tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.comments2019-06-04T10:38:21.058-06:00Quest for the Gem in the GeodeNatashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280497779423645626noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-73677366442869964142018-03-10T12:15:36.705-07:002018-03-10T12:15:36.705-07:00Thanks for your comments :-)
My sister, Velinda, ...Thanks for your comments :-)<br /><br />My sister, Velinda, messaged me, "tried to leave this comment on your site, but it wouldn't let me: A loving tribute from a loving daughter, to our loving mother. Thank you, Natasha, for this. Mama defines the very essence of a Gem in the Geode."Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280497779423645626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-1903582616980139072018-03-06T02:32:06.280-07:002018-03-06T02:32:06.280-07:00That is beautiful. You have been blessed.
That is beautiful. You have been blessed. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769753378072099440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-63453690920815696122018-03-04T20:16:59.906-07:002018-03-04T20:16:59.906-07:00My heart is with you. The best angel mother become...My heart is with you. The best angel mother becomes the best guardian angel.Montarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035290211768092746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-50787174606297962142017-04-05T12:25:45.186-06:002017-04-05T12:25:45.186-06:00Natasha where did you find this story, I would lik...Natasha where did you find this story, I would like to read more of it.<br />thanks,<br />Jacqueline GrangeJJ Grangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998539723758251502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-23456593805526631582017-03-27T12:47:22.127-06:002017-03-27T12:47:22.127-06:00love this blog, can you tweet this to Pres. Trump....love this blog, can you tweet this to Pres. Trump. Lincoln had a lot we could all learn from. I am enjoying your writings. Just found the blog address on a 2010 christmas letter.JJ Grangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998539723758251502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-81662136758838519782015-03-09T01:59:52.069-06:002015-03-09T01:59:52.069-06:00And I'm really glad that you did because of it...And I'm really glad that you did because of it! My poems generally don't take too long to write, but I can tell how much effort you put into this. So, I'm grateful and happy you wrote it. :)<br />p.s. grr. For some reason this wants to publish me as "anonymous" and I can't get it to change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-12229777313313474772015-03-08T22:29:47.516-06:002015-03-08T22:29:47.516-06:00Thanks Ruth! You know you were the one who inspire...Thanks Ruth! You know you were the one who inspired me to get back to blogging when you told me about your goal to write poetry even with all you have to do with your college studies. Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280497779423645626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-85628703774773564762015-03-08T22:14:52.096-06:002015-03-08T22:14:52.096-06:00This is beautiful! Thank you for posting this, Aun...This is beautiful! Thank you for posting this, Aunt Natasha. I didn't know about a lot of it (like how Grandpa almost drowned).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-43114179412146869702013-01-03T08:47:05.048-07:002013-01-03T08:47:05.048-07:00I didn't put the analogy together until I got ...I didn't put the analogy together until I got midway into my blog and thought I ought to find a point to it. That's pretty much how it always is for me when writing. I think of my topic, then pray to learn what lesson I need, then it comes as I write.<br /><br />And yes, it has been a while since I posted. I'm about to dive back into an extremely busy season of life so who knows when I'll post again. Hopefully sooner than later, though.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280497779423645626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-24081346648817592922013-01-02T22:46:34.051-07:002013-01-02T22:46:34.051-07:00I'm so happy you have found time to post again...I'm so happy you have found time to post again! I've been mission your gems in the geode. I can't believe it but I never put together this analogy of the sewer in Les Mis! So profound. I hope to see the movie this week end! <br />velindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310133847940104351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-25662645548836043442013-01-01T15:02:46.645-07:002013-01-01T15:02:46.645-07:00Thanks Tara. Funny thing is I look to YOU as an ex...Thanks Tara. Funny thing is I look to YOU as an example of forgiveness.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280497779423645626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-42740103269400971812013-01-01T12:06:05.833-07:002013-01-01T12:06:05.833-07:00That's beautiful. It was you who introduced me...That's beautiful. It was you who introduced me to this story almost 22 years ago, and you stood by my side while I learned to work out forgiveness in my life at least once. I've had to repeat the process many times since. As I watched the movie yesterday, the tears streamed down my face unrestrained. I did not bother to wipe them away until the credits came up. Thank you for all you continue to teach so eloquently.TaraChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945090273028710289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-31221702434854868222012-07-29T14:15:20.867-06:002012-07-29T14:15:20.867-06:00Thanks Emily--It makes my day to hear this.Thanks Emily--It makes my day to hear this.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280497779423645626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-89500083797907377472012-07-29T01:24:46.958-06:002012-07-29T01:24:46.958-06:00Thank you for this Natasha. I had a day when this...Thank you for this Natasha. I had a day when this really helped me come up with an important if not crucial...connection.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046913325092522758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-11737507142557472872012-05-28T17:15:39.807-06:002012-05-28T17:15:39.807-06:00Well worth the second look. I have long felt the s...Well worth the second look. I have long felt the sting of Martha's rebuke, not because I suffer so much from "Martha Syndrom," ie. oughts and shoulds--"the work needs to be done and Mary SHOULD be helping me--it's not fair, I would LOVE to just sit at the feet of the Lord, too--but how then do we eat?" In fact, I have spent a great deal of my life dodging work that needs to be done for supposedly "higher" causes. But even if I'm a lousy Martha, I most definitely see her point! This discernment between when to put the shoulder to the wheel and when to sit at the feet and adore the Savior . . . . that's the question . . . so much to consider . . .velindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310133847940104351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-66558914247359354592012-04-16T23:25:18.217-06:002012-04-16T23:25:18.217-06:00I love my soft-hearted sister!I love my soft-hearted sister!velindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310133847940104351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-52022248913194921092012-01-17T22:32:58.253-07:002012-01-17T22:32:58.253-07:00p.s. yay!!!!!!!!! It let me post!!!!!!! I think!p.s. yay!!!!!!!!! It let me post!!!!!!! I think!velindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310133847940104351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-49635200724536941872012-01-17T22:32:10.859-07:002012-01-17T22:32:10.859-07:00I love this post, because it reminds us that when ...I love this post, because it reminds us that when we hear the name Scrooge (or Grinch), we should think of a fellow "that knows how to keep Christmas" rather than a synonym for stingy. How hard it is to allow the people in our lives to change and be thought of in a new way, starting with ourselves! Thanks for the reminder . . . we need it every year!velindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310133847940104351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-42287324083502280192011-12-05T12:11:44.884-07:002011-12-05T12:11:44.884-07:00Even if you had trouble, I want to try to thank yo...Even if you had trouble, I want to try to thank you for your inspiring thoughts and stories. You are doing a great work! When I read Gem in the Geode, I feel like I'm visiting my best self.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603087100552923067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-38139584779297201532011-11-27T20:44:41.176-07:002011-11-27T20:44:41.176-07:00Well, you've done it again. Thank you for this...Well, you've done it again. Thank you for this reminder about how imperitive it is that we find a way to be grateful for EVERYTHING. As always, it is just the thing I need to be reminded of today. Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy life to create these gems in the geode of life!velindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310133847940104351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-28931465704434010932011-09-12T06:36:11.141-06:002011-09-12T06:36:11.141-06:00I don't know how it's possible, but I only...I don't know how it's possible, but I only heard the story of Todd beamer on Saturday evening for the first time. Allan and I were so moved. <br />Great post.Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884596650765330101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-15201100745062771832011-09-08T23:39:30.154-06:002011-09-08T23:39:30.154-06:00Thanks for the memories . . .Thanks for the memories . . .velindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310133847940104351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-37979295693911945952011-09-08T23:33:59.368-06:002011-09-08T23:33:59.368-06:00I tried to leave a comment long ago, but it wouldn...I tried to leave a comment long ago, but it wouldn't work. But this is the perfect place for one of my favorite Ann of Green Gables quotes: "Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it." Or this prayer: "Dear God,<br />So far today, I've done all right and I'm really feeling good about that. I haven't gossiped, and I haven't lost my temper. I haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or overindulgent, and I haven't harmed anyone in anyway that I know. I believe that I've done everything exactly the way You would want me to do, and I'm really proud of myself for that God…<br />But Lord, here in a few more minutes I am going to get out of bed,and from then on I'm going to need a whole lot of Your help!!Thank you, Lord, AMEN"velindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310133847940104351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-51241356387518207992011-09-08T23:18:55.688-06:002011-09-08T23:18:55.688-06:00Wow! Your ability to see the allegory in the midst...Wow! Your ability to see the allegory in the midst of affliction is truly impressive! And the analogy is a perfect fit--that is, I hope it is, I hope your carpet was restored! I have of course heard of Dante's Inferno, but I never really knew what it was about. Sounds like it needs to go on my list, or at least your further review does!velindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17310133847940104351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330013800646471476.post-41145137666397460802011-08-04T21:18:32.372-06:002011-08-04T21:18:32.372-06:00Thanks for the memories and reminders. Makes me te...Thanks for the memories and reminders. Makes me teary. Here's one more.<br /><br />Do the job right. Don't just give it a lick and a promise.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02173286761379309997noreply@blogger.com