tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post484079386671138326..comments2023-10-22T05:17:46.986-07:00Comments on Catbird Scout: What RemainsDeb Shuckahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-70053758138662907042011-07-06T07:55:34.677-07:002011-07-06T07:55:34.677-07:00Deb, I am sorry that you suffer through yet anothe...Deb, I am sorry that you suffer through yet another loss, and grateful for the strength that oozes from your words. I feel the sadness and perhaps depression in them as well and pray that every moment of every day and all through the nights you are surrounded by healing angels touching your soul, massaging the soreness from your heart and continuing to fill it with song.graceonlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600679221472546269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-52131740617784780712011-07-04T17:06:28.981-07:002011-07-04T17:06:28.981-07:00Wow. What a beautiful reflection on death and on ...Wow. What a beautiful reflection on death and on life.Katie Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264642384901419402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-39021869738417890992011-07-04T13:36:57.555-07:002011-07-04T13:36:57.555-07:00You say, "My daughter is gone. My mother is g...You say, "My daughter is gone. My mother is gone. Someday, I will be gone. But until that time, I journey in a world that sings life at the top of its lungs." <br />I could echo your words only with, My Father and my younger brother and yes, I too journey on and rejoice in the lilac that has sprung up unasked in our garden, in the foxgloves that did not seek permission to adorn our flowerbeds. We owe it to ourselves to see these things and feel again. Your words, as ever, say it all.Deborah Barkerhttp://www.deborahjbarker.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-80299001248864076452011-07-02T16:47:54.046-07:002011-07-02T16:47:54.046-07:00Oh Deb, I think I can only echo Mark's words a...Oh Deb, I think I can only echo Mark's words and I also feel the pain and mixture of joy in my own life and though we've never met I have such a feeling of knowing you. I wish you increasing joy and thank you for continuing to visit my kangaroo blog and to answer your question - kangaroos are grass eaters with very different teeth to dogs so gnawing the cast off isn't really an option.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07264870679584625362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-89679697068977783032011-07-01T23:23:40.541-07:002011-07-01T23:23:40.541-07:00Beautiful and honest, as usual.Beautiful and honest, as usual.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-56211575012116044512011-07-01T22:05:35.608-07:002011-07-01T22:05:35.608-07:00I admire your positive outlook, Deb - and your hea...I admire your positive outlook, Deb - and your healing words. Perhaps some of us are like those yellow roses that flourished without being tended. Somehow they were strong enough to beat the odds.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-32994424325110461182011-07-01T12:45:25.629-07:002011-07-01T12:45:25.629-07:00THIS is BEAUTIFUL writing. You open yourself so mu...THIS is BEAUTIFUL writing. You open yourself so much, and in such a flowing way...<br /><br />I am happy I journey in a world where you are, Deb. Really, really, reallllly I am.<br /><br />I love you.<br /><br />:)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04680903854519503303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-63814587636896783252011-06-30T16:00:47.292-07:002011-06-30T16:00:47.292-07:00You're blessed, Deb, to have so much "nat...You're blessed, Deb, to have so much "nature" around you. It can be so healing in times of grief. Suffering and joy. You can't know one without the other.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog today!<br /><a href="http://anncarbinebest.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann Best, Memoir Author</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-32148601094225167422011-06-30T04:59:25.907-07:002011-06-30T04:59:25.907-07:00Wow! Your beautiful words leave me speechless, Deb...Wow! Your beautiful words leave me speechless, Deb! <br /><br />Sending you loving hugs as you come to terms with the new realities of your life.Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069419364783245762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-40324190454491400682011-06-29T10:42:45.993-07:002011-06-29T10:42:45.993-07:00okay, now I'm in tears.okay, now I'm in tears.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-60697699847486802262011-06-29T07:51:58.683-07:002011-06-29T07:51:58.683-07:00I'm sorry to hear about your mother. At any ag...I'm sorry to hear about your mother. At any age, losing a parent is a huge hit.<br><br />Those yellow roses are still there, showing you that life goes on. I'm glad you haven't let the loss of your mother break your spirit.Laviniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077833136741791230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-51309354221411891742011-06-29T05:06:15.098-07:002011-06-29T05:06:15.098-07:00It's been a hard year for you. The natural wo...It's been a hard year for you. The natural world gives me comfort as well, reminds me life is a circle, without end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-84148852600028416842011-06-28T21:44:47.085-07:002011-06-28T21:44:47.085-07:00I have often written I have no mother... But to sa...I have often written I have no mother... But to say it of my daughter and my mother, to say they are gone... Sending you my warmest thoughts, Deb. May summer comfort you like a soft blanket.Unspokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065870952905767595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-26089001158672834862011-06-28T20:38:28.931-07:002011-06-28T20:38:28.931-07:00I'm so sorry for the loss of your Mother and o...I'm so sorry for the loss of your Mother and of course your daughter..such sad times but you have written a beautiful post. Thank you for letting us share this time with you. The house may be gone, but without it's inhabitants it wasn't a "home" anymore...the home is where the memories are now being kept..in your heart.yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-78386853068283645532011-06-28T20:01:55.411-07:002011-06-28T20:01:55.411-07:00I love the imagery of beauty and victory over negl...I love the imagery of beauty and victory over neglect that the yellow roses brought to my mind in this beautiful piece of writing. You truly have found a life that seems to radiate "a light so bright the darkness has no chance to win."Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-80497156096787125652011-06-28T19:44:26.792-07:002011-06-28T19:44:26.792-07:00Your ability to accept the gifts of life and weave...Your ability to accept the gifts of life and weave them into the fabric of your world is so rare and glorious. I am blessed to know you and so pleased to read your words. <br /><br />I sense a season of waiting about your family's former property is nearly over. I suspect its gifts are not yet spent.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-5326204234360496462011-06-28T16:59:22.653-07:002011-06-28T16:59:22.653-07:00The thread of life is thin. I'm not sure how w...The thread of life is thin. I'm not sure how we survive it as well as we do, except we must.T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-58452555483735972342011-06-28T14:47:01.035-07:002011-06-28T14:47:01.035-07:00Our lives together hold each other up, as we make ...Our lives together hold each other up, as we make our way through our own loves and losses. I too feel the explosion of life in the spring, and feel the pangs of know that my loved ones who have gone before me will never see these things on this side of the veil.<br /><br />And as you say, one day we will be together again. Thank you for this thoughtful and poignant post.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-24011043163416167052011-06-28T14:44:44.317-07:002011-06-28T14:44:44.317-07:00Beautiful words! And I sense from someone with a b...Beautiful words! And I sense from someone with a beautiful soul. So sorry about your loss.<br /><br />Cheryl directed me over here and I am so glad she did. Your site sings of inspiration.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.<br />Best-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-2140237936648825792011-06-28T12:57:49.098-07:002011-06-28T12:57:49.098-07:00"...I journey in a world that sings life at t..."...I journey in a world that sings life at the top of its lungs. That shines light so bright the darkness has no chance to win." The perfect antidote to my current state...crawling out from under the news of a scan that was less than perfect... <br /><br />Thanks Deb<br /><br />MaryGammaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228899244126635018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-29335955686422458402011-06-28T09:58:48.757-07:002011-06-28T09:58:48.757-07:00Love. Just Love.Love. Just Love.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654451878235512846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-82616406929779637422011-06-28T09:10:31.250-07:002011-06-28T09:10:31.250-07:00I journey in a world that sings life at the top of...I journey in a world that sings life at the top of its lungs.<br /><br />A beautiful line!Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-78123591004490152992011-06-28T08:54:54.828-07:002011-06-28T08:54:54.828-07:00The weight of life...and death...and change can cr...The weight of life...and death...and change can crush us. I'm so glad that you've not let that happen to you, but choose instead to continue to heal and live. I love you.<br /><br />MarkMark Lyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915827981541131957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323372985310307718.post-38794948978770652652011-06-28T08:22:01.001-07:002011-06-28T08:22:01.001-07:00oh Deb this is a perfect expression of the balance...oh Deb this is a perfect expression of the balance between suffering and joy...life just wants to continue growing and being, no matter what!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.com