tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post4213452584015982860..comments2023-12-27T22:45:30.343-05:00Comments on Healing through Writing: From retreat prompt to memorial tributeKathryn Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-53897654001897448392011-08-26T00:37:41.563-04:002011-08-26T00:37:41.563-04:00Hi Kathy,
Beautiful tribute to your charming Dad. ...Hi Kathy,<br />Beautiful tribute to your charming Dad. I remember you all from Cherry Rd...You were my best buddy Jacquie's slightly older sister and your Dad was the funniest and sweetest of all the Dads. My folks treasured the friendship they had with your parents...so much laughter and fun. I treasure the trout lake summer visits...the bats on the sleeping porch, the canoe... and that outhouse! Great childhood memories. Your Dad must have been so very proud of you. Karen Akers Johnson. kejnsn@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-58160815522174315292011-08-02T09:12:09.369-04:002011-08-02T09:12:09.369-04:00Thanks Donna. The word "lyrical" means a...Thanks Donna. The word "lyrical" means a lot, coming from you.Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-7252766428368153892011-07-25T07:02:36.905-04:002011-07-25T07:02:36.905-04:00Kathryn, such a beautiful,wistful and lyrical trib...Kathryn, such a beautiful,wistful and lyrical tribute post. I too, could feel the heart beat of Mahn-Go-Taysee as I read your words, revisiting your memories with your father.Donna Galantihttp://www.donnagalanti.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-71437564103048643682011-07-24T09:59:09.170-04:002011-07-24T09:59:09.170-04:00Elle: Thanks so much. I enjoy the ways we BRP edit...Elle: Thanks so much. I enjoy the ways we BRP editors impact one another.<br /><br />Anonymous: Okay, your short writing here was also effective, as your comment brought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much.Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-75037179055002198082011-07-24T08:29:47.252-04:002011-07-24T08:29:47.252-04:00It's a beautiful piece of writing Kathryn. Wha...It's a beautiful piece of writing Kathryn. What a lovely tribute.<br /><br />Elle<br />HearWriteNow & Blood-Red PencilElle Carter Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266309723919011181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-56644681581740670452011-07-23T22:03:17.497-04:002011-07-23T22:03:17.497-04:00It made me cry the first time I heard it made me c...It made me cry the first time I heard it made me cry the first time I read it. maybe to be loon-hearted means to be able to stir that crazy-familial-filial-love within your readers' hearts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-17000720966680539802011-07-23T16:53:31.231-04:002011-07-23T16:53:31.231-04:00Thanks, Kate. I was eager to share it with you.Thanks, Kate. I was eager to share it with you.Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-14920584999371110222011-07-23T14:46:16.234-04:002011-07-23T14:46:16.234-04:00Kathryn, when you read the first version of this a...Kathryn, when you read the first version of this at the retreat, I was moved to tears (I think we all were). It seemed perfect then and it was, but it's even more beautiful now. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing it.Kate Brandeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169608944670534936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-89364870962132746312011-07-23T14:14:54.870-04:002011-07-23T14:14:54.870-04:00Maryann and Recovering Church Lady: I'm sorry ...Maryann and Recovering Church Lady: I'm sorry to hear of your losses as well. Of course we can't avoid loss and the change it brings, but if we can make something beautiful of it, I think we've made a meaningful contribution to those left behind—including us.<br /><br />RCL: How neat that you wrote it out of love before she passed. That is the sign of a very special relationship.Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-80690541832116961782011-07-23T14:09:20.256-04:002011-07-23T14:09:20.256-04:00Thanks for reading, Maryann. Thing is, I did post ...Thanks for reading, Maryann. Thing is, I did post a picture of my Dad when he was young in my last post. That was the one that was hard to scroll past. It may now fade to the background, but I'm glad to know it's there.Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-56855410256907765612011-07-23T12:59:03.995-04:002011-07-23T12:59:03.995-04:00This is very beautiful and stirring. I have experi...This is very beautiful and stirring. I have experienced a similar family loss recently. My mother passed on May 19 of this year and I was able to read a tribute to her at the memorial.<br /><br /> I was so thankful that I had written it several months before just because I loved her and wanted her to know it. She was not even sick when I wrote it. She was only 76 yrs old.<br /><br />Writing is most definitely a healing therapy.Susie - Walking Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372339217547326555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-92152079751714140792011-07-23T11:45:41.486-04:002011-07-23T11:45:41.486-04:00What a wonderful tribute, Kathryn. I lost my fathe...What a wonderful tribute, Kathryn. I lost my father a year ago this past April, but I still have trouble looking at the pictures of him in his youth. Understand totally about you hesitating to have a picture accompany this piece. Grief is a journey and I hope yours is not too rocky.<br /><br />I love this prompt, too. What a great way to stretch ourselves as writers. I will try that when I get back to my current WIP.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-63583698704849709512011-07-23T11:02:28.576-04:002011-07-23T11:02:28.576-04:00Wow Margaret, you must have been sitting at your c...Wow Margaret, you must have been sitting at your computer waiting for something to read when I posted this--that was a fast comment! Thanks you so much for extending my tribute by reading it.Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5769028919762785741.post-2336117063871875852011-07-23T10:56:31.297-04:002011-07-23T10:56:31.297-04:00Kathryn, What a beautiful and loving tribute to yo...Kathryn, What a beautiful and loving tribute to your father!Thank you for writing and sharing these beautiful memories and thoughts.Margaret's musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03514257536988161930noreply@blogger.com