tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726040735002266757.post1338924538174758249..comments2023-05-09T06:43:36.790-07:00Comments on Ride of the Valkyries: Breaking trails through this year's snowValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15364051245571530793noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726040735002266757.post-42618815397502608332013-01-10T08:49:22.212-08:002013-01-10T08:49:22.212-08:00You are such a light, gracious one. You are such a light, gracious one. Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364051245571530793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726040735002266757.post-61014565909573285252013-01-10T08:46:50.754-08:002013-01-10T08:46:50.754-08:00Thanks, Ellen. You and your family were in my tho...Thanks, Ellen. You and your family were in my thoughts so often as my family and I navigated this season. I'm so glad you guys could be together, even while you recognize the unfillable space left by Jeanne's death. She lives on in each of you, and even though I did not know her well in-person, I can read her warmth and passion for life in you. She has not left this world completely empty of her presence. <br />Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364051245571530793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726040735002266757.post-51088543979382155992013-01-09T10:18:40.830-08:002013-01-09T10:18:40.830-08:00What a wonderful post. Thank you for sharing two t...What a wonderful post. Thank you for sharing two things that I have experienced also: exhilarating joy and healing, followed by heart-stopping pain. I was also surprised that Christmas was not as painful as I had expected -- I found myself mostly focusing on enjoying and communicating with the family around me. There wasn't so much pain, as enormous emptiness, a giant absence. Anyway ... it's a complicated roller coaster and thank you for sharing your journey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2726040735002266757.post-52105720203613338652013-01-02T08:22:52.010-08:002013-01-02T08:22:52.010-08:00"there is no clear template, no plowed trail ..."there is no clear template, no plowed trail through the snow, for how this process of simultaneous grief and healing is supposed to proceed."<br />it is good that you have discovered this truth and that your journey will be just that...your journey. i continue to pray for you and thank God for the progress you are making on this journey. i thank Him for the mercy He is showing you and ask Him to grace you with mercy still. i pray for c, p, m, and r and know that you all remain in my prayers. <br />i love you, dear one, and thank God for the place you hold in my heart. recipient of gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940341521310897976noreply@blogger.com