tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post6703733100668238324..comments2024-03-18T18:00:25.042-05:00Comments on The Amazing Trips: perspectiveThe Amazing Tripshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13761348688069779544noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-22487921301123723232008-09-23T09:42:00.000-05:002008-09-23T09:42:00.000-05:00Yes, perspective - thank you, I needed this! I re...Yes, perspective - thank you, I needed this! I received a BFN last week on my absolutely last chance to have another baby (FET) and I'm SO sad. BUT, I am blessed beyond belief with what I have in my life and reading of the tragedies befalling so many others on the blogs that you wrote about just makes my heart ache for them. Your children are absolutely beautiful and you are a gifted writer. Thank you for sharing this gift with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-58880439368678608372008-09-23T04:27:00.000-05:002008-09-23T04:27:00.000-05:00It amazes me that people think they can pass judge...It amazes me that people think they can pass judgement on others' lives without any knowledge of them. I am tired of stares and rude comments. We have five kids, and they are well behaved most of the time...and I still don't get why people always ask "Are all of those YOURS???". Uhm. Yes. Can't you see the resemblence, and the fun that we are having? *sigh*Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05705670723604409380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-19640022050573570682008-09-22T21:07:00.000-05:002008-09-22T21:07:00.000-05:00They are ABSOLUTELY gorgeous. I can't believe you...They are ABSOLUTELY gorgeous. I can't believe you got such a great shot of all of them! Isn't it interesting how someone that is not in your shoes can say "I'm sorry", although you look at him and all you can feel is ... sorry? Amazing!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033182897223142464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-68152739651513798722008-09-21T20:56:00.000-05:002008-09-21T20:56:00.000-05:00"One of the amazing things about blogging is that ..."One of the amazing things about blogging is that I am "introduced" to so many individuals that if not for the internet, I would never know existed. I have stumbled across some incredible people and some incredible stories. And every so often, I will read a blog post written by someone who is going through an extremely challenging period in their life and I'll sit at my desk - looking in on this person's life through their words and photos on my computer screen - and I can hardly breathe through the pain of what they are enduring." You do the SAME thing for me! I just am amazing at how you can write so perfectly to strike accord with so many people. Somedays I feel like I have triples:) Good luck in November....it sounds like a call for mommy!(n Jim)<BR/>BTW your kids are so adorable:)))))))<BR/>BTW 2 I can't wait for Stephanie to wake up and see how much she has changed the world. I just can't wait.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091295412862220683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-14108783716005202202008-09-21T17:18:00.000-05:002008-09-21T17:18:00.000-05:00Oh MY GOSH!!! They look so beautiful. Don't have t...Oh MY GOSH!!! They look so beautiful. Don't have time to read the blog but LOVE The pictures... If you have enough after you send them out to family - please send some to me. So CUTE! Love, Marg.<BR/>P.S. I'm at 812!!!!;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-89685222772106079942008-09-21T17:01:00.000-05:002008-09-21T17:01:00.000-05:00You have beautiful children! I think the rudest co...You have beautiful children! I think the rudest comment I have ever heard was "What did you do to piss God off?" I was so shocked I couldn't respond. I think I am going to add your blog to my blog reading. Thanks for stopping by mine.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08924474284774365261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-2000612718080652422008-09-20T06:53:00.000-05:002008-09-20T06:53:00.000-05:00Re "bonus baby" - my younger sister (baby #5) was ...Re "bonus baby" - my younger sister (baby #5) was born five years after me, just after my parents bought their first house. My father always said she "came with the house!"<BR/><BR/>BobbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-74323122352615522482008-09-20T04:56:00.000-05:002008-09-20T04:56:00.000-05:00I love the phrase "bonus baby". It is so cute and...I love the phrase "bonus baby". It is so cute and Henry always (okay, usually) sounds like he really was an added bonus.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11419385275719839363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-23610898367581371472008-09-20T03:43:00.000-05:002008-09-20T03:43:00.000-05:00Oh, he's looks a lot like his brother just with da...Oh, he's looks a lot like his brother just with darker hair - adorable!<BR/><BR/>And you are so right.<BR/>We're going through some hard times with the kids these days, but I would not trade my life either...<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend, and I hope the kids will not drive you insane while your husband is away ;)Cloudberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229696688287098993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-59552807923883290312008-09-19T22:23:00.000-05:002008-09-19T22:23:00.000-05:00Oh the pictures, just adorable. Especially Henry'...Oh the pictures, just adorable. Especially Henry's 1 yo he looks so grown up and that wild twinkle in his eye is precious.<BR/><BR/>It's so hard to read those other stories and not fall into tears or deeper depression. It's sometimes easy to forget that people have it worse than you do.winecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033530470009978632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-57593166653708803452008-09-19T17:31:00.000-05:002008-09-19T17:31:00.000-05:00A friend of mine, mother of four little boys all w...A friend of mine, mother of four little boys all with a medical conditions, used to run into people who would say things like, "I'm glad it's you and not me!" Fire would practically shoot from her eyes as she would say, "I'M, glad it's ME and not YOU!"Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201781127041417410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-35079987871647475162008-09-19T17:27:00.000-05:002008-09-19T17:27:00.000-05:00Wow, Henry grew up! He is such a big boy now - and...Wow, Henry grew up! He is such a big boy now - and how the heck did you get him to stay still for the photos?!!! Wow. All your kids are divine, you truly are blessed.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408935691535028803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-46166212316730943182008-09-19T15:03:00.000-05:002008-09-19T15:03:00.000-05:00Jen, I love this post! :-)Being the half-glass em...Jen, I love this post! :-)<BR/><BR/>Being the half-glass empty kind of gal that I am, I have a <I>really</I>hard time with this. It's easy to look at the negative, it's easy to get down, it's easy to think the world is coming to an end. I have to work at being positive and not let things get to me.<BR/><BR/>But like you, I look at my little Monkey and realize two years ago when I had lost my second pregnancy after a decade of infertility/loss, I NEVER EVER EVER considered that such an amazing gift would be right around the corner. All it takes is seeing that little face (even when he's throwing a tantrum) and I get a swift dose of MY REALITY: That I am extremely, overwhelmingly, and undeservedly blessed.<BR/><BR/>I hope my babymoon never ends. :-)AWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976537861843058177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-42137443817720031092008-09-19T13:40:00.000-05:002008-09-19T13:40:00.000-05:00Geez, the whole time reading this post, I was thin...Geez, the whole time reading this post, I was thinking to myself, "Do they have more hours at that Montessori school so Jenna can have maybe 1 or 2 more hours to herself?" Then I finished the post and I so want to take Shayna out of school so I can be with her ALL of the time! **Sigh**Geologychickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326271846932273163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-46702950190950809862008-09-19T13:34:00.000-05:002008-09-19T13:34:00.000-05:00oh i don' t know how you do it because i only have...oh i don' t know how you do it because i only have one now (3 months away from giving birth to the second one) and this one is kicking my butt already. she is two. maybe that's it. maybe it's that i'm getting very pregnant. in any case, i do get how you can be beaten down and uplifted by your children at the same time. we are so blessed that we have a healthy child and another healthy one on the way that to complain seems so haughty. but. there are days i just want to cry....like today. i just want someone else to deal with her craziness. i read your blog all the time and it reminds me to be gracious and thankful for the gift of children. thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-69480403778864085442008-09-19T13:03:00.000-05:002008-09-19T13:03:00.000-05:00Yes, yes they are!Thanks for reminding me to stop ...Yes, yes they are!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reminding me to stop and count my blessings.Joy Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746570281283136391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-39981423959796861262008-09-19T12:51:00.001-05:002008-09-19T12:51:00.001-05:00I can't believe what people will say! My triplets ...I can't believe what people will say! My triplets just turned one and I haven't had anyone say anything rude yet. My theory is that it's because I'm always with my husband when we take them all out (I've done two by myself, but not three) and people are less likely to talk that way to a man. <BR/><BR/>Your children are gorgeous!lochanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215653832995730501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-339147802403582302008-09-19T12:51:00.000-05:002008-09-19T12:51:00.000-05:00Oh Jen, Thank you so much. I've been packing up t...Oh Jen, Thank you so much. I've been packing up this morning to take our three camping with friends (who are also better than us at everything they do...they will scoff at my non-organic cheese). I've been busy, I've been short and grumpy. All so we can go have fun together? Thank you so much for snapping the grumpiness out of me...just in time.<BR/><BR/>you're the best!<BR/>AmandaAmanda @ www.kiddio.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102052872110352811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-47986861081267581192008-09-19T11:45:00.000-05:002008-09-19T11:45:00.000-05:00It must be that time of year...I just did a kind o...It must be that time of year...I just did a kind of "perspective" post too.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your thoughts today--I will hug my kids a little tighter today as I say thanks again to the Lord for the joy and happiness they bring us.<BR/><BR/>That picture of Henry is perfect...you can see a little bit of stinker in the twinkle in his adorable eyes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-79027431295349922342008-09-19T11:14:00.000-05:002008-09-19T11:14:00.000-05:00Wow! Such beautiful portraits!Wow! Such beautiful portraits!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-63010814793982604142008-09-19T11:03:00.000-05:002008-09-19T11:03:00.000-05:00Wow. I can't believe people say that stuff. Of c...Wow. I can't believe people say that stuff. Of course, I say that every time I get those types of comments.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful kids! Good luck with school and the car seat thing. LOLMiriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10200991476565029183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-20274378840164230992008-09-19T09:41:00.000-05:002008-09-19T09:41:00.000-05:00i WISH i COULD HAVE EXPRESSED MYSELF AS ELOQUENTLY...i WISH i COULD HAVE EXPRESSED MYSELF AS ELOQUENTLY AS YOU WHEN ALL OF MY CHILDREN WERE BORN. i REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN, CHILDREN ARE TRULY A GIFT, I SEE IT MORE AND MORE WITH ALL MY GRANDS AND ESPECIALLY MY NIECES BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. YOUR A WINNER JEN. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, YOU HAVE A GREAT FOLLOWING.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-34392631416852442392008-09-19T09:21:00.000-05:002008-09-19T09:21:00.000-05:00That is the cutest darn pic of Henry yet!JessicaThat is the cutest darn pic of Henry yet!<BR/><BR/>Jessicajessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16316464685609805737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-20983971801048276292008-09-19T08:55:00.000-05:002008-09-19T08:55:00.000-05:00I was working around the house and my thoughts wen...I was working around the house and my thoughts went to the beautiful picture of all four of your children, and I remembered that I didn't comment on it. It is beautiful and I love little Henry's bare feet. They are all so adorable and look so happy.<BR/>KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-33653696410432637312008-09-19T08:40:00.000-05:002008-09-19T08:40:00.000-05:00Oh, Henry's pic is so adorable. But he looks like...Oh, Henry's pic is so adorable. But he looks like a little boy! How did he go from baby to little boy so fast?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com