tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post8692503561623240536..comments2024-01-21T20:42:29.223-06:00Comments on The Extraordinary Ordinary: Rewriting my nameHeather of the EOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14607422301391841377noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-82501609068595149532011-02-15T14:00:12.961-06:002011-02-15T14:00:12.961-06:00And then I found this one.
*wow*.
I am fully in t...And then I found this one.<br />*wow*.<br /><br />I am fully in tears. what an eloquent and insightful description and recounting of grace. simply beautiful.<br /><br />thank you so much for sharing this. I have some old pain in my past that I don't even know how to deal with in some ways, and I just wanted to say how your words resonate with me, with my spirit. and bring me some healing through them - <br />so thank you.<br /><br />Thank you.<br />and bless you. You are perfectly perfect.<br /><br />Yes, you are.<br /><br />Laura<br />lauraluyt.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00243049985205999294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-3762689049758940632009-10-17T08:04:08.069-05:002009-10-17T08:04:08.069-05:00Found you over at SITS Sharefest and must say that...Found you over at SITS Sharefest and must say that I am very thoroughly intrigued. I grew up in a dysfunctional home, suffered abuses by both family and from those whom I sought love. I suffered the effects (depression/anorexia/bulimia) What you wrote was so beautifully executed and with a grace and style that is rare in the blogosphere. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169693305157071792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-39558648924018708402009-10-17T07:59:13.448-05:002009-10-17T07:59:13.448-05:00This is such an absolutely beautiful post... I rea...This is such an absolutely beautiful post... I really can't say more than that because I'm just blown away by the emotions it stirs up... but it is truly beautiful.<br /><br />Happy Saturday SITS Sharefest.<br /><br />www.americantribal.blogspot.comAmericanTribalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300520784954857346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-51601354888708274252009-10-03T11:04:37.715-05:002009-10-03T11:04:37.715-05:00Heather-if I am ever half the writer you are...tha...Heather-if I am ever half the writer you are...that was just beautiful-and I am sure painful..<br />you write with such eloquence and Grace...i am in awe<br /><br />(((Heather)))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13755834803574964576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-4672029077204014312009-10-03T08:48:23.824-05:002009-10-03T08:48:23.824-05:00What an amazing post! Unpacking the dusty boxes of...What an amazing post! Unpacking the dusty boxes of our past can be absolutely gut-wrenching, and it is a place that only the brave dare go. I admire your courage to face the past that hurts you so, and to invite your son for part of the journey.<br /><br />Your tears, far from being tears of pain, seem as though they are tears of liberation. Cleansing tears. Beautiful tears.<br /><br />Keep going...you're heading to greater wholeness.Jaden's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742587692480382432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-88034480562958084172009-09-18T17:15:30.095-05:002009-09-18T17:15:30.095-05:00I could see you at the table, with him, and my hea...I could see you at the table, with him, and my heart hurts envisioning your tears spilling into his hair, clinging to him over this drawing, these books, your memories. I love you honey, and as much as this pained you to write and as beautiful and painful as it was to read, I love it. I love every pained, emotion-filled word in it. And you.Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066995811409390360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-9181137633001369972009-09-16T18:35:23.447-05:002009-09-16T18:35:23.447-05:00I have been saving up your posts for one sitting (...I have been saving up your posts for one sitting (which I am impatiently waiting for as tonight is supposed to be my leave the house to go to Panera night but I haven't had the chance to leave yet) but I just had to check in... you know I know this. So I'll just say tears burn my eyes and my heart longs to hug yours.<br /><br />StephStephanie Wilson she/her @babystephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02703122439142892617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-47702198813012812972009-09-16T11:26:49.607-05:002009-09-16T11:26:49.607-05:00You've gotten so many splashing-over-with-grac...You've gotten so many splashing-over-with-grace cups of mercy on this post already.<br /><br />But it deserves even more.<br /><br />I think we can all relate to the journals. To the past ugliness, whatever its name. <br /><br />But as Miles so beautifully proved, the story isn't over. Every single one of those hurts, every single regret can be REDEEMED if given to God. <br /><br />My heart could almost burst with that thought.Kelly @ Love Wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037513409301217473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-89455357880603401732009-09-16T10:16:54.862-05:002009-09-16T10:16:54.862-05:00What a beautiful post! It has helped me feel more...What a beautiful post! It has helped me feel more forgiving toward someone who has a sketchy past and hurt someone I love. I'm sure she's sought forgiveness but the pain she left him with will always be there. And I've had to clean up after her messes and live with some of the consequences. And I've hated her for it. Hated that she has moved on with her life, holding herself up (in my unrighteous judgement) to be this wonderful person when I KNOW the truth. <br /><br />And yet, how stupid is that of me? The truth is she may well have become a better person for all the things she's been through- both voluntary and involuntarily. And the man I love is also a better person as a result of his struggles. It's totally WRONG of me to hold this grudge and I'm tired of carrying the weight. So thank you. I don't have anything in my past that haunts me, which is fortunate, but I'm extra dumb for letting someone else's past weigh me down unecessarily. This person doesn't need my forgiveness as they didn't wrong me personally but I need to find a way to let go of my own unrighteous judgements. This post helped so thank you!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15300459671364768442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-8809857978368910112009-09-16T07:36:51.299-05:002009-09-16T07:36:51.299-05:00I have a past like that and some notebooks like th...I have a past like that and some notebooks like that too. I've burned a few of them - but the rest are still here haunting my present.<br /><br />I needed this today. Oh and I love it that "Heather" is "Mama" to Miles - that was precious - and it really is grace, abundant grace bringing healing to all that hurt.Blessedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029860506890356566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-83158710339644828862009-09-16T04:25:03.285-05:002009-09-16T04:25:03.285-05:00What a wonderful lesson...I love those moments whe...What a wonderful lesson...I love those moments where you can feel it happening. They don't come around that often, but when they do, they're just unbelievable. <br /><br />Oh, and those E's with the extra lines...priceless. I love those.Kristen@nosmallthinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11179729832299127748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-10302615919579273602009-09-15T23:00:33.974-05:002009-09-15T23:00:33.974-05:00Wonderful! So wonderful!
And, my daughter makes t...Wonderful! So wonderful!<br /><br />And, my daughter makes the same kind of "E's"!Mammatalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817604771276398853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-74634317660022204772009-09-15T19:10:53.777-05:002009-09-15T19:10:53.777-05:00Such a beautiful post. Hugs.Such a beautiful post. Hugs.Zakaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440316449093523034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-47551493269277687262009-09-15T13:40:05.019-05:002009-09-15T13:40:05.019-05:00I think there is some redemption in knowing that w...I think there is some redemption in knowing that who we were is not who we are now. <br /><br />Beautiful post and one that I will be thinking about for a long time.Dedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155503562900208564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-84656097979935375212009-09-15T13:21:49.595-05:002009-09-15T13:21:49.595-05:00Oh, Heather. Can I possibly say what this means to...Oh, Heather. Can I possibly say what this means to me? To see, in your words, the fluidity of my name. To read and find myself. To know that my past has evolved. Thank you for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-62038209216251459842009-09-15T12:17:00.874-05:002009-09-15T12:17:00.874-05:00That's why I hesitate unpackaging old stuff fr...That's why I hesitate unpackaging old stuff from the garage. I've very emotional.<br /><br />Of course my wife say I'm lazy.<br /><br /><br />Mike<br /><a href="http://www.mikeleonen.com" rel="nofollow">www.mikeleonen.com</a><br />Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/AboutParenting" rel="nofollow">AboutParenting</a>Mikehttp://www.mikeleonen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-82980322923357261852009-09-15T12:13:37.267-05:002009-09-15T12:13:37.267-05:00first of all, Billy Coffee commented on your blog....first of all, Billy Coffee commented on your blog....OMG how awseome is that?<br /><br />kk, so<br /><br />Heather = mama<br /><br />do you even remember the things that seemed important before you had kids? <br />cause, i may remember some of them, but i sure can't figure out why i thought they were important.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084704453299107385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-60284293601866974362009-09-15T01:56:54.688-05:002009-09-15T01:56:54.688-05:00p.s. I read this three times today, and felt your ...p.s. I read this three times today, and felt your goodness and His grace every single time I came back to it.charrettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703356045366140496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-83251303333137504452009-09-15T01:55:37.481-05:002009-09-15T01:55:37.481-05:00Oh my goodness, Heather, this is extraordinarily b...Oh my goodness, Heather, this is extraordinarily beautiful! You so artfully expressed all the pain and heartache of a troubled past, couple with the beauty of the present and hope for the future. <br /><br />I especially loved this line: "Sometimes errors are simply beautiful. "<br /><br />Yes, because they seem to represent a form of grace, much like Navajo weavers deliberately include an error in every rug, to remind us that only God is perfect. <br /><br />You are so lovely, and so very loved!charrettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703356045366140496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-40913380002155097532009-09-14T22:42:55.538-05:002009-09-14T22:42:55.538-05:00Others have said it, but it is true. The words we...Others have said it, but it is true. The words were beautiful, and sharing the experience was beautiful. Thank you!Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653913777541545638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-60843869099727300882009-09-14T22:03:17.411-05:002009-09-14T22:03:17.411-05:00I see your name all over the blogosphere (we must ...I see your name all over the blogosphere (we must read a lot of the same blogs), and I finally came by to check out your blog. <br /><br />Wow.<br /><br />This post is beautiful and you are a wonderful writer. I'm so glad I came by. I'll be back! :)Elizabeth @claritychaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378413620649405525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-24172710697187406352009-09-14T22:00:23.168-05:002009-09-14T22:00:23.168-05:00Oh, how I love this post. I can so relate. I hav...Oh, how I love this post. I can so relate. I have half written journals myself.<br /><br />And, oh how I love you!aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652017621453945535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-31231972832901298192009-09-14T21:55:33.502-05:002009-09-14T21:55:33.502-05:00Beautiful~amazing~I will need to read this one aga...Beautiful~amazing~I will need to read this one again and again. Mama~Mom~Ma~my favorite words~they always bring me joy!! I loved this, thanks for helping me continue my personal journey!Angie L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-88421255432131212132009-09-14T21:16:09.169-05:002009-09-14T21:16:09.169-05:00Wonderful opening line, well crafted, insightful s...Wonderful opening line, well crafted, insightful story, beautiful message of redemption...ballast photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08747843122720438343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-462728671028708590.post-26664170496845049142009-09-14T20:29:18.150-05:002009-09-14T20:29:18.150-05:00simply beautiful!simply beautiful!Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255980370281345632noreply@blogger.com