tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post5283820900507307603..comments2024-02-11T02:09:23.512-08:00Comments on An Inch of Gray: Time after TimeAnna Whiston-Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-57165904613198566302011-11-24T19:01:16.394-08:002011-11-24T19:01:16.394-08:00Yeaaaaaaaaaa!!!
How wonderful to know Margaret g...Yeaaaaaaaaaa!!!<br /><br /><br />How wonderful to know Margaret got her wish!!!AnnMarie Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-23807376982327942372011-11-24T04:09:06.056-08:002011-11-24T04:09:06.056-08:00Sending love and so so many hugs from Australia
x...Sending love and so so many hugs from Australia<br /><br />xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-32529318938088598142011-11-23T13:31:15.863-08:002011-11-23T13:31:15.863-08:00This will be a hard Thanksgiving. I'm sorry. ...This will be a hard Thanksgiving. I'm sorry. Just keep pedaling, even though it feels that each day you make it through takes you further away from your missing 12-year-old. The only way out is through.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-47268804183472212412011-11-23T07:39:24.785-08:002011-11-23T07:39:24.785-08:00Oh Anna, I'm so, so sorry. I'm crying too ...Oh Anna, I'm so, so sorry. I'm crying too hard to think of anything comforting. I love you and pray for you all, all the time.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615149112130152767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-68646031378899128812011-11-22T23:34:45.671-08:002011-11-22T23:34:45.671-08:00Your pain is evident, but your faith also comes th...Your pain is evident, but your faith also comes through so clearly. May that faith hold you up and carry you.<br /> I don't know how you can survive this, or how my friend can survive losing her 3yr old son tragically either - but know that you are surrounded by prayer - all over the world.<br />Blessings and strength to you.<br />C.V. in B.C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-71103961954308696122011-11-22T09:53:46.307-08:002011-11-22T09:53:46.307-08:00Thinking of you especially this week, when you wil...Thinking of you especially this week, when you will mark yet another milestone of grief with your first family Thanksgiving without your sweet Jack. My heart aches to know that - on yet another Thursday evening - you will be considering those things you are thankful for, while at the same time missing terribly one of those things you are MOST thankful for in this life. Love and prayers to your family continually.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089820242701950669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-33831650785483878912011-11-22T05:02:06.697-08:002011-11-22T05:02:06.697-08:00Also, if you feel like it, check out my friend'...Also, if you feel like it, check out my friend's blog: http://www.homes1ck.blogspot.com/<br />There son died in a drowning accident also. She is a few years further down the road, and could be a huge source of support.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12401059992517855056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-75763546648910786842011-11-22T04:59:27.810-08:002011-11-22T04:59:27.810-08:00I just found your blog through a link from YoungHo...I just found your blog through a link from YoungHouseLove...I live in Charlottesville, and remember hearing your story and my heart breaking and praying for you all. Now I find your blog randomly....I am so glad to keep reading your story and your words. I hope it's helping you in your grief. I will continue to keep you in my prayers and you miss Jack and your heart continues to break. I am so sorry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12401059992517855056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-74474986213166666312011-11-22T04:30:26.326-08:002011-11-22T04:30:26.326-08:00Just felt i should be praying for you now. So i am...Just felt i should be praying for you now. So i am. <br />in prayer, mandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-39544467545052667222011-11-22T03:00:26.120-08:002011-11-22T03:00:26.120-08:00i pray to god for anna...
testosterone levelsi pray to god for anna...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.firminite.com/testosterone-levels-for-men.php" rel="nofollow">testosterone levels</a>rickybollingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888048717729591678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-71707010222650939692011-11-21T22:38:42.047-08:002011-11-21T22:38:42.047-08:00Anna, I am new to your blog and have just spent th...Anna, I am new to your blog and have just spent the past hour or so reading about what your family has experienced, I am so truly sorry for your loss. I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers and in my heart. May you find whatever possible strength to keep moving forward day by day.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972798018825603047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-57443558948133894682011-11-21T19:20:56.546-08:002011-11-21T19:20:56.546-08:00I loved reading your beautiful and achingly sad wo...I loved reading your beautiful and achingly sad words. I too have lost a son... i know such feelings. Time is never as it was before. I have been without my adored son for 5 years... I now finally feel as though I am moving toward, rather than away from him. The pain is still raw and terrible at times. But I have been able to find great joy also... when I thought 5 years ago that the stone in my chest would stay just that... a cold stone. I have been "surprised by joy", and I find so much solace in our son's beautiful and happy life. I sense you feel that about your precious Jack's life. May you find moments of solace, and even joy, as you make your way through the brutal first year of grief.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05146944690089955629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-9398796696132189872011-11-21T14:13:15.502-08:002011-11-21T14:13:15.502-08:00Oh. I'm just breathless with the beauty of thi...Oh. I'm just breathless with the beauty of this. And crushed by the sadness that underlies it. I send you so much love every day.anymommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317877435130121894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-4406962336904080682011-11-21T10:39:48.171-08:002011-11-21T10:39:48.171-08:00I found your blog through another blog I read (Kay...I found your blog through another blog I read (Kayla Aimee) and I just wanted you to know that I'm praying for you and your sweet family. I can't even begin to imagine what you're going through and I pray that God's peace be with you this week and in the weeks/months to come. Hope you enjoyed the AMA's and have a great time at the Today Show!Mason and Lindsey McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576444002073184947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-1728952087579011692011-11-21T08:48:55.753-08:002011-11-21T08:48:55.753-08:00I thought of you guys so much at the awards, someo...I thought of you guys so much at the awards, someone needed to come and slap the smile off of my face. Thought about how much all of this meant to Margaret, thought about the high you all were on, thought about the 3 of you sitting there and wishing it was 4, thought about you cringing when some of those costumes came out and some of that dancing and thrusting was going on. :) Prayed so hard that Margaret was standing next to the Bieb smiling big with his arm around her in a pic. I hope your adventure was spectacular! And I will be thinking of you all this week and lifting you up! Blessings to you all Anna!Laura at Ms. Smartie Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953284758360960450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-24685155000028943822011-11-21T06:42:02.055-08:002011-11-21T06:42:02.055-08:00Anna, have you considered printing out or forming ...Anna, have you considered printing out or forming some sort of blogbook of all the happy memories you have of Jack? Your blog is full of so many stories about him. I'm just thinking that sometime down the line, Margaret may appreciate that. Maybe she'd appreciate it now. When I lost a dear loved one suddenly, unexpectedly and tragically at her age it was so hard to see past their death. So hard. My mother suggested that I try hard to write down the happy memories, the fun times, their ways of talking, words they used, annoying habits even. It helped then and it helps now that I have all these amazing memories preserved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-24094212290050320852011-11-21T05:21:29.528-08:002011-11-21T05:21:29.528-08:00Only a Mother would feel this way and understand w...Only a Mother would feel this way and understand what you have written. My heart hurts for you and my mind thinks of you and Jack daily. Looking forward to hearing about your fantastic trip to the awards show and how excited your daughter must of been!Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272747197830818198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-23288001925265706982011-11-20T21:23:25.130-08:002011-11-20T21:23:25.130-08:00You never stop loving him and missing him, no matt...You never stop loving him and missing him, no matter if it's been only days or many years. But I simply cannot believe that our "Do You Know Jack" project for Operation Christmas Child was not a coincidence. My brother was killed at 16 in a car accident 20 years ago on Nov. 12. I had been praying to God to show me how I could help turn my pain after all these years into something good-- maybe something that could help someone else going through the same sort of pain. And then, I stumbled across a lovely blog called "An Inch of Gray".<br /><br />God brought us together (or perhaps my Scott and your Jack) and I am proud to report that our church beat our record by turning in 306 boxes this year. Yay, God! ;)<br /><br />Hugs and love,<br />KatieKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463439393662481077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-8578552493792024942011-11-20T19:37:52.924-08:002011-11-20T19:37:52.924-08:00Thinking of you at the AMAs right now, and hoping ...Thinking of you at the AMAs right now, and hoping Margaret is having a joyful time!Jessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-28488274521155827612011-11-20T17:49:50.417-08:002011-11-20T17:49:50.417-08:00Watching the awards and thinking of you and especi...Watching the awards and thinking of you and especially Margaret. And Jack of course.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831580101168618303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-73400506918567084262011-11-20T10:28:51.168-08:002011-11-20T10:28:51.168-08:00Just thinking of you, Tim, and Margaret - and hopi...Just thinking of you, Tim, and Margaret - and hoping you are enjoying a GREAT time on Margaret's Excellent Adventure.<br /><br />(Is it weird that I think so often of a family I've never met? Somehow, I don't think so. When, with the click of a mouse, you stumble across a family SO special - - they tend to touch your heart and forever leave their mark. )<br /><br />LauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-29096924130962784082011-11-20T05:24:07.060-08:002011-11-20T05:24:07.060-08:00That you can turn your pain into such beauty is a ...That you can turn your pain into such beauty is a gift to us all. I am hoping that finding words for it eases your heart, too. Hugs from here.Vardahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542045802860922751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-53123184155603213022011-11-19T21:02:31.674-08:002011-11-19T21:02:31.674-08:00In all my years of internet searching and blog rea...In all my years of internet searching and blog reading I have never posted a comment to a site... not one.<br />A college friend posted your link (on Face book) a few days after Jack's accident. Reading your story a dread came over me and hasn't left. It's surreal bearing (anonymous) witness to a life that so (seemingly) parallels mine. My 'Jack and Margaret' are 7 and 6 (17 months apart). I've often thought the one true negative of motherhood is the vulnerability that comes with the job. I won't let myself go so far as to TRULY imagine what it would be like to walk in your shoes. I don't know if I've ever heard a story with as many heartbreaking aspects as yours (surely by now you're thanking me for the spirit lift). <br />I wish I had a creative, inspiring way to say what so many others have said... our hearts ache for your family. Please keep writing to us and for us. You are an inspiration even in your brokenness. <br />Peace be with you and your family. <br /><br />P.S. I love the (shaky) video of your children. This simple clip (no offense) truly captured an authentic sibling moment/spirit.Paigenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-63351618620094381992011-11-19T10:27:08.828-08:002011-11-19T10:27:08.828-08:00Mother to mother, so many of us are with you. xoxo...Mother to mother, so many of us are with you. xoxoJuliehttp://www.kidfocused.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-28353447307832274852011-11-19T10:04:18.930-08:002011-11-19T10:04:18.930-08:00I bet this is what it was like when Jack made his ...I bet this is what it was like when Jack made his way home. Times a thousand.......<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB3NPNM4xgoA Speckled Trouthttp://www.aspeckledtrout.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com