tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360858.post115803997904199867..comments2023-08-11T10:35:51.845-05:00Comments on A Broad in Athens: Innocence unwindingTonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00575981534233051204noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360858.post-9346320865350566322007-02-04T22:35:00.000-06:002007-02-04T22:35:00.000-06:00beautiful. i am choking on my tears.
here from Be...beautiful. i am choking on my tears.<br /><br />here from Bev's...Janice (5 Minutes for Mom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03181826427906423606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360858.post-1158620564265671302006-09-18T18:02:00.000-05:002006-09-18T18:02:00.000-05:00So poigant and beautiful...I felt the same fear......So poigant and beautiful...<BR/><BR/>I felt the same fear...with my 2 year old and newly pregant again, I had not only immediate fear for my family but that fear of the future...the world they were now in or coming into. But though it took me awhile, it was only by reminding myself that God was in control ultimately...He created everything and I just had to trust Him.<BR/><BR/>I loved the poetic nature of this writing and the honesty of the feelings so many of us share.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13932066100979969014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360858.post-1158375135733091812006-09-15T21:52:00.000-05:002006-09-15T21:52:00.000-05:00This is so beautifully written. I wish for all of...This is so beautifully written. I wish for all of us that we could be as your little girl and so completely trust in our Heavenly Father that we are not afraid at all. I've had something happen this year that has literally brought me to that place. Trust Him or just die beneath the weight of the fear of the thing. When I finally learned to trust, there was such peace it took me completely by surprise. It shouldn't have. It's what He promised. But that's the way we are, and He understands and calms our fears.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937532276250199445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360858.post-1158303883054514062006-09-15T02:04:00.000-05:002006-09-15T02:04:00.000-05:00Toni~This past Sunday, Sept. 10, we unfurled our f...Toni~<BR/><BR/>This past Sunday, Sept. 10, we unfurled our flag and had it at-the-ready for the 11th. We were showing the world (well, our little 'hood) that we remembered. I couldn't wait to drive down the streets of Austin on Monday and see all the red, white and blue. But you know what? We were just about the only ones flying the flag. I was so surprised. <BR/><BR/>Remember the first few days after the attacks? Flags seemed to be flying from every front porch, car antenna, bike basket, you name it. It was very touching, and I was so proud of our collective solidarity. This year's anniversary made me see that we DO move on. Moving on IS a good thing, I realize, but it made me a little sad to see that so few people seemed to be thinking of displaying that same support as before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360858.post-1158196159312252122006-09-13T20:09:00.000-05:002006-09-13T20:09:00.000-05:00I thought about the same thing this year as I saw ...I thought about the same thing this year as I saw footage from the WTC again - what it would be like to be on the phone with my husband if he called to tell me goodbye in those circumstances. I can't even go there. Can't do it.boomamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13675279081741763175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360858.post-1158125720038022702006-09-13T00:35:00.000-05:002006-09-13T00:35:00.000-05:00I didn't watch a single thing about it this year. ...I didn't watch a single thing about it this year. Our year has been difficult enough that anymore emotional distress might send me off the edge. Caiden did ask me today why the flags were at half mast, and I tried to explain as blandly as possible. You're right--the day will come, sooner than we wish, when our babies figure it out. It's a heart-heavy thing, raising children, isn't it?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03867656058895825645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360858.post-1158092616229653522006-09-12T15:23:00.000-05:002006-09-12T15:23:00.000-05:00On the one hand, we want to protect them from know...On the one hand, we want to protect them from knowing the harsh reality of the world they live in. On the other hand, we can't keep it from them because they need to know in order to protect themselves someday.<BR/><BR/>I know exactly how you feel. Even though my daughters were away at college in 2001, it broke my heart that they had to see what our world has really come to. No mother wants to see her children lose even a tiny part of the security they feel. There are just some things beyond our control.<BR/><BR/>As always, a beautiful post, Toni.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078572615133867629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360858.post-1158074289802617202006-09-12T10:18:00.000-05:002006-09-12T10:18:00.000-05:00I tried to watch that United 93 special last night...I tried to watch that United 93 special last night, but the girls were all around me and I kept crying. My 6 year old kept looking at me for explanation. I could only say, "One day you'll understand. One day you'll learn what happend to these people." And yes, that made me very sad, that one day she would understand.Addiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104156814334233581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28360858.post-1158073253965160062006-09-12T10:00:00.000-05:002006-09-12T10:00:00.000-05:00Beautiful post, Toni.Beautiful post, Toni.Big Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569418470773215304noreply@blogger.com