tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post8512211462968202059..comments2023-12-28T09:32:32.680-06:00Comments on Good Day, Regular People: Hope 2012: A Blog RelayAlexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-46973338846631461682012-08-16T21:35:34.954-05:002012-08-16T21:35:34.954-05:00Oh, Natalie, how could anyone NOT blog about hope?...Oh, Natalie, how could anyone NOT blog about hope?<br /><br />It's what has pulled me through when I've had nothing else.<br /><br />Thank you so much for stopping by, and I appreciate your comment so much. Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-4127688292782196882012-08-15T09:56:31.063-05:002012-08-15T09:56:31.063-05:00Wow, I didn't know you had participated in thi...Wow, I didn't know you had participated in this, too! (I'm a bit behind on all my favorite blogs). I think of you more as a "Big Time" blogger, and yet we both participated in the same beautiful event. That sort of gives me hope.<br />What you wrote was so touching and vulnerable. Thank goodness for people to help us through the dark times, and bring us hope when we need it most.<br />In case you're interested, this was my Hope:<br />http://thecatladysings.com/2012/08/04/hope-part-i-because-you-can-never-have-enough-hope/Natalie DeYounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906680301422288990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-81455890996085863382012-08-12T01:55:40.836-05:002012-08-12T01:55:40.836-05:00Oh, Cheryl: how wonderful to see you, and how your...Oh, Cheryl: how wonderful to see you, and how your comment made me cry.<br />THANK YOU.<br /><br />I hope you link up. You have some amazing stories in you. So nice to see you.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-26400849234719534082012-08-11T21:40:27.835-05:002012-08-11T21:40:27.835-05:00Beautiful, breathtaking, true. Thank you for this....Beautiful, breathtaking, true. Thank you for this.<br />Hope is one of those things that is loud and large in my life.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01897963154223770756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-17336348253501591732012-08-11T13:29:00.838-05:002012-08-11T13:29:00.838-05:00That New Mothers' group is damn lucky that you...That New Mothers' group is damn lucky that you are who you are, have been where you've been, and have the courage to speak your truth loud and clearly. So honored to call you friend.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-15006030175329317012012-08-11T11:54:18.017-05:002012-08-11T11:54:18.017-05:00This is a great and important post darling friend....This is a great and important post darling friend. I love the moment when hope appeared and the reward of your baby's smile.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586581766383380976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-80339945322769342872012-08-10T21:02:34.250-05:002012-08-10T21:02:34.250-05:00Love, love, LOVE this!! Thank you so much for shar...Love, love, LOVE this!! Thank you so much for sharing it, my beautiful friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-22215308015616270902012-08-10T21:01:49.136-05:002012-08-10T21:01:49.136-05:00Love, love, LOVE this! Absolutely beautiful! I'...Love, love, LOVE this! Absolutely beautiful! I'm glad you felt that you wanted to share it on your blog!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-16763653047724962002012-08-10T18:10:44.530-05:002012-08-10T18:10:44.530-05:00Robin, I hope you link up so many many more can re...Robin, I hope you link up so many many more can read about the power of HOPE.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-20189007115109487142012-08-10T17:43:46.495-05:002012-08-10T17:43:46.495-05:00On my way to see what you have up, lovey.On my way to see what you have up, lovey.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-4911688949436289052012-08-10T17:43:23.199-05:002012-08-10T17:43:23.199-05:00Hope is so beautiful, isn't it? To give up hop...Hope is so beautiful, isn't it? To give up hope is to just give up.<br /><br />Not a choice in this world. Life is too precious and too many people out there fighting for it. Every day.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-24885563182986666632012-08-10T17:42:17.023-05:002012-08-10T17:42:17.023-05:00Oh, Nari: this comment.
DESERVES TO BE A POST.
P...Oh, Nari: this comment.<br /><br />DESERVES TO BE A POST.<br /><br />Please, please: write up this hope. It's So what LIFE is about.<br /><br />Really.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-74391233337391549152012-08-10T17:18:32.417-05:002012-08-10T17:18:32.417-05:00I love the way you described hope as a tangible-th...I love the way you described hope as a tangible-the life preserver to the drowning. <br /><br />It was hopeful just to read since I have only just bumped back into hope after being recently widowed, the loss of our home and a financial upheaval. I was then provided with the terrifying news that my teenaged daughter was pregnant.<br /><br />Needless to say, Hope took off from my heart, leaving nothing but skidmarks in its stead. <br /><br />Two weeks ago, my granddaughter was born, perfect, innocent, beautiful and in her wake, I found that Hope had poked its nose back in to my life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810246558284580306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-43492566598582690202012-08-10T17:02:25.445-05:002012-08-10T17:02:25.445-05:00Your writing is beautiful as usual, as is your sto...Your writing is beautiful as usual, as is your story. I found myself feeling very ashamed for all of the times I have thrown up my hands and deemed something hopeless..something little, something silly. I should reserve the power of hope for bigger things.I should be less afraid to hope.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294308714313220666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-16158654792358580392012-08-10T16:11:57.050-05:002012-08-10T16:11:57.050-05:00Oh so right. So true. Its so hard. With depression...Oh so right. So true. Its so hard. With depression. The slipping back and forth. The hope pulling you through into the light and then when you feel the cold grasp of depression sliding you back down. But we still hope. Yes, we still hope.Martahttp://lostandforgotten.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-20896288522487405802012-08-10T15:28:36.314-05:002012-08-10T15:28:36.314-05:00What a timely post for a young gal livin' on a...What a timely post for a young gal livin' on a dollar named HOPE. You just made ME smile thinking about babies smiling to Oklahoma. O what a beautiful morning!Punky Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852625202695488295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-53866863159182960352012-08-10T12:43:31.127-05:002012-08-10T12:43:31.127-05:00So honestly put. I know exactly what you mean - &...So honestly put. I know exactly what you mean - "the hope that comes from desperation". <br />*sigh*<br />and<br />*hug*Jenni Chiu @MommyNaniBooboo https://www.blogger.com/profile/03539931317104305201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-30563417065995505672012-08-10T12:41:10.174-05:002012-08-10T12:41:10.174-05:00So honestly put. I know exactly what you mean - &q...So honestly put. I know exactly what you mean - "the hope that comes from desperation".<br />*sigh*<br />and<br />*hug*Jenni Chiu @MommyNaniBooboo https://www.blogger.com/profile/03539931317104305201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-2996388379899863482012-08-10T12:33:03.081-05:002012-08-10T12:33:03.081-05:00Oh, anonymous: please email me???Oh, anonymous: please email me???Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-9942502534296969702012-08-10T10:37:36.121-05:002012-08-10T10:37:36.121-05:00Heh. Strangely enough, I just wrote about hope on ...Heh. Strangely enough, I just wrote about hope on my own blog this morning.<br /><br />Here's to hoping you're having a hopeful day and that your weekend will be full of happiness, my dear friend. <br /><br />AND to hoping that you come to BlogHer in Chicago next year so that I can finally bunk with you!tracey.becker1@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606831315390042198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-89646807544573770242012-08-10T09:57:43.004-05:002012-08-10T09:57:43.004-05:00Absolutely beautiful, Alexandra. Your definition o...Absolutely beautiful, Alexandra. Your definition of hope echoes my own. I always thought of it as a desperate lifeline to the outside world when we are feeling conflicted within. Your words always strike a chord with me. So happy to return again today and to read another heartfelt entry from you. <br /><br />And that story about your off-key rendition of Oklahoma and your son's first smile? Well, I just about melted. So sweet. XOXOmypixiebloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09135461083810124483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-49789950782400774342012-08-10T09:56:37.600-05:002012-08-10T09:56:37.600-05:00Absolutely beautiful, Alexandra. Your definition o...Absolutely beautiful, Alexandra. Your definition of hope echoes my own. I always thought of it as a desperate lifeline to the outside world when we are feeling conflicted within. Your words always strike a chord with me. So happy to return again today and to read another heartfelt entry from you. <br /><br />And that story about your off-key rendition of Oklahoma and your son's first smile? Well, I just about melted. So sweet. XOXOmypixiebloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09135461083810124483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-8549991802312626292012-08-10T07:48:24.645-05:002012-08-10T07:48:24.645-05:00Hi Alexandra! This is beautiful! Thanks for accept...Hi Alexandra! This is beautiful! Thanks for accepting the hope baton from me! Also, I wanted to let you know I blogged about you today over at http://dazedandcreative.blogspot.com/2012/08/laughter-is-best-medicine.html<br />KimAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983579839652205258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-51052330576971719182012-08-10T02:33:02.276-05:002012-08-10T02:33:02.276-05:00We've known each other a long time, haven'...We've known each other a long time, haven't we, Mo?<br /><br />We've seen a lot.<br /><br />i love you.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-79345263316208793142012-08-10T01:59:21.791-05:002012-08-10T01:59:21.791-05:00This is so beautifully written, I got teary eyed j...This is so beautifully written, I got teary eyed just reading your words. Love ya!Maureen | TattersScoopshttp://www.tatterscoops.comnoreply@blogger.com