tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post985431138790833869..comments2024-02-11T02:09:23.512-08:00Comments on An Inch of Gray: Isn't it Ironic?Anna Whiston-Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-62537288102055360142011-11-17T14:18:43.962-08:002011-11-17T14:18:43.962-08:00Your adventure sounds SO exciting and I couldn'...Your adventure sounds SO exciting and I couldn't be happier for your girl.<br />She so deserves this.<br />That last picture of Jack ~ I didn't need it to say I already loved a kid I don't even know. I have cried so many tears for him, it was inevitable. xosusan jakovinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469439626943554605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-26298870277093544252011-11-17T11:27:19.973-08:002011-11-17T11:27:19.973-08:00Love you, Anna.Love you, Anna.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01897963154223770756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-49383335591017948042011-11-13T18:07:04.476-08:002011-11-13T18:07:04.476-08:00And I would add that it's ironic that the hit ...And I would add that it's ironic that the hit song right now is, If I Die Young. I think of you guys all the time when that song comes on. Actually, thought about you all day today. Just praying that your feeling the love and know that we know this is very difficult for all of you!Laura at Ms. Smartie Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953284758360960450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-20809813600024283282011-11-13T17:33:42.502-08:002011-11-13T17:33:42.502-08:00Thinking of you not much else I can say.Thinking of you not much else I can say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-75511532092706633582011-11-13T14:53:11.204-08:002011-11-13T14:53:11.204-08:00Beautiful...Beautiful...Nannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-16061237437725156662011-11-13T10:10:38.420-08:002011-11-13T10:10:38.420-08:00Just logging on to say I'm thinking of you and...Just logging on to say I'm thinking of you and your sweet family. A family I know only through your incredibly heartfelt, humorous, inspirational, and most talented writings. Your Jack was wise beyond his years - and will continue to change the world for the better with each new person he 'meets' through your generous sharing of him through this blog. <br /><br />I never actually met him - but I know I'll never forget him.<br />Continued prayers for strength and healing.Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-54461537215747438352011-11-13T09:37:17.049-08:002011-11-13T09:37:17.049-08:00I certainly have fallen in love with him!I certainly have fallen in love with him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-71801744110980933602011-11-13T08:46:01.799-08:002011-11-13T08:46:01.799-08:00Life is full of ironies we can't explain; some...Life is full of ironies we can't explain; some hurt so very much and some make us smile. A profound and beautiful post, dear Anna. Made me cry, made me smile and it made me "love" Jack...the sweetest boy I never met. I think PeachPrenni put it best-- bittersweet. Hugs & prayers...Leah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816561675529288784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-67458088524842915412011-11-13T06:45:11.920-08:002011-11-13T06:45:11.920-08:00As always, I love what you have written. Your blo...As always, I love what you have written. Your blog never ceases to amaze me. <br /><br />I am hoping you might hook up this piece or another to my brand new Link Party. It will start tonight and it's all about gratitude, even in the most difficult times. This will be the first run! <br /><br />I'd be honored to have one of your many amazing posts linked up. <br /><br />Meredith From A Mother Seeking <a href="http://www.amotherseeking.com" rel="nofollow"> Come find me on my blog, A Mother Seeking...</a>Meredith from A Mother Seekinghttp://www.amotherseeking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-56650529744122451602011-11-12T23:10:29.716-08:002011-11-12T23:10:29.716-08:00More hugs from Australia.
xoxxoMore hugs from Australia.<br /><br />xoxxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-54174019852535132622011-11-12T20:01:27.902-08:002011-11-12T20:01:27.902-08:00You are amazing in your ability to weave such beau...You are amazing in your ability to weave such beauty and commonality through each of your posts. Your son is this wonderful, in no small part, because of who and how you are as his mother.....and the fact that you share so much of that with us can only make us all better, and kinder and wiser, and sadder, and happier and more aware of what we do with each day. Know somehow that what you put out in the world, through your love of Jack and Margaret, transforms itself as the words appear on the page into something quite miraculous <br /><br />Thank you.Lesleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-90030311151014168652011-11-12T16:16:14.633-08:002011-11-12T16:16:14.633-08:00My heart and prayers are with you everyday. How t...My heart and prayers are with you everyday. How to make sense of life when your heart is broken in million pieces…I pray for peace, more moments of comfort each and every day, and that your memories of Jack stay vivid, yet less painful.katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-44103790487784147502011-11-12T14:59:21.852-08:002011-11-12T14:59:21.852-08:00I truly love your writing. I love the transparency...I truly love your writing. I love the transparency and authenticity. I can feel the weight of your pain but it is balanced by the joy of your love. Is that irony? I love that even though your little boy is not on this earth I know him through you. I love that even though I often shed tears (and laugh and howl and cringe) while reading your posts I also am buoyed by the transcendent love you choose. Still praying in our little corner of the world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728920369928437728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-53008912702472459592011-11-12T14:47:58.107-08:002011-11-12T14:47:58.107-08:00Those eyes of his!!!Those eyes of his!!!Kim @ A Brush of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14596532131719564146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-47876263679210969702011-11-12T10:21:43.062-08:002011-11-12T10:21:43.062-08:00Now that is cool about the neighborhood Bible stud...Now that is cool about the neighborhood Bible study. And what a sweet baby picture. He's adorable, but not anonymous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586581766383380976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-89386496311441759722011-11-12T08:40:03.936-08:002011-11-12T08:40:03.936-08:00Ouch it hurts so much.
Jack has made me a more l...Ouch it hurts so much. <br /><br />Jack has made me a more laid back mom in many ways.<br /><br />Love youCynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133648768009610945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-41723621000386811602011-11-12T06:39:58.364-08:002011-11-12T06:39:58.364-08:00Beautiful, Anna.
This is all I'm reduced to s...Beautiful, Anna.<br /><br />This is all I'm reduced to saying after reading your posts.<br /><br />Doesn't make it any less true.<br /><br />Life is a treat full of tricks, isn't it ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088944123595868347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-62113313076150617692011-11-12T05:30:16.200-08:002011-11-12T05:30:16.200-08:00Thank you for reminding me to be grateful. I cry ...Thank you for reminding me to be grateful. I cry every time I read your posts. Somehow, you, a stranger, and your beautiful family are imbedded in my subconscious, and yes, as you wrote previously, your experience is my worst nightmare. Some days I can't bear to read your posts, because they scare me so much. I pray for you and I mourn for you and your family. It all seems so unfair.Melissahttp://adventuresincrazy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-47543037825693280252011-11-11T23:06:05.324-08:002011-11-11T23:06:05.324-08:00I am a hot slobbering amess right now.
Life..kno...I am a hot slobbering amess right now.<br /><br /><br />Life..knocked off kilter yes...how could it NOT be??Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-34824571904851466712011-11-11T23:03:45.328-08:002011-11-11T23:03:45.328-08:00He truly was one of those "cute" babies ...He truly was one of those "cute" babies people would turn around to look at wasn't he? Justin Beiber doesn't even touch Jack in the cuteness department.<br /><br />DanaDana @ Bungalow'56https://www.blogger.com/profile/14925373078487563897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-66074492015339790022011-11-11T20:18:09.855-08:002011-11-11T20:18:09.855-08:00I came across your blog not long ago and learned o...I came across your blog not long ago and learned of your tragic loss. I am so, so sorry and can't even begin to imagine how much you miss your precious Jack.<br /><br />Not long after reading here, my 9 year old son and I were alone in the car one day, which is rare, and he said to me totally out of the blue, "Mom, I really hope I'm still a kid when I get to go to heaven."<br />Me, trying not to lose it because I immediately think of you and Jack, I ask him why. He proceeds to explain to me that when we go to heaven God has a mansion waiting for us. And he doesn't want a mansion that's filled with the things that he would like as an adult. He wants a mansion filled with all of the things he likes right now. Like Legos. I had to smile, because I thought of your Jack, in an awesome mansion, filled with all the most amazing Lego sets that he could ever want, and my son, who, in child like innocence, would love to be up there playing with him.<br /><br />Prayers from Colorado....Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12761224636967440360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-2611778636787187102011-11-11T19:48:13.748-08:002011-11-11T19:48:13.748-08:00My God you are a gifted writer!!! The best..I mean...My God you are a gifted writer!!! The best..I mean truly amazing. I could read your words all day. And again..you leave me bittersweet with a big smile at that chubby bumble bee and a longing in my heart because I never knew him. God Bless you sweet Anna!prenni5https://www.blogger.com/profile/18346493728216305697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-24571220928170868822011-11-11T19:11:25.397-08:002011-11-11T19:11:25.397-08:00Dearest Anna: Tonight my family and I were with y...Dearest Anna: Tonight my family and I were with your little family at VPC wrapping boxes, and putting items in them for Operation Christmas Child - in honor and memory of Jack. Madison and I sat and watched the kids playing games and eating snacks and she whispered to me that she could not stop thinking about Jack and I told her 'me, too.' Madison went on to tell me that in DCS on the day after Halloween, the kids in the class would give all of their WarHeads to Jack. She told me the three flavors and that Jack's favorite was 'mega-extreme.' Our family was so blessed to see you, Tim and Margaret and hug all of you. I could not help but remembering when you and Tim started the Friday night gatherings when Jack and Madison were in third grade and it was 3/4 Club. You got out of your car in carpool line at DCS and were handing out the postcard invites to all the 3/4 parents in line. That group was there tonight b/c you and Tim got the ball rolling 4 years ago. The kids tonight packed boxes that will be shipped all over the world - Jack is sending ripples out all over the world...there will be children who hear about Jesus Christ as a direct result of you, Jack, Tim and Margaret. G-d bless your family -- Jack's presence was palpable to our family tonight -- may the Lord cover you all with comfort, strength and healing. I am in awe of your strength, love, poise and your ability to put your feet on the floor every day. Much love. Covering you in prayer -- Mariann AliceaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-88716314760882847662011-11-11T19:05:20.047-08:002011-11-11T19:05:20.047-08:00Bumblebee Jack defines cuteness, but I have to say...Bumblebee Jack defines cuteness, but I have to say, there's more than a hint of wisdom in those eyes too. I know he'll be chuckling at you all as you watch the AMA craziness, Lady Gaga and all. Hope the Biebs is innocent (but I wouldn't put money on it.) Ah well, you didn't raise him.K A B L O O E Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995547356428809262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-75295984611587274592011-11-11T18:36:35.028-08:002011-11-11T18:36:35.028-08:00Even though you didn't write about him as much...Even though you didn't write about him as much as you did Margaret, I was always so touched by the Jack stories... And I always related to him and his caution while approaching the world.<br /><br />You are all a constant in my thoughts. I love you Anna.Kate Coveny Hoodhttp://www.thebigpieceofcake.comnoreply@blogger.com