tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post3768576661364110481..comments2024-03-18T00:16:37.094-05:00Comments on ikat bag: Finding wordsLiErhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-31618423947759739752020-10-16T13:42:00.500-05:002020-10-16T13:42:00.500-05:00Dear LiEr, I am so sorry for your loss. Being so ...Dear LiEr, I am so sorry for your loss. Being so far away from family gets harder as the years go by. Like you, I dread the phone call in the middle of the night. Thank you for so much for sharing this. Love and peace to you and your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-81883004035253954952020-08-24T18:18:17.013-05:002020-08-24T18:18:17.013-05:00Thank you, Samantha, for sharing your own story an...Thank you, Samantha, for sharing your own story and for your kind words. May you find peace and strength in the coming months and years as you remember your precious grandfather with increasingly more love than pain.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-15758723532535390332020-08-24T18:16:12.555-05:002020-08-24T18:16:12.555-05:00Thank you, Margo!Thank you, Margo!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-47382525670308145432020-08-23T18:17:29.828-05:002020-08-23T18:17:29.828-05:00LiEr, just now finding this and reading this. Tha...LiEr, just now finding this and reading this. Thank you for sharing so beautifully. Inspiring me to live fully and be present with my loved ones because truly, we do not know how much time we have with our people. Love to you as you continue this journey.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-83486422297385565782020-06-04T09:44:03.727-05:002020-06-04T09:44:03.727-05:00Thank you so much for your words and your vulnerab...Thank you so much for your words and your vulnerability. This came to me shortly after my grandfather passed and it was a wonderful reassurance. I've been able to send it to a few of my loved ones as they navigate their own grief and loss and they have been comforted. Thank you for all that you do. I have admired you for years for your sewing talents and now I admire you for your deep ability to love.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711368259452001421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-69125514387690424852020-04-15T12:44:34.484-05:002020-04-15T12:44:34.484-05:00Thank you for sharing, and I am truly sorry for yo...Thank you for sharing, and I am truly sorry for your loss. Five years ago I made the same drop-everything trip to the Philippines for my father's service. It had been coming for awhile, and being as bull-headed as he was he decided that he didn't want the hospital confinement. Our mother was devastated regardless, and it was that that really brought the grief. He and I never had the connection you and yours did, but he loved my sister and i and was proud of our accomplishments. Fathers' memories live on no matter what we do, in their words and in their dispositions, and how we act with our own kids. Articulating what they mean to us helps. Love and healing vibes.Reenihttp://chefreeni.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-66279851609108638692020-04-06T14:19:04.577-05:002020-04-06T14:19:04.577-05:00Oh wow. That was beautiful. Thank you for writing ...Oh wow. That was beautiful. Thank you for writing it and sharing it with us strangers. I think I'll be thinking about what you've said for a while. Death is never okay. But thank you Jesus for the hope of resurrection and a new world where everything sad will come untrue.Kate https://www.blogger.com/profile/09355764147736732648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-20828740208139113732020-03-26T13:58:03.000-05:002020-03-26T13:58:03.000-05:00Dear LiEr, I've been following your blog for m...Dear LiEr, I've been following your blog for many many years now. In fact, my eldest daughter is Kate's age and I remember having made something for her from one of your tutorials when she was about three or four. So I wanted to say I'm really sorry for your loss. I really can't imagine how deeply sad you must be, your words convey part of your emotions but I'm sure words can never be enough. Fortunately you have a beautiful family to lean on and see as a source of illusion and motivation to carry on. My thoughts and good wishes are with you. Sandra G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-79481159274966645592020-03-18T17:46:12.841-05:002020-03-18T17:46:12.841-05:00Thank you, too, LiEr.Thank you, too, LiEr.MaryAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253503049272771754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-72216158002315067842020-03-18T08:55:30.966-05:002020-03-18T08:55:30.966-05:00Yes, you are right. I am thinking about that now a...Yes, you are right. I am thinking about that now and hoping that my Mum will be fine. She is in France and they are confined home, so she's alone in her apartment, thankfully with good neighbors all around. I hope your family and yourself stay safe.cecilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116848705011146000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-60860824672440376412020-03-17T19:34:51.475-05:002020-03-17T19:34:51.475-05:00Thank you for the thoughtful reply.Thank you for the thoughtful reply.Alice Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-23979972593936249172020-03-17T14:01:52.345-05:002020-03-17T14:01:52.345-05:00amyo: My heart aches for your loss, too. I have al...amyo: My heart aches for your loss, too. I have also lost precious people prior to this, but it was nothing compared to losing a parent, and from so far away, after having already said goodbye (or so I thought) when I'd left Singapore to begin a new life here on my own. I hope you find comfort and continuing wholeness over the months and years and you, too, rebuild your world. Big hugs.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-15660679508710005422020-03-17T13:59:24.412-05:002020-03-17T13:59:24.412-05:00Cecile: thank you. Yes, being far away is a whole ...Cecile: thank you. Yes, being far away is a whole additional layer to the grief of losing someone, not only when it happens, but for the months and years after, trying to process it out of context, as it were. I am, however, very thankful that it happened back when there were no flying restrictions as there are now. I was able to fly home and back again, and visit Mum several times after. I couldn't have, had it happened in 2020.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-16525142522510258772020-03-17T13:51:59.976-05:002020-03-17T13:51:59.976-05:00Florentine: thank you for thinking of me, and for ...Florentine: thank you for thinking of me, and for your sweet words. LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-27875154023918089092020-03-16T10:43:11.057-05:002020-03-16T10:43:11.057-05:00I'm so sorry for your loss, Lier. Your post br...I'm so sorry for your loss, Lier. Your post brought tears to my eyes. I lost my father three years ago. I thought I knew something about grief from previous losses, but it turns out that I didn't know anything about grief until I lost Daddy. The C.S. Lewis book you quoted was one of the few writings that comforted me. amyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949243202881432806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-6295619203046734432020-03-15T21:57:26.546-05:002020-03-15T21:57:26.546-05:00I am so sorry to read that. I know what it does to...I am so sorry to read that. I know what it does to be so far away and then to do that travel, but too late, not fast enough. Your words are beautiful and your dad was lucky to have a loving daughter like you. Thank you for sharing that love with us here.cecilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116848705011146000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-4945166159415425542020-03-14T02:40:14.558-05:002020-03-14T02:40:14.558-05:00I'm sorry to hear this - and beautifully touch...I'm sorry to hear this - and beautifully touched by your words... thank you for posting this. <br />I thought about you often the past months, noticing the (almost) silence on your blog and thinking something must have happened. I'm so sorry to read this now. And at the same time, there's a silent , gentle beauty in the way you cared for yourself, and i can feel the deep love for your father. I feel honoured to be witnessing this. Blessings to you and your family. Florentinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-88084397906099978562020-03-13T09:55:44.020-05:002020-03-13T09:55:44.020-05:00I came today looking for a zipper tutorial I'd...I came today looking for a zipper tutorial I'd read here a while back. I'm grateful to have found this instead.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11819744205033541755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-39459494614914321202020-03-12T23:33:07.346-05:002020-03-12T23:33:07.346-05:00C: Thank you. And hugs from the the homeland alway...C: Thank you. And hugs from the the homeland always especially treasured!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-12440988525751003622020-03-12T23:31:41.533-05:002020-03-12T23:31:41.533-05:00The Green Cow: Thank you!The Green Cow: Thank you!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-36593447177539910692020-03-12T23:31:26.628-05:002020-03-12T23:31:26.628-05:00Thank you, Jean!Thank you, Jean!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-31081222256327831892020-03-12T23:31:12.541-05:002020-03-12T23:31:12.541-05:00Kate: Thank you.Kate: Thank you.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-41339001046788596642020-03-12T23:30:56.343-05:002020-03-12T23:30:56.343-05:00Rachel: thank you for sharing your story, and for ...Rachel: thank you for sharing your story, and for telling me about your Dad. I ached for you as I read about his passing - both the actual goodbye and the painful prelude to it were losses stacked on each other. That we have hope at the end of all things is somedays the only thing that holds us up, but you reminded me that we also carry so much of who our loved ones are (were) in us. May we display the best of them in the people we are becoming. Blessings to you!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-27492067575223257692020-03-12T23:18:27.638-05:002020-03-12T23:18:27.638-05:00Shoshana: thank you for sharing your thoughts and ...Shoshana: thank you for sharing your thoughts and your heart here. I like your description of staying in the wells of grief and hurt. They often feel bottomless, don't they? And yes, there is so much healing in them, counter-intuitive as that sounds. Peace and comfort to you, too, my friend. LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-62021571482590995982020-03-12T23:15:22.935-05:002020-03-12T23:15:22.935-05:00Chris: And I miss and love you! Thank you for stop...Chris: And I miss and love you! Thank you for stopping by to read this and share your heart. And thank you for your prayers - I feel them.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.com