tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post116475139723796382..comments2024-02-26T08:02:05.002-05:00Comments on Nitty.Gritty.: Someone's been reading between the lines here.Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01338865463777681078noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1165518509155627482006-12-07T14:08:00.000-05:002006-12-07T14:08:00.000-05:00jody i havent been reading any blogs lately been s...jody i havent been reading any blogs lately been short on time ,you amaze me always with your writtings and expressions and i enjoy to reading all you have to offer ,this blog is your place ,and you know you dont have to change anything you do whether you miss a day or a week as long as your ok thats your choice .you do need to make that if you havent already another layout of all the memories you remember of teagen my tears were pouring ,bringing to mind how we need to collect for all our children the things that remind us of them.thank you for that thought in response to the anonymous questioning your WHYS?juliegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748695462243620137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1165157718104957472006-12-03T09:55:00.000-05:002006-12-03T09:55:00.000-05:00WOW.. I have completely drenched a paper towel. T...WOW.. I have completely drenched a paper towel. That was the "ugly" cry as Oprah calls it. <BR/><BR/>Girl - You have such a gift!!!!<BR/>Continue with it - and bless the people who just don't get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164912346898256602006-11-30T13:45:00.000-05:002006-11-30T13:45:00.000-05:00"ALL" this been said....generally speaking e-mails..."ALL" this been said....generally speaking e-mails and such corresponce somehow can resonate with not the intent of the author! Because voice inflections, facial expressions and personal interaction at "the" moment cannot be made. It's unfortunate, but a fact. I've had the experience where I had great "heart-felt" comments that I wanted to make and the reciprient took it WAY the wrong way!!! Could it be that "anonymous" is more of a black and white person and is pretty pragmatic in things of LIFE?? Or even one of those whose glass is probably always "half empty" rather than "half full"?? I listen to a radio program where the producer contributes and she admittedly has one of those voices that comes across as "perky". She cannot help that...!! I'd love it if my Scandenavian genes wouldn't make me come across as "stern"...but that's how people preceive me and frankly it's not how I think I am inside!!! Preception can be faulty and we can see this in this person. Jody...you are "real" and I wouldn't change this blog at all. It always inspires and lifts me!! It is your ministry!! Blessings to you and your family!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164904081912404642006-11-30T11:28:00.000-05:002006-11-30T11:28:00.000-05:00You are real... You keep it very real.... I think ...You are real... You keep it very real.... I think your anonymous poster should get the drift now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164900124810423892006-11-30T10:22:00.000-05:002006-11-30T10:22:00.000-05:00jodi,there are days when i read your blog and feel...jodi,<BR/>there are days when i read your blog and feel a surge of irritation . . . "she is always so chipper" (said with bitter tone to voice) . . . but it is a quick check in my spirit that causes me to realize that i am not angry . . . i am feeling a little guilty and frustrated with myself. i also realize that many of the things you say resonate with me throughout the day . . . i believe the spirit is constantly filtering . . . and so even after a little irritation, if i am realizing the truth in something, it is probably from God and the irritation was probably from me. and so i realize that there is truth to what you are saying most days (come on, we all have our off times :) . . . . again, leading me to realize it is probably my own deal when i feel a grind or an irritation. <BR/><BR/> in those moments, i feel frusterated with myself that, while i share the same faith in christ as you do, and i have gone through a fraction of the heartache you have, i fail to find the level of joy that life in christ promises us. <BR/><BR/>you have room to grow.<BR/>i have room to grow. <BR/>there you go.<BR/><BR/>i say this as my little effort to shed some perspective on where "ms. anonymous poster 2006" might have been coming from. <BR/><BR/>dear miss anonymous poster 2006 . . . i think that if you are going to be gutsy enough to say something, you need to put your name to it. your voice is very important - especially since you seem confident to say something different than the masses - that is a powerful tool! so many of us just feel like we have to say what will make us likeable. but you are willing to step out and say what you think. why wouldn't you want to own that?cara harjeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05633544149049073597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164896820650330392006-11-30T09:27:00.000-05:002006-11-30T09:27:00.000-05:00Hi Jody - I read your blog every day. I am amaze...Hi Jody - I read your blog every day. I am amazed at your faith, your strength, and the way you look at life. I haven't gone through what you have (quite honestly, I don't know what exactly happened other than there was an accident and you lost your little girl). However, I have lost two boys - both late in pregnancy with the second one living for three hours. It is something I will never get over, and still causes me pain at times. But I can't compare that with what you have experienced.<BR/><BR/>I love reading your blog. I gain inspiration, wisdom, insight and love when I read your thoughts and feelings. You are very open and have shared some very deep feelings.<BR/><BR/>I thank you for your words, your wisdom, your wit, you intelligence, your inspiration, your talent, and last but not least, the love that is in every word your write.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to reading your blog every day, and will continue to do so.<BR/><BR/>Nicki LundeenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164880978274653542006-11-30T05:02:00.000-05:002006-11-30T05:02:00.000-05:00I'm shocked that anyone would criticize you or you...I'm shocked that anyone would criticize you or your blog like that. I don't think anyone has the right to question someone's feelings like that and I'm so sorry that someone felt the need to do that. No one should judge you because they're not in your shoes.<BR/><BR/>I have to say that your blog is one of the most "real" blogs I've visited. I always enjoy reading your posts. They're so heartfelt and sincere and most of all, they're always inspiring. <BR/><BR/>I'm one of those people that tries to find the good or the lesson in every situation, even the difficult times. God has his plan for each one of us so everything that happens in our lives is for a reason. Life isn't always rosy and it isn't always fair, but we each have the choice on how to deal with the situation that is given to us each day. Personally I choose to sit down and count my blessings during the difficult times and focus on my faith to get me through. Why choose to be negative when there's still living to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164863295404354402006-11-30T00:08:00.000-05:002006-11-30T00:08:00.000-05:00It's almost Thursday. Hope you had a good Wednesda...It's almost Thursday. Hope you had a good Wednesday. Your Tuesday post was pouring with poetry. Don't be too hard on that person who prompted your thoughts. They may not understand the fine line between joy and grief. Two years ago during this season, I was following Julie's ambulance to Mercy and I was flooded with that tangle of fear and faith we all know at one time or another.<BR/><BR/>"It was the first of several unexpected pauses in the days to come when happy recollections would suddenly seem too wonderful to bear, and rather than a smile they brought the ache of joy: a fragile awareness that life is a collection of mostly uneventful moments. They do not pass but gather; they are not spent but shared; and only rarely do we begin to grasp their value—or allow ourselves to think they will someday change—and when we do, our grip goes numb, like in a dream, just when it matters most to hold on.<BR/><BR/>That’s what I mean by the ache of joy. It’s not a passing feeling but the passing ability to sense what’s always there, the simplicity of life that is lost in the complexity of living. It catches us off guard because it’s stored not in our cherished memories but in moments that have passed forgotten. Out of nowhere it comes, this ache of joy, but briefly seeing life this clearly blurs the eyes..."<BR/><BR/>http://patternsofink.blogspot.com/2005_01_01_patternsofink_archive.html.Tom Kapankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17431717152727352230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164859585666567812006-11-29T23:06:00.000-05:002006-11-29T23:06:00.000-05:00Jodi, I think you're about the most "real" person ...Jodi, I think you're about the most "real" person there is in that you share your "Life" here. You began this blogging journey after a most horrific event in your life. I see you sorting through all that here and showing the hope that you have. That person couldn't possibly know (in the true sense) all that this entails. If what happened to you had happened to me, I think I'd be in a corner somewhere sucking my thumb and looking at my navel murmering weird appetaphs. <BR/>I love that you sometimes 'seem' perky and cute and that you show wimsical pictures of yourself and your family. That's real life!!! I love your blog and check it most frequently. Keep it all up...keep sharing your life! We love you!!!!<BR/>To that person~~nah, nah, nah, nah nah-nah!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164852434119492682006-11-29T21:07:00.000-05:002006-11-29T21:07:00.000-05:00I have no doubt in my mind that God will greet you...I have no doubt in my mind that God will greet you with the words that I think all Christians long to hear when they get to heaven. Just about everyday I come here and see you pour your heart out. You just can't get more real than that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164850326803872322006-11-29T20:32:00.000-05:002006-11-29T20:32:00.000-05:00keep on living!! u r an inspiration to many of us...keep on living!! u r an inspiration to many of us!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164842394596930362006-11-29T18:19:00.000-05:002006-11-29T18:19:00.000-05:00Jody, I feel so compelled to comment today(long ti...Jody,<BR/><BR/> I feel so compelled to comment today(long time reader, first time commenter). You are so real with your comments and who you are. This person does not know the promise that God gives us by accepting Him as our Lord and Savior. You choose to find the joy in life. And a gift you have is to appreciate and cherish everyday life--clothes strewn about, popcorn, Wyndam's gifts she shares. As I read and wept about all of things you miss about your precious Teagan, I couldn't help but think of pinkie promises. And think, just like God gave us a promise, you and Teagan share a special promise too. <BR/><BR/>A Sister in ChristAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164826996430658022006-11-29T14:03:00.000-05:002006-11-29T14:03:00.000-05:00I am so impressed by what you write. Sometimes se...I am so impressed by what you write. Sometimes serious and honest, sometimes fun and witty. I think annonymous is wrong. You do write about the real you but you, unlike so many people today, choose to see the positive side of things. A person very close to me always sees the negative in everything and feels a need to point it out to everyone. What a sad way to be. I believe there is something positive in everything we do and feel we just have to take the time to look for it. Is it easier to be negative than positive? Well probably so but why? Enjoy and learn from each and every experience in life. Jody keep on writing from your heart and I know there are a lot of us out there who will keep reading it. You inspire me each and every day to live life on a positive note and have faith that God will help lead us down the path we should go. Many blessing to you and your family and please keep the inspiration coming. I love sharing in your day.<BR/>(PS. I made a set of those cute magnets from one of your earlier post. They turned out great and what a fun project. Thanks for the instructions!)Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211868404011719434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164826589497726962006-11-29T13:56:00.000-05:002006-11-29T13:56:00.000-05:00Funny how that person want to talk to you about ke...Funny how that person want to talk to you about keeping it real but post anonymously..interesting turn of events if you ask me!<BR/><BR/>And if it's all too positive for the person all the have to do is turn on the news and that will fill them with negativity won't it!!!<BR/><BR/>Oh and by the way your some of your childrens names are so unqiue...Wyndham and Teagan. I love them.Brown English Muffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15881909686870701691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164814889336486312006-11-29T10:41:00.000-05:002006-11-29T10:41:00.000-05:00She just needs to read more posts because you are ...She just needs to read more posts because you are almost always addressing the negative parts of life as well as the positive.Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261936162375540296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164809942292648812006-11-29T09:19:00.000-05:002006-11-29T09:19:00.000-05:00the way your readers have responded to this post p...the way your readers have responded to this post pretty much proves the point that i was making when i commented on your last post. authenticity is a trait people appreciate almost more than anything else...and itlooks like you nailed it here by the response you are getting from so many who are grateful for your genuine spirit, including myself!<BR/><BR/>elizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164804901555527482006-11-29T07:55:00.000-05:002006-11-29T07:55:00.000-05:00I love your blog. I am always inspired by your ent...I love your blog. I am always inspired by your entries. Often I find myself getting teary eyed when reading your heartfelt words. I am amazed at your ability to find joy after suffering the most horrible of tragedies. <BR/>Keep on writing Jody! You have alot of Nitty.Gritty. fans who love your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164786876448687252006-11-29T02:54:00.000-05:002006-11-29T02:54:00.000-05:00Jody, I love your blog, I read it every day. Do no...Jody, I love your blog, I read it every day. Do not let one comment get to you.<BR/><BR/>BTW, you can go into your control panel and turn off the anonymous comments. That way whoever leaves a comment has to sign it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164784889378819562006-11-29T02:21:00.000-05:002006-11-29T02:21:00.000-05:00Be who you are. Share what God has laid upon your ...Be who you are. Share what God has laid upon your heart. Sometime the Lord has us go through hard time so that we maybe a encouragment to others. I get everything that you are saying. Keep up the inspiration. I enjoy your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164780808214360322006-11-29T01:13:00.000-05:002006-11-29T01:13:00.000-05:00Hi Jody,I have been reading your blog for sometime...Hi Jody,<BR/>I have been reading your blog for sometime now. I can honestly say that I can't even remember how I found it but know that everyday since I have found it I look forward to reading about you, your family and your faith. When I started reading your blog you occassionaly mentioned past posts so I started going back and reading some of your old posts and found out that I actually remember your family from the Oprah Winfrey show. I remember when I watched the show that all I could do was cry. I cried long after the show was over just thinking about everything you and your family had been through and what you continue to go through. Your ability to forgive such a loss is amazing. You are truly an inspiration. I believe that is why so many people read your blog. You have reaffirmed my faith in God. That is something my mother has been trying to do for years and you did it in days. Stay strong, stay you. You are a gift from God for the rest of us who are still stumbling trying to find our way. And truly write a book. You are a fabulous writer. And thanks for posting so often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164778237515391272006-11-29T00:30:00.000-05:002006-11-29T00:30:00.000-05:00I haven't posted in ages... but I've still been re...I haven't posted in ages... but I've still been reading. :)<BR/><BR/>I've often thought about how you manage to still seem so "happy" all the time... and then when I slow down and really "think" about it-- it's just like you said, you have to CHOOSE JOY-- I love that you don't let the "bad stuff" consume you every day and that you let the good in and let the bad just go on by. <BR/><BR/>Bless you Jody-- today and everyday!<BR/><BR/>Admirations and much love....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164776240727931422006-11-28T23:57:00.000-05:002006-11-28T23:57:00.000-05:00I worry about someone who thinks you can't be happ...I worry about someone who thinks you can't be happy and be real. Why does someone have to post daily of things that might not be so great..it's life. I choose happiness-why is that a problem for some people?ChristyRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540711438163361400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164773073617740322006-11-28T23:04:00.000-05:002006-11-28T23:04:00.000-05:00Jody if I had to live through what you lived throu...Jody if I had to live through what you lived through I wouldn't even get out of bed in the morning. I linked to your blog by an entry in Carrie's blog many months ago and have been reading daily ever since. Your faith and zest for life is very inspiring. I will admit there are times when I wonder why or where some things come from (like you never did fess up about the video shoot in your home the other week - just an everyday occurence huh? lol and some of your "soy" talk-oy.)But it is your blog and your life and you can share whatever your heart feels like sharing - whenever you want to. I'll continue to be inspired. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164770824221672082006-11-28T22:27:00.000-05:002006-11-28T22:27:00.000-05:00choking back tears all i can say is WOW -- and WEL...choking back tears all i can say is WOW -- and WELL SAID my cyber buddyShawnna Sampleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530824148525249161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18733763.post-1164768783197522462006-11-28T21:53:00.000-05:002006-11-28T21:53:00.000-05:00AMEN... God is good! When the going gets tough, ...AMEN... God is good! When the going gets tough, the tough get going! Well said, you good and faithful servant!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004141713017997665noreply@blogger.com