifications. You may be able to make better sense of all of the goofy paperwork & regulations because of your brilliance and training. <br />But I'm sorry that this is happening! UGH. Wondering how I help from here...if I lived closer, I'd be cooking for you.Gbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895779471612397202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-52267999261328944702011-09-21T16:08:03.456-04:002011-09-21T16:08:03.456-04:00I don't have any words. I don't know what...I don't have any words. I don't know what I can possibly say...it's all overwhelming and this insurance business (on top of it all) makes no sense.<br /><br />Just want you to know I was here and that I'm thinking of yousunflowerkat https://www.blogger.com/profile/11643564072168293568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-29041405639754236822011-09-21T14:43:23.290-04:002011-09-21T14:43:23.290-04:00It seems very strange that you could not say to th...It seems very strange that you could not say to the PC(USA), "No thanks, I have insurance through my spouse's job." You would think they would welcome this.<br /><br />Still, perhaps it is best to postpone the call until you are on a better footing with your health issues, so that your attentions to a new congregation might be less divided. <br /><br />But this still sucks... Keeping you in my thoughts, my friend.Lisa :-]http://mlraminiakcomingtoterms.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-8806553473681165232011-09-21T11:37:22.703-04:002011-09-21T11:37:22.703-04:00Makes me sad for USA healthcare and grateful for w...Makes me sad for USA healthcare and grateful for what exists free to all in UK ....But wishing you clarity of thinking and a poem for company<br />MAMEEN<br /> Be infinitesimal under that sky, a creature even the sailing hawk <br /> misses, a wraith among the rocks where the mist parts slowly.<br /> Recall the way mere mortals are overwhelmed by circumstance, how <br /> great reputations dissolve with infirmity and how you, in <br /> particular, live a hairsbreadth from losing everyone you hold dear.<br /> Then, look back down the path as if seeing your past and then south <br /> over the hazy blue coast as if present to a wide future, recall the <br /> way you are all possibilities you can see and how you live best as <br /> an appreciator of horizons whether you reach them or not, admit that <br /> once you have got up from your chair and opened the door, once you <br />>>> have walked out into the clean air toward that edge and taken the <br /> path up high beyond the ordinary you have become the privileged and <br /> the pilgrim the one who will tell the story and the one, coming back <br /> from the mountain, who helped to make it.<br /> - David Whyte<br /> with love JaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-77108402970033984022011-09-21T10:26:04.196-04:002011-09-21T10:26:04.196-04:00Oh, I am so very sorry to hear this. Prayers...Oh, I am so very sorry to hear this. Prayers...Dr. Laura Marie Grimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372741914558791844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-71615150276588904922011-09-21T08:59:42.048-04:002011-09-21T08:59:42.048-04:00Well, I will say this, the BoP's medicare supp...Well, I will say this, the BoP's medicare supplement is just about the best out there. And it's cheap. <br /><br />Ahh, you are about to become another nonsurvivor survivor.Joan Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858394238696729686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-31471055534303749162011-09-21T08:48:16.474-04:002011-09-21T08:48:16.474-04:00I often wonder what the health care system would b...I often wonder what the health care system would be like if there was no insurance industry which increases a patient's costs in $ and time by interposing a third party between the patient and her health care providers. We'll never know and maybe it wouldn't be an improvement. <br /><br />Ugh. <br /><br />Praying for a swift and complete resolution of all things for you!Jody Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031378214797420014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-31191999827622021332011-09-21T08:38:27.230-04:002011-09-21T08:38:27.230-04:00Holding you close as you navigate this maze of so ...Holding you close as you navigate this maze of so many emotions and practicalities.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17900710197132226896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-22193828340588907982011-09-21T08:21:33.960-04:002011-09-21T08:21:33.960-04:00It baffles me that no one anywhere in church admin...It baffles me that no one anywhere in church administrative hierarchy can waive this requirement for you.. Prayers as you contemplate the changes the seasons bring! Bird migrations are a beautiful awesome sight!ajowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11594506673794844413noreply@blogger.com