tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post2399441101367369436..comments2024-02-11T02:09:23.512-08:00Comments on An Inch of Gray: Speak My NameAnna Whiston-Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-58021922752722647992013-03-13T10:53:27.545-07:002013-03-13T10:53:27.545-07:00Oh, how I love this. Beautifully written, Anna.
U...Oh, how I love this. Beautifully written, Anna.<br /><br />Um, my word verification is foreLap...that might be one of the weirdest yet.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01897963154223770756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-70384438772878990382013-03-08T18:12:21.253-08:002013-03-08T18:12:21.253-08:00LauraBeth's child's comment is so lovely.
...LauraBeth's child's comment is so lovely.<br /><br />Wishing you a good weekend. I think you're making Jack proud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-86018890761855149242013-03-08T17:44:45.652-08:002013-03-08T17:44:45.652-08:00You will always be Jack and Margaret's mother....You will always be Jack and Margaret's mother....You will always have 2 children......You will always have a son and a daughter....He will always be a part of you and you will always be a part of him....through eternity.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025858898931210039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-69236600561930956002013-03-08T15:54:48.771-08:002013-03-08T15:54:48.771-08:00Anna... wanted to share what I overheard about 20 ...Anna... wanted to share what I overheard about 20 minutes ago. My daughter was giving the "grand tour" to a playmate over for a playdate. In the kitchen we have our picture of Jack up on the cabinet. From the other room, I heard the friend ask "Who is that?" And my daughter simply responded "That's Jack. He's our friend."LauraBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05021383257389435454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-78600845370349880972013-03-08T10:28:17.067-08:002013-03-08T10:28:17.067-08:00I just recently found your blog and I love reading...I just recently found your blog and I love reading your perspective on mothering and life. Beautifully said. <br />Erica <br /><br />www.beautifullifemadeeasy.blogspot.caEricahttp://www.beautifullifemadeeasy.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-73865490362427009512013-03-08T06:15:55.667-08:002013-03-08T06:15:55.667-08:00Oh Anna. Jack has an amazing mom. Oh Anna. Jack has an amazing mom. tracy@sellabitmumhttp://sellabitmum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-29718410651571989932013-03-07T11:46:31.964-08:002013-03-07T11:46:31.964-08:00I use my daughter's name as often as possible....I use my daughter's name as often as possible. Hoping to let people know I love hearing Her name. And I love being known as Jaci's mom. You will always be Jack's mom. God blessTriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156954486501993757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-88169527263764359092013-03-07T11:35:26.235-08:002013-03-07T11:35:26.235-08:00beautiful Jack's Mom.... just beautiful.
xobeautiful Jack's Mom.... just beautiful. <br /><br />xo Reeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516885315219959524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-14904756668773886412013-03-07T09:00:00.564-08:002013-03-07T09:00:00.564-08:00"Beam Me Up", by Pink.
There's a w..."Beam Me Up", by Pink. <br /><br />There's a whole 'nother conversation going on<br />In a parallel universe.<br />Where nothing breaks and nothing hurts.<br />There's a waltz playin' frozen in time<br />Blades of grass on tiny bare feet<br />I look at you and you're lookin' at me.<br /><br />Could you beam me up,<br />Give me a minute, I don't know what I'd say in it<br />I'd probably just stare, happy just to be there, holding your face<br />Beam me up,<br />Let me be lighter, I'm tired of being a fighter,<br />I think a minute's enough,<br />Just beam me up.<br /><br />Saw a blackbird soarin' in the sky,<br />Barely a breath I caught one last sight<br />Tell me that was you sayin' goodbye,<br />There are times I feel the shiver and cold,<br />It only happens when I'm on my own,<br />That's how you tell me I'm not alone<br /><br />Could you beam me up,<br />Give me a minute, I don't know what I'd say in it<br />I'd probably just stare, happy just to be there, holding your face<br />Beam me up,<br />Let me be lighter, I'm tired of being a fighter,<br />I think a minute's enough,<br />Just beam me up.<br /><br />In my head I see your baby blues<br />I hear your voice and I, I break in two and now there's<br />One of me, with you<br /><br />So when I need you can I send you a sign<br />I'll burn a candle and turn off the lights<br />I'll pick a star and watch you shine<br /><br />Just beam me up,<br />Give me a minute, I don't know what I'd say in it<br />I'd probably just stare, happy just to be there, holding your face<br />Beam me up,<br />Let me be lighter, I'm tired of being a fighter,<br />I think, a minute's enough,<br />Beam me up<br />Beam me up<br />Beam me up<br />Could you beam me up. <br /><br />This is a beautiful song... You should look it up. :)Soldierz_wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06304001374351996291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-80352904878732266692013-03-06T21:25:58.777-08:002013-03-06T21:25:58.777-08:00Well said. I absolutely get that people don't ...Well said. I absolutely get that people don't want to upset those who have lost children so they choose not to bring up the child's name. But when they do say the child's name or ask a question about him or her, it is such a gift. In that moment, they allow that child to be present in our lives, to live, so to speak. You will always be Jack's mom and Margaret's mom.Halfway Between Hopes and Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289796347284294973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-72789339306170682712013-03-06T11:46:32.597-08:002013-03-06T11:46:32.597-08:00I think of you and your family (whom I have never ...I think of you and your family (whom I have never met a lot). I think of Jack every time I get something in the mail from Samaritan's Purse. It makes me smile.erinlovesjolenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12543380150038295584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-29023689989076223262013-03-06T01:27:49.017-08:002013-03-06T01:27:49.017-08:00Dear Anna,
I never met you personally, but I had t...Dear Anna,<br />I never met you personally, but I had the opportunity to get to know you a little bit virtually.<br />Through you I met 'Anna's son' JACK. It's true that you are his mommy but it's also true that Jack is Anna's son. I feel he would be proud. I am proud to be my parents daughter.<br />Love,<br />LeireLeirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076943816131131306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-20032461647921958692013-03-05T09:40:34.966-08:002013-03-05T09:40:34.966-08:00So true. I will never stop being Zoe's mum, I ...So true. I will never stop being Zoe's mum, I hate to think that in the future I will meet people who don't know that is my real identity.<br />Trying hard to keep her memory alive and it may have been from your blog that I got this idea?:<br />http://retrogirlandchemokid.blogspot.co.nz/p/the-angel-zoe-kindness-project.htmlKirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03773985096271775261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-13061533789895693972013-03-05T06:42:08.734-08:002013-03-05T06:42:08.734-08:00They've told me Jack's mom rules!...it'...They've told me Jack's mom rules!...it's true that she wears old fashioned shoes..but..you should hear her talk about Jack, she glows!!<br /><br />Oh..I've been told that if you hear her laugh you can be hypnotized!<br /><br />:)Leirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076943816131131306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-50260017994731503102013-03-04T20:44:32.744-08:002013-03-04T20:44:32.744-08:00Hi Anna,
Thank you again for letting us be here f...Hi Anna,<br /><br />Thank you again for letting us be here for you.<br /><br />I was reading the Lulu and Leo Fund Facebook page and came across this beautiful passage by Reverend Jonathan Kitto. I hope you you like it, because reading it gave me the same reflective feeling I get when I read your blog.<br /><br />"Heaven may not be more than the memories we have or the love that we feel. But if it is just that, then it is pretty amazing and worthy of honoring. You must continue to love. You must continue to be loved. It is your love-bound obligation not to let your capacity for love wither, but to hold up what you gained and let the love that you have had flourish. Flourish with each other, flourish with Nessie, flourish with those yet to come and those that are and have been. Nothing will erase the pain, and nothing should. The depth of your pain is a measure of the depth of your love."<br /><br />Thinking of you and sending love.Sharmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521813773914153418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-47208747962654798862013-03-04T20:01:43.185-08:002013-03-04T20:01:43.185-08:00yes...always jack's mom. :-)yes...always jack's mom. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473296561602226133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-603415046346061562013-03-04T19:50:35.097-08:002013-03-04T19:50:35.097-08:00Dear Jack's mom,
Every time we go to Taco Bell...Dear Jack's mom,<br />Every time we go to Taco Bell and I see the Dorito taco, I think of both you and Jack.Marissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-33845389499067256232013-03-04T18:19:03.571-08:002013-03-04T18:19:03.571-08:00Anna -- you not only are Jack's mom you are al...Anna -- you not only are Jack's mom you are also an INCREDIBLE role model for mothers everywhere. The CJ Foundation for SIDS has a feature on their facebook page where they "speak the name" of a baby who died from SIDS each week as a way to witness the fact that a precious child spent time on this earth and mattered to their family. Today let me say " Jack" "Jack's Mom" and "Barrett" to signify that all of you MATTER to me. Big hugs coming your wayLynnettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-10277628249487334532013-03-04T18:04:39.291-08:002013-03-04T18:04:39.291-08:00I loved this. Not only because I am the mother of...I loved this. Not only because I am the mother of a developmentally delayed child and my heart breaks thinking about the kindness you and your mom showed this man. I often wonder what happens when her dad and I and her brother Jack are not there. I pray for beautiful people like you to care about her. <br /><br />Not only because I share your story with everyone I know - mostly with my brother and his wife who lost their son two months before you lost Jack.<br /><br />Mostly because I always knew you as Jack's Mom. From the first time Glennon wrote about you and how even at his service, you continue to mother him. I strive to be that mother who mothers so fiercly. XO Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-90968418148934302832013-03-04T17:53:09.932-08:002013-03-04T17:53:09.932-08:00As always your words touch me. The pictures are j...As always your words touch me. The pictures are just lovely and heartbreaking at the same time. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-55344013875480486922013-03-04T17:03:32.577-08:002013-03-04T17:03:32.577-08:00Beautiful Anna... Jack's Mom.Beautiful Anna... Jack's Mom. Diana Lesjakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476647718030742111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-66028031920725859132013-03-04T16:43:31.653-08:002013-03-04T16:43:31.653-08:00This post made me cry at my desk this morning, but...This post made me cry at my desk this morning, but I'm just now getting a chance to respond. Yes, yes, YES you are, and always will be, Jack's mom. I promise to speak his name for the rest of my days. ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959457718154564469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-14087142445676401502013-03-04T16:36:16.653-08:002013-03-04T16:36:16.653-08:00Sending (((hugs))) to Jack mom and dad and sister....Sending (((hugs))) to Jack mom and dad and sister.<br /><br />Ps, my kids don't really even know you as Anna... They pretty much only know you as "Jack's mom." We chat about you and your family whenever we spot a Jack magnet while out and about. Last week, we followed another car with a Jack magnet all the way down 123 into DC and out to Maryland! I have to think that maybe, in their car, they were also talking about the other car (mine) with the Jack magnet and blue ribbons on it... Speaking Jack's name... Loving your family...<br /><br />With love from the other side of town...LauraBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05021383257389435454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-73566903882864420062013-03-04T15:35:23.363-08:002013-03-04T15:35:23.363-08:00Loved the story you shared. This weekend I got a c...Loved the story you shared. This weekend I got a comment from a blogger that they mentioned me in their blog. Well to my surprise it was my For Your Tears blog and they had the picture of Jack's tree with the link. That tree has grown do big, I was just taking pictures of it this weekend. Also Jack's owl tag still hangs in the Norfolk Pine tree. ((HUGS))Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-43042235025477702352013-03-04T15:03:03.539-08:002013-03-04T15:03:03.539-08:00You will always and forever be Jack and Margaret&#...You will always and forever be Jack and Margaret's mom....always.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.com