tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.comments2023-11-03T06:15:18.117-07:00Four Angels Momma (most days)Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328458241519464529noreply@blogger.comBlogger3170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-29305691987598341042022-12-24T16:44:48.316-08:002022-12-24T16:44:48.316-08:00I enjoyed rreading thisI enjoyed rreading thisStrongsville Office Cleaninghttps://www.janitorial-office-cleaning.com/us/janitorial-service-ohio/strongsville-office-cleaning.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-68087026011959880872022-04-15T13:25:39.100-07:002022-04-15T13:25:39.100-07:00Great rreading your postGreat rreading your postStaceyhttps://www.stacywarner.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-24293094557507824792015-02-06T15:44:57.357-08:002015-02-06T15:44:57.357-08:00the courage and the vulnerability you so loving sh...the courage and the vulnerability you so loving share with us definitely your call to write. I agree with Angella, write as if no one is going to read it. I have been missing from my blog as of late so I understand. I do love see all those bright faces on FB but this is what I miss. I need to make time for this too. Love you Deb!Kathleen Botsfordhttp://kathleenbotsford.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-69449700280251935992015-02-06T15:33:05.865-08:002015-02-06T15:33:05.865-08:00Wow. This is amazing! Your photos and stories ar...Wow. This is amazing! Your photos and stories are wonderful and I miss you!<br />xoxo<br />KKathleen Botsfordhttp://kathleenbotsford.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-15608719559391776952014-12-28T22:11:11.116-08:002014-12-28T22:11:11.116-08:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-84915715990888794082014-10-25T05:12:30.532-07:002014-10-25T05:12:30.532-07:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-83161722111235028592014-10-25T00:29:15.974-07:002014-10-25T00:29:15.974-07:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Miss Ahttp://thisismylifeasiliveit.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-32659943577931939592014-07-29T17:05:08.658-07:002014-07-29T17:05:08.658-07:00Dearest Irene, Thank you so much for your very kin...Dearest Irene, Thank you so much for your very kind words about my writing. Your support and encouragement make me believe that I can reach my goals and I appreciate that more than I can express. Knowing that you have followed your "writer's soul" into the perfect profession for you inspires me to be just like you when I grow up ;) I only hope that I can be like you, someday! Thank you for the wise words about writing. I will definitely take them to heart as I begin to exercise my writing muscle again! That is very, very good advice and I will write it on an index card and tape it to my mirror(next to where I brush my teeth) so that I can read it every day!<br /><br />Thank you for sticking with me and for being such a sweet friend! Big hugs!Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328458241519464529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-26162992613293614352014-07-29T16:57:33.292-07:002014-07-29T16:57:33.292-07:00Beautiful Miss A, I am so glad that we stay connec...Beautiful Miss A, I am so glad that we stay connected on IG, but I do miss you! Thank you for sticking with me, and for understanding. I am so happy to know that you are in a good place and that you now have a wonderful new home to call your own! Wish that I could come over for a dinner party! How fun that would be :)<br /><br />Thank you for your kind words about my family. Parents are definitely a complicated subject and I am sure that my daughters would agree with that ;) Your wise words are very true and I will keep them in mind as I navigate yet another chapter of being a daughter…<br /><br />Love you!Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328458241519464529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-40849740554762678162014-07-29T16:52:45.013-07:002014-07-29T16:52:45.013-07:00Oh dear Angella, you are so good for my soul. Tha...Oh dear Angella, you are so good for my soul. Thank you for your lovely, kind words of genuine friendship and thank you for your love. You are such a special person and I am blessed to know you.<br /><br />I will definitely take your advice about writing! I needed to hear that because I need permission to write exactly what needs to be said. I believe that part of the reason that I lost my voice for a while was because I was censoring myself and that is not healthy.<br /><br />I missed you, too!!!! Mwah!Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328458241519464529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-45868541890318472722014-07-28T05:29:58.960-07:002014-07-28T05:29:58.960-07:00Deb! What a rich, honest post -- something I coul...Deb! What a rich, honest post -- something I could say of all your writing. It's never to late to reclaim/reinvent yourself... do it! As for writing, think of it like brushing your teeth. You wouldn't go to bed without doing THAT, would you? Do the same with your writing. Every day. Even if just 5 minutes, 15 minutes. The time will grow, and so will the pages. You've can do raised a beautiful family... you can do this! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-10975925528374053832014-07-26T22:17:49.307-07:002014-07-26T22:17:49.307-07:00Wow! So happy to read you again! And though you ne...Wow! So happy to read you again! And though you never feel too far and I am glad to see your life through your Instagram feed, reading you is truly amazing. Your family is ever so beautiful and strong. Which is great and is your doing.<br />And parents... Your parents made you the caring, loving but perhaps too selfless mother you are by their neglect. <br />Many hugs!<br />Miss Ahttp://thisismylifeasiliveit.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-67115808529816600252014-07-26T22:05:30.279-07:002014-07-26T22:05:30.279-07:00I nearly yelped out loud when I saw you had posted...I nearly yelped out loud when I saw you had posted! Darling friend, I know exactly the terrain you are navigating as you reinvent yourself after raising your babies, especially since mothering them was so richly satisfying. I have been there. I am there still. Perhaps it is just part of the journey. I am so happy to see you back here and I have one suggestion for you as you begin writing your story. Forget all those people who you think won't be happy with what you write. Forget everyone in fact and write your story as if no one is ever going to read it, write it as close to the bone as you can get. You can always edit and revise with other considerations in mind once you get the whole story down. But to start, write only for you. Welcome back, sweet soul. I missed you. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-13574776970963514392014-07-02T10:04:41.518-07:002014-07-02T10:04:41.518-07:00I miss you, friend. How are you?I miss you, friend. How are you?37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-79417259624371316282013-12-13T08:44:04.119-08:002013-12-13T08:44:04.119-08:00thinking of you this morning.thinking of you this morning.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-52160022673182238972013-11-18T10:48:35.013-08:002013-11-18T10:48:35.013-08:00Wow. Have we ever been on the same journey! But ...Wow. Have we ever been on the same journey! But I guess that was what brought us together in the first place! Every single thing (almost) exactly the same!<br />Love you and miss you!Kathleen Botsfordhttp://kathleenbotsford.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-68823296315282552132013-11-05T11:49:37.034-08:002013-11-05T11:49:37.034-08:00And look how your angel butterflies have expanded ...And look how your angel butterflies have expanded their beautiful wings Debbie… It has been amazing to watch them grow from afar on your blog my friend these past years. <br /><br />I hope you will participate in the gratitude quilt again this year… it would NOT be the same with out YOU!!!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-87854081726476967742013-10-29T19:52:11.784-07:002013-10-29T19:52:11.784-07:00So good to read your post. I have had an incredib...So good to read your post. I have had an incredibly hard time transitioning with Matthew joining the Army to my new role as a parent. It's bittersweet. I'm proud, yet it seems there are lots of questions I have on how much to call, to write...to give space to not give space. ETC. Anyway, I'm happy to hear you are finding ways to adjust through gardening. Love your pics and posts as always. GinnyGinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826701514928054537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-56724356275148714342013-10-08T00:59:43.490-07:002013-10-08T00:59:43.490-07:00I have missed you. I am glad your girls are thrivi...I have missed you. I am glad your girls are thriving. And your garden too! Much, much love. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-42835058240307785182013-10-07T21:41:00.846-07:002013-10-07T21:41:00.846-07:00i love the photo posts. post more though. i love the photo posts. post more though. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033378825749946868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-39724353232641467682013-09-24T11:20:11.187-07:002013-09-24T11:20:11.187-07:00miss your presence here friend, your words, you ph...miss your presence here friend, your words, you photos... fb just isn't the same. but you need to do what you must to take good care of YOU.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-37756444546107151222013-09-24T11:19:49.942-07:002013-09-24T11:19:49.942-07:00miss your presence here friend, your words, you ph...miss your presence here friend, your words, you photos... fb just isn't the same. but you need to do what you must to take good care of YOU.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-90177094372246928932013-09-17T17:00:18.367-07:002013-09-17T17:00:18.367-07:00I could use a map, too. I don't know anyone w...I could use a map, too. I don't know anyone who has the answers, so we will make our way, following our hearts.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448211798237937246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-50058606966692973372013-08-14T08:35:21.548-07:002013-08-14T08:35:21.548-07:00such a beautiful family Debbie... things have a wa...such a beautiful family Debbie... things have a way of working out, they just do, you know? I hope you are taking good care of yourself as August and Elul have both arrived ushering us forward into a New Year of mysterious adventures.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571558006810647972.post-70798098110631673592013-08-11T09:20:00.589-07:002013-08-11T09:20:00.589-07:00Oh my sweet friend!
In a way we are living a para...Oh my sweet friend!<br /><br />In a way we are living a parallel journey in the fact that we both have amazing phenomenal husbands who believe that he and his wife are a team and together they can get through anything along with the silent/not so silent partner named God.<br /><br />We both were blessed/cursed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue system and then we each have our other issues. You have shown me how to traverse this with your honesty, encouragement and love. I will never be able to thank you enough for that.<br /><br />We are both mega animal lovers with your dogs/cats and now my dog/cat. <br /><br />You, with your four amazing daughters as well as I, with my two daughters and one son, have shared the joy, sorrow, heartache and worry of getting them from birth to flying on their own. I sometimes think it has been harder in the summer of their lives (now) than in the spring of their lives when I was their world, they loved my songs I sang them to sleep with and they snuggled sleepily on my shoulder fighting that last bit of wakefulness before drifting off to dreamland.<br /><br />And we do differ, as it is designed, for being the same would interfere with what we learn from one another.<br /><br />You live on the beautiful Western coast where you wake up to a fresh new day designed by God and His wonder. To see that every day and night must be like being in Heaven. I am in Illinois, the Heartland, as it is known, where it is as flat as a pancake and the days pretty well run together. I get the occasional plethora of Fall color and sometimes snow that is enough to build a snowman in the meadow. God has taught me that in whatever state I find myself in, I am to be blessed and I am. A cancer diagnosis reinforced that and drove home the point, as well as the sudden death of my BFF Kathy, that life is NOW, in the moment, and there are seldom do-overs.<br /><br />You will always be a mother. You wear many hats. As the mother of an almost 36 year old I can tell you that I will be needed as her mother until one of us draws our last breath. You never get too old for your mother's arms. You will find the same with your angels.Nesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184900184545881232noreply@blogger.com