tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post3381030679779682051..comments2023-08-29T06:28:14.152-05:00Comments on Dragonfly's Poetry & Prolixity: Psalm 23 by King David and On Death by Kahlil GibranMarionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-6599190235707803152009-09-24T10:10:10.585-05:002009-09-24T10:10:10.585-05:00Oh, Renee. My heart goes out to you. You are a w...Oh, Renee. My heart goes out to you. You are a warrior, taking care of those around you so unselfishly and lovingly. I'm glad you liked the post.. I felt so helpless, but wanted to post something to try to comfort you. I love you, too, dearest brave friend. I'll continue to pray for Jacquie and your family. Blessings and Love, dearest friend of my heart...Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-32584766595673503062009-09-24T09:18:50.108-05:002009-09-24T09:18:50.108-05:00Oh my life travelling partner. Oh my dear Marion....Oh my life travelling partner. Oh my dear Marion.<br /><br />This is the most beautiful tribute I have ever seen. I love Gibran and the 23rd psalm will be read by Nathan at Sheldon's funeral.<br /><br />How kind you are to share my own words back to me, I had forgotten that I wrote that. Not that he is my hero, just that I forgot I had written that.<br /><br />I love you dear Marion and I am honoured to have you as my very dear friend.<br /><br />Jacquie came home yesterday and homecare is not in place yet, so Camille, Nadalene, and I were helping her to do what she needed yesterday, poor Jacquie.<br /><br />Love Renee xoxoReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785932958464359112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-37392372907604969902009-09-20T09:39:10.962-05:002009-09-20T09:39:10.962-05:00Saraha, I still say you have an alchemical imagina...Saraha, I still say you have an alchemical imagination, even if you insist you're not a people-reader. You one of my favorite poets ever. Hugs and Blessings!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-3111335319239461242009-09-20T08:31:04.036-05:002009-09-20T08:31:04.036-05:00Such beauty in your words amongst the tearing of h...Such beauty in your words amongst the tearing of heart strings.Death's cloak always seems that much harder to those not wearing such.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />BTW re your last comment at my place:No no no really I am not. I am just a narcissistic scribbler. I do not lie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-21430778117586396982009-09-19T19:03:44.196-05:002009-09-19T19:03:44.196-05:00Thanks, Margaret. Renee is a bright and shining li...Thanks, Margaret. Renee is a bright and shining light in blog-land. Blessings!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-17750747876995440602009-09-19T18:00:00.927-05:002009-09-19T18:00:00.927-05:00Marion, that was a beautiful tribute and elegy. I...Marion, that was a beautiful tribute and elegy. I don't know Renee, but I humbly and respectfully offer my sympathies. With peace and prayers, love and light, MargaretMargaret Pangerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995968579194433270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-16584191116033449452009-09-19T15:12:28.759-05:002009-09-19T15:12:28.759-05:00Thank you for visiting, Escapist. Blessings!Thank you for visiting, Escapist. Blessings!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-10172370081904181762009-09-19T14:30:35.989-05:002009-09-19T14:30:35.989-05:00Beautiful said,enjoyed reading it.
joliieess:-)Beautiful said,enjoyed reading it.<br /><br /><br />joliieess:-)Escapisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908422564215144474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-34624569346242750902009-09-19T13:21:17.252-05:002009-09-19T13:21:17.252-05:00Thanks, Kelly. I know that Renee appreciates our ...Thanks, Kelly. I know that Renee appreciates our prayers. Blessings...<br /><br />Jos, I'm glad you visit often and please feel free to comment anytime. What little wisdom I have comes from life experience. It's nothing special, just ordinary paying attention and trying to pass along lessons I've learned---usually the hard way. Blessings to you!<br /><br />Snowbrush, I can't speak for Renee, but to me when she said he was beating 'chaos' it meant the illness and accompanying hardship/heartache that has come upon him so suddenly and the courageous way he handled it all. I would have become a blubbering mess had I had a cancer diagnosis so young, yet Sheldon seemed to handle it with grace, even comforting others around him. Thanks for stopping by. Blessings!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-47247706145011055902009-09-19T12:41:20.270-05:002009-09-19T12:41:20.270-05:00I didn't understand Renee's words about be...I didn't understand Renee's words about beating chaos. Indeed, I am clueless. I suppose she meant that he faced death bravely, but what chaos means to her, I have no idea.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-74672294146610927642009-09-19T11:10:35.221-05:002009-09-19T11:10:35.221-05:00Today I heard about Sheldon and my heart ached ......Today I heard about Sheldon and my heart ached ... for Renee ... for Jacqui for their whole big-hearted family. Marion I visit often and never comment. I feel somehow that your wisdom is beyond me. xx JosJoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04681996675508746353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-32204962023638813242009-09-19T10:27:42.570-05:002009-09-19T10:27:42.570-05:00I know there is really nothing I can say to ease t...I know there is really nothing I can say to ease the pain and sorrow. <br /><br />I've prayed for Renee and her family and will continue to do so. <br /><br />(((hugs)))Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-55651557219486925482009-09-19T09:51:22.195-05:002009-09-19T09:51:22.195-05:00Thanks for stopping by, everyone. I appreciate yo...Thanks for stopping by, everyone. I appreciate your love and comments and prayers for Renee. Blessings!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-53625695676584691222009-09-19T09:24:45.118-05:002009-09-19T09:24:45.118-05:00Marion- DAMN!! this is the first place I've be...Marion- DAMN!! this is the first place I've been in over a day. Hadn't heard. Now I must go there and what can I offer my dear Friend that can be enough? I hope to do one tenth percent of the beauty you laid at her feet. I have nothing. just sorrow. Take care and thank you for such perfect words. ~rickRikkijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933627704520555139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-10790922089758066282009-09-18T23:15:21.439-05:002009-09-18T23:15:21.439-05:00Ouch, heart cry. I haven't heard this song in ...Ouch, heart cry. I haven't heard this song in a million years. Sheldon's story brings to mind another song that hits me hard...Mark Schultz - "He's My Son". I cannot imagine this type of loss but will feel it beyond the knowing when I hear that song. Gutteral response. So much saddness. I'm so sorry Renee.<br /><br />"I'm down on my knees again tonight <br />I'm hoping this prayer will turn out right <br />See there is a boy that needs Your help <br />I've done all that I can do myself...<br />If You can hear me <br />Let me take his place somehow <br />See, he's not just anyone <br />He's my son."Wine and Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778785233226804217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-14340985038358342702009-09-18T22:53:25.781-05:002009-09-18T22:53:25.781-05:00For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wi...For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?<br /><br />Shit. Already...<br />xoWoman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-85619127056986267372009-09-18T21:44:09.189-05:002009-09-18T21:44:09.189-05:00What a beautiful and respectful tribute to Sheldon...What a beautiful and respectful tribute to Sheldon and his loving aunt, dear Renee. It is a comfort to feel the love being sent to Renee. You are the perfect conduit. Thank you.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-29467252375441217752009-09-18T20:00:22.123-05:002009-09-18T20:00:22.123-05:00I'm so sorry for your friend's great loss....I'm so sorry for your friend's great loss. May she find some comfort in the beautiful scriptures shared here.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798532682456165053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-76416383473105736452009-09-18T19:13:35.464-05:002009-09-18T19:13:35.464-05:00Thank you, Judith, for sharing that beautiful scri...Thank you, Judith, for sharing that beautiful scripture. God is faithful. I know Renee will be by eventually. She's a regular visitor and I know she'll appreciate your comforting words, too. I'm sorry to hear about your own recent losses. It's good to have friends to share your grief with. A burden shared is a burden halved. God Bless You, sweet lady!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-1874873014854695082009-09-18T19:03:53.934-05:002009-09-18T19:03:53.934-05:00Angela, love to you, too. Renee has become such a...Angela, love to you, too. Renee has become such a good friend to me, and also a life teacher. She's like a Zen master, a true, caring Bodhisattva with a heart of pure gold. Love & Blessings to you!<br /><br />Delwyn, I'm sorry to hear about your Father. I, too, am amazed and in awe of Renee's resilience and wisdom. Glad you enjoyed the Gibran piece. I read him over and over when I was a teen and have found no other writer who can comfort with words as well as he can. Blessings to you, too!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-20186854695682204632009-09-18T18:58:40.999-05:002009-09-18T18:58:40.999-05:00"I cried upon the Lord in my distress and he ..."I cried upon the Lord in my distress and he heard me and delivered me from all my calamaties." <br /><br />As someone who knows intimately the loss of loved ones recently, three consecutively, I know that the above scripture is so very true. <br /><br />Thank you, Marion, for these beautiful words of encouragment. May God bless this family. I shall say a prayer for this family. God is more than able to comfort us and our words and deeds to help others during this time are also very important. <br /><br />Thank you again, dear Marion, for your words. here that I know if read by this family will bless them immensely.Judith Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593319882150923231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-24295695902008626572009-09-18T18:55:18.063-05:002009-09-18T18:55:18.063-05:00Hi Marion
you have written a fitting post for Ren...Hi Marion<br /><br />you have written a fitting post for Renee and her loved Sheldon. I often tell my Beloved of Renee and her family and we consider what life has thrown them but then marvel at her amazing resilience and love...<br /><br />The Gibran quote is a lovely piece. As my Father fades I am mindful of consolatory words...that are more than platitudes...<br /><br />Happy daysDelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-43131023388199092009-09-18T18:41:19.301-05:002009-09-18T18:41:19.301-05:00A beautiful post, Marion. I had such a difficult t...A beautiful post, Marion. I had such a difficult time with my post today. I deleted and repubished a few times. You did a wonderful job here.<br /><br />It's all so heartbreaking.<br /><br />Hugs and love to you, dear Marion.<br />Angelaangela recadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171018304392191669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-10358587447883678952009-09-18T18:37:33.555-05:002009-09-18T18:37:33.555-05:00Thank you, Karen. My heart is broken for our Rene...Thank you, Karen. My heart is broken for our Renee and her loved ones. Love & Blessings to you...Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4356162479428337180.post-15027588834817286032009-09-18T17:58:03.312-05:002009-09-18T17:58:03.312-05:00Oh, Marion, I am so sorry for Renee and her family...Oh, Marion, I am so sorry for Renee and her family. I admire the spirit that allows her to continue in the face of such tragedy. These are wonderful works to post here. xoxoxKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.com