tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post3236130644835901770..comments2024-03-28T17:58:26.154+00:00Comments on Are we nearly there yet? : A letter to tuck in your pocketHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-46661216940711800982013-09-11T10:24:28.584+01:002013-09-11T10:24:28.584+01:00Thanks Ruth. So far so good...Thanks Ruth. So far so good...Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-36115947501638912052013-09-01T18:47:18.630+01:002013-09-01T18:47:18.630+01:00So lovely!! I hope this week goes well xxSo lovely!! I hope this week goes well xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05598575186855421060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-20046871035515129002013-08-30T11:46:10.978+01:002013-08-30T11:46:10.978+01:00Thanks, Ginger. It breaks your heart, sometimes, d...Thanks, Ginger. It breaks your heart, sometimes, doesn't it? Thanks for your thoughts and prayers. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-35594491244694993912013-08-30T11:44:56.484+01:002013-08-30T11:44:56.484+01:00Thanks Anita. I'm not always so loving - this ...Thanks Anita. I'm not always so loving - this is how I'd like it to be, I think. Thanks so much for your encouragement.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-77012462476927042012013-08-30T11:42:33.904+01:002013-08-30T11:42:33.904+01:00Thank you, Sabrina. This parenting thing is hard, ...Thank you, Sabrina. This parenting thing is hard, isn't it? I'm so glad that I'm not doing it on my own. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-89514832617719248852013-08-29T11:31:33.991+01:002013-08-29T11:31:33.991+01:00This is the loveliest thing I've read in a lon...This is the loveliest thing I've read in a long time, and it echoes my heart for my girls who struggle so often socially. Praying for all of you as school begins.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743890053517355404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-50183198867632446662013-08-28T23:07:20.684+01:002013-08-28T23:07:20.684+01:00Such a beautiful letter, Helen :) I felt your love...Such a beautiful letter, Helen :) I felt your love pour out into the hearts of you children. Thank you for sharing it with us. xxAnitahttp://www.scatterthestones.co.uk/when-this-life-brings-you-pain/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-53476350833349047572013-08-28T17:13:30.670+01:002013-08-28T17:13:30.670+01:00Helen, I read this with tears in my eyes. It is so...Helen, I read this with tears in my eyes. It is so beautifully written and your love for your children shines through every word. My son woke up from his nap whilst I reading it and it made me think of what's to come for him as he grows up and has to navigate the world of school and relationships. I am so thankful he is not even 1 yet! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04130764696032193503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-63620474028140641042013-08-28T11:30:17.593+01:002013-08-28T11:30:17.593+01:00Oh, how wonderful. Thank you so much for forwardin...Oh, how wonderful. Thank you so much for forwarding it, and for letting me know. I do hope it helps. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-15893843813294547642013-08-28T11:17:11.103+01:002013-08-28T11:17:11.103+01:00I think your post might be the answer to a questio...I think your post might be the answer to a question I asked the Lord just this morning! :) I have sent the link to a friend whose little girl is struggling with something at the moment, and I'm sure it will encourage her (and her daughter). Thanks again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-46038849969832805962013-08-28T10:36:29.776+01:002013-08-28T10:36:29.776+01:00Thanks Ian. And thanks for the reminder. Keep forg...Thanks Ian. And thanks for the reminder. Keep forgetting socks. <br />Bless you too on the other side of the world.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-72538274483718384522013-08-28T10:33:22.406+01:002013-08-28T10:33:22.406+01:00Thanks, Clare. Thanks for reading and taking the t...Thanks, Clare. Thanks for reading and taking the trouble to leave a comment. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-43445588012410644502013-08-28T10:32:08.922+01:002013-08-28T10:32:08.922+01:00Oh, Keren, thank you. It's definitely a job fo...Oh, Keren, thank you. It's definitely a job for more than one (or two) people; such a comfort that the larger Family is sharing in the process of bringing up the little ones. Thank you especially for your kind words and encouragement. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-91418735210682940602013-08-28T10:29:52.978+01:002013-08-28T10:29:52.978+01:00Thank you, Jo. Yes, it's a prayer for me too. ...Thank you, Jo. Yes, it's a prayer for me too. I worry that I'll get that balance wrong and interfere too much, or too little, and I so want to teach them to fight their own battles the right way. Which of us knows the right way? <br />Thanks so much for reading. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-80417557047259874422013-08-28T10:28:24.603+01:002013-08-28T10:28:24.603+01:00Thank you, Mel. So hard when the kids are little t...Thank you, Mel. So hard when the kids are little to imagine another season where they're gone and your role as a parent (or grandparent!) is so different. Thanks for the reminder. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-25886288373566214162013-08-28T10:27:24.429+01:002013-08-28T10:27:24.429+01:00I know, the years are flying past already. Sometim...I know, the years are flying past already. Sometimes when there's chaos on a school morning and everything seems so hard - brushing teeth, brushing hair, finding bags, water bottles, books - I try to remember that these days will be over before I know it. It isn't easy to appreciate each moment! <br />Thank you! I wish Lizzie was going to be in your class too! She's a lovely little writer. :-) Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-44813165275851331362013-08-28T09:58:15.718+01:002013-08-28T09:58:15.718+01:00Oh Helen, everyone needs a letter like this one to...Oh Helen, everyone needs a letter like this one to tuck into our pockets and help us through the day.... I shall be checking my postbox, waiting for mine to arrive.<br />You are very special mommy. How ever much you might get wrong (socks??) you understand deeply what is needed.<br />Bless you and yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-73778704523398810182013-08-27T23:51:22.333+01:002013-08-27T23:51:22.333+01:00Lovely, Helen: my girl is a twin with a brother an...Lovely, Helen: my girl is a twin with a brother and sadly they used the walk to school and back to argue and fight for attention... but, as I read how people are moved to tears by others' blogs, I realise we seem to be moved to cynicism by suffering (our own) rather thansofter e rather than softer emotions, which is a really mean characteristic to have since it's not useful or helpful. I always wanted to be closer to the kids, but they were pretty hard to get cuddly with: more gentle and open now they're grown!Clare Weinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974695141685772313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-59175645715558014702013-08-27T22:09:56.429+01:002013-08-27T22:09:56.429+01:00Thanks Helen. Very moving post. I haven't been...Thanks Helen. Very moving post. I haven't been blessed with children though I always wanted them, but now I try to enjoy other people's, and like to think we all have a share in bringing the next generation up. How I wish all parents had your loving attitude. Keren Dibbens-Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243864501780189541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-14467540732279459872013-08-27T20:07:20.623+01:002013-08-27T20:07:20.623+01:00A meaningful way to savour these early years. That...A meaningful way to savour these early years. That balance of gently pushing them out there but being the safety net when they need it is hard to get right isn't it?<br />I see the letter being as much to your own heart as it is to them - a two way prayer, lovely.<br />JoPiano_Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17530948865545123579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-83270171029950090302013-08-27T20:02:00.687+01:002013-08-27T20:02:00.687+01:00Being a great grandfather, it's sometime diffi...Being a great grandfather, it's sometime difficult to remember what my wife went through, my adult children who have gone through, these same experiences. Thanks for "keeping it real" Helen and knowing that Abba Father is always in their lives even when they don't seem to need mom and dad's counsel and wisdom any longer.Mel Thompsonhttp://theworddetective.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-71615082562271958182013-08-27T17:38:56.959+01:002013-08-27T17:38:56.959+01:00Lovely Helen. It's so hard to watch them going...Lovely Helen. It's so hard to watch them going through it isn't it? But your letter is beautiful and sums up the things that really matter. Squeeze the juice out of each walk to school with them! Before you know it, they'll be at college and you will have school-gate friends no more (though you may still choose to meet up with them for a coffee and a gossip as I do :)Thank you for your thoughts and all the best for the new term. I wish your daughter was coming into my Year 4 class...I need good writers and it must be in her genes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-65710692378057701472013-08-27T17:31:26.895+01:002013-08-27T17:31:26.895+01:00Oh, Joy, thank you. Thanks for those lovely words ...Oh, Joy, thank you. Thanks for those lovely words and for being so encouraging. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-21446815512356772372013-08-27T16:50:27.345+01:002013-08-27T16:50:27.345+01:00Dear Helen, this is so beautiful. It brought tears...Dear Helen, this is so beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes and touched me in a deep place. Without warning, I was a vulnerable little girl again just longing for someone to care for and understand me as I felt lost and alone. How I'd have loved a precious letter like this and a sweetly loving mother like you are. Your girls are so blessed. This is one to treasure indeed. Do save and show them when they are ready to receive it. I have been really affected by it and I'm sure they will be too. Thank you. xxJoy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-71350733924254359452013-08-27T16:45:27.758+01:002013-08-27T16:45:27.758+01:00Thanks Fran.
Just got back from town. Forgot '...Thanks Fran. <br />Just got back from town. Forgot 'em again.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.com