tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post7079942983706719555..comments2023-11-12T14:45:40.376-05:00Comments on ruth ayres writes: be a blessingRuth Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09691244229499772525noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-12683561156659880802013-03-11T22:06:25.776-04:002013-03-11T22:06:25.776-04:00Your tenderness, love, and faithfulness will creat...Your tenderness, love, and faithfulness will create stories for your children to grow, learn, and abound. Your words molded a tension you are working through. I like this line: Because by forgetting they quit being victims of unfortunate events and they become survivors. In my case, she's become an advocate through God's grace and power. Thank you for sharing and know you are dear to my heart. MaryHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493683144411995592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-67435994167097714192013-03-11T05:43:03.390-04:002013-03-11T05:43:03.390-04:00"Sometimes their stories suffocate my heart.&..."Sometimes their stories suffocate my heart." Then your heart is just like His. That is a blessing.Kristi Lonheimhttp://imwritingtoo.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-3291403273970772052013-03-10T13:31:00.067-04:002013-03-10T13:31:00.067-04:00Thank you for sharing all of this with us. The bal...Thank you for sharing all of this with us. The balance between remembering and forgetting is one I often consider. I wish we could find a way to remember, accept, and move on... but that can be challenging - even as adults. <br /><br />Helping your children by holding their stories close to your heart is beautiful. maria.selkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052847577940056985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-90253433628497357132013-03-10T06:17:53.914-04:002013-03-10T06:17:53.914-04:00Ruth,
Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharin...Ruth,<br />Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing your thoughts with us. I cannot imagine what you're going through. I'm so glad that your children have you as a mother. You are loving, kind, encouraging, and sensitive to their needs.<br />JenniferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-764782859704031562013-03-09T23:42:02.096-05:002013-03-09T23:42:02.096-05:00I think that forgetting is a way of rewriting a st...I think that forgetting is a way of rewriting a story - forgetting is taking ownership of memory instead of being overpowered by it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-44755483224375655692013-03-09T23:30:54.869-05:002013-03-09T23:30:54.869-05:00Thank you for sharing such a compassionate story. ...Thank you for sharing such a compassionate story. I pray your children are blessed with being able to forget the bad and move forward with positive outlooks on life. I am sure it is difficult at times. You are an amazing person for changing the lives of your children and doing it strictly out of love. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-7254049838798995062013-03-09T23:22:03.100-05:002013-03-09T23:22:03.100-05:00Oh, how I needed to hear this. I have been workin...Oh, how I needed to hear this. I have been working through some deep woundings that have led to some deep bitterness. I need to pray to foroget.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084546820620915147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-39733519517373912042013-03-09T23:18:36.033-05:002013-03-09T23:18:36.033-05:00Wow. So powerful. As an adult, without children, I...Wow. So powerful. As an adult, without children, I have things that I would do well to forget... the gruesome details of three separate friend's deaths before they hit their 30s; the cases that I worked on when I was employed by Child Protective Services. I have always prayed for those children, but I have never thought to pray the same prayer for adults... that instead of faith, strength, and the grace to keep going, maybe the ability to forget is OK, too! Thanks for such wise words. I will revisit them until I have embraced the opportunities to let go and forget what I know longer need. Blessings. jenb.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02474903426683085763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-16667826808399936412013-03-09T23:08:15.090-05:002013-03-09T23:08:15.090-05:00Although I don't know you Ruth, reading your s...Although I don't know you Ruth, reading your slice today filled me we sadness but also such strength... good for you for choosing to survive...Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593604647570046795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-87781882530350404762013-03-09T23:02:45.823-05:002013-03-09T23:02:45.823-05:00A beautiful prayer, a beautiful conclusion. There ...A beautiful prayer, a beautiful conclusion. There is a forgetfulness we need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-85757851252834834712013-03-09T22:44:03.779-05:002013-03-09T22:44:03.779-05:00You are on the right path. You have embraced thes...You are on the right path. You have embraced these children and will guide them with love and wisdom that comes from your heart and from God. They will be all right...Chris H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09342945061771571638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-44834147359351635632013-03-09T22:41:33.705-05:002013-03-09T22:41:33.705-05:00Wow. Stories that need to be forgotten. I think ...Wow. Stories that need to be forgotten. I think I was chanelling you when I wrote my poem this morning. My nieces have stories they need to let go off and I guess I never thought of it as my families job to help them do that. You have given me much to think about. Thank you Ruth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-11254186212850662762013-03-09T22:32:41.991-05:002013-03-09T22:32:41.991-05:00Thank you for sharing something so real and tender...Thank you for sharing something so real and tender, Ruth! I am reminded of a quote Ralph Fletcher shared with us at the Dublin Literacy Conference in Feb. He's referring to someone dying, but I'd say hard times and memories would apply as well.<br /><br />Ralph Fletcher<br />“When someone you love dies, you get a big bowl of sadness put down in front of you, steaming hot. You can start eating now, or you can let it cool and eat it bit by bit later one. Either way, you end up eating the whole thing. There's really no way around it.” Today I Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659233287501052763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-57901266355504203512013-03-09T22:16:56.382-05:002013-03-09T22:16:56.382-05:00Ruth, this is an amazing post. Such powerful word ...Ruth, this is an amazing post. Such powerful word choice. Your voice and emotion are poured into every line. I'm so thankful right now that those children have you for a mom. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-9090968266877963302013-03-09T22:10:37.345-05:002013-03-09T22:10:37.345-05:00Ruth-- this piece made me weep. Love your prayer.
...Ruth-- this piece made me weep. Love your prayer.<br /><br />Help them to forget what happened before and only remember what they need in order to know God is big and they are precious.<br /><br />My boys have struggled and struggled and struggled the past couple of years, and I have prayed and prayed and prayed and prayed that they would know, from the very depths of their being, how very loved they are by me and by God (Ephesians 3:17-20). I know God has big plans for them, but I also know that at some point they have to let go of what lies behind and push forward toward what lies ahead.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-10084084345431866932013-03-09T22:01:13.296-05:002013-03-09T22:01:13.296-05:00I am not surprised this post came to be...I've...I am not surprised this post came to be...I've heard in in your words and seen it in your actions for a long time. Well done taking a difficult thread and pulling us gently along its length to see it all stretched out.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730603563225670809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-40673504266843346272013-03-09T21:56:02.006-05:002013-03-09T21:56:02.006-05:00Beautiful and comforting thoughts, Ruth! Your kids...Beautiful and comforting thoughts, Ruth! Your kids are lucky to have you praying for them and loving them!JenniferMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603450967368808356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-36356898330349686232013-03-09T21:32:11.001-05:002013-03-09T21:32:11.001-05:00This spoke loudly to me today. I am in a process o...This spoke loudly to me today. I am in a process of figuring out what to let go and what to hold. I could see the trail you spoke of and liked the imagery in this statement:<br />"They were plucked off the trail of hardship and given a life overflowing with blessings."<br />A comforting thought and wise words you left us with today. Thank you.Betsy Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492340502962987362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569321493854013836.post-46118989593551544902013-03-09T21:27:19.921-05:002013-03-09T21:27:19.921-05:00All my best to you Ruth. You are serving your chi...All my best to you Ruth. You are serving your children and the rest of us well.BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973593425566621090noreply@blogger.com