tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post3796991788357984766..comments2024-03-27T13:36:21.967-04:00Comments on .OPTIONS for a Better World: Todaykjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-39333853926783947142010-08-13T14:03:06.616-04:002010-08-13T14:03:06.616-04:00children and animals...it so saddens me when abuse...children and animals...it so saddens me when abuse happens, and it does no matter how we wish it differently. But to make a difference in their lives, and to see them heal and trust again...it's why we do what we do, isn't it...Teri and her Stylish Adventure Cats https://www.blogger.com/profile/00995773243323674858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-15219342900142573212010-08-07T15:55:03.982-04:002010-08-07T15:55:03.982-04:00Had to come back to read the poems again.
Soon I w...Had to come back to read the poems again.<br />Soon I will tell you why these are so special and soon you will see nothing in life is coincidence......<br /><br />♥mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285970503295829713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-58654325471842906692010-08-05T06:41:49.391-04:002010-08-05T06:41:49.391-04:00It sounds like the sad story will have a happy end...It sounds like the sad story will have a happy ending kj and to know that you have a hand in that must be wonderful. Enjoy your holiday - it's well deserved! xCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851668813182425335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-1868360458643710612010-08-04T19:16:39.964-04:002010-08-04T19:16:39.964-04:00I was a foster mom for years, although the kids I ...I was a foster mom for years, although the kids I "mommed" were all teens. I'm so sorry that foster mother was angry at Alex. As a foster mom, it's one of the first things to learn...a child coming into your home from god-knows-what kind of background is not going to be a model child. I pray and hope she changes her approach.<br /><br />And I pray for this family to become unified and filled with laughter. I think it can happen, kj, with you in the picture. Thank the stars for you!<br /><br />Have a very happy holiday and I can almost smell that ocean! Love the photos!<br /><br />And I kid you not...the word veri is unifier. So there ya go!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-37880553046775574442010-08-04T19:07:29.753-04:002010-08-04T19:07:29.753-04:00I sometimes wonder what Foster Parents expect. Th...I sometimes wonder what Foster Parents expect. These children have come to them because they have issues. They aren't all going to be angels. So glad that you're negotiating their return to their father. It might not be paradise but at least they'll be together.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-69819280104420811122010-08-04T19:01:06.190-04:002010-08-04T19:01:06.190-04:00What a special bridge you are between this dad and...What a special bridge you are between this dad and his kids.<br />Any one of them would likely be unable to cross over without you.<br />God blesses your kind of love,,,and your vacation is one of these blessings.Enjoy it.<br />The poetry is exceptional, thank you.~Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912644174343772017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-7955689753557506692010-08-04T16:04:05.289-04:002010-08-04T16:04:05.289-04:00Tsup*!* I'm glad those three little kiddies h...Tsup*!* I'm glad those three little kiddies have one parent plus you in their corner if anyone can bring them together I think it's you Kj*!*<br /><br />Enjoy your time away to recharge and write. <br /><br />Those two poems are lovely and thought provoking.<br />The Philip Larkin poem is a favourite of mine too, pleased to see it here.Bimbimbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427788003822538655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-90498782164784444692010-08-04T15:05:48.526-04:002010-08-04T15:05:48.526-04:00Oh....... I have the same now. Just worried all th...Oh....... I have the same now. Just worried all the time now that my holiday is so near, that something will come between it.......<br />I have a few what ifs at the moment.<br />Hope nothing will happen this month!<br /><br />But you deserve your holiday dear, although you can't be missed at work. So you have to enjoy it and get new energy!<br /><br />And that poor story about those children, so sad.<br /><br />Love the 2 poems! My gosh they are both very special ,. Thanks!<br /><br />See u soon!!!!!<br />YEAH!<br />♥♥♥<br />HAW!<br />>M<mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285970503295829713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-4665657441971909702010-08-04T12:45:09.717-04:002010-08-04T12:45:09.717-04:00You are going to Cape Cod, not the moon - if an em...You are going to Cape Cod, not the moon - if an emergency arises you can be found. Ste it all aside and go enjoy your three weeks!secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-82188351893139981882010-08-04T12:42:44.930-04:002010-08-04T12:42:44.930-04:00How sad....yet how uplifting for all of these peop...How sad....yet how uplifting for all of these people to know YOU....you, who can infuse people with your love, your care and your knowledge of what they need to go forward with their lives and the lives of their children. Amanda's comments are apt and true.<br /><br />The Mary Oliver poems are BOTH favourites of mine.... <br /><br />Sending you love and strength and more love,<br /><br />♥ Robin ♥Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247046205493711677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-1028528908166800922010-08-04T10:49:57.512-04:002010-08-04T10:49:57.512-04:00P.S. Count me in with the idea of helping in some ...P.S. Count me in with the idea of helping in some way.Anniehttp://blissful-bohemian.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-83264714227538536732010-08-04T10:47:37.766-04:002010-08-04T10:47:37.766-04:00Kj-I cried reading this, of course anyone would. Y...Kj-I cried reading this, of course anyone would. You do such beautiful work, it is too close to my own childhood for me to be able to do it, but I am glad there are people like you out there. The father sounds sweet and the plan you worked out sounds great. Alex broke my heart, I wish I could hug him and hug him!<br />You picked 2 of my very favorite poems of Mary Oliver's, soul sister that you are.<br />Love.<br />xoxoAnnie Coehttp://blissful-bohemian.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-4948715475928903482010-08-04T10:28:29.738-04:002010-08-04T10:28:29.738-04:00I'm glad you posted this. It moved me again ev...I'm glad you posted this. It moved me again even though you had told me this over the phone.<br />Bless that dad. Man, he has a big challenge ahead and it sounds like he's going to roll up his sleeves and leave his heart wide open for his kids.<br /><br />They'll never forget you KJ. You know I know this. We don't ever forget the ones who first started believing in us and let us know what love and trust is.<br /><br />I think you need these 3 weeks in P-Town. Restore your sweet self. That's part of the reward for the work you do.<br /><br />I'm with Mim, let me know if there's a way I can help. Perhaps Christmas? Of a gift card for the dad so he can shop for them.<br /><br />I'm just thinking here.<br /><br />Hey, talk to you later.<br /><br />xoxox<br />Love you,<br />Lo♥studio lolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363808478293833466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-5658544146745774542010-08-04T10:00:23.078-04:002010-08-04T10:00:23.078-04:00I think what you do is wonderful. I really do. I w...I think what you do is wonderful. I really do. I would love to foster kids, although handing them back would break me, especially if I knew they were going back to something not good. I would never give up on the so called 'tough' cases. sigh, i hear so many people just speak negative about them, even my 'ex' who is a primary teacher with very low socio economic kids in his class. I used to say to him, if you give up on them, there is no one to help them see the good that exists within them. sigh sigh sigh.<br />kids just should be kids and lead happy and safe and loved lives.<br />yes i am naive, (and no i refuse to change) yes i see the good in everything.<br />hugs for your sweet kids, thank god they have you at their backs.<br />Thank you kj<br />xxmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-80507212314846114162010-08-04T09:31:19.315-04:002010-08-04T09:31:19.315-04:00amanda, i will go on vacation and i am sure within...amanda, i will go on vacation and i am sure within a day or two i will be lazily loverly falling into the zone of whatever, whenever! i am a good vacation-er. this joseph campbell quote is so wonderful and so timely for me. lately i've been talking about witnessing, accepting, experiencing the inevitable sadness of others and within myself. so this quote is a huge gift to me, amanda. thank you! ♥<br /><br />lori, yes, yes, yes. i see it that way too. we do what we can do, one breath at a time. there is also a responsibility, i believe, to accept joy where ever it appears, because doing that ripples out far beyond ourselves. i love you, dear friend. xoxo<br /><br />hi robyn! i sit up a little taller whenever you leave a comment here or post from your end. three weeks is one hell of a vacation! my rhythm will change. thank you for your well wishes. i will follow your advice! ♥<br /><br />chrisy, i know the provincelands where mary oliver walks and observes and attends. do you think i might absorb her ability to also write like an angel? hahaha! i don't think so! but i agree: she is incredible. xoxo<br /><br />mim, your heart is so HUGE. surely you know that!!! if there is anything that can help, i will let you know. meanwhile, you continue your good deeds as i do. we are doing ourselves and the world right, mim. that's alot. ps i love you!<br /><br />joss, you are unique in all the world and your honesty and bravery touches me, teaches me, AND makes me laugh! TSUP!!!kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-57827297890570251142010-08-04T06:47:06.196-04:002010-08-04T06:47:06.196-04:00This be the verse by Philip Larkin
They fuck you u...This be the verse by Philip Larkin<br />They fuck you up, your mum and dad.<br />They may not mean to, but they do.<br />They fill you with the faults they had<br />And add some extra, just for you.<br /><br />But they were fucked up in their turn<br />By fools in old-style hats and coats,<br />Who half the time were soppy-stern<br />And half at one another's throats.<br /><br />Man hands on misery to man.<br />It deepens like a coastal shelf.<br />Get out as early as you can,<br />And don't have any kids yourself.<br /><br />I have this on my wall behind my kitchen door and when I read this sad post, i think of it!!!soulbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879115279499153124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-2449719940355127702010-08-04T04:39:58.126-04:002010-08-04T04:39:58.126-04:00Anything we (I) can do to help that family make a ...Anything we (I) can do to help that family make a success of it? it worries me....Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409455543895086283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-79816093422424007972010-08-04T02:47:33.267-04:002010-08-04T02:47:33.267-04:00Oh dear girl I feel so grateful that there are peo...Oh dear girl I feel so grateful that there are people like you out there. A heartfelt thank you to you and my love across the miles to you and to these precious children. Look after yourself.<br />ps mary oliver's poetry never fails to move me...Chrisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954004833710064612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-34445790881782093632010-08-04T02:10:56.078-04:002010-08-04T02:10:56.078-04:00that was huge!
life is big sometimes and that'...that was huge!<br /><br />life is big sometimes and that's why we all need a little holiday :)<br /><br />have your well deserved vacation so you can once again return to care for all that you do.<br /><br />xxxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600470311819511684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-28778323224483580192010-08-04T01:25:30.366-04:002010-08-04T01:25:30.366-04:00yes, it's hard to hear this kj.
but could it...yes, it's hard to hear this kj. <br /><br />but could it be that if each reader breathes in a little of this familys pain, it could in some way ease the weight a bit?<br /><br />can, by sharing, not lead to more caring, and compassion out in the world, one breath, one word at a time?<br /><br />i'd like to think so. <br /><br />Wild Geese is one of (if not the one) my favorite poems ever. published in 1986, the year my (middle) son was born. That was a very good year.<br /><br /> And don't pack the whatifs when you head back to Ptown. (that's why you have your stunning iphone, to alert you) <br />:)<br /><br /><br />xxxLori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-60362376742384282862010-08-04T00:35:18.297-04:002010-08-04T00:35:18.297-04:00kj, what a struggle between wanting to be able to ...kj, what a struggle between wanting to be able to go on vacation, yet knowing that these kids are needing you, their dad needing your guidance. you are a really good person. god bless.<br /><br />i love these poems. especially the second one.<br /><br />"I don't know exactly what a prayer is.<br />I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down<br />into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,<br />how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields"<br /><br />a quote from joseph campbell comes to mind that i came across earlier today that seems somehow to fit:<br /><br />"participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world." <br /><br />there are times to reach out and help and then there are times when you need to recharge your spirit. you deserve a holiday. i hope you can enjoy. xoxo ♡Amanda Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942636545948440422noreply@blogger.com