tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post4535753780051508498..comments2024-03-29T01:46:01.524-05:00Comments on Hopeful Parents: Anger and FaithHopeful Parentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10998569368345552372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-60417648200020253182010-06-04T20:55:16.000-05:002010-06-04T20:55:16.000-05:00"So, I pray, to whom I don’t know, that every..."So, I pray, to whom I don’t know, that everyday will come and go without drama and instead, a sense of calm contentment."<br>May it be so. May it be easier for you soon.<br><br>Michelle O'Neilhttp://www.fullsoulahead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-57978189885901521522010-05-23T13:30:50.000-05:002010-05-23T13:30:50.000-05:00It's so difficult for others to understand tha...It's so difficult for others to understand that their view of "normal" for your life will not magically appear. You're finding your way to a new "normal." I will add my prayers for your life to have more havens of calm and tranquility, less drama, and unexpected possibilities.<br>As for those church women? You odn't have to embrace their brand of faith to forge a bond. When my son was born so early and so fragile, I was not a woman of faith but I allowed those around me who had deep faith to exercise it on my son's (and my) behalf. In the process, I began to find my own version of faith. Not the same as theirs but it brings me comfort.<br><br>Niksmomhttp://maternalinstincts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-85897843213086513462010-05-23T10:22:49.000-05:002010-05-23T10:22:49.000-05:00I very much hope that you will find peace and offe...I very much hope that you will find peace and offer you support. This is a tragedy and you will get through it.<br>Many kind thoughts<br><br>tcm007http://acupuncturechicago.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-4777409799698211482010-05-22T23:16:09.000-05:002010-05-22T23:16:09.000-05:00I, too, will pray in my own sometimes deep and oft...I, too, will pray in my own sometimes deep and often haphazard way that you will find peace and comfort and ease.<br>Your writing is, as always, beautiful, and that you share such intensity with others is good.<br><br>elizabethhttp://www.elizabethaquino.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-65483308361081836192010-05-22T22:53:09.000-05:002010-05-22T22:53:09.000-05:00I am so grateful that you posted this. There are m...I am so grateful that you posted this. There are many people who, for whatever reason, cannot come along on the path that we have been given to walk. We still must walk it. I agree with you about the shallow relationships - they fall away, and we don't miss them - but the longer-term, deeper ones - that abandonment does hurt, and I'm so very sorry it's happening now to you. HOWEVER, if they cannot deal with your life as it is now, me experience shows that you are truly better off without them. I have faith that you will not be alone and friendless; you will have what you need. I am praying now that you will be led clearly to the resources you need, and that you will have eyes to see, and ears to hear. I do believe in God, and I pray that His/Her love and blessings will enfold you and your family and comfort you every step of this path.<br><br>Karen Gerstenbergerhttp://www.karengberger.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959253662881047710.post-3532251666741221362010-05-22T22:12:50.000-05:002010-05-22T22:12:50.000-05:00There might be unexpected value in keeping some co...There might be unexpected value in keeping some connection with those South Side women. I am not religious, but will pray in my own way that daily moments of peace and some sisters-in-arms come your way.<br>It is especially difficult when friends and family can't even witness the depth of your feeling, but slowly new friends will appear who can hold the truths of your lived existence, and walk with you.<br><br>anonymousnoreply@blogger.com