Comments on: You are Stunning…

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 27 May 2008 08:10:37 +0000

MeRa,

I know I’m replying to this post long after you wrote it, but this one made me cry. You are an AMAZING woman! I say that with ALL sincerity. I’ve known you since high school and reading about your life again and getting to know you all over again has truly changed mine. I am speechless. You and I used to run the student store together at lunch and dream about our futures. Wow - you have followed an amazing path! I hope to hear from you sometime.

Jennifer

By: Dinea de Photo

Dinea de Photo — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:34:19 +0000

Me Ra,

I have to say how inspiring! It brought up my own Mother’s Day feelings. I love how Brian said that you woud explain more to Pascaline when she is older. What a gift it is to your children! Showing this is Life and part of it.

Love ya.
Dinea

By: Sarah-Ji

Sarah-Ji — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:03:19 +0000

Me Ra, I know I’m a total stranger, but I was really touched by your vulnerability and openness with your readers. I hope when you are in your darkest moment, that comfort beyond words will find you and hold you and fill you with full acceptance of your array of emotions. Happy Mother’s Day. I know that you are just the mom your kids need.

By: Kimberlyn Totten

Kimberlyn Totten — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:04:03 +0000

Your light shall break forth like the morning, your healing shall spring forth speedily, and your righteousness shall go before you. This is my prayer for you MeRa! Thank you for sharing your pain, your heart, your truth. It not only brings healing to your heart and home…it is a gift to so many that stand alone in their grief and are not able to express it all so profoundly. You are truly beautiful! “Happy MaMa’s Day, which in all truth is EVERYDAY!”
You are a wonderful wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend and child of God…anything else those voices might try to say are a lie! Love you…

By: Sue Christianson

Sue Christianson — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:57:29 +0000

Hey Me Ra,

You are amazing! Once again you have opened up your life and shared it with others. Through your pain and transparency, you touch other’s lives. What I love so much about your blog, is that you are journaling at the same time as getting info out there and doing it so beautifully. This blog is truly a ministry at times and you don’t even know how many lives you are touching by your transparency. And that guy Brian! What a great husband he is.
We love you guys. Have an awesome week!

By: Kari

Kari — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:30:52 +0000

I can’t think of anything to say except: I love you.

By: Bill Cawley (Olympia, WA)

Bill Cawley (Olympia, WA) — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:50:04 +0000

Me Ra - Thank you for sharing - you’re a brave woman to put so much of your emotion out there.

You have several circles of friends and family who love you - draw strength from that. You have an amazing present moment and bright future.

~Bill

By: sharon

sharon — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:47:34 +0000

I cherish and adore you and Brian so much!

I have so many words and they are somehow stuck in my head…

You said it so well.

By: Carol Swales

Carol Swales — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:46:47 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing such true emotion with us, Me Ra. It helped me so much in one of your workshops when you said that “Mommy feels a lot” because I am a little bit like that too. I lost my brother over five years ago and am tearing up typing about it now. The grief just stays with me, and I live with it. You have been through so much, and yet you are so strong and so open. Brian is right, you are stunning! And you are an inspiration to all of us. Happy Mother’s Day!

By: jeramy

jeramy — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:54:29 +0000

wow. your vunerability is pretty amazing. I think i’d have a tough time being that transparent to such a broad audience. i know that in times of emotional ups and downs in our life, I don’t always respond to sharon the right way. maybe i don’t know how, or what to say, or know exactly what she needs…but often, my bad response (or lack of) just stems from me, feeling like my world is out of control because my wife is having a tough time, and i’m helpless to do anything to fix it. is it about wanting to help her and not being able to, or is it about my little bubble getting messed up? thanks for sharing how brian did it right. it’s a good encouragement to me. take care…