tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post4430017941315049661..comments2023-06-07T03:18:27.705-07:00Comments on Enchanted Oak: How do we find happiness? My mother’s last pearlsEnchanted Oakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-89129030946842234962009-10-01T15:50:16.168-07:002009-10-01T15:50:16.168-07:00I'm sure you know that not every older person ...I'm sure you know that not every older person has such wisdom...some don't....I pray that I do if I am gifted with old age.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045801745534184703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-55266179997963736152009-10-01T09:09:28.016-07:002009-10-01T09:09:28.016-07:00Oh, Chris....
I read this post with tears in my ...Oh, Chris....<br /><br /> I read this post with tears in my eyes. My mom died at 55...a year younger than I am now. There are days when I feel grateful not to have to go through this stuff you're encountering, as I've watched many of my friends have to do. But mostly, I miss not having a mom for so many years. Especially since I sobered up and could have had a better relationship with her.<br /><br /> Thanks for this beautiful post....<br /><br />xoxoxoAnnieAkanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513632434353119491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-15060576998231268402009-10-01T07:24:55.942-07:002009-10-01T07:24:55.942-07:00I read your comments and feel heartened by them. O...I read your comments and feel heartened by them. Our trip to Starbucks ended with her going ballistic, a side I haven't seen before. The disease advances. I feel like deleting this oh-so-cheery post. Sadness sucks.<br />Thanks for saying she made a little difference for a while.<br />Love,<br />ChrisEnchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-44261871870448831782009-10-01T05:15:28.771-07:002009-10-01T05:15:28.771-07:00So EO it sounds like mom gave you the family jewel...So EO it sounds like mom gave you the family jewels, crown jewels at that.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-59505457098437859142009-10-01T03:21:10.495-07:002009-10-01T03:21:10.495-07:00such is the wisdom gained only with time. thank yo...such is the wisdom gained only with time. thank you for sharing them. and your line about your daughter being to busy making her own mistakes, i think we can all relate to too. great post!Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-53412040318213410652009-09-30T20:41:24.354-07:002009-09-30T20:41:24.354-07:00I was just going to bed and read this post. Thank ...I was just going to bed and read this post. Thank you so much. What wonderful wisdom to sleep on tonight! My mother died young, only 60, too young for me to really appreciate the good things about her. Only now have I really begun to understand her. jeNNbig Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539934994452947108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-44964477132481171102009-09-30T15:34:22.716-07:002009-09-30T15:34:22.716-07:00What a wonderful role model for you and for your a...What a wonderful role model for you and for your adult children! I am in exactly the same position with my own mother - finding myself mothering her more than she does me these days. My mother was one of the smartest and sassiest people I knew; now she is some sweet little old lady. I really wish I had my mother back, but I know how blessed I am to still have her at all. Let's enjoy our blessings, Chris. They'll be gone oh, too soon.<br /><br />This was a beautiful tribute.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-28014448486609374572009-09-30T14:56:14.183-07:002009-09-30T14:56:14.183-07:00Thank you for telling me how blessed I m to have h...Thank you for telling me how blessed I m to have her for a mother. It is something I pray a lot about: being grateful for my mother. The dementia is taking her away from me, and the roles have switched. I have lost the mother I treasured, but gained a new mother who is very sweet and childlike. I am going to get her now and take her to Starbucks. That always tickles her pink. Thank you for your comments. They are appreciated.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-45577122114385906472009-09-30T13:22:07.793-07:002009-09-30T13:22:07.793-07:00Your mother is a wise and wonderful woman. Just re...Your mother is a wise and wonderful woman. Just reading this today helped brighten my spirits, even though I was reading it through tears. I have always learned something from elderly people. Their wisdom is something I treasure. Thanks for this post.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-46412271246330930652009-09-30T13:12:33.575-07:002009-09-30T13:12:33.575-07:00This is most precious. What great pearls indeed.This is most precious. What great pearls indeed.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574822672391090343.post-23816152685188542222009-09-30T10:44:32.660-07:002009-09-30T10:44:32.660-07:00Your mother sounds like someone I would love to kn...Your mother sounds like someone I would love to know. You are so blessed to have her!Ginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11927048986907155785noreply@blogger.com