tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post7681986107913788334..comments2024-03-27T13:36:21.967-04:00Comments on .OPTIONS for a Better World: Remembering Reneekjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-51142014300182591822011-03-16T11:42:23.360-04:002011-03-16T11:42:23.360-04:00I am behind as always in visiting, but this was th...I am behind as always in visiting, but this was the most lovely 'conversation' and really showed Renee' heart and goodness. She was amazing! I mean, I am that loving way with people who mean something to me, but to many, not so much. It does please me when people say to me 'We know how busy you are and the stresses you deal with...but when we call you, it is like we are the most important thing in your life, you take the time to comfort or educate or worry with us. You mean the world to us...Teri and her Stylish Adventure Cats https://www.blogger.com/profile/00995773243323674858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-86065473206348185432011-03-13T15:01:41.754-04:002011-03-13T15:01:41.754-04:00i miss my auntie renee dearly.
I had the pleasur...i miss my auntie renee dearly.<br /><br /> I had the pleasure of going to angeliques for tea... which turned to play time.. then dinner.. then more tea. She has many of her mothers traits and it is contageious to be around.<br /><br />thank you for this post. It brought me warmth on this cold wintery day.<br /><br />Taylor<br />(Renee's neice)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946872827195576038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-49279975517404377302011-03-12T12:55:53.171-05:002011-03-12T12:55:53.171-05:00What a pleasure to come here and read this posting...What a pleasure to come here and read this posting. Renee has given those of us who were privileged to "meet" here online beautiful gifts. One of those gifts is definitely her abundant, overflowing love. Another one is connection to other friends of hers. Elizabeth introduced me to Renee; Renee introduced me to Allegra - and now, to you. More gifts.<br /><br />Your other blog looks so interesting to me, as I am now in a big career transition myself. I will enjoy reading you here and there.<br />Thank you for stopping by to see me and leave a comment. Thank you for these memories of Renee. Blessings to you.Gbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895779471612397202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-36471675308533185192011-03-12T08:27:42.008-05:002011-03-12T08:27:42.008-05:00such a beautiful post and tribute to Renee. Her s...such a beautiful post and tribute to Renee. Her smile is wonderful to see and her words heartening to read and her warmth that spread to so many people when she was in illness and pain is astonishing. A lovely person and thank you for opening a window into her life.sukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-70856273627673705582011-03-10T22:29:12.217-05:002011-03-10T22:29:12.217-05:00kj, she sounds a lot like you. Love, Margaretkj, she sounds a lot like you. Love, MargaretMargaret Pangerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995968579194433270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-34462930131959505292011-03-10T11:39:33.057-05:002011-03-10T11:39:33.057-05:00Omg KJ She died just a year ago and her voice i...Omg KJ She died just a year ago and her voice is as strong as ever. That is sooo true. I went around to a few blogs last night and it’s amazing how much Renee meant to everyone. I laughed and cried. To the many people who did not know Renee I would say to go read her blog now, as they would get to know her. <br />.<br />Renee said you are an incredible person, I believe she is right as you truly have made a difference in so many people’s life’s. <br />She said ‘fuck’ like a prayer and when she said ‘holy shit’ you knew it was a compliment of high order. I had a good laugh over that one. She sprinkled her passion and love and wisdom everywhere, and she never failed to reach the heart of it all. That was Renee alright.<br />Renee: kj, when your heart reminds you that you have good reason to be sad I also hope it reminds you that you have good reasons to be happy. What a great way to look at life.<br />It doesn’t feel like a year has passed already but in some ways it feels like it’s been much longer.<br />A huge hug to all of Renee’s friends here. Love to each of you.Camillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-24111767648198773222011-03-10T10:13:10.477-05:002011-03-10T10:13:10.477-05:00Beautiful post Kj. I have thought many times of wr...Beautiful post Kj. I have thought many times of writing a post for Renee, but it never felt like the right time. Not a day goes by that I don't think of her, love her or miss her. xoxoAnniehttp://blissful-bohemian.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-42532424936091594752011-03-10T08:33:22.886-05:002011-03-10T08:33:22.886-05:00This is amazing. I read it last night at midnight ...This is amazing. I read it last night at midnight and cried. I couldn't comment because I was speechless. This morning I read her last 4 emails to me. I'll never get over how much she meant without ever meeting her face to face. The important thing is, we met heart to heart.<br /><br />xoxo<br />Love,<br />Lo♥studio lolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363808478293833466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-13484997951396580442011-03-10T02:34:09.957-05:002011-03-10T02:34:09.957-05:00Lovely tribute to a lovely lady. Where has that y...Lovely tribute to a lovely lady. Where has that year gone?Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851668813182425335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-61845810013589556572011-03-10T02:00:52.455-05:002011-03-10T02:00:52.455-05:00Hard to believe it's been a year isn't it....Hard to believe it's been a year isn't it. I saw Angelique's post this morning. She was pretty awesome that woman even amid the pan and anguish and her blog is an inspiration even now. Well worth visiting when you feel low, it helps you realise you are never alone in your pain be it physical or psychological. I have her Christmas card on my wall and frankly, it brings a sad smile on a daily basis. I feel proud to have known her even though we never met.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-71299358905496393062011-03-09T23:54:41.874-05:002011-03-09T23:54:41.874-05:00Thank you for stopping by today. I have to let go ...Thank you for stopping by today. I have to let go of the pain and the missing and the sorrow and start recognizing that she is not gone and never will be for as long as I keep her in my heart, and there she is, until the last beat of it and I am sure even after that.<br /><br />She told me that the moron was actually a...you know the rest. And actually it made me laugh. Somehow it was so out of character and yet, the truth was more powerful than any fear to cause the wrong impression. I learned from her not to keep quiet even when I knew better. I have never been afraid of controversy, but not on my blog.<br /><br />Her blog was for A, N and N and I think a bit for Wahid as well, although I think he knew her better than she knew herself so she wanted her children to know her at a different level. <br /><br />I will always miss her, like I miss after half a century my Mother's voice and her laughter.<br />But I have my memories, a poor replacement but until we meet again and we will, that I know with certainty of life and death,<br />they will have to do.<br /><br />And it was because of her that I met you and Robin and Jos and Karen and Elizabeth, and Pam and each of you have done your best, perhaps unbeknownst to you, to remind me of the gift that respecting and caring for each other is the best memory we can keep of my beloved Renée.<br /><br />Much love from here on this special date.A.Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947308878002639964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-56277466887251147172011-03-09T22:45:41.356-05:002011-03-09T22:45:41.356-05:00i miss her too, marie. her comments were like hers...i miss her too, marie. her comments were like hersey's kisses. :) i don't say i love you alot, and never without thought. so may i thank you for the sentiment and tell you the feeling is mutual. i love you marie to the moon and back too ♥<br /><br />chrisy, thank you. i know how special renee is to you, and of course i understand. thanks to her we are together strong. xo<br /><br />lola, will you cook for me someday? will you? nothing would please me more!! then the next day i will take you out to dinner! thank you for your very kind words. if i am an angel, i am the hell raising kind, just like renee. i don't mind that one bit. xoxo<br /><br />robin, i remember those early days,when you commented without your own blog. i'm so glad you found renee and me and so many other special amazing friends. i love you too ms. <br /><br />vicki, dammit. i hate that your cancer is back. you have the same spirit and gutsiness that renee has (i cannot talk of her in the past tense) and i love you and am inspired by you. but please, don't cut corners. go in the hospital when you know you should. ♥kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-11888275543046751542011-03-09T22:09:09.308-05:002011-03-09T22:09:09.308-05:00This post makes me cry today because between just ...This post makes me cry today because between just you & me kj (Lol!) i should be relenting & having a little hospital stay... But like Renee i always try to keep my family first & hospital can be such a waste of my time without them... You write like a Angel yourself kj & i ~Thankyou~ for your post today to remind me of the Beautiful, Strong Renee... <3 (Ps) i ~Love You~ xnollyposhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205974328143335552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-67664341508860187972011-03-09T17:57:43.163-05:002011-03-09T17:57:43.163-05:00What a heartfelt tribute! I would expect no less ...What a heartfelt tribute! I would expect no less from YOU, dearest KJ. I won't repeat my Renee story here.....you know it.<br /><br />I was one of many whose life she changed for the better. And...yes, she taight me, too, it's alright to say "I love you" to everyone you care about.<br /><br />I miss her so - but she lives on in my heart forever.<br /><br />I love you, KJ - and JB, Stella and your family too!<br /><br />Always,<br /><br />♥ Robin ♥Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247046205493711677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-58869279467498647232011-03-09T16:07:10.464-05:002011-03-09T16:07:10.464-05:00Wow, a year already.
I miss her too, but sometime...Wow, a year already.<br /><br />I miss her too, but sometimes have conversations with her and Tessa, asking them for advice, remembering thier love, talent and generosity.<br /><br />Thank you KJ for this wonderful tribute to our friend Renee, you are a wonderful person, and that's the kind of troop Renee surrounded herself with, angels like you.Eleonora Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746184664869196394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-18214717281040780982011-03-09T16:06:02.872-05:002011-03-09T16:06:02.872-05:00Dearest kj, Your words so truly express the gift t...Dearest kj, Your words so truly express the gift that Renee was (and continues to be) to us...thank you..Chrisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954004833710064612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-24678789857766663802011-03-09T14:15:18.386-05:002011-03-09T14:15:18.386-05:00A year... I did it without her encouragement and l...A year... I did it without her encouragement and love. I can not believe it. My only answer is, she is still in my heart, everywhere I go. <br />I am so much more me with her friendship. I learned so much.<br />I miss our friend, her comments on my posts and the brazen love she threw around.<br />I have to do it now.<br />I love you kj, to the moon and back!Marie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385847270598698651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-56068182270274677312011-03-09T12:55:03.089-05:002011-03-09T12:55:03.089-05:00mim, you are so right. she taught us so much. i do...mim, you are so right. she taught us so much. i don't see dying in the same way. she called it life after life. i'm glad you knew her sis.<br /><br />love<br />kjkjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-24831357286227338812011-03-09T12:52:51.024-05:002011-03-09T12:52:51.024-05:00lovely post KJ.
I really miss that lady.
when I...lovely post KJ. <br /><br />I really miss that lady. <br />when I went to that wake the other night I said to his wife how sad I was that I hadn't known about his cancer - that I had been involved in family issues. She said to me <br />" how do you tell people you are dying?" and I thought of Renee. She told us, and helped us deal with it. <br /><br />I really miss her....Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409455543895086283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-40324170706449578672011-03-09T12:22:33.084-05:002011-03-09T12:22:33.084-05:00pam, yes yes ♥
marion, i wish you had known her b...pam, yes yes ♥<br /><br />marion, i wish you had known her better too. she would have loved you, marion. i am so sure of that. and you would have given her so much. <br /><br />lori, did you and i meet through renee's blog? i should know that. xoxo<br /><br />thank you wieneke. i hated that she died. really, i did. i do.xoxo<br /><br />jos, we love her so much. it's that simple, isn't it, jos? and she left us one another. she knew what she was doing....xoxokjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-6570206022060709932011-03-09T12:11:57.743-05:002011-03-09T12:11:57.743-05:00I think Renee would love to read this post KJ, it&...I think Renee would love to read this post KJ, it's so full of loving reminders of what Renee was like and what a special friendship you shared with her. Really uplifting to read and smile with you here KJ. Warmest hugs to you xx JosJoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04681996675508746353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-63491316225335096662011-03-09T11:25:47.200-05:002011-03-09T11:25:47.200-05:00The best are going first, KJ. Renee was/is a remar...The best are going first, KJ. Renee was/is a remarkable wise and courageous woman. You made a wonderful tribute to her.Wienekenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-48375171326669155442011-03-09T11:09:32.069-05:002011-03-09T11:09:32.069-05:00Has it been a year already kj? it's hard to be...Has it been a year already kj? it's hard to believe. This was an incredibly beautiful post and you are a beautiful person to keep her memory alive and here with us. <br /><br />But she will always be, she is the angel of blogland and i feel watching over us all. <br />i miss her too.<br /><br />LOVE,<br />loriLori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-63976476980714117332011-03-09T10:52:41.840-05:002011-03-09T10:52:41.840-05:00This is truly a lovely memorial to Renee. I wish I...This is truly a lovely memorial to Renee. I wish I had known her better...I connected with her just shortly before she died. Love and hugs to you, kj, you were such a great friend to Renee.Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-33892869707640381192011-03-09T10:39:28.217-05:002011-03-09T10:39:28.217-05:00Hugs to you, kj. To all of us who loved Renee so. ...Hugs to you, kj. To all of us who loved Renee so. xox Pamyoborobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066130552106363077noreply@blogger.com