tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post6276744477604240769..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: Alone at My First Easter Vigil -- Part 2Karen Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-23322297853303582672009-04-26T09:51:00.000-05:002009-04-26T09:51:00.000-05:00Thank you, all, for such beautiful and kind commen...Thank you, all, for such beautiful and kind comments.Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-77093727765306263862009-04-17T06:56:00.000-05:002009-04-17T06:56:00.000-05:00The story is inspiring on its own, but your tellin...The story is inspiring on its own, but your telling brings me to tears. Thanks for sharing it, Karen, in such a heartfelt and honest way. :)Sarah Reinhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05682511477646768745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-90652455110701855542009-04-16T08:11:00.000-05:002009-04-16T08:11:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing this. Maybe there's hope fo...Thank you for sharing this. Maybe there's hope for my family too. Maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-47016816670954775882009-04-15T18:43:00.000-05:002009-04-15T18:43:00.000-05:00That is beautiful. On Holy Thursday I had the priv...That is beautiful. On Holy Thursday I had the privilege of sitting next to a woman who alternates holy days with her husband while one stays home with the young children and the other takes the older ones to Church. While your story is quite different from theirs, both remind me that things don't need to be perfect in order for us to be with God. It is okay that I *need* to go to daily Mass while my husband does not. <br /><br />Thank you.Raehttp://nowealthbutlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-87116318634958994142009-04-15T09:14:00.000-05:002009-04-15T09:14:00.000-05:00Wow. There is so much hope in this post.
I also c...Wow. There is so much hope in this post.<br /><br />I also cry at some bits during the vigil.. Luckily noone's noticed yet. :-)Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030346708273230214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-58841415561961731182009-04-15T07:22:00.000-05:002009-04-15T07:22:00.000-05:00Thank you, Roxane, for your kind words.
Things ...Thank you, Roxane, for your kind words. <br /><br />Things have come full circle because I, too, would be able to thoroughly enjoy going to the Vigil Mass alone now, if that's what circumstances dictated. :) <br /><br />And, I agree with you that ultimately, it always comes down to sole dependence on God, and that is always our goal. Either Atticus or I could lose the other tomorrow -- no one knows what the future holds, and the final relationship is with Him ....Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-67778168203616427132009-04-14T22:08:00.000-05:002009-04-14T22:08:00.000-05:00Karen,
This is beautiful. I attended the Easter Vi...Karen,<br />This is beautiful. I attended the Easter Vigil alone this year, but...I truly enjoyed it. I hadn't gone for about 12 years, when my husband and newborn son became Catholic at the same service. I went mainly because I've missed it, and because a friend of mine became Catholic. I loved reading about your experiences, both past and future. And even though I am a cradle Catholic, I understand the feeling of spiritual separateness. Even though our family is all one faith now, we don't walk identical faith paths at all times. No matter how much we try to merge our lives, in the end, it is still going to be just us and God in the end, so, we might as well get somewhat accustomed to depending solely on God. Everything else is gravy. Anyway, thank you so much for this post. It was very meaningful.Roxane B. Salonenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459456545891720716noreply@blogger.com