tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post4075288962620394058..comments2024-02-11T02:09:23.512-08:00Comments on An Inch of Gray: Sticky Love Anna Whiston-Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-58985370895979520762015-06-12T15:24:23.044-07:002015-06-12T15:24:23.044-07:00I lost my mother suddenly at the age of 10 and thi...I lost my mother suddenly at the age of 10 and this is the most reassuring piece of wisdom I have read in the 16 years since. I know you enjoy hearing how God shows His presence and love to us, so I think you will appreciate knowing that my heart leapt when I saw it was addressed to "L", since my name starts with L too! It really felt for a moment like it was my mom, writing to me to let me know she is still here and her love is "stuck" on me as much as it ever was... Anyway, I wanted you to know that a tiny part of my heart just healed reading it. Thank you so very much for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-87868752479470130202015-05-21T14:22:48.625-07:002015-05-21T14:22:48.625-07:00that is absolutely beautiful and the perfect thing...that is absolutely beautiful and the perfect thing to tell her.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00025880199292565225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-13203566056715219782015-05-20T07:32:02.189-07:002015-05-20T07:32:02.189-07:00Your letter to L is so beautiful and I am sure the...Your letter to L is so beautiful and I am sure the time she spent with you was amazing because you are a very special woman. Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-16560123262868171932015-05-19T19:13:01.366-07:002015-05-19T19:13:01.366-07:00This was a beautiful way to help your friend's...This was a beautiful way to help your friend's daughter. Cheers to you.www.robinbotie.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783566853231843334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-54075578147405728372015-05-18T21:11:24.743-07:002015-05-18T21:11:24.743-07:00So beautiful.
I know you wrote this for your dear...So beautiful.<br /><br />I know you wrote this for your dear L who lost her mom too soon, but this L appreciated reading it and thinking about my dad...gone only a few years later down the road from L's age. <br /><br />Thank you.LisaARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133555521572999047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-65903819350193525332015-05-16T14:35:40.275-07:002015-05-16T14:35:40.275-07:00So beautiful. I have no doubt you helped her imme...So beautiful. I have no doubt you helped her immensely, even if you could not see it.Leigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233706048946454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-91709186377216788352015-05-16T14:18:15.859-07:002015-05-16T14:18:15.859-07:00So beautiful Anna - I can't explain it but rea...So beautiful Anna - I can't explain it but reading this felt more like being. Your words took me to a space a place - a state of being. Like I said, I can't really put into words what your words did but there is such love and wisdom there. Just beautiful.Kerry S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-79225936954671484612015-05-16T05:40:54.262-07:002015-05-16T05:40:54.262-07:00Oh, Anna. THe gift you were and are to her. I am s...Oh, Anna. THe gift you were and are to her. I am so grateful her heart as you as home.Alexandra Rosashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777115667216947996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-46370838202932337082015-05-15T21:19:19.291-07:002015-05-15T21:19:19.291-07:00So tender and true - I needed to read and hear thi...So tender and true - I needed to read and hear this for so many reasons today. Thank you Anna, and bless you.Maripat Hindershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06805413749343060914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-1019230857508066842015-05-15T20:17:11.950-07:002015-05-15T20:17:11.950-07:00Love. Thank you thank you thank you.Love. Thank you thank you thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-42568680089022939632015-05-15T19:46:35.541-07:002015-05-15T19:46:35.541-07:00Anna,
Thank you. Your words are so beautiful, an...Anna,<br /><br />Thank you. Your words are so beautiful, and I hope you shared this with L. I can see it sustaining her throughout her lifetime. It will be something for her to go back to during tough times. She was definitely a snuggler - when she was a toddler she used to sit on her mom's lap and crawl right up under her mom's shirt when she really didn't fit. We would just laugh at how she wedged herself in there and lament another shirt stretched out. But it didn't seem to matter, and now we really know it didn't matter - if the cost of such lovely memories is a ruined shirt - who cares. <br /><br />I'm sure your hugs and snuggles were a comfort to her last year.<br /><br />Love to you, beautiful friend!<br /><br />CMP<br /><br /><br /><br />clairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-33441047859739402452015-05-15T18:37:03.626-07:002015-05-15T18:37:03.626-07:00Thank youThank youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14803425088966816064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-71129794919435011162015-05-15T17:26:41.969-07:002015-05-15T17:26:41.969-07:00My mom died 29 years ago and I still miss her and...My mom died 29 years ago and I still miss her and always will. This is great. Thank youSheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060104462984070700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-42652085709624816322015-05-15T15:19:11.422-07:002015-05-15T15:19:11.422-07:00Beautiful#Beautiful#Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059231765700788150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-49306058285678578162015-05-15T13:00:45.825-07:002015-05-15T13:00:45.825-07:00Oh Anna. This is so beautiful.
I'm so proud ...Oh Anna. This is so beautiful. <br /><br />I'm so proud to call you friend.I can't find my bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613321200230079978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-5712505806038416332015-05-15T12:40:05.806-07:002015-05-15T12:40:05.806-07:00*sniff*
The pain and beauty of this is almost too...*sniff*<br /><br />The pain and beauty of this is almost too great.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586581766383380976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-49133126484307459682015-05-15T12:02:05.338-07:002015-05-15T12:02:05.338-07:00Wow.
I lost my mom 2 years ago. Last week, my da...Wow.<br /><br />I lost my mom 2 years ago. Last week, my dad told me he's getting remarried. I want him to be happy, and I don't know why it hurts so much, but it does. I miss her so, so much.<br /><br />And today, on a whim, I check your blog. And it's exactly where I am. And you must have just posted because no comments were showing yet.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your words. They mean a lot, even to those readers who almost never comment.<br /><br />-BethBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139550259326301778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-367665397569566422015-05-15T11:47:45.310-07:002015-05-15T11:47:45.310-07:00From one unmothered woman to another, thank you fo...From one unmothered woman to another, thank you for this. I lost my mom rather suddenly 5 months ago, and even though I'm 32, I still found so much of what you wrote touched me. I'm not a mom yet, but I'm thinking about it, and I just want to tell you how much it means to have something like this written by a mom. I worry about whether my kids will be able to "know" her, that I'll be a bad mom without my mom around to help me through it, that my life will be forever tainted by her loss, preventing me from truly living a "good life". Thanks for admitting to and assuaging some of those fears, Anna. I'll come back to this post again, I'm sure. LowLevelRebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14750023528545097136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-25759006590011623522015-05-15T11:29:07.397-07:002015-05-15T11:29:07.397-07:00Tears! Thank you for openly sharing tough situatio...Tears! Thank you for openly sharing tough situations that we can find beauty and blessings in. Sticky mama love is the deepest! --Lindsay, Carroll, IALindsay Ehrlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08582519556689602496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-48584544645918608692015-05-15T11:20:01.481-07:002015-05-15T11:20:01.481-07:00Tears (and I'm in a public place). I hope you...Tears (and I'm in a public place). I hope you give her this letter. Love how you always get right to the raw emotions of being human.Royanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-49839130812907447672015-05-15T10:44:18.063-07:002015-05-15T10:44:18.063-07:00Oh that made me cry - very sweet words. Even if yo...Oh that made me cry - very sweet words. Even if you didn't say those to her, I'm sure your hugs and being there meant the world to her as she struggled to find her new normal. One crazed mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873085253600643761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-11569776381983880472015-05-15T10:36:30.357-07:002015-05-15T10:36:30.357-07:00Beautiful! Your writing about a mother's love ...Beautiful! Your writing about a mother's love feels like a virtual hug.<br />Thank you!Mary S.noreply@blogger.com