Comments on: An Easter Package http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2008/03/17/an-easter-package/ "He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God." ~Aeschylus, Agamemnon Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:36:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: The Seventh Day: Easter / Spring Edition | On the Horizon http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2008/03/17/an-easter-package/#comment-1675 The Seventh Day: Easter / Spring Edition | On the Horizon Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:10:33 +0000 http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2007/04/05/an-easter-package/#comment-1675 [...] Jaynes shares An Easter Package published at Spiritual Things [...] [...] Jaynes shares An Easter Package published at Spiritual Things [...]

]]> By: Viola Jaynes http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2008/03/17/an-easter-package/#comment-1673 Viola Jaynes Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:31:46 +0000 http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2007/04/05/an-easter-package/#comment-1673 Sandy, I am deeply touched by your generosity of words. How can I go wrong when I have people like you encouraging me and supporting me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Sandy, I am deeply touched by your generosity of words. How can I go wrong when I have people like you encouraging me and supporting me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

]]> By: SandyCarlson http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2008/03/17/an-easter-package/#comment-1672 SandyCarlson Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:17:55 +0000 http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2007/04/05/an-easter-package/#comment-1672 Viola, Your stories treat human beings with such dignity and grace that they leave me wondering more about them--not seeking answers or conclusions but wondering about them as human beings, their motivations, their grief, their joy, their hunger. This is the work of the artist, I believe. You link us with humanity and encourage a generosity of spirit that is transformative. You are an artist. Viola,
Your stories treat human beings with such dignity and grace that they leave me wondering more about them–not seeking answers or conclusions but wondering about them as human beings, their motivations, their grief, their joy, their hunger. This is the work of the artist, I believe. You link us with humanity and encourage a generosity of spirit that is transformative. You are an artist.

]]> By: Viola Jaynes http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2008/03/17/an-easter-package/#comment-1663 Viola Jaynes Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:46:44 +0000 http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2007/04/05/an-easter-package/#comment-1663 Sandy, thank your for your continuous support! Bogie, welcome to my site. It is always a pleasure having a new visitor. Come back anytime! :-) Kal, thanks so much for commenting. I am hoping that next year I'll be seeing my brother again. It has been a long time again and he has never met my two children. He is divorced now and he might even make an effort to fly to the States to see us. Sandy, thank your for your continuous support!

Bogie, welcome to my site. It is always a pleasure having a new visitor. Come back anytime! :-)

Kal, thanks so much for commenting. I am hoping that next year I’ll be seeing my brother again. It has been a long time again and he has never met my two children. He is divorced now and he might even make an effort to fly to the States to see us.

]]> By: KAL http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2008/03/17/an-easter-package/#comment-1662 KAL Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:06:28 +0000 http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2007/04/05/an-easter-package/#comment-1662 The bond between siblings can be very strong ... at least they are in between my sisters and me, and obviously they were for you too. How bittersweet your story. The bond between siblings can be very strong … at least they are in between my sisters and me, and obviously they were for you too. How bittersweet your story.

]]> By: Bogie http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2008/03/17/an-easter-package/#comment-1661 Bogie Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:18:52 +0000 http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2007/04/05/an-easter-package/#comment-1661 Thank you for this post.. I felt encouraged and blessed with your story. It only shows that God is faithful. The enemy meant your childhood for evil, but I believe that God meant it for good. Just now, you have touched many people becuase of this story. God Bless! Thank you for this post.. I felt encouraged and blessed with your story. It only shows that God is faithful. The enemy meant your childhood for evil, but I believe that God meant it for good. Just now, you have touched many people becuase of this story. God Bless!

]]> By: SandyCarlson http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2008/03/17/an-easter-package/#comment-1656 SandyCarlson Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:03:12 +0000 http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2007/04/05/an-easter-package/#comment-1656 After I read this, I felt as though I had seen and felt that pink bunny, that tender connection. This is a beautiful, strong piece, Viola. After I read this, I felt as though I had seen and felt that pink bunny, that tender connection. This is a beautiful, strong piece, Viola.

]]> By: Spiritual Things Matter » A Wedding Invitation http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2008/03/17/an-easter-package/#comment-1511 Spiritual Things Matter » A Wedding Invitation Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:15:24 +0000 http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2007/04/05/an-easter-package/#comment-1511 [...] May of that same year.  Jean was calling to invite me to be a part of his wedding.  I have written here about the day he was adopted and how I came to realize that I would not see him as a child again.  [...] [...] May of that same year.  Jean was calling to invite me to be a part of his wedding.  I have written here about the day he was adopted and how I came to realize that I would not see him as a child again.  [...]

]]> By: Spiritual Things Matter » My Mother http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2008/03/17/an-easter-package/#comment-1216 Spiritual Things Matter » My Mother Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:33:30 +0000 http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2007/04/05/an-easter-package/#comment-1216 [...] and Jean and I were then transferred to a second orphanage for older children. My story, “An Easter Package,” on this blog tells the story of how Jean was adopted out as well. I stayed in the orphanage [...] [...] and Jean and I were then transferred to a second orphanage for older children. My story, “An Easter Package,” on this blog tells the story of how Jean was adopted out as well. I stayed in the orphanage [...]

]]> By: rct http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2008/03/17/an-easter-package/#comment-1180 rct Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:48:51 +0000 http://www.spiritualthingsmatter.com/2007/04/05/an-easter-package/#comment-1180 Wonderful and touching. It's not easy to tap into those inner feelings and present them for public review and approval (or not). Writing is in a way simply a therapy for wounds unhealed, we all carry them, it's nice to pass those thoughts on for all to absorb and reflect. Thank you! rct Wonderful and touching. It’s not easy to tap into those inner feelings and present them for public review and approval (or not). Writing is in a way simply a therapy for wounds unhealed, we all carry them, it’s nice to pass those thoughts on for all to absorb and reflect. Thank you! rct

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