tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post7119532050298421444..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: A Year in ReviewJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-86475898533370257362012-12-26T20:44:50.160-08:002012-12-26T20:44:50.160-08:00Yes, Iggy, your mission to reconnect family photos...Yes, Iggy, your mission to reconnect family photos to those family members who will treasure them is a precious gift in itself. Thanks for your encouraging words, too. Wise words. I'm a little slow on the uptake when it comes to taking my lemons and making that lemonade, but I promise, it will happen...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-68547767249576517372012-12-26T20:40:13.438-08:002012-12-26T20:40:13.438-08:00Thank you, Michelle, for your kind words. Sometime...Thank you, Michelle, for your kind words. Sometimes, we just have to trust that our Christmas--or any other time--will be just right, even if it doesn't seem so at the moment. I am so blessed, I certainly can't complain. But yes, some times make life difficult.<br /><br />So sorry to hear you've been through much of the same as I've mentioned. It isn't easy. It's hope for the future, and the solid source of that peace that makes the difference.<br /><br />Best wishes for a more encouraging year for you in 2013!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-54467387765937246112012-12-26T11:43:33.742-08:002012-12-26T11:43:33.742-08:00There is nothing wrong with feeling how you feel -...There is nothing wrong with feeling how you feel - the date - December 25th is just that - a date - and a marker of time - your feelings about what happened and concerns for what is to come are a part of the living and breathing you.<br /><br />The past can't be changed - and tomorrow isn't here yet - so we remain in the here and now - and it is here and now we need to absorb what life sends us - and make of it what we will - the best of us make that fabled sweet tasting, refreshing lemonade on a good day - that's the target and the goal.<br /><br />I look back on the past year and see one where I shared time with you (and Farside) and found small ways to reconnect (or preserve?) the past for me and for others to the present - a returned photo that is prized and treasured and causes excitement is the kind of "ripple in the pond" I want to make.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-87082971905901200552012-12-26T05:48:22.382-08:002012-12-26T05:48:22.382-08:00Jacqi, I've had the same kind of year, with ve...Jacqi, I've had the same kind of year, with very similar experiences with family and it has been a long hard year. <br /><br />This post is so beautiful and expressed what is in my heart as well. Thank you so much for sharing and thank you for the reminder that while the Lord is our source of peace, we too have a part to play that we may feel that peace. I hope that you had a Merry Christmas. Michelle Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190457324521018834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-70274316909692012902012-12-25T22:01:06.343-08:002012-12-25T22:01:06.343-08:00Sometimes it seems overwhelming to see how many ti...Sometimes it seems overwhelming to see how many times we get to learn this lesson! After posting this, I am quite reeling from another volley of bad news. Putting those words into practice may be so necessary--but that doesn't mean it is easy.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-31490726660466600672012-12-25T19:16:15.017-08:002012-12-25T19:16:15.017-08:00Sometimes it is hard to keep the faith..I think th...Sometimes it is hard to keep the faith..I think that last sentence says it all..thanks for sharing. Life keeps going on ..no matter what happens or how much we want to stop:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.com