tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13871850.post728789217700562824..comments2023-07-27T09:43:37.478-06:00Comments on formerly phread: please pardon the indulgence...~j.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02959570365515658547noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13871850.post-84391658734748694942008-08-22T11:01:00.000-06:002008-08-22T11:01:00.000-06:00Amen, my friend. I've hesitated to write anything,...Amen, my friend. I've hesitated to write anything, but I finally caved. I just had to write something, even if it was just to help me sort my thoughts. I'm glad you indulged us. I'm guessing Stephanie wouldn't mind at all.Sister Pottymouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987391736782375817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13871850.post-27793005923860980342008-08-21T15:57:00.000-06:002008-08-21T15:57:00.000-06:00I seriously was not expecting to get any comments ...I seriously was not expecting to get any comments on this. Thanks to everyone for your support -- of my writing this, but most especially towards Stephanie, Christian, their kids, their family, their goals, their lives, and their healing.~j.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02959570365515658547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13871850.post-56478508870181580162008-08-21T13:54:00.000-06:002008-08-21T13:54:00.000-06:00Thanks for the perspective. I really needed it to...Thanks for the perspective. I really needed it today. You may be younger than me, but much more mature. I glad to call you friend.L. Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450428450337145005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13871850.post-59720523090262839472008-08-21T11:33:00.000-06:002008-08-21T11:33:00.000-06:00I'm with you ~j. I somewhat grew up with Stephani...I'm with you ~j. I somewhat grew up with Stephanie and her family, but have not been involved in thier lives at all for 11 years. Somehow that time means nothing and I have to constantly check on what's going on read the words that are shared. I almost feel silly that it is affecting me, but if all I get out of this is that there is something greater and more powerful out there that can help this family find peace.. then I know it's worth it. <BR/>Thanks for your words.<BR/>~iannIannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970855513510523620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13871850.post-50942447095432590112008-08-20T23:39:00.000-06:002008-08-20T23:39:00.000-06:00I don't know if she has all that much perspective:...I don't know if she has all that much perspective: she won't share her food.Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859567470814286102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13871850.post-44518022350203071162008-08-20T22:27:00.000-06:002008-08-20T22:27:00.000-06:00I think whether or not she knows it, by reading he...I think whether or not she knows it, by reading her blog faithfully she <I>is</I> our friend, even if to her we remain a stranger.<BR/><BR/>Recently I wrote a paper for one of my classes asking if a relationship could be "real" if feelings weren't being reciprocated. If you love someone, but they are completely unaware of your love for them, does that make the love you feel any less "real?" My answer is no, it does not. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for posting this ~j. I had blogged privately about how this has affected me. I didn't feel like I deserved to indulge on expressing my own reaction to this tragedy, because there I would go again, making it <I>all</I> about me. And what am I to that family? Practically a stranger. But I think anyone who has ever stumbled across her blog, or even met her just that one time in real life, would have to have a heart of stone to not be affected deeply in some way by this situation. Stephanie is an artist, and like all great artists, she has done more than create beauty: she has changed lives.i i eeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11965669520527591687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13871850.post-76551952256933631082008-08-20T22:20:00.000-06:002008-08-20T22:20:00.000-06:00When we are faced with a traumatic experience it o...When we are faced with a traumatic experience it opens our eyes. Everyday should be something we look forward to. Live life to the fullest and be happy. I love the song that the kids are learning in primary right now "I am like a star shining brightly". I do not know Stephanie but if she is anything like what everyone says than she is a star shining brightly for the whole world to see.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707913022405563391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13871850.post-38847488520151255862008-08-20T21:47:00.000-06:002008-08-20T21:47:00.000-06:00Exactly. If we all had a little more "Nie" in us,...Exactly. If we all had a little more "Nie" in us, we would be able to see the world a little more as our Heavenly Father wants us to see it.<BR/><BR/>I feel that ache as well.sue-donymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05157709722120704944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13871850.post-27316493988838962008-08-20T15:28:00.000-06:002008-08-20T15:28:00.000-06:00I met Nie once in real life, and she was just as a...I met Nie once in real life, and she was just as amazing as her little blog leads you to believe. I (like Gerb) don't <I> really </I> know her either, but I am so worried and sad.<BR/><BR/>We're going to do the balloon launch here in Washington-all by ourselves, send a care package, keep checking for updates, cry, and pray.<BR/><BR/>Thanks ~j for saying it just right.ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566707114151868463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13871850.post-84325913501627905742008-08-20T15:17:00.000-06:002008-08-20T15:17:00.000-06:00I appreciate your post and the comments. I only me...I appreciate your post and the comments. I only met Stephanie once but I did write a blog post in defense of the way she looks for, finds and surrounds herself with beauty. The world needs more of that you know. <BR/><BR/>I still can't wrap my head around all this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13871850.post-46888677821357539512008-08-20T14:06:00.000-06:002008-08-20T14:06:00.000-06:00I am with you. Sending a care package doesn't see...I am with you. Sending a care package doesn't seem like enough, and sending money doesn't seem like enough. And temple roll prayers and family prayers and personal prayers aren't enough. But they have to be enough, I guess.La Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15044092297673361855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13871850.post-25965567703496134652008-08-20T12:41:00.000-06:002008-08-20T12:41:00.000-06:00Very beautifully said. Here's my inner torment: ...Very beautifully said. Here's my inner torment: I don't even know Stephanie (in person) but I am still affected by this whole thing. And because I don't know her personally I feel like I don't have a right to be affected somehow. But I still feel compelled to do something... so I pray. And I read updates. And I wish I could figure out a way to do something more. <BR/><BR/>It's a crazy thing, this whole blog family I have created for myself - especially since there are so many who I read about often and feel like I know well.<BR/><BR/>Anyway. That's a long comment. I really can't pin down the right way to say what I am feeling.Gerbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13103247512887532095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13871850.post-23623578632652619322008-08-20T12:20:00.000-06:002008-08-20T12:20:00.000-06:00That wasn't an indulgence. It was an investment. Y...That wasn't an indulgence. It was an investment. You're not alone in these thoughts, not at all. The phrase that keeps going through my mind again and again and AGAIN in regard to Stephanie and her family, their outlook and . . . their <I>mission</I>, in my opinion . . . is <B>LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.</B> It's been with me, along with the tears and prayers, this whole time.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you wrote what you did. I think I'll go and hike the Y today. Not run, but walk it at my own pace.Geohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928364622023202837noreply@blogger.com