tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post3237719217172909700..comments2024-03-26T05:20:10.232-04:00Comments on Between the By-Road and the Main Road: #SOL16: The Familiar Falling AwayMary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-36266534750018387062016-02-17T05:42:48.812-05:002016-02-17T05:42:48.812-05:00Your words so perfectly capture this journey you a...Your words so perfectly capture this journey you are walking. I wish you strength and peace…Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-73759794417086588282016-02-17T04:42:36.103-05:002016-02-17T04:42:36.103-05:00Yes and of love Yes and of love Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-59970161087858570172016-02-17T02:24:01.462-05:002016-02-17T02:24:01.462-05:00Oh those last few sentences. I am coming daily to ...Oh those last few sentences. I am coming daily to your blog. Your writing is so beautiful, so painful - I feel the necessary here.Carrie Gelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08416480940951200461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-70875454586286622592016-02-16T22:43:26.400-05:002016-02-16T22:43:26.400-05:00Thank you for sharing this - I am holding you and ...Thank you for sharing this - I am holding you and your family in the light during this hard time. onathought.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17785387207484182433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-38450980711917921542016-02-16T22:08:13.637-05:002016-02-16T22:08:13.637-05:00Thanks Jennifer.Thanks Jennifer.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-21896380466203761682016-02-16T22:07:59.084-05:002016-02-16T22:07:59.084-05:00I write out of necessity. Thank you for reading.I write out of necessity. Thank you for reading.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-91824541865661024352016-02-16T20:51:22.806-05:002016-02-16T20:51:22.806-05:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Again my pray...Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Again my prayers are with you and the familyDebra Gottslebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074610468240387547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-68976129922473448842016-02-16T19:37:18.628-05:002016-02-16T19:37:18.628-05:00“Art is a line around your thoughts.” ~ Gustav Kli...“Art is a line around your thoughts.” ~ Gustav Klimt <br />Mary Ann, I did not know. I understand. My father spent all but 30 days of the last year and a half of his life in the hospital. I was his primary caretaker during that time. It was a long time ago, but I remember. <br />Glenda Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020745976555044975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-59059147113787587262016-02-16T18:48:08.349-05:002016-02-16T18:48:08.349-05:00Beautifully brave words. Thank you.Beautifully brave words. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-65052256130620621292016-02-16T18:12:01.387-05:002016-02-16T18:12:01.387-05:00Wow. Just wow. I don't know anything else abou...Wow. Just wow. I don't know anything else about your story other than this post, but I want to thank you for writing with such bravery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11282208532610013522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-55965974308179293992016-02-16T17:10:21.785-05:002016-02-16T17:10:21.785-05:00I just brought two tiny cedar trees I dug up and p...I just brought two tiny cedar trees I dug up and put in pots out on the front stoop, walking through the back door with muddy feet, out through the front, to gather the lengthening February light, and I see this.<br /><br />"Ours is a house of books. A house of art. A house of play." And of love. <br /><br />Thinking of you and your clan.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-25612553114528381292016-02-16T16:11:49.863-05:002016-02-16T16:11:49.863-05:00Thank you Kathleen for taking time to read and com...Thank you Kathleen for taking time to read and comment on the post. I'm just putting one foot in front of the other. Thanks for your prayers. We need them.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-82708548931064836002016-02-16T15:24:03.655-05:002016-02-16T15:24:03.655-05:00I wish I had the right words to say. Your writing ...I wish I had the right words to say. Your writing is beautiful and heartbreaking, too. I've been following the story of the country singers Joey + Rory. Joey, the wife in the group, has terminal cancer. At 40, she had her whole life ahead of her, including an adorable little girl just turning 2 who has Downs Syndrome. I read the updates and marvel at the faith and hope her husband shows and Kathleen Neagle Sokolowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00054303168520658605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-18665621971085739542016-02-16T15:21:01.178-05:002016-02-16T15:21:01.178-05:00Thanks Carol. The writing feels essential. Rob se...Thanks Carol. The writing feels essential. Rob sent me a box of essential oils. Lavender is included. Thanks.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-90911477037535367792016-02-16T14:55:15.415-05:002016-02-16T14:55:15.415-05:00Mary Ann, the thought of coming home should be an ...Mary Ann, the thought of coming home should be an energy booster to all. There is something about home that signifies warmth. May Rob's return bring a sense of peace to him. I assume that there will be plenty of lavender oil around for a calming effect. I hope your writing is bringing a sense of calm to you. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.com