tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.comments2023-11-02T05:04:07.941-05:00A Lifetime of DaysAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07219986489903886940noreply@blogger.comBlogger1755125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-38709380165694696512022-11-02T00:02:15.779-05:002022-11-02T00:02:15.779-05:00Appreciate youur blog postAppreciate youur blog postArvada Glass Cuttinghttps://www.glass-professionals.com/us/custom-glass-colorado/arvada-glass-cutting.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-44736946025653709532022-06-21T18:45:35.419-05:002022-06-21T18:45:35.419-05:00Nice blog you have, thanks for postingNice blog you have, thanks for postingNicolahttps://www.nicolacox.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-18875562320972948792015-07-17T09:05:37.511-05:002015-07-17T09:05:37.511-05:00Holly - For you entry for the Take Your Poet to Wo...Holly - For you entry for the Take Your Poet to Work Day GIF contest, you get to receive a copy (ebook or print version) of my book Poetry at Work, published by TSPoetry Press. If you prefer the ebook version, I can simply email it. If you prefer the print version, I'll need a mailing address. Thanks for entering the contest!<br /> <br />Glynn YoungGlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-51836697366947242822015-04-10T22:35:47.271-05:002015-04-10T22:35:47.271-05:00How fun! Thank you for wanting to stay connected. ...How fun! Thank you for wanting to stay connected. I will send you an email with instructions on how you can receive my posts via email. Again, thank you so much for reaching out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219986489903886940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-82921120982771241302015-04-10T14:46:01.555-05:002015-04-10T14:46:01.555-05:00Holly, I am a friend of Lauren's but can't...Holly, I am a friend of Lauren's but can't figure out how to follow your blog, and I'd love to. Help? tinkerbellhol@sbcglobal.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-68565330817497616782015-04-09T18:53:16.998-05:002015-04-09T18:53:16.998-05:00Love. Captured. Shared!
Love. Captured. Shared!<br />Kathy Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-79158052104318513422015-04-09T18:04:11.753-05:002015-04-09T18:04:11.753-05:00Spectacular. Thank you, Holly.Spectacular. Thank you, Holly.pastordtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-55545891098476819802015-04-09T17:01:23.928-05:002015-04-09T17:01:23.928-05:00Holly this writing left a lump in my throat and te...Holly this writing left a lump in my throat and tears in my heart. It made me miss your mom all over again. I hate the miles that separate us. Because they've kept us apart. Know that I love you and your family. My love is in every word. <3Lori Evansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-78607966965816190142015-01-17T21:41:30.841-06:002015-01-17T21:41:30.841-06:00Holly, as I followed Lisha's link here, I can ...Holly, as I followed Lisha's link here, I can feel my own heart's empty space which the earthly life and love of my Mama filled. She will be gone into the arms of Jesus 2 years ago this coming January 30th. I cared for her through diabetes and dementia for 15 years. Life certainly had its thorns and thistles yet God walked with me through it all. He holds me close in those moments, hours, days of missing her so. I was so very blessed to have near and loving me dearly. Her dementia may have given her confusion, fear, worry, accusatory times, but she never forgot who I was. She never couldn't love me so. I am grateful.<br />Caring through Christ, ~ lindaBeing Wovenhttp://beingwoven.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-74369634453750622202015-01-16T00:14:42.857-06:002015-01-16T00:14:42.857-06:00And these words you write here, Holly, are braided...And these words you write here, Holly, are braided with a depth of beauty, wisdom and humility that only comes from learning to walk in the dark - as you have been this past year. Love and peace, and yes, JOY to you, friend.Amber Cadenasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-45184341153641892832015-01-15T23:06:28.302-06:002015-01-15T23:06:28.302-06:00Thank you, Diana, as always.Thank you, Diana, as always.Hollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-9091305485660396732015-01-15T23:06:18.913-06:002015-01-15T23:06:18.913-06:00Oh Renee, I am so very sorry about the loss of you...Oh Renee, I am so very sorry about the loss of your dad. It is no small thing to let loose of those we hold so dear. I pray that you will continue to be filled with the joy of your father's presence in all of the ways that God reminds you of him and his love for you.Hollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-60115899227671138932015-01-14T21:18:36.159-06:002015-01-14T21:18:36.159-06:00Beautifully done, Holly. Thank you.Beautifully done, Holly. Thank you.pastordtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-73925409091111989232015-01-14T07:41:44.059-06:002015-01-14T07:41:44.059-06:00So beautiful, Holly - thank you. This past year, I...So beautiful, Holly - thank you. This past year, I walked a similar path with my daddy. I'm so sorry for the loss of your mother. Thank you for sharing how you have found strength and joy in this holy braid. Your words give hope.Renee Ratcliffenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-48904347614125592902015-01-13T16:02:48.664-06:002015-01-13T16:02:48.664-06:00Thank you, Margaret. Honored and humbled to partne...Thank you, Margaret. Honored and humbled to partner with you. The lessons you have learned while walking through the fire are necessary and important. Thank you for gifting them to the world. Please continue to let me know if there is anything that I can do to encourage you in your continued recovery. You have my prayers, always.Hollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-1926236375264120982015-01-13T13:50:37.645-06:002015-01-13T13:50:37.645-06:00Dear Holly, taking time to lift you and your loved...Dear Holly, taking time to lift you and your loved ones up in prayer today. Humbled and grateful for you and this post.MargaretFeinbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-91094337609835907532014-12-10T14:36:26.578-06:002014-12-10T14:36:26.578-06:00John,
How serendipitous that you would land here i...John,<br />How serendipitous that you would land here in this teeny corner of the internet! I am grateful that you did, though, and for your generous words. It is my hope that you will visit again, dig around a bit, explore and, by all means, share this space with your wife. It sounds as if the two of you have a love that continues to bloom. May grace and peace surround you both as you continue to walk each other home. Thank you, again, for being here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219986489903886940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-83217831422261500702014-12-10T13:18:46.878-06:002014-12-10T13:18:46.878-06:00A woman named Holly Graham contacted me about a ma...A woman named Holly Graham contacted me about a machine that I make and I landed here when I searched her name to learn a little about her and her involvement with yoga.<br /> And what a delight! <br />Your writing is exquisite and I can't wait to tell my wife of 32 years about you. Still, our clasp of hands generates that tingle felt first during furtive forays into excruciating, grade-school awkwardness, the terrifying vulnerability of my silent, first confession of feelings for another and the jubilation of simultaneous reciprocation . We are vibrantly in our 60's, yet the discussion of our inevitable separation arises. And we talk, try to plan for the unimaginable, find it unthinkable, and eventually transcend it all by retreating to gratitude for our salubrity, love, the richness of our companionship and life together.<br />But the opening paragraphs of "How to Make a Life" just shook me. You have captured the essence of a life suddenly cut in half. And if it is me that emerges from the ashes, I'm doubtful that I'm strong enough to escape with just a limp.John Burnabyhttp://www.matsana.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-15032339086923823252014-08-31T08:30:48.748-05:002014-08-31T08:30:48.748-05:00Holly, I love your ideas and your heart! I want t...Holly, I love your ideas and your heart! I want to teach my kids a "curriculum of compassion" too! My first reaction to reading anything about kids is a feeling of inadequacy and that I am already screwing them up, but I know that to be a lie! God gave us our kids with our particular strengths and weaknesses and we are enough. God never beats us up with what we aren't doing, just gently encourages us onward. And this post is definitely an encouragement to me.Paula Gamblehttp://paulagamble.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-28990868881185043492014-08-30T19:34:23.467-05:002014-08-30T19:34:23.467-05:00Beautifully said, Holly. Although I know myself we...Beautifully said, Holly. Although I know myself well enough to know that I could not have done this 35+ years ago, I do believe it is the best possible answer for many families today. Blessings as you craft this curriculum and learn together.pastordtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-41189639374471677582014-08-30T15:54:26.775-05:002014-08-30T15:54:26.775-05:00I cannot stop thinking about this post and the thr...I cannot stop thinking about this post and the three words "curriculum of compassion." I'm praying for the practice of such a study to be a reality. I will return to your words, dear Holly, often over the weeks to come.Bethhttp://www.awalkalongtheway.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-85396577500869940572014-08-30T12:11:07.369-05:002014-08-30T12:11:07.369-05:00Charles,
I am so thankful for your perspectives he...Charles,<br />I am so thankful for your perspectives here--that of your own homeschooling experiences and, perhaps more importantly, that of learning about, and from, those who are different from us. I have been thinking a great deal these past few weeks about how very little I know and that the best way to remedy that reality is to commit to listening. I want to stop assuming that I understand and, instead, I want to come from a place of emptiness. I want to make room for the voices of others instead of the ones I have on repeat--the ones that have perpetuated a comfort that I can live with and by which I need not change. For a time in our early marriage, my husband and I worshiped with a predominantly African American congregation in the city of Atlanta. I cannot fully articulate all the ways that I was changed while sitting in that sanctuary. But I can say this--it always felt like home.Hollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-36901234202448616632014-08-30T12:01:33.322-05:002014-08-30T12:01:33.322-05:00Kelli dear, I am walking forward into this desire ...Kelli dear, I am walking forward into this desire completely buoyed by the strength of those who come alongside of me. It is folks like you, friend, who teach and shape me, who live out these truths in their simple, beautiful, every day lives. This is a movement of togetherness--nothing less. Thank you for linking arms. Always.Hollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-37632360755121164022014-08-29T16:16:57.264-05:002014-08-29T16:16:57.264-05:00YES. Oh, a thousand times yes. What a manifesto an...YES. Oh, a thousand times yes. What a manifesto and a light by which to see. Thank you for courageously naming your path, dear Holly, both for your family -- AND, I suspect, for countless others of us (whatever our different manifestations may be). <br /><br />Your quote at the end reminded me of another gem by another of the Kennedys - JFK: "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." And YOU, my friend, are raising thinkers. A noble venture, indeed. ... I'm so glad I know the Granthams.kelli woodfordhttp://jasonandkelliwoodford.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245131160534112763.post-36122828440367554022014-08-29T15:19:11.606-05:002014-08-29T15:19:11.606-05:00http://newblackman.blogspot.com/2014/08/freedom-ro...http://newblackman.blogspot.com/2014/08/freedom-road-by-charles-bane-jr.htmlCharles Bane, Jr.noreply@blogger.com