tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post7822340539776434768..comments2024-03-28T14:34:13.323-04:00Comments on Life in a Small Town: Somber Christmas PostMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11533317405680450964noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-57941399734077070582012-12-19T22:44:31.820-05:002012-12-19T22:44:31.820-05:00Growing older, that is my fear too. People we love...Growing older, that is my fear too. People we love will die of old age and how about those we love who may pass from illness or some tragic accident. I don't want to live through that yet I know this is a part of life and people move on and life continues to go forward. It is on my mind often.<br />I don't know if I can bear it.((HUGS))Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-55865004621364443462012-12-19T14:01:53.216-05:002012-12-19T14:01:53.216-05:00All educators and students are in my prayers! Such...All educators and students are in my prayers! Such a tragic thing to happen!<br />I often think about what will happen when my parents are gone. My dad is almost 81 and my mom is 70. I figure we have a while left with my mom, but know that every year we have with my dad is a blessing. Living Life in the Lowcountryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953742689295048215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-83875171111583131232012-12-18T21:42:20.361-05:002012-12-18T21:42:20.361-05:00I cannot think about it without shedding many tear...I cannot think about it without shedding many tears. So sad. Innocence taken. Innocence lost. I weep for those families who won't be celebrating with the same excitement as they had hoped. My heart breaks when I think of the last 4 or 5 minutes of the victim's life. No child should feel that type of terror. <br />All we can do is pray. Pray for all who are effected. Pray for my own children. Pray that we can turn to God amid all this evil and find his peace. Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14735618188851876515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-70095685149667951832012-12-18T11:48:42.780-05:002012-12-18T11:48:42.780-05:00A somber but very meaningful from the heart post, ...A somber but very meaningful from the heart post, Mary. Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651016998027244516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-83104538429054370312012-12-18T11:21:57.537-05:002012-12-18T11:21:57.537-05:00All our principals met yesterday and we have a saf...All our principals met yesterday and we have a safety meeting this afternoon. I feel so unsettled right now. BTW....Christmas without one or both parents is tough that first year...and so far it has not gotten any easier...My granny used to always spend the night with us and my kids on Christmas eve...it was a tradition....my children all consider it the greatest part of Christmas....STILLMAGNOLIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453175923858351452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-62332870427328842832012-12-18T09:23:15.644-05:002012-12-18T09:23:15.644-05:00What a beautiful note from that parent, I'm s...What a beautiful note from that parent, I'm sure many parents were feeling the same way.<br /><br />Christmas traditions - ah, the source of so much stress sometimes. I love that your parents encouraged you to be in your own homes on Christmas and helped to facilitate that by hosting the "big" Christmas the week before. I, too, hope you and your siblings continue that tradition long after your parents are gone.<br /><br />The Man has 4 sisters and with spouses, significant others, and 2 nieces in the loop now, we've gone to having a gift exchange/secret Santa for the adults and we all buy for the 2 little girls. It really is fun to just focus on one adult to shop for and I know we all get much more meaningful gifts than when we were trying to budget for 10.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738076740941616678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-29673688024972045062012-12-18T08:52:46.755-05:002012-12-18T08:52:46.755-05:00I had a hard time at Mass Saturday evening watchin...I had a hard time at Mass Saturday evening watching parents with their children. One woman had two little girls. The younger one was too young to know what had happened but the mother kept reaching over and patting her head or her back. The older girl, maybe around 9, clung to her mother's arm all through Mass. <br />Christmas definitely changes when siblings and parents are gone. I'm the oldest of three but both my brother and sisters are deceased as well as my parents. One of the sisters I live with is from Ireland so the two of us make dinner on Christmas and Thanksgiving and invite some of the sisters in the area who either have no family or whose families are in Ireland. It's becoming a nice tradition for us!Sr. Ann Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306386663608358131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-38323370903917737702012-12-18T07:53:28.167-05:002012-12-18T07:53:28.167-05:00I can't imagine how difficult it must have bee...I can't imagine how difficult it must have been for parents to take their children to school yesterday. Yet we know that there are no guarantees in life and that God is with us no matter where we go, no matter what happens. That promise is what gives us hope in this dark world. Kathy ... aka Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626590048036292030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469509176316025961.post-76118124773080344172012-12-18T06:35:17.841-05:002012-12-18T06:35:17.841-05:00What a nice note from your principal.
I watch t...What a nice note from your principal. <br /><br />I watch the changes in traditions at our house--and I know it is part of the changing families. I still kind of long for the old days, but I love right now, too!Mrs. Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09281364500907238463noreply@blogger.com