tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post540467228265696944..comments2023-09-04T02:08:25.543-07:00Comments on choosing my own...: Stirringjust jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09218649675899000158noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-16115615197873299592008-12-07T12:20:00.000-08:002008-12-07T12:20:00.000-08:00Hi Jamie, I have a little award for you over at Th...Hi Jamie, I have a little award for you over at The Jason Show, because I think you're amazing. If you want it.Jason, as himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630210317307544165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-2595597601296236412008-12-06T20:27:00.000-08:002008-12-06T20:27:00.000-08:00oH i LOVE THIS. I can't believe I have not commen...oH i LOVE THIS. I can't believe I have not commented on this yet.<BR/><BR/>AS I read this (again), the song "clarity" by John Mayer is playing from my page in the background.<BR/><BR/>Clarity, grace, and purpose, together......is EXACTLY what I want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-60161210974861370932008-12-05T07:25:00.000-08:002008-12-05T07:25:00.000-08:00i'm a dork. i tagged you yesterday and forgot to l...i'm a dork. i tagged you yesterday and forgot to let you know that i tagged you. duh!!<BR/><BR/>so....<BR/><BR/>you are tagged. IF you want to play along. :)<BR/><BR/>xoxoxJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273782359824312027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-47726026335947438742008-12-04T16:41:00.000-08:002008-12-04T16:41:00.000-08:00I tried stretching but pulled a muscle.I tried doi...I tried stretching but pulled a muscle.<BR/><BR/>I tried doing something else but it done me wrong.<BR/><BR/>I tried to fill the hole but it didn't make me whole.<BR/><BR/>What restores the soul? I don't know. I just want to be closer to those I love.Last Place Finisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503504468257174592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-28207096421926368832008-12-02T13:09:00.000-08:002008-12-02T13:09:00.000-08:00You explained so well how I often feel.And you are...You explained so well how I often feel.<BR/><BR/>And you are so right. <BR/><BR/>I'm copying your prayer.San Diego Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12624915698900874371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-72245321812786746982008-12-02T11:25:00.000-08:002008-12-02T11:25:00.000-08:00what a beautiful post. :)you are so right. we all ...what a beautiful post. :)<BR/><BR/>you are so right. we all feel that way at some point. i need my children too, more than they need me. i'm sure of it. <BR/><BR/>thank you for your comment on my blog today... hope you got to go see the other blogs and check them out too!! :)<BR/><BR/>beautiful writing. :)<BR/><BR/>xoxoxoxJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273782359824312027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-88778504112124747132008-12-01T20:13:00.000-08:002008-12-01T20:13:00.000-08:00Beautiful! I can relate so much.Well said.Beautiful! I can relate so much.<BR/><BR/>Well said.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537821831479150677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-28490713706743109012008-12-01T19:21:00.000-08:002008-12-01T19:21:00.000-08:00I found this so thought provoking, compelling, goo...I found this so thought provoking, compelling, goose-bumpy. <BR/><BR/>You are awesome.~Swankymamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297775214113910370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-72428010149032194712008-12-01T08:43:00.000-08:002008-12-01T08:43:00.000-08:00I can't even make fun of you when you write beauti...I can't even make fun of you when you write beautiful things like that. Dammit.Burgh Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123901504643963583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-67280860396199402792008-12-01T07:43:00.000-08:002008-12-01T07:43:00.000-08:00I completely feel you. sometimes i have such an ur...I completely feel you. sometimes i have such an urge, wanting and needing to do more,like my soul knows its unfulfilled potential and i am blind to it. we hold ourselves back from so many beautiful things we are capable of doing, becoming. we are so comfortable in our safe little worlds. i am the same way! But i believe little things make a difference. sponser a child. use canvas bags, recycle, donate, pray. we each have a role to fill whether big or small. your post really inspired me, thanks! and thanks for stopping by my blog!Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270064477032387240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-47898166341933600362008-11-30T15:32:00.000-08:002008-11-30T15:32:00.000-08:00Yours is the most meaningful post of the day!Yours is the most meaningful post of the day!Jason, as himselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630210317307544165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-62836819656813467502008-11-29T19:20:00.000-08:002008-11-29T19:20:00.000-08:00What a great post, Jamie - I loved it and have kno...What a great post, Jamie - I loved it and have known many of these same feelings. It is true - we need them more than they really need us!!<BR/><BR/>Take care - KellanKellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882991320065439298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-91697304264504813882008-11-29T19:12:00.000-08:002008-11-29T19:12:00.000-08:00Goosebumps. You have beautifully expressed what so...Goosebumps. You have beautifully expressed what so many of us wrestle with. Follow your gut and include your children in whatever you do so that they can experience, through you, the joy of giving oneself to others.Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04744607374240351455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-37678904069334453332008-11-29T18:03:00.000-08:002008-11-29T18:03:00.000-08:00Just get really busy so that you fall asleep with ...Just get really busy so that you fall asleep with out thinking<BR/><BR/>Sometimes it helps to just not think.<BR/>And there are days that you just have to think.<BR/><BR/>SmilesAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786127130691625566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-32046505025503345182008-11-29T17:21:00.000-08:002008-11-29T17:21:00.000-08:00You are the face I look into knowing that I have a...You are the face I look into knowing that I have always needed your strength in exactly the same way you need Tatum and Chase, only now you are grown up and I depend on your strength and grace even more. But I also feel pulled and stretched and I feel the dream of doing something better in the world than what I am doing now starting to poke through the surface like a little green sprout... I wonder what it will grow to be?T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00694952607804464270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-18231515599413452652008-11-29T16:12:00.000-08:002008-11-29T16:12:00.000-08:00I think we all go through this angst at some point...I think we all go through this angst at some point or if you are like me, repeatedly. And then I remember that there is a season for everything. Right now those two beautiful kids are your purpose. And the rest will come. Blessings and kudos for a great post!Melissa, Multi-Tasking Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552463538625125742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-31383946828620964482008-11-29T11:54:00.000-08:002008-11-29T11:54:00.000-08:00It's so nice to know someone else has the exact sa...It's so nice to know someone else has the exact same thoughts:)<BR/><BR/>Well written honest post. Kuddos to you!Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11401389563505382738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-30649753131962471442008-11-29T07:02:00.000-08:002008-11-29T07:02:00.000-08:00Hi there. This was a perfect for how I was feeling...Hi there. This was a perfect for how I was feeling today! Thanks so much for visiting my blog, and for your comment! I'll be stopping by more often! Your twins are gorgeous!Mommy2Twinkies-Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621411925358532925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-20578304375998736212008-11-29T00:30:00.000-08:002008-11-29T00:30:00.000-08:00Dude, existential much? ;^) At least hyou have the...Dude, existential much? ;^) At least hyou have these things on your mind. Some people never want to make THE world a better place, only THEIR world. <BR/><BR/>Adopt a family, adopt a soldier, volunteer at a shelter, buy something on Kiva. There's so much you can do, you'll find the one thing that speaks to you.Melanie Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04100313047776018999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-64362785124497491732008-11-28T21:54:00.000-08:002008-11-28T21:54:00.000-08:00Beautifully said.And I hear ya sistah. I so hear ...Beautifully said.<BR/><BR/>And I hear ya sistah. I so hear ya.<BR/><BR/>I wake up every day and ask myself what my higher purpose is. And then I realize I was put on this earth to raise *them*, be with *him* and try, through my actions to be the best I can be for my family.<BR/><BR/>Hey, when your twins are like 7 or 8 or something, want to come with Dave and I and our twins when we do some type of non-profit charitable work project overseas? Totally serious. That's our plan in 5 years: take the summer off and work somewhere with the kids to build houses somewhere or feed an orphanage or something. I have a hole within as well, and what better way to fill it than together with the family.CRigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725513429088270870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-72608323603730860492008-11-28T17:06:00.000-08:002008-11-28T17:06:00.000-08:00Oh, there is always so much time to think...it's a...Oh, there is always so much time to think...it's a wonder we can sleep sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Oh, to have the innocence of a child.Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious?https://www.blogger.com/profile/02910477558968993067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-44830214050319592972008-11-28T16:18:00.000-08:002008-11-28T16:18:00.000-08:00I feel like that all the time. I think about foste...I feel like that all the time. I think about fostering a child, then I think about the concrete reality of that and that I don't actually want to do that and I feel terrible.<BR/><BR/>I wish I could be one of those selfless people who don't need material possessions and creature comforts, but I'm not.<BR/><BR/>I do more than many and less than some and I am trying to make peace with that.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2213362737974181086.post-66980099942031232752008-11-28T16:08:00.000-08:002008-11-28T16:08:00.000-08:00I agree with every word. I get so frustrated too--...I agree with every word. I get so frustrated too--we have so much what can we do?! But then I am reminded I am helping to build these little lives at home. We can make the world a better place just by raising our kids :)<BR/><BR/>Happy Thanksgiving :)Miss Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430066224876012848noreply@blogger.com