tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post8257385105974146500..comments2024-01-10T03:40:08.423-06:00Comments on KEEP BELIEVING: Finding BalanceAngie @ KEEP BELIEVINGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00930977696454848345noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-75696081752653988672010-05-31T20:44:16.825-05:002010-05-31T20:44:16.825-05:00Angie...I thought I would check in on you ...you h...Angie...I thought I would check in on you ...you have been on my heart so much lately as I know the anniversary date has come & gone and also with Sang's passing. I know you were completely in love with Brian. No one knows what your journey has been or is but you. I can only imagine what you had to work through to let Brian go so you could look with JOY to the future. You truly are amazing, with beautiful insight, so balanced, such a beautiful spirit & soul. We are here to live life, to experience life...ALL of it..whatever comes our way...how we handle it, process it and move ahead is truly what its all about. We cannot remain ''stuck'' or frozen. I wish you the very best in all you do and in all you love! <br />Respectfully, Debra WinterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-49352654935367228802010-04-06T09:49:29.365-05:002010-04-06T09:49:29.365-05:00I'm a total lurker, but have been following al...I'm a total lurker, but have been following along for the past 20+ months or so... from when Brian was sick through his passing one year ago.<br /><br />I've had a chance to read oodles of your postings ... and I'm writing today to briefly say that I am in total awe of where you were then and where you are now. <br /><br />You've evolved... from a grieving wife and widow, to a new woman ready to restart life.<br /><br />I can't imagine the undercurrent of 'conversations' from your family and friends as you move on ... it seems only natural, yet, I'm sure for some, it's still quite difficult.<br /><br />I feel like I needed to write as I'm about to embark on a year of single motherhood - as I send my husband of 10 years on a deployment to Iraq. While I can only think of the positive, the thoughts of becoming a widow at 37 are sadly overwhelming. <br /><br />Anyway, my thoughts are with you as you boldly hold your head up high and find a new you. You deserve it. Your family deserves it. Best of luck during this exciting time.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493268452074516009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-41239118112757211742010-04-05T13:11:19.417-05:002010-04-05T13:11:19.417-05:00I follow your blog and I think you are an amazing ...I follow your blog and I think you are an amazing person. You are ready to start a new life and it's time for you to be happy. Your sons are beautiful and young and they will be okay. Yes it is hard but the world is out there and you will be happy and fall in love again...you are a precious child of God and He will lead you on this journey. My prayers are with you and your boys!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-27814390261849094712010-04-04T23:10:50.793-05:002010-04-04T23:10:50.793-05:00You. Are cool.
You are graceful and real and ope...You. Are cool.<br /><br />You are graceful and real and open.<br /><br />Balance is hard as heck. In any circumstance. I love that you're embracing your current balance in the way you can.<br /><br />You? Are cool.katydidnothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15710011717146842223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-15709508714966326492010-04-04T01:51:29.779-05:002010-04-04T01:51:29.779-05:00I remember your posts a year ago and how you didn&...I remember your posts a year ago and how you didn't know if you'd make it to where you are now. It's amazing how time moves us forward even when we don't want it to. Your boys are so blessed to have a mother that honors their feelings so much and gives such grace to them. I pray others will also extend that grace to you too. Happy Easter! Much love to you all.oceangypsymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09152406544455093674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-46678414675806538912010-04-02T14:31:49.730-05:002010-04-02T14:31:49.730-05:00Thinking of you Angie as you enter this next phase...Thinking of you Angie as you enter this next phase in life. I am sure it is so hard, but from a total unconnected outside opinion it sounds like you are doing a great job. <br /><br />You are a wonderful mother to those two boyz!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757190486746869272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-12765814453027421022010-04-02T11:56:22.759-05:002010-04-02T11:56:22.759-05:00this was very insightful, angie. thinking of the 3...this was very insightful, angie. thinking of the 3 of you and your balance.Anna Whiston-Donaldsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-35637996797115187172010-04-02T11:41:27.016-05:002010-04-02T11:41:27.016-05:00There definitely isn't any one certain path th...There definitely isn't any one certain path that a life after the death of a loved one is "supposed" to take. I am happy for you that you are able to release what was and look forward to what will be.tracey.becker1@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606831315390042198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-10790438496717798992010-04-02T09:59:49.680-05:002010-04-02T09:59:49.680-05:00It is amazing as we go from the loss of a husband ...It is amazing as we go from the loss of a husband to the grief (both ourselves and our children) and on to the growing in a new life.<br /><br />My daughter was 10 when my husband died. She processed it much more differently than I did. In fact, she was out of grief and into recovery long before I was. I sat in "our" bedroom and watched TV and did crafts. She went out and played with her friends.<br /><br />Now everyone says she and I are cut from the same block. That may be true, but we still handle our lives differently.<br /><br />Angie, you are doing the very best you can for the boyz and letting them process everything at their pace is going to provide a healthy future for all of you.<br /><br />God bless you and keep you all the days of your lfe, Karen W. in S.W. Ohiolenoirdenanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901214327247120526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-12696966173379570292010-04-01T21:36:55.398-05:002010-04-01T21:36:55.398-05:00I am so proud to call you my friend. Such a perfe...I am so proud to call you my friend. Such a perfectly worded post! You're so right. The balance is & probably always will be hard, but moving forward in life is the right thing to do. You rock, Angie!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01606570803094936934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-17061101172712626592010-04-01T19:33:52.290-05:002010-04-01T19:33:52.290-05:00This is just an amazing piece of insight. Once aga...This is just an amazing piece of insight. Once again, you impress me to the point of speechlessness.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-62593935113828891172010-04-01T18:20:42.150-05:002010-04-01T18:20:42.150-05:00Angie,
I have the joy of knowing you before Brian,...Angie,<br />I have the joy of knowing you before Brian, and with, and now after. You have always had an amazing spirit and I know that Brian saw it too. I am so happy for you that you continue to grow, that Brian's death didn't paralyze you. Not that I expected it to, but anyone would understand if it did. <br /><br />I can't comprehend your grief. But, I have read and can see how you are there for your sons, letting them be who they are and grieve in their own individual ways. You are doing great. Not that I know anything, but I'm still impressed.<br /><br />Love you!Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039056206420438194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40716328257111525.post-56464693309165047882010-04-01T17:57:17.524-05:002010-04-01T17:57:17.524-05:00I don't write often but I do keep up with your...I don't write often but I do keep up with your blog. I am so happy to hear you want to move forward with your life. You cannot go back - life has changed but I hope for you a new life full of happiness. Your boys will adjust - give them time - you are doing a very good job helping them move forward too. Don't give up - your life will be full again sometime soon. My prayers go with you.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111098957758986855noreply@blogger.com