Comments on: A Remembrance

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:09:55 +0000

Thank you for your thoughts and compliments. I guess one never knows how to transcend these times, but they always seem to come back as good memories in spite of the sorrow.

By: threadspider

threadspider — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:16:20 +0000

She must have been so proud of you, and what a glorious tribute.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:56:30 +0000

What a lovely comment on this post and story from one who knows and tells some very deep and true stories as well.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:54:27 +0000

As you well know, it could never have been achieved without your remarkable dedication, diligence, love, and grace. You kept the fire going when the embers in all of us were beginning to fade.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:42:29 +0000

I loved that photo of your father. There was so much there in his face and in your words. It all conveyed more than you could have ever written. I also know how lost one can get in all the stories and the memories. I am not sure how you feel about this, but I often have questions that come up now as I get older and I know the answers will never be there. A lot of this oral history is lost. I wish I could reach back in time…

Yes, you are right. My mother was surrounded by a gentle love all of her life, a fragile persona with immense strength.

By: mendofleur

mendofleur — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:34:35 +0000

I think the important thing to remember about families is not how large or small they are, but how connected. Not everyone has close relationships in a family, ours included. So what may seem blissful and perfect is really full of much complexity and a little heartache as well.

Thank you for your words about my mother. She was a person of great strength and also great dependence. Her life had not been easy in many ways but her peaceful ending was a gesture of love.

By: turkeyred

turkeyred — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:25:21 +0000

the joy, closeness and warmth shared by your family is evident in both the word’s and the image’s-a love story that is never ending.

By: Linsey

Linsey — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:31:01 +0000

Beautiful from beginning to end Mom. I just love that photo with Gavin in her arms. And my memories of this day always come back to me with the same peace and warmth that you so eloquently described.

By: jude

jude — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:07:33 +0000

it is great to have these old photos isn’t it? when i was choosing one for the father’s day post, i got lost in the stories all the pictures hold. it sounds like your mother was surrounded by a gentle love all her life. and even now.

By: Mo'a

Mo'a — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:00:55 +0000

This is such a beautiful tribute to your Mother. I wish that all our loved ones could pass the way your Mother did with loved ones by her side, beautiful harp music playing, and the sun shining.
I was amazed to read that she was one of twelve children. I always marvel at large families. I am an only child that has an only child. My Daughter-in-law’s family is large she is one of three. Her extended family is enormous…I always have a wonderful time with them when I go to Denmark. Here in the States we are four.