tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post4618315693995212595..comments2023-10-07T03:12:02.883-04:00Comments on Suburban Matron: A Price Above RubiesBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517252487552392654noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-85725037979880807502013-04-03T01:50:26.076-04:002013-04-03T01:50:26.076-04:00Wonderful post and tribute. Sounds like a mother ...Wonderful post and tribute. Sounds like a mother that lived and breathed her faith.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359355308140058671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-8153759695683617602013-04-02T21:45:06.760-04:002013-04-02T21:45:06.760-04:00You just write the best dang posts, Beck.
That i...You just write the best dang posts, Beck. <br /><br />That is a wonderful thing for a daughter to say, and truly bears chewing 'pon. <br /><br />Hard to disappoint. It does seem to reach deeper, to that level of knowing that the person continues to believe in your best self, <i> sees </i> your best self in fact... maybe even when you don't. It resonates with some parenting advice I believe in (and occasionally remember to apply) : to be a repository for your child's best moments, so you can hold up that mirror to them when they are disappointed in themself. Hugs, AAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06331709146988974058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-75302975707780024822013-04-02T20:23:31.131-04:002013-04-02T20:23:31.131-04:00xoxo
-Hootxoxo<br /> -HootHootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04400434356203181107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-26755745694181018732013-03-31T23:44:07.537-04:002013-03-31T23:44:07.537-04:00That does resonate with me, and it also makes me w...That does resonate with me, and it also makes me wince.<br /><br />Thank you sharing it, though, as wincing could be followed by a check, and all my children would benefit from a check.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-84695686450146385492013-03-30T10:04:35.104-04:002013-03-30T10:04:35.104-04:00You know, I could def see that not making a myster...You know, I could def see that not making a mystery of your feelings represents a huge advance over where it all began.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517252487552392654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-59451806637983809482013-03-30T09:19:44.740-04:002013-03-30T09:19:44.740-04:00I think I've read this about 7 or 10 times. I ...I think I've read this about 7 or 10 times. I dunno, Becky. Insofar as I predict my own mother's funeral, I don't expect to show, unless to confirm the poisonous old witch is really dead, so I always feel like I'm starting from zero where there are things like goals & satisfaction in relating. I don't know. My kids will probably say something like, "If she was upset, it was never a mystery!" Perhaps I should aim higher, lol. But, well, idk. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-43526771192082856722013-03-29T22:36:36.739-04:002013-03-29T22:36:36.739-04:00This is a lovely memory and tribute. I'm sorr...This is a lovely memory and tribute. I'm sorry for your/Houston's/Houston's family's loss.<br /><br />I've been thinking about the disappointment thing since I read this last night. I think there's a real difference between being disappointed by (and thus correcting) a behavior and being disappointed in a person, does that make sense? Like, I've always admired my Grandma's ability to make every one of us feel like what we are doing and who we are becoming is the most wonderful thing possible -- even though we are all so different. And yes, to be able to do that, genuinely, with your children and grandchildren and friends, is "expansive and gracious, something to strive for."Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460212502492881040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-2621800089517476032013-03-29T21:35:05.802-04:002013-03-29T21:35:05.802-04:00Jeanette was a truly lovely person. And your remem...Jeanette was a truly lovely person. And your remembrance of her is lovely. Thank you for sharing that special time with everybody. delainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519073646760104147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-21811615470138778932013-03-29T19:42:20.374-04:002013-03-29T19:42:20.374-04:00What a nice remembrance. Your writing gave me a c...What a nice remembrance. Your writing gave me a chill. Really. Something to think about as we go along being moms. People like Jeanette are the high bench mark that keep the rest of us inspired and trying to be better. Thanks!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284136308875776151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-8189465127120033962013-03-29T09:57:00.930-04:002013-03-29T09:57:00.930-04:00Oh yes it does. It suggests a heart that is full ...Oh yes it does. It suggests a heart that is full of forgiveness, acceptance and unconditional love. Something to think about, indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-58900145850048896212013-03-29T09:54:16.473-04:002013-03-29T09:54:16.473-04:00Touching tribute on all counts. Perfect fit for Go...Touching tribute on all counts. Perfect fit for Good Friday. Thanks so much for this message as it is resonating deep within me.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516327327030323593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-4398750939601993232013-03-29T08:52:28.702-04:002013-03-29T08:52:28.702-04:00It seems to me that Jeanette was such a force, a c...It seems to me that Jeanette was such a force, a center of gravity, that it would have been hard to be in her presence for very ling and continue to disappoint her. She was a sort of regulating and norming mechanism that drew you back to civility and into relationship.Camp Papahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03918758148818443535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-14564602098710459442013-03-29T03:01:47.763-04:002013-03-29T03:01:47.763-04:00Beautiful and thoughtful post. Thank you for shari...Beautiful and thoughtful post. Thank you for sharing the inspiring life of this woman with us.Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350579051520505525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-44817003053300586432013-03-28T23:51:33.609-04:002013-03-28T23:51:33.609-04:00That really is big. And such a perfect post for me...That really is big. And such a perfect post for me today. . . it was one of those days when every little thing I asked for was met initially with refusal that turned into a negotiation. I was annoyed and exhausted; I had to be stern, which I don't like and luckily don't have to be all that often. But, yeah, disappointment is a different thing altogether--I remember my parents saying, "We aren't mad, just disappointed." It was effective, but I also didn't really believe them. Like, disappointment is so deep that I know what they meant, but I don't think they really meant what it implies--"failure to fulfill hopes and expectations, preventing hopes from being realized" (according to online dictionary wisdom). I think it's the "hope" part that really speaks to me . . . definitely something to think about. Thanks for a touching post. I'm so sorry for your friend's loss, and your loss. Erika Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616267564975552152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-6027112409397031992013-03-28T23:24:49.337-04:002013-03-28T23:24:49.337-04:00Beautiful. She really was full of grace and charm....Beautiful. She really was full of grace and charm. And as I told Bets, she fully enjoyed her family and the people around her; she relished life. If that's not "running a good race" (as we church people say) then I don't know what is.<br /><br />And yes...hard to disappoint. Something to think about...I'm not sure my kids could say this about me yet. Let's keep thinking on it. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969357513275063157noreply@blogger.com