tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post4090430699477623117..comments2023-11-25T02:52:50.396-07:00Comments on Faith in Ambiguity: Friday Retroflective: Defeat and FruitionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-30377519526646184242012-05-19T06:59:57.232-06:002012-05-19T06:59:57.232-06:00I loved your post. Glad I got to read and hope oth...I loved your post. Glad I got to read and hope others will as well. I'm hoping that lettuce won't bolt before I can get a shade cloth over it. If it doesn't, it will be very yummy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-48729620930805830442012-05-19T06:58:39.290-06:002012-05-19T06:58:39.290-06:00I think that one of the things that really works a...I think that one of the things that really works about your blog is that it keeps the reader wondering who you really are and what you really mean, how much of what you are saying is true. I think it's a strength because of the talent with which you compose you posts.<br /><br />Devin, somehow, came out just fine. He was sobbing and heartbroken one minute and then he just sort of "got it" that it was OK. He had played in the gold bracket, he had played well, and he had years of soccer ahead of him. He seems undamaged in the end. This child has been through five times the disappointments and losses of my other two. I think he is being primed for sainthood.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-72406163560291454082012-05-19T05:17:55.806-06:002012-05-19T05:17:55.806-06:00Hearing about your son's team coming in last b...Hearing about your son's team coming in last broke my heart. It has to be hard on someone so young to take a loss. Hell, I am horrible at it as an adult. <br /><br />Thank you so much for mentioning my little blog. I did, in fact, play with the Ouija, thought I spoke to a ghost, and my cousin was the one who told me about the homicidal Smurf. The rest was all inspired by far too much caffeine. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-36278860380671250132012-05-18T20:43:55.799-06:002012-05-18T20:43:55.799-06:00Tara, So kind of you to mention my post. Love the...Tara, So kind of you to mention my post. Love the other links I've found in your weekly wrap up and I am oh, so jealous of your beginning lettuce! Look forward to your weekly wrap up by email notification!Amy Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613446967051981724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-251364843679672572012-05-18T12:49:19.317-06:002012-05-18T12:49:19.317-06:00Especially much maligned younger brothers such as ...Especially much maligned younger brothers such as this. He really tried. He kept saying "Devin, you played well. You were just outmatched." Watching his brother play soccer is one of the only times I know that Rowan really is in his corner.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-80451862986457643732012-05-18T12:47:40.113-06:002012-05-18T12:47:40.113-06:00Having never been an athlete myself, I am grateful...Having never been an athlete myself, I am grateful for the privilege to go along for the ride. I have learned a lot watching my son do this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-78566704562924264662012-05-18T12:30:09.556-06:002012-05-18T12:30:09.556-06:00The lettuce looks yummy, zip lining fun, and I agr...The lettuce looks yummy, zip lining fun, and I agree that comforting younger brothers are harder than many things in life.Larissa T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-7352760170167981212012-05-18T07:46:51.070-06:002012-05-18T07:46:51.070-06:00My youngest plays football, and one year after a w...My youngest plays football, and one year after a winning season he told me he was a "football superstar" just before taking off his shoes and telling me every football superstar deserves a foot rub (and boy does that child have some road kill smelling feet). The next year did not go so well and I know that heartache that fills your soul as you watch them hurt from the disappointment. I too loved the pics.Blondie McBaffledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16938975677692582118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-76207492147860462642012-05-18T06:53:28.126-06:002012-05-18T06:53:28.126-06:00You're very welcome. I love your blog.
I tol...You're very welcome. I love your blog. <br /><br />I told Devin, "This is part of being an athlete, too." This coming from a mom who spent PE edging as far off of every field as possible to avoid coming into contact with any balls. Being a very generous child, he still listened and seemed to cheer up. He impresses me, that one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-18740756650145902412012-05-18T06:50:16.751-06:002012-05-18T06:50:16.751-06:00Love the pics! There comes a time when we all have...Love the pics! There comes a time when we all have to taste defeat and move on and it is hard watching our kids go through this (mine seems to taste it more than usual) but it is so good when they have victory in their lives.<br /><br />Thanks for the link and the shoutout!Crack You Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071785490304845124noreply@blogger.com