tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post115509612019402669..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: School supplies, serendipity, ice cream and tearsKaren Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1155499037590518082006-08-13T14:57:00.000-05:002006-08-13T14:57:00.000-05:00Thanks, to all of you, for taking the time to shar...Thanks, to all of you, for taking the time to share your reactions. God is indeed amazing!Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1155332521934731262006-08-11T16:42:00.000-05:002006-08-11T16:42:00.000-05:00Yes, the tears are rolling down my face, also.(Thi...Yes, the tears are rolling down my face, also.<BR/><BR/>(This with my five little rugrats playing happily behind me.)<BR/><BR/>I have to be honest, Karen. Cancer freaks me out. What with my cousin fighting breast cancer and one of my best friends fighting colon cancer and a former classmate dying just this WEEK from--you guessed it--cancer, I have been wrestling with the demon Fear (with anxiety and uncertainty playing minor roles).<BR/><BR/>Well, thank goodness for grace. For it is grace alone that can help us through the darker hours; grace that reminds us to be more fully present to the moment and to the people God has called into our lives.<BR/><BR/>My heart goes out to the gentleman in your story while at the same time I am in awe of how you and your daughters were Christ to him in his moment of need. <BR/><BR/>That is so awesome. GOD is so awesome.Margaret in Minnesotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603439076606550856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1155261425374088862006-08-10T20:57:00.000-05:002006-08-10T20:57:00.000-05:00Thank you for this wonderful, thought provoking, f...Thank you for this wonderful, thought provoking, family-hug-inspiring, tear shedding post. God Bless you and your dear ones, Karen. Also, God Bless the grieving gentleman whose witness is now in my heart, too.yesterthoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575383794730932571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1155245068619267282006-08-10T16:24:00.000-05:002006-08-10T16:24:00.000-05:00Nothing new to add to the comments other than I am...Nothing new to add to the comments other than I am also teary-eyed and blessed by your experience.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I think we, as a generation, think that once someone is "old", they somehow don't feel the same way. I think, however, they are just more private, honorable, and deliberate about whom they share it with. I thank God that you were there for him, and he for you.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03038743473739366061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1155232749992228132006-08-10T12:59:00.000-05:002006-08-10T12:59:00.000-05:00My hubby beat me to it. Actually he saw the post f...My hubby beat me to it. Actually he saw the post first and sent me an email saying "wow." Indeed. Oh Karen, how beautiful and moving. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1155212494306657102006-08-10T07:21:00.000-05:002006-08-10T07:21:00.000-05:00Karen, that was a beautiful story and post.Karen, that was a beautiful story and post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1155163254171447542006-08-09T17:40:00.000-05:002006-08-09T17:40:00.000-05:00Wow, what a beautiful story. Thank you for sharin...Wow, what a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing.<BR/><BR/>Why is it that I always seem to tear up whenever I visit your blog?! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1155151024454825722006-08-09T14:17:00.000-05:002006-08-09T14:17:00.000-05:00So beautiful, Karen. (I love Atticus's comment too...So beautiful, Karen. (I love Atticus's comment too, lol)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1155147849216804732006-08-09T13:24:00.000-05:002006-08-09T13:24:00.000-05:00Wow, you're good. I think I love you.Wow, you're good. I think I love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1155144983672286052006-08-09T12:36:00.000-05:002006-08-09T12:36:00.000-05:00A co-worker came into my office just now and asked...A co-worker came into my office just now and asked with some understandable concern why I had tears in my eyes. <BR/><BR/>Thanks to you and your stranger for a reminder of what's really important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1155142391960978922006-08-09T11:53:00.000-05:002006-08-09T11:53:00.000-05:00I'm teary eyed. That was beautifully written and ...I'm teary eyed. That was beautifully written and I'm sure experiencing it was even better. Thanks for sharing it. I came to your blog because of a link on Cay's. I'll have to come back again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1155137607005940272006-08-09T10:33:00.000-05:002006-08-09T10:33:00.000-05:00That is a beautiful story. I don't believe in coi...That is a beautiful story. I don't believe in coincidence, myself, and it sounds like you don't either. I cried right along with you. And sendipity is one of my favorite words!Jennie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14027736832723636538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1155136308328453842006-08-09T10:11:00.000-05:002006-08-09T10:11:00.000-05:00That is just amazing and beautiful. Definitely a m...That is just amazing and beautiful. Definitely a moment of grace for him and for your family.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681800417597386171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1155131390227621022006-08-09T08:49:00.000-05:002006-08-09T08:49:00.000-05:00How incredibly sad...and holy.If this man only kne...How incredibly sad...and holy.<BR/>If this man only knew how many lives he is touching due to his sharing with you and your sharing with us. A beautiful experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com