tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post3046945782580321921..comments2023-12-27T09:28:32.621-07:00Comments on Retired English Teacher: My Hometown: A Place of Beauty and of BrokennessSally Wesselyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-23192267213094780922015-12-10T21:30:58.266-07:002015-12-10T21:30:58.266-07:00I read this a week after you've written this m...I read this a week after you've written this most passionate post. I have to say I was glad to read it to know that there are others out there that share the appalling nature of our brokenness. Yet, I hold faith in people. That with people like you and hopefully an entire army of those opposed to how things are going will stand up and say, "We need to fix this for it is not how we need to live." <br /><br />I thank you for writing this and I'm sorry it took me so long to get to it.<br />Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-33033602617330385052015-12-01T09:38:00.985-07:002015-12-01T09:38:00.985-07:00Indeed. Thank you Sally.....Indeed. Thank you Sally.....troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-56127153962454301902015-11-30T21:27:11.692-07:002015-11-30T21:27:11.692-07:00"I know of no way to live in this place of be..."I know of no way to live in this place of beauty and brokenness except by trusting in the One who made the world and continues to hold it together" -- such a lovely conclusion. Thank you, Sally, for this reminder.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885797911844439248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-75639521580296854832015-11-30T19:08:30.518-07:002015-11-30T19:08:30.518-07:00There is a lot of power in your words. And pain. I...There is a lot of power in your words. And pain. I know what you mean about the "hated others." I realized that if I heard the term "these people" one more time I might throw something at wherever I heard it. Immigrant or refugee, "these" people are simply people trying to get away from something and to something better. Or perhaps the individual is mentally ill. Or who knows what. <br /><br />It's a tough time to be in this world but if we all try to do and be our best, maybe it will help.<br /><br />I'm so glad your mother is feeling better today. What she has seen in her lifetime.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-46122497295488218092015-11-30T10:00:41.917-07:002015-11-30T10:00:41.917-07:00trust and faith in god is certainly the only answe...trust and faith in god is certainly the only answer...Great Grandma Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-88242185259170027702015-11-29T15:22:43.120-07:002015-11-29T15:22:43.120-07:00Yes, my thoughts flew to you and another friend in...Yes, my thoughts flew to you and another friend in Colorado Springs as we watched the unfolding of this tragedy. Day by day there is beauty and there is horror. I need to decide which I'll harbor in my heart. Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-67363252919906279822015-11-29T10:16:52.380-07:002015-11-29T10:16:52.380-07:00Indeed. Sigh.Indeed. Sigh.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-27127185607152558632015-11-29T07:29:56.617-07:002015-11-29T07:29:56.617-07:00Beauty and brokenness. Such a perfect description...Beauty and brokenness. Such a perfect description for our world. Yet I continue to believe that peace will prevail someday.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-86566528045546692312015-11-29T05:36:40.372-07:002015-11-29T05:36:40.372-07:00I thought of you when I heard the location of the ...I thought of you when I heard the location of the newest shooting and hoped no one you knew was hurt. You are right, we are broken right now as each day brings yet another reason to gasp in horror and disbelief. I can only hope that we, like a broken bone when it heals, will become stronger. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-12714186823290217082015-11-29T04:07:25.018-07:002015-11-29T04:07:25.018-07:00We in Australia find it hard to understand why Ame...We in Australia find it hard to understand why American communities put up with widespread gun ownership. As I am sure you know, after the Port Arthur massacre guns were banned for the general public in Australia and a lot were handed in and destroyed. It was such a relief to us all. I hear that many Americans support such a move there now and I hope you are able to overcome the lobbying by the NGA and make it happen. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291178011233997483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-5641664720609208572015-11-29T00:39:02.229-07:002015-11-29T00:39:02.229-07:00Hi Sally. We are living in end times and according...Hi Sally. We are living in end times and according to theBible more and more awful things like what happened in your town is going to happen. As Christian, our job is to stand firm on the Rock, still. Showing the world the Love of Christ Jesus. I feel sorry for our grand children and what they may confronted with dealing with. Like your mother, we can and should live each day as it comes. That is all we are given. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us and God bless you and your family.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-68842282198580231332015-11-28T21:07:50.877-07:002015-11-28T21:07:50.877-07:00I'm so sorry, Sally. This is such a terrible t...I'm so sorry, Sally. This is such a terrible time. I feel like there are these horrible things happening regularly these days.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-78909010867377356392015-11-28T20:58:03.712-07:002015-11-28T20:58:03.712-07:00Peace be with you, Sally.Peace be with you, Sally.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-29205421937325399622015-11-28T19:09:16.171-07:002015-11-28T19:09:16.171-07:00Our pastor used Psalm 46 both at Bible study and i...Our pastor used Psalm 46 both at Bible study and in his sermon and said that it is like the sign "break glass in case of emergency." Psalm 46 is the "glass" to "break" when madness seems to overwhelm you.<br /><br />Thought of you and your community when i heard about the latest madness. We cannot escape it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-40686404806563141792015-11-28T19:02:20.495-07:002015-11-28T19:02:20.495-07:00I'm so sorry for this, yet another mass shooti...I'm so sorry for this, yet another mass shooting. Somehow our personal tragedies seem to pale in front of a society gone crazy and so many left to suffer after one of these events. I'm afraid the internet with its widespread opportunity for anonymous commenting or posting opinion allows the evil side of society to flourish. I'm afraid the decline of the church leaves a generation with fewer basic moral values. But i'm with you, we need to be positive and maintain hope.The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-84008053316405958142015-11-28T16:43:08.263-07:002015-11-28T16:43:08.263-07:00I thought of you as I watched this evening's n...I thought of you as I watched this evening's news and heard an update on yesterday's shootings. Sadly, no place is safe from this insanity. Peace to you, friend.<br />Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782394068144501251noreply@blogger.com