tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post6308494192892725561..comments2023-12-27T09:28:32.621-07:00Comments on Retired English Teacher: September SongSally Wesselyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-38375434349370277262013-10-14T12:07:14.047-06:002013-10-14T12:07:14.047-06:00Such a brave, tender, beautiful post filled with t...Such a brave, tender, beautiful post filled with the joys and sorrows of motherhood and family life.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-55654477360108835082013-10-06T18:07:53.859-06:002013-10-06T18:07:53.859-06:00Love, from your family and friends. You are blesse...Love, from your family and friends. You are blessed even in your sorrow.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-28113842425093462752013-10-06T11:39:36.539-06:002013-10-06T11:39:36.539-06:00Like grieving itself, this post holds both the raw...Like grieving itself, this post holds both the raw pain and the healing beauty we experience with the loss of a child. Like fall, this post holds both dying and living, and most of all, hope. One of your most powerful posts ever. Until I can hug you in person at the end of this month, sending love over the air.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-79768925396190382202013-10-05T21:37:25.756-06:002013-10-05T21:37:25.756-06:00Sally, your heartfelt post conveys the sting of lo...Sally, your heartfelt post conveys the sting of loss and the triumph of love. I know it has taken a lot of hard work to move forward, and I am inspired by what you and your loved ones have achieved. Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-59967049305570301262013-10-04T11:41:32.877-06:002013-10-04T11:41:32.877-06:00Sally,
You and Julie have many supporters. Please ...Sally,<br />You and Julie have many supporters. Please count me among them. With your superb writing you not only pay her a great tribute, but also remind all of us about the importance of awareness. Thank you for that. Sorry I haven't kept up with my blogs and blog reading. I've finished a novel (Charlie's Angle) which should be launched by next week. It's kept me busy. But now I'm glad to be back.John Paul McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12426192694972130205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-23908591314556294042013-10-04T10:12:08.538-06:002013-10-04T10:12:08.538-06:00Dear Sally, thank you for writing this and sharing...Dear Sally, thank you for writing this and sharing it with us. You have spanned the arc of life: birth to death.<br />Tragedy and joy. Holiness and Wholeness. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-25985584059166513572013-10-04T00:44:20.771-06:002013-10-04T00:44:20.771-06:00This is such a beautiful post, Sally. It's fi...This is such a beautiful post, Sally. It's filled with hope, happiness, shock, grief, healing and mostly... LOVE. I'm sending you love and hugs from across the Pacific.<br />Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-77362736052389206022013-10-03T14:16:47.237-06:002013-10-03T14:16:47.237-06:00Lovely and so sad.Lovely and so sad.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-56683645438950789162013-10-03T05:34:38.016-06:002013-10-03T05:34:38.016-06:00I'm just catching up with favorite blogs today...I'm just catching up with favorite blogs today and was sorry to have missed this post when it first appeared. I of course have no words of wisdom to offer, no advice, but just want to let you know I was touched by what you had to say. Linda P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-22869870459213849822013-10-03T03:26:51.427-06:002013-10-03T03:26:51.427-06:00You begin and end in love and we can ask no more t...You begin and end in love and we can ask no more than that we come to this place of seeing all our life events as ways to grow our capacity to love. Even if some events have to break (open) our hearts to do it. Brava.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-43791049271808377352013-10-02T12:22:14.356-06:002013-10-02T12:22:14.356-06:00This September Song was so beautiful and evocative...This September Song was so beautiful and evocative of your life, Sally. All the good things and then the thing that no mother should ever have to face, when you lost your beloved Judy. I am so proud of you for how you just kept plodding forward, one day at a time. God bless you.Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-39552012876479963702013-10-02T08:15:45.191-06:002013-10-02T08:15:45.191-06:00Indeed..... We lost Ted on his 28 birthday. Indeed..... We lost Ted on his 28 birthday. troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-25421717971146495632013-10-02T08:15:41.993-06:002013-10-02T08:15:41.993-06:00Indeed..... We lost Ted on his 28 birthday. Indeed..... We lost Ted on his 28 birthday. troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-88106756099006263132013-10-01T15:49:46.473-06:002013-10-01T15:49:46.473-06:00September obviously is a special month in many way...September obviously is a special month in many ways for you and your family... I'm glad you are keeping Julie alive with your words and actions. <br /><br />I love September too ---and it's the month we enjoy traveling more than any other month... Fall is coming, it's cooler, and there's just a nice smell in the air.... <br /><br />Let's all keep September SPECIAL for many, many reasons.<br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-79589768623043222302013-10-01T14:29:47.478-06:002013-10-01T14:29:47.478-06:00What a touching ride your September song is. The p...What a touching ride your September song is. The pride of children who have done so well and given you so much in return, to the aching pain you have gone through losing your daughter. But you have also introduce us to the people who have shared that pain and helped you carry your grief. What a blessing they are. Healing prayers being sent you way.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-84471847987927540552013-10-01T13:20:56.869-06:002013-10-01T13:20:56.869-06:00Although I don't know that pain of losing a ch...Although I don't know that pain of losing a child, I do know of the kindness of those who come to share the grief. You have good friends there who come along side of you to help bear the burden for a few miles. <br /><br />I am happy for you to have other joyous September moments and beautiful memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-67534464002723822622013-10-01T07:31:19.730-06:002013-10-01T07:31:19.730-06:00You have an amazing ability to express your feelin...You have an amazing ability to express your feelings in words. Your memories are so full of a mother's love. I wish for continued hope and healing for you in the arms of the many who loved Julie.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810126999695733332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-64671804219747643922013-10-01T07:15:02.718-06:002013-10-01T07:15:02.718-06:00Your September song is beautiful, Sally, so heartf...Your September song is beautiful, Sally, so heartfelt and so moving. I'm glad that the refrain is one of joy and hope--may the joys of September continue to bring you comfort and hope. You have surely touched many lives by sharing your story.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-44628228265623954592013-10-01T06:32:55.818-06:002013-10-01T06:32:55.818-06:00You have written a beautiful September song, fille...You have written a beautiful September song, filled with all the facets that life, and death, reflect for each of us. I am so sorry for your loss, but I see love and healing come out of your pain and suffering. Blessings to you, dear Sally. Thank you for writing this.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-36268892428468382232013-10-01T03:15:56.817-06:002013-10-01T03:15:56.817-06:00Your post was beautifully written in a poetic mann...Your post was beautifully written in a poetic manner explaining the beauty of mothers love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-50103361926153471282013-10-01T01:27:54.687-06:002013-10-01T01:27:54.687-06:00Hi Sally although I do not know you, your post tou...Hi Sally although I do not know you, your post touched me tremendously. It was written so sentitively and lovingly. You are surrounded by wonderful friends and family but more important than that is the love and trust you have in knowing that the Lord will help you threw all the hard times. May God bless you and the work you now do to highlight suicide problem in this world today.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-10549359152955866302013-10-01T00:05:10.972-06:002013-10-01T00:05:10.972-06:00I read this blog late at night, I love our blog, I...I read this blog late at night, I love our blog, I feel like you are a sweetheart of a human being..You are reaching out to others who have had this loss in their life...Suicide is not spoken much in this USA and I fear it contributes, your blog really told of the pain and also the love and joy you have with your late daughter Julie, you are brave, and kind and loving, may God continue to give you love and strength each and every day and for all the Septembers you will have each year..You are wonderful...peace to you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-24363947898931180602013-09-30T23:38:08.527-06:002013-09-30T23:38:08.527-06:00Beautiful! My first born is also a September gift...Beautiful! My first born is also a September gift. I was struck once again by your journey the past few years...such a difficult road you have traveled. I'm so glad you have reached a place of peace. I'm so looking forward to seeing you again in October. #1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-85909102940686734782013-09-30T21:45:22.794-06:002013-09-30T21:45:22.794-06:00This blog post touches me, Sally.
I wish I could g...This blog post touches me, Sally.<br />I wish I could give you a hug.<br />My heart aches for your loss, my friend. My heart wants to say more, but the words don't seem to come.<br />Know that I care....<br />Love you,<br />Jackie<br />Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-34516405961592184072013-09-30T21:31:54.103-06:002013-09-30T21:31:54.103-06:00Oh Sally your post was poetic and painful, beautif...Oh Sally your post was poetic and painful, beautifully written and lovingly displays a Mother's love. I am happy that you are surrounded by those that love you and that loved your sweet Julie.<br />Blessings, JoanneJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701170619308062747noreply@blogger.com