tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post2310741582290426729..comments2024-03-22T12:57:57.273-05:00Comments on WOUNDED BIRD: INTERIMJune Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-19495611370057261422020-04-14T23:28:49.197-05:002020-04-14T23:28:49.197-05:00Thank you, Paul A. I wish you and your family the ...Thank you, Paul A. I wish you and your family the best.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-46200085748246498202020-04-12T13:14:34.347-05:002020-04-12T13:14:34.347-05:00On this isolated Easter Sunday, and with the sad n...On this isolated Easter Sunday, and with the sad news from St. John the Baptist Parish to your north, I thought I'd stop by and wish you blessings. I only met Tom briefly, but he is a difficult man to fade. <br />Stay safe.<br />Paul AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-35344161209807783802020-02-24T16:05:19.462-06:002020-02-24T16:05:19.462-06:00Thanks for your kind words, Grace. I remember you ...Thanks for your kind words, Grace. I remember you from Fr Jake's blog. I still miss him and the people who gathered at Jake's place. June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-38490360941737400582020-02-24T13:46:36.566-06:002020-02-24T13:46:36.566-06:00My blogging handle then was the name Grace. I alwa...My blogging handle then was the name Grace. I always appreciated your blog as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345240821960584482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-70980827114594350662020-02-24T13:45:04.806-06:002020-02-24T13:45:04.806-06:00Hi June, do you remember me? I used to blog on Fat...Hi June, do you remember me? I used to blog on Father Jake's blog years ago. What a growing experience that was for me. So sorry for the lose of your husband and your grief. Holding you in prayer. BeckyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345240821960584482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-44072356608704585942020-02-22T16:35:13.106-06:002020-02-22T16:35:13.106-06:00You're so welcome. Bless you.You're so welcome. Bless you.Russ Manleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722260145543178087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-72194681913346092532020-02-21T19:35:31.406-06:002020-02-21T19:35:31.406-06:00Russ,I found my copy of A Grief Observed and start...Russ,I found my copy of <i>A Grief Observed</i> and started to reread. So far I've read only the introduction by Madeleine L'Engle which especially resonated. Her marriage, like mine, was a long one. Thanks for the reminder. June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-30982790379735860212020-02-21T19:23:52.194-06:002020-02-21T19:23:52.194-06:00Thank you, Rick, my blog friend from the past. It&...Thank you, Rick, my blog friend from the past. It's good to hear from you.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-63120367406119286002020-02-21T11:30:41.420-06:002020-02-21T11:30:41.420-06:00I'm so sorry, June! You captured the feeling ...I'm so sorry, June! You captured the feeling of loss in your poem so well.Rick+https://www.blogger.com/profile/03322574092020268536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-45415884704487783312020-02-20T11:59:55.156-06:002020-02-20T11:59:55.156-06:00Thanks, Russ. I realize that, as you and another f...Thanks, Russ. I realize that, as you and another friend suggested, the fading is a kind of blessing to ease the sharpness of the pain of grief. Still, I don't like that it's happening. <br /><br />I read C S Lewis' book years ago. In fact, I may have a copy somewhere around the house. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look for it among my too many books.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-57361389828152269652020-02-19T14:46:08.816-06:002020-02-19T14:46:08.816-06:00To paraphrase C. S. Lewis, the passage of time sof...To paraphrase C. S. Lewis, the passage of time softens and blurs the memory, like snow falling on a landscape. A blessing, perhaps. I can recommend his book <i>A Grief Observed</i>, written after the death of his beloved wife Joy.<br />Russ Manleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722260145543178087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-6161538270268643462020-02-18T23:12:48.156-06:002020-02-18T23:12:48.156-06:00Thank you. Your words do help. It's not even a...Thank you. Your words do help. It's not even a year since Tom died, and I hate that he's fading away.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-67521846266952302312020-02-15T16:09:38.092-06:002020-02-15T16:09:38.092-06:00I have found that when I lost the people closest t...I have found that when I lost the people closest to me that years later they became clearer to me, understanding them better. I don't know if that's any help but I'd like to do something. I hope you find comfort. The Thought Criminalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381376556757084468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-55121562705755059252020-02-13T16:46:24.191-06:002020-02-13T16:46:24.191-06:00Thank you, Kathy.Thank you, Kathy.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-65305485894997612672020-02-13T15:52:59.121-06:002020-02-13T15:52:59.121-06:00I am touched by your poem, and my thoughts are wit...I am touched by your poem, and my thoughts are with you. I know that my heart will hurt as yours does when and if my beloved leaves this world before I do. May you have comfort. <br />Kathy (kaffyr on LJ)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01208060306508788784noreply@blogger.com