tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723124266752750306.post4909374472769419338..comments2023-07-26T03:02:44.055-07:00Comments on ANWA Founder & Friends: Life, Writing and Then Some . . .Marsha Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389060049107102815noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723124266752750306.post-79727598997891087682008-11-24T03:48:00.000-07:002008-11-24T03:48:00.000-07:00Thank you for your words of wisdom, Rene. I hope y...Thank you for your words of wisdom, Rene. I hope you are hanging in there. Loss is part of living and it can be so very hard, but I think it can also make us stronger. I miss my son, my parents and my in-laws all the time, but I'm grateful for the tender mercies of the Lord that allow us to realize how close they really can be and how they are still connected to our lives. I recently commented on this very thing at my own blog when the anniversary of BJ's passing came this month and the flowers used at his funeral luncheon were taken home and planted by a friend... one who grows practically nothing and yet these bloom every November and she has brought me a bunch in a vase on November 8th ever since to remind me that BJ is still growing and so am I.<BR/><BR/>Take care.Stephanie Abneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120023740478895429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723124266752750306.post-55177310483620176682008-11-21T16:08:00.000-07:002008-11-21T16:08:00.000-07:00Wonderful words of advice, Rene. Thank you! I part...Wonderful words of advice, Rene. Thank you! I particularly connected with the third one...not minimizing what's happening in your life. Sometimes I think I put those challenges in a compactor and squish them all together so they don't seem so big. Unfortunately, it looks like I have created a health issue because of it...complicated migraines that mimic seizures and TIA's...weird, huh! Yep...take care of yourself!Kari Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855609339118198399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723124266752750306.post-37296291255450208282008-11-20T17:14:00.000-07:002008-11-20T17:14:00.000-07:00I needed the wisdom in this blog, Rene. Thank you...I needed the wisdom in this blog, Rene. Thank you. Your separation of types of stress is interesting & helpful: stress that propels us forward is one thing; stress that makes us feel cornered is another. And ditto on Terri's comment about long-term, low-level stress.Sarah Albrechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010650883486513975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723124266752750306.post-38297427429255105502008-11-18T07:00:00.000-07:002008-11-18T07:00:00.000-07:00Those are wise words with a great deal of power be...Those are wise words with a great deal of power behind them. I often remind myself of the Psalmist who wrote..."Be still, and know that I am God." That helps me through stressful times. Funny, stress can also be long-term low-level and get to you.Terri Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905158157291602809noreply@blogger.com