tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post5620452604418618729..comments2024-02-11T02:09:23.512-08:00Comments on An Inch of Gray: Book Update-- The Long Version!Anna Whiston-Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-59846659354057356352014-09-09T19:25:30.480-07:002014-09-09T19:25:30.480-07:00♡♡NicoleRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06163150798380112083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-12862975072565691012014-08-08T21:31:51.042-07:002014-08-08T21:31:51.042-07:00I just finished reading an ARC of the book. It is ...I just finished reading an ARC of the book. It is so amazing and powerful. Thank you for being brave enough to share your story.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112761955528120918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-92156991415600108532014-07-28T13:56:32.377-07:002014-07-28T13:56:32.377-07:00Anna, I would love to share info about your book! ...Anna, I would love to share info about your book! You are beautiful. I still want to write a book, it's just that darn execution part. Email me packx4 at yahoo; xoxoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524549059296010211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-22286940063264789492014-07-09T12:31:22.840-07:002014-07-09T12:31:22.840-07:00I was thinking of you the other day and thought it...I was thinking of you the other day and thought it's been awhile since I checked out your site. To see this post I am overwhelmed with happiness for you. I am so proud of you for telling your story in this way. I cannot WAIT to get my hands on a copy. You are always in my prayers. :)<br /><br />PS, in case you don't remember me I was the crazy hormonal miscarrying nutjob that was stalking you at BlogHer in NYC. I love that this is my claim to fame. Nicole Yontzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128630060770843388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-38757377532999782442014-06-27T12:15:13.168-07:002014-06-27T12:15:13.168-07:00This was such a great picture into the process beh...This was such a great picture into the process behind your book, Anna. Thank you for sharing. I can't help put feel like the timing of the publishing date is a God thing, to add another layer to your heartbreaking yet hopeful story.Andrea Moweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610441014156049645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-11067110824933354582014-06-27T05:09:30.978-07:002014-06-27T05:09:30.978-07:00I love you and hold you close in my heart daily. H...I love you and hold you close in my heart daily. Honored you shared your words and journey and love with us. xoxoTracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125618694139722572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-12957932978193745112014-06-21T19:12:41.733-07:002014-06-21T19:12:41.733-07:00I want Jack, tooooooo!
Bought a few advance cop...I want Jack, tooooooo! <br /><br />Bought a few advance copies... <br /><br />Love you.<br /><br />Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133648768009610945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-2609806209590500082014-06-20T17:41:59.242-07:002014-06-20T17:41:59.242-07:00I know that you've become an expert on grief, ...I know that you've become an expert on grief, inside and out, intellectually, literarily, emotionally, philosophically and of course experientially. Nevertheless I though you might be interested in this very beautiful TED talk about grief. It's very wonderful, but just a warning, it's not easy: http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/The-Art-of-Saying-Goodbye-Isabel<br /><br />E. (again)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-71938250788050283082014-06-18T07:25:46.500-07:002014-06-18T07:25:46.500-07:00Ana,
I have an only son that was very hard for us ...Ana,<br />I have an only son that was very hard for us to conceive. Since the day we found out were pregnat, this feeling of overwhelming happiness but in the same time, the fear to lose him, has never left me. I lost my sister in a tragic way when she was 20, and I was 19. I guess I haven't overcome that loss either.<br />Our son is 5 now, and the joy of our lives. I strive to live and be present every moment with him, because the reality is that life can take a different direction at any time for all of us. Since I heard your story, and the loss of beautiful Jack, I have been crying with your and your stories, feeling your deep pain and strugle to overcome such unbeareable loss. I admire you, and am grateful for your courage to open your heart this way. Your beautiful and honest writting help me to keep life in perspective and connected to my main purspose in life. I wish for you the day that you will not feel more this anguish, but the peaceful feeling that Jack is present with you, in a different way, and that nothing can't take that away from you. Blessings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-16094542144915548882014-06-18T04:57:53.929-07:002014-06-18T04:57:53.929-07:00I'm particularly emotional today and sad about...I'm particularly emotional today and sad about your immense loss. But I'm glad your book release is a couple short months away.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586581766383380976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-32745655461611365462014-06-17T06:26:39.939-07:002014-06-17T06:26:39.939-07:00I want Jack for you, too. <3 What you have acco...I want Jack for you, too. <3 What you have accomplished is amazing, and I can't wait to read. I can already imagine myself sitting at home crying big fat tears and feeling so much ADMIRATION and LOVE for you and your family and your own personal strength. You're amazing and thank you for sharing your journey so honestly, so that even maybe just one other person can feel less alone. <3Elizanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-70261171568387733822014-06-17T05:13:34.640-07:002014-06-17T05:13:34.640-07:00Can't wait to read your book!!!
I know Jack is...Can't wait to read your book!!!<br />I know Jack is looking down on you from Heaven so excited about your accomplishment. I know its all hard for us to understand but "Everything happens for a reason" and "Everything will be ok" two phases I live by and God helps me. Hugs to you and your family. JB & KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14816243641287874955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-85871212934018708242014-06-16T18:46:46.578-07:002014-06-16T18:46:46.578-07:00Congratulations!!! I am so proud of you!Congratulations!!! I am so proud of you!Mariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13146833574992738732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-40211568513238933612014-06-16T13:38:39.712-07:002014-06-16T13:38:39.712-07:00I surely feel that the September publishing date i...I surely feel that the September publishing date is another God wink, helping you navigate that impossible anniversary date. God bless.Mocadeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151014508656606795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-23975597019092390652014-06-16T08:09:18.280-07:002014-06-16T08:09:18.280-07:00I am sorry for the road that led to this book. I a...I am sorry for the road that led to this book. I am also grateful for the gift of your words, and I know, sadly, one mom, for whom your words will provide comfort and understanding. I am ordering books to keep on hand. Thank you for the way you write with honesty, push beyond your ego, and all the lessons you've learned. You are a testimony to the grandness and HUGENESS of God's power. Alexandra Rosashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777115667216947996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-8698552971929722652014-06-16T06:13:53.695-07:002014-06-16T06:13:53.695-07:00I cry every day, because every day I am reading th...I cry every day, because every day I am reading this book..going back to certain chapters and wiping my eyes. I am grateful for your words, for Jack's story and for the tenderness, honesty and beauty with which you are telling not only his story, but the story of your family in having and lost him. <br /><br />Anna, this book is such a gift to the world, just as Jack is. He is a gift to our world even now. <br /><br />I want Jack for you. Of course I do, we all do. I want you to have what you want most. This book is such an incredible piece of him. <br /><br />Love to you. <br />Kirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17894442143508446312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-87642983661264053922014-06-16T05:39:05.582-07:002014-06-16T05:39:05.582-07:00I want Jack too. I'm his absence, I'm goi...I want Jack too. I'm his absence, I'm going to enjoy your book. Best of luck with it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-36509869932195443442014-06-16T05:17:09.607-07:002014-06-16T05:17:09.607-07:00Surely I can think of at *least* 50 friends who wo...Surely I can think of at *least* 50 friends who would like to read your book - I'm starting that list now! xoxo <br /><br />ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959457718154564469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-24855635004925763012014-06-15T20:01:54.109-07:002014-06-15T20:01:54.109-07:00And I want Jack for you Anna! And I want Jack for you Anna! Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14197078418514604572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-62317590123909539952014-06-15T19:14:42.985-07:002014-06-15T19:14:42.985-07:00I am new to your blog so I had no idea you were wr...I am new to your blog so I had no idea you were writing a book, but I will certainly be reading it when it comes out! Your story is heartbreaking and inspiring; to say that I admire your strength is an understatement. Thank you for your fearlessness.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905762319460859911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-14403051581981022092014-06-15T18:54:38.366-07:002014-06-15T18:54:38.366-07:00Thank-you for sharing the Book timeline and proces...Thank-you for sharing the Book timeline and process. My heart aches for you to even have a reason to write it, but I am so thankful that you have made it through and can now share Jack's story and help other grieving parents. But I, too, wish you could have Jack instead. Sending love to you and your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-66915650524198016742014-06-15T07:45:31.521-07:002014-06-15T07:45:31.521-07:00I'm so, so sorry that you had reason to write ...I'm so, so sorry that you had reason to write this book. I'm so very grateful that you wrote it, because there are some people who will be getting a copy of your book who lost a precious boy of their own last summer. <i>Rare Bird</i> will be a gift of understanding and, hopefully, comfort to them. <br />With tears here on Father's Day,<br />KarenKaren (formerly kcinnova)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08965093440928340819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-302426395272952242014-06-14T21:32:08.220-07:002014-06-14T21:32:08.220-07:00When I read The Bridge: One terrible Night within ...When I read The Bridge: One terrible Night within an hour after you published it I was awestruck that anyone could write like this about this sort of thing who was not a professional writer. I thought that truly you just have written as a career because this was too good to come from an amateur. I have always since then felt that a book simply had to happen <br /><br />Xoxo,<br /><br />AnnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-75755224178518931432014-06-14T18:49:31.525-07:002014-06-14T18:49:31.525-07:00I can't wait for September either. You have ma...I can't wait for September either. You have made something so beautiful out of something so terrible. I'm ready to review, Instagram, Pin, Tweet, whatever you need me to do. xoKathy at kissing the froghttp://www.lifewiththefrog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-1988323301233241942014-06-14T18:48:00.278-07:002014-06-14T18:48:00.278-07:00All the blessings in the world to you and your fam...All the blessings in the world to you and your family.<br />I can't wait to read your book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com