tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post2587089581484957731..comments2024-03-27T03:25:08.267-07:00Comments on Life in the Shoe: Notes While WaitingDorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-27833201145318088192008-12-16T22:55:00.000-08:002008-12-16T22:55:00.000-08:00That's impressive, both the solo and singing, and ...That's impressive, both the solo and singing, and that you uploaded (downloaded?) you tube, yourself! It feels good not to always rely on our kids for computer help, right?<BR/>KrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-56878173128775682652008-12-16T19:51:00.000-08:002008-12-16T19:51:00.000-08:00WOAH!!! That was cold! And I doubt it, that they...WOAH!!! That was cold! And I doubt it, that they are not wonderful at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-37561121057168864012008-12-16T09:56:00.000-08:002008-12-16T09:56:00.000-08:00So what should you do if you happen to know that q...So what should you do if you happen to know that quite a lot of youth are living private lives which might just slightly shock the elders in their church? Not to say that none of the youth are wonderful and all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-50265928604866240392008-12-16T06:42:00.000-08:002008-12-16T06:42:00.000-08:00Thanks for the link to hear Ben and the rest of th...Thanks for the link to hear Ben and the rest of the choir. I enjoyed it! You're very brave and smart for finding your way around youtube!ribbit98https://www.blogger.com/profile/16474006551798461492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-103887733778987642008-12-16T00:48:00.000-08:002008-12-16T00:48:00.000-08:00Hi, I just discovered your blog through a friend,...Hi, I just discovered your blog through a friend, and she was right.. we have much in common. I am waiting for the arrival of my 13th child any day (baby is a week overdue) and I live in a 100 year old farmhouse in Tangent. I am not Mennonite, but I am a Christian and my husband and I minister in our Church in Lebanon. I have two children out of the house who are 18 and 19, one 17 living at home going to college at LBCC and nine that I home school. Your recent comments on empty nest really hit home. Letting go is so stretching and painful, and still feels empty, though I'm sure not many could understand why, when our home is still bursting at the seams.<BR/>Your honesty is refreshing. <BR/>I have looked forward to "writing someday" ever since I penned poetry as a kid and served as a columnist for the school paper in high school. This blog and your column inspire me that there is an audience for such a counter-culture message... love Jesus, my husband and children and make a home with them. Who'd have thought?<BR/>The youth choir was quite good. Thanks for sharing your heart. <BR/>LeahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-87593082141882651552008-12-15T16:19:00.000-08:002008-12-15T16:19:00.000-08:00thanks for posting that. it was a great encouragem...thanks for posting that. it was a great encouragement to me as a member of the youth group.<BR/>bethanyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-71382854751353557982008-12-15T11:30:00.000-08:002008-12-15T11:30:00.000-08:00Thank you for what you wrote. As a Mennonite yout...Thank you for what you wrote. As a Mennonite youth in America I really appreciate it. :) I know we (the youth) are not not perfect, but I cannnot begin to describe how much it means to me when an older person in our church says something positive about us (to us or to someone else), and how much they appreciate what we add to the church. Because it seems like most of the time all I hear is what we do wrong.<BR/>So I say all that to say -- it's just nice to know not everyone thinks we are all about ready to "fall off the cliff." :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-13271638415804335042008-12-15T09:14:00.000-08:002008-12-15T09:14:00.000-08:00Those who carry the capacity to do great good also...Those who carry the capacity to do great good also carry the same capacity to do an equal amount of evil. Perhaps this is what we see in people. The potential for tremendous good and also the same capacity for tremendous evil that becomes actuality as age solidifies choices. It makes me wonder what kind of good Hitler was supposed to accomplish but didn't.espĂritu pazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483308467615005496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-22967749807471120732008-12-15T06:46:00.000-08:002008-12-15T06:46:00.000-08:00Posts like this one have long fascinated me, so th...Posts like this one have long fascinated me, so thanks for fascinating me this morning.<BR/><BR/>As a father, I've often wondered: How far apart should I have the goal posts for my children? How high the bar?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-49528932588008485982008-12-15T01:32:00.000-08:002008-12-15T01:32:00.000-08:00When I taught that youth class.. they inspired me ...When I taught that youth class.. they inspired me and encouraged me!! ~ACAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com