tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604088483383872433.post242696537426409714..comments2023-09-28T01:46:20.104-07:00Comments on MY ORDINARY COUNTRY LIFE: Change...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17521096394663184487noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604088483383872433.post-83651994673385403952013-08-06T05:41:29.136-07:002013-08-06T05:41:29.136-07:00My sweet Maine....thank you again for your comfort...My sweet Maine....thank you again for your comforting words. I know God has a plan for my boys and that will include seeing their dear old mom..:) I'll say a prayer for your daughter...so sad for her....but thank goodness she has you. Love and hugs and prayers....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521096394663184487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604088483383872433.post-64481410942768802013-08-04T15:34:57.171-07:002013-08-04T15:34:57.171-07:00I feel your ache from one mother to another! I had...I feel your ache from one mother to another! I had a hard time when my kids left and I knew it was for good. Especially when my daughter joined the Army and was miles and miles away. Your sons sound like great guys! I am sure someday they will marry great women and give you lots and lots of grandkids!!!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12553830133186504486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604088483383872433.post-84066629241246507832013-08-04T13:17:15.692-07:002013-08-04T13:17:15.692-07:00I still get that way too Lisa...it's hard to t...I still get that way too Lisa...it's hard to think of our kids...not really being our kids anymore. What will warm your heart in the coming years is when they will call you when they need your advice, or ask your opinion, or are sad or troubled and just need to talk to someone or to vent. That's when it makes you feel good even though they are far away. I would give anything to have my two kids close to home but phone calls and once every year or two we get a week together. You made me cry cause today has been an especially difficult day with lots of tears ...a phone call my daughter when she got off the phone with her father who is very ill, getting weaker and sicker by the day fighting a hard battle with Cancer. She is fearful that she won't see him again and just wanted to talk. So at least I know I am still needed in some small way just to be here when they need us and letting go is the hardest thing to do. We all get through it somehow. Love and Hugs My Maine Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303311684243020778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604088483383872433.post-64477314478689479682013-08-04T08:35:20.759-07:002013-08-04T08:35:20.759-07:00It was hard when our son went away to college (no ...It was hard when our son went away to college (no cell phones then) and he really was out of our daily lives. Fast forward to last Friday night - the "pre" party to his 20th high school reunion. We asked if he wanted to have people over for more intimate conversation. He of course put it on facebook. Our yard was filled with kids we remembered from pre-school days and it made us grin from ear to ear. Our son is now living near us and we LOVE getting to know him as an adult and are having so much fun.<br /><br />Change is just that and soon there is a new norm.<br /><br />Have fun with the next stage.Art and Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09070124859845536964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604088483383872433.post-36778179567226647942013-08-04T07:43:37.485-07:002013-08-04T07:43:37.485-07:00Leave It To Davis....you always say the sweetest t...Leave It To Davis....you always say the sweetest things!!! The song sounds wonderful and you know just what to say. My husband and I do look forward to having more "us" time now because we are best friends. You might should feel sorry for him because now he will get ALL of my attention. Hey honey.....whatcha doing?....whatcha doing now?...what about now?....lol Thanks for the virtual tissue....Hugs............LisaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521096394663184487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604088483383872433.post-37533824006132568732013-08-04T07:40:35.677-07:002013-08-04T07:40:35.677-07:00Hey Lee Ann!! I'm so glad you are a reader of ...Hey Lee Ann!! I'm so glad you are a reader of my blog...:))) And thank you for the compliments. My Bible is the NIV Rainbow Study Bible. I love it so much! The color coded sections are different subjects...like...Love, God, Family, Witnessing, Prophecy etc. But that is not all that I love about it...I tried to read the King James version and just had a hard time with it and now that I have this Bible I read it all the time and so much enjoy it! I think you have inspired me to do a post about it...so thanks...maybe I will do one today or tomorrow. Have a great Sunday....oh yeah....and Roll Tide...lol.....just friendly competition though....:)))))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521096394663184487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604088483383872433.post-29630426325847954122013-08-03T19:44:48.073-07:002013-08-03T19:44:48.073-07:00Oh, sweet Lisa. There was a song by Eric Anderson...Oh, sweet Lisa. There was a song by Eric Anderson from the 70's...."oh, Jesus, I'm falling...falling please...please see where I am....help me to get around the next bend...and if you can't save me...save me please...then please send a friend...someone who's been there and come back again." It's called Round the Bend. The reason this comes to mind is I was feeling exactly what you are feeling 4 years ago when my son was graduating from high school and was leaving. I thought my world was falling apart. I posted so many posts about it, crying as I wrote them and posted pictures of him and his brother.(Unfortunately, I deleted all my old posts back in March) My older son went to one year of college, then quit and moved in with his girlfriend. They just got married this past month. That's really irrelevant. What I am wanting to tell you here is that you and your hubby will reconnect. You will find out that you have spent so much time with your sons that you have forgotten what it was like just being the two of you. It's wonderful to have that back again. It's like my hubby and I are just married all over again after 40 years of marriage...yes, we JUST now have an empty nest. Our last son left this past month. But he had really been pretty much absent since his brother left because he worked so much....so my hubby and I reconnected and we are BEST friends again! I know you THINK you will really miss your kids...and you will miss them some...but it's a whole new chapter of life and it's wonderful! Embrace it. You'll find it has many rewards. Hugs...here's a virtual tissue. Let me wipe your eyes. :) Now smile that big smile we all love!Leave It To Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510401202733633537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604088483383872433.post-75941482062303007762013-08-03T16:16:07.404-07:002013-08-03T16:16:07.404-07:00I'm a fairly new reader to your blog. I like ...I'm a fairly new reader to your blog. I like it a lot. Photos are beautiful and I love cats. What kind of bible do you have, with the passages highlighted like that?<br />Keep up the good blogging<br /><br />Lee Ann from NC<br /><br />BTW-my dh and I are huge Notre Dame fans. So even though your Tide rolled over us we will be back!!Lee Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146224020825165005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604088483383872433.post-59100124437671270982013-08-03T09:20:59.475-07:002013-08-03T09:20:59.475-07:00I know exactly how you feel. My daughter (my youn...I know exactly how you feel. My daughter (my youngest child) just graduated from college in June. She got lucky and was offered a job in a town a hour and half away. Although I was happy for her, I'm also sad that she won't be home for summer break anymore. Yes, it's hard when your kids finally grow up and go out into the world. Hang in there! :)Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604088483383872433.post-353325203289314522013-08-03T06:28:49.572-07:002013-08-03T06:28:49.572-07:00You're killing me here..sniff, sniff...what sw...You're killing me here..sniff, sniff...what sweet family memories! This sounds so much like my life! My oldest lives about 2 miles from us, we see his and his boys often, he is our personal mechanic, etc. Well, my youngest son who is 31 went to college in Nashville and I will never forget the day we drove off and left him there. He met the love of his life there. Graduated college, started working and got married all in a few months time and is still there 9 years later :( I don't mean to say this discourage you...unfortunately it happens...especially hard when they have babies :( You know what though, it has not been as hard as I thought it would be. Through the years we have been able to see each other about every 3 months or so and has given us a cool place to go on vacation! They also meet us at our cabin fairly often. <br /><br />Regardless, God works it out but we do miss them.<br /><br /> Debby Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499542865677173703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604088483383872433.post-91364514082804209602013-08-03T06:25:21.029-07:002013-08-03T06:25:21.029-07:00I am getting closer to this moment with my 20 year...I am getting closer to this moment with my 20 year old. I know in my heart that once God starts his music career, my time with him will be very limited.<br />Although we prepare them for this time, it's bittersweet.<br />I'm pretty sure this is why some people keep having kid after kid. That way, by the time the very last one leaves, you for sure have grandkids to look after and you never feel the pain of the empty nest. Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175369457303282525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604088483383872433.post-53124731246201035272013-08-03T06:22:26.675-07:002013-08-03T06:22:26.675-07:00You've raised wonderful children so you too ha...You've raised wonderful children so you too have done your job well. Regardless of where they go, near or far, they will always have wherever you are to call home.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.com