tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post1891815124837206724..comments2023-07-21T05:43:00.463-05:00Comments on Half-Past Kissin' Time: Gifts from My Dying FatherMrs4444http://www.blogger.com/profile/06426176094895489541noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-69813967580785609152010-02-21T05:18:26.163-06:002010-02-21T05:18:26.163-06:00You are most definitely a writer, and a gifted on ...You are most definitely a writer, and a gifted on at that. Beautiful, of course, too. I loved reading this!Scary Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885710131012274860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-52574673935315983932010-02-05T17:54:12.167-06:002010-02-05T17:54:12.167-06:00I have been saving your post in the dock until I h...I have been saving your post in the dock until I had the time to respond.<br /><br />I'm so glad that you had that time with your dad. I was with mine when he died; the entire experience seemed both natural (he was in his recliner at home!) and surreal, as it was so similar in many ways to the end of our little Jeffrey's life. <br /><br />I hope that one day you (and your siblings!) have/take/make the opportunity to write the stories of your family. I have no doubt that your book would be a bestseller! <br /><br />LucyLucy and Ethelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034416537494911411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-44972795068794041262010-02-05T13:49:25.611-06:002010-02-05T13:49:25.611-06:00I am trying so hard to swallow the lump in my thro...I am trying so hard to swallow the lump in my throat, but I am finding it very difficult.<br /><br />A beautiful post. Thank you for sharing, and I look forward to more as you are willing and able.Kara @ His, Hers and Ourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378571537285249718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-58703089370063175022010-02-05T05:26:06.555-06:002010-02-05T05:26:06.555-06:00This gave me goosebumps and brought tears to my ey...This gave me goosebumps and brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing such an intimate moment with your dad. He was right - you <i>are</i> beautiful. ((HUGZ!!))Stacy Uncorkedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084619026794128825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-70296982486125546942010-02-05T02:25:07.253-06:002010-02-05T02:25:07.253-06:00What a difficult and beautiful moment you got to s...What a difficult and beautiful moment you got to share with your dad. Thanks for sharing it with us.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547679169487196540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-6693463202853412692010-02-05T01:24:59.927-06:002010-02-05T01:24:59.927-06:00Oh my word! What a beautiful piece of writing abou...Oh my word! What a beautiful piece of writing about such a raw emotion.cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788508986252339771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-59422043393083812692010-02-04T00:14:11.826-06:002010-02-04T00:14:11.826-06:00How powerful are a father's words. . . Particu...How powerful are a father's words. . . Particularly when you've had too few over a lifetime. <br />Love you. NAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672650456900920916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-49533527118160195512010-02-03T01:18:05.737-06:002010-02-03T01:18:05.737-06:00I have always thought you were a wonderful writer,...I have always thought you were a wonderful writer, and this proves it. Very touchingly written. Because of the way you chose to end this memory, you have allowed us readers into a painfully beautiful moment of your history. Because you have now written it down, your children and family can cherish it too.Dapoppinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170185334349270932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-21565487544175923422010-02-02T23:10:24.233-06:002010-02-02T23:10:24.233-06:00Well - a well
Your post is as deep as a well both...Well - a well<br /><br />Your post is as deep as a well both literally and figurativelyKandeeInNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672789127806038140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-6702887400622485932010-02-02T21:15:48.882-06:002010-02-02T21:15:48.882-06:00Wow! Thank you so much for sharing such intimate ...Wow! Thank you so much for sharing such intimate details with us. I've had this post starred in my reader to come by and comment but hadn't made it by until now! From the bottom of my heart, thanks for sharing with us. Beautifully written.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290572982051495084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-24177769545015781862010-02-02T15:19:34.648-06:002010-02-02T15:19:34.648-06:00I hope I never have to go through this, but if I d...I hope I never have to go through this, but if I do, I will try to draw from your courage! Beautifully written!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10262188591250669438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-41924910482696273622010-02-02T10:32:47.273-06:002010-02-02T10:32:47.273-06:00When the story is written, I'll be waiting to ...When the story is written, I'll be waiting to read it. I suspect that as you work through your own healing, it will help others like me who need to walk down that same path.Caution/Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172990197662644455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-69502918771645493432010-02-02T07:34:54.152-06:002010-02-02T07:34:54.152-06:00what a beautiful and wonderful memory to keep. Any...what a beautiful and wonderful memory to keep. Anything about dad's hits a soft spot in me, being mine was not around growing up.jphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696089169668214550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-84364649072287510882010-02-01T13:49:40.856-06:002010-02-01T13:49:40.856-06:00What a beautiful moment, yet so utterly heart-wren...What a beautiful moment, yet so utterly heart-wrenching. Thank you for sharing.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060431045959212996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-32480199345364616172010-02-01T09:46:37.439-06:002010-02-01T09:46:37.439-06:00Oh my word, this just gave me chills all over and ...Oh my word, this just gave me chills all over and brought tears to my eyes. What a special memory just for you. Hold it dear as I know you do. <br /><br />((hugs))Liz Mayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960276167677132860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-43897934937926647422010-02-01T07:39:00.707-06:002010-02-01T07:39:00.707-06:00This really touched my heart. I wish I could so e...This really touched my heart. I wish I could so eloquently tell stories of loved ones I miss like that. I think you should be proud of yourself for putting it out there.mubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673719943332888707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-51836449055420940452010-01-31T21:03:52.520-06:002010-01-31T21:03:52.520-06:00Beautiful...Beautiful...Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960566071671771579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-17832436067755547622010-01-31T20:53:02.532-06:002010-01-31T20:53:02.532-06:00I'm humbled. Thank you.
Mary, thank you for ...I'm humbled. Thank you. <br /><br />Mary, thank you for reminding me of <i>your</i> beautiful experience with Dad; what a gift...Mrs4444https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426176094895489541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-82850134908393797722010-01-31T20:38:03.022-06:002010-01-31T20:38:03.022-06:00This struck my very soul. My heart goes out to yo...This struck my very soul. My heart goes out to you and your dad was correct, you are beautiful.Gladyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871936987053625828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-50669987493576331952010-01-31T20:32:18.812-06:002010-01-31T20:32:18.812-06:00I am so glad you emailed me about this post; I was...I am so glad you emailed me about this post; I was gone most of the weekend and as I am wont to do when I am gone like that, I would have simply scrolled through and missed this. I send you hugs, hard ones.Korihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523892197119604721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-67899301439941193442010-01-31T19:32:22.306-06:002010-01-31T19:32:22.306-06:00Yes you are beautiful. Beautiful as you are talent...Yes you are beautiful. Beautiful as you are talented.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16421900422424458803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-55330460302070528512010-01-31T18:22:07.501-06:002010-01-31T18:22:07.501-06:00Oh, beautiful indeed.Oh, beautiful indeed.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-77665470591183346482010-01-31T18:09:37.216-06:002010-01-31T18:09:37.216-06:00Barb, Once again, you have moved me to tears with ...Barb, Once again, you have moved me to tears with your raw emotion and insights into your relationship with our father.<br />I struggled to get past the second paragraph, dwelling on the sadness of the fact we never held our father's hand growing up.<br />How appropriate that our heavenly father "saw inside you" and moved dad to give you his affirmation of the beauty in you that we all see daily.<br />Dad's life was clouded with deamons he chased and he simply did not know how to affirm his sons and daughters as God intended all fathers to do.<br />His regret of that fact became clear to me as he visited me one night after his death.<br />As you recall, he came to me and we danced a joyful uninhibited dance that evening, unlike any experience we had while he was alive. (I too kept my distance physically and emotionally.)<br />The feeling I remember was one of extreme joy and love. (so much so that when roger asked my why i was crying I told him "go back to sleep. I am talking to God".)<br />We danced a carefree kind of "showing off" dance, arms open at times. I remember feeling "Look at us now!"<br />For me, the message I got clearly that night was that I too had been given a gift.<br />Dad asked if I would choose to define our relationship by this dance, a dance of forgiveness. He conveyed that the feeling of love i was experiencing was the gift of forgiveness we had offered him and that God offers us. He said he was not asking to be forgiven for his failures as a father, but that I redefine our relationship as a gift to me!<br />He reminded me of a letter I had written to him, where i told him not to be so hard on himself and that we loved him for coming to us with his problems at long last.<br />He said i "saw inside him" and that it was "Just what I needed".<br />He reminded me to take my own advice and not be so hard on myself, a lesson I have to re learn often.<br />While my needs and experiences are different than yours, as you say,<br />I know in my heart we serve the same Father who has His own "dance" in mind for you.<br />Keep going to your well for healing and understanding.<br />I am in awe of your gift of expression and your honesty.<br />Love, Maryeileenagainstthefencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05402785701620920991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-90170607745764621652010-01-31T17:45:29.341-06:002010-01-31T17:45:29.341-06:00You are gooder-n Pioneer Woman.
BarbaraYou are gooder-n Pioneer Woman. <br /><br />BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011403437449160094.post-82632021645390760582010-01-31T16:30:16.353-06:002010-01-31T16:30:16.353-06:00A heartfelt well told story my friend. I have a l...A heartfelt well told story my friend. I have a love/hate relationship with my dad. He could be so verbally mean and yet I know he would do anything for me. My dad is in latter stages of the leukemia he has lived with for over twenty years. My well runs very deep. This was a very courageous step for you to take. Your writing is to be commended.<br /><br />God bless and ya'll have a restful weekend!!!Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175389676508928061noreply@blogger.com