tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post7042512550709479357..comments2024-03-23T19:22:36.665-05:00Comments on Circling My Head: Father Into Thine Hands No. 2Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11785932958464359112noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-51737625011085594902009-04-12T06:49:00.000-05:002009-04-12T06:49:00.000-05:00to answer your question....it's a long story and ...to answer your question....it's a long story and complicated...... anyway, i am trying to be happy....thanks and Happy Easter!isay https://www.blogger.com/profile/10907698477268286311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-89581162127720645422009-04-11T14:31:00.000-05:002009-04-11T14:31:00.000-05:00A very beautiful post, Renee. Have a Blessed Easte...A very beautiful post, Renee. Have a Blessed Easter.:) xo LydiaLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08009790703790263122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-72453650859947234792009-04-11T07:56:00.000-05:002009-04-11T07:56:00.000-05:00Happy Easter Renee! I am not a religious person so...Happy Easter Renee! I am not a religious person so Easter isn't really a special time for me. What is special though is that you find it so meaningful and I am happy that you are so comforted by your faith. <BR/>Caroline xCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851668813182425335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-4087972817394865582009-04-11T06:27:00.000-05:002009-04-11T06:27:00.000-05:00Hello Renee, I finally read the previous post and ...Hello Renee, I finally read the previous post and it was another heartfelt and well written piece. Do you ever consider yourself a writer? You should because you write so much better than the average "writer". I also saw Diana Evans' comment and what a treat because Diana is a dear blog sister of mine. As for Good Friday, I remember the entire week was holy when I was a child. We did not talk unecessarily and we whispered when we talked, just like when we do when there is a wake. I am afraid I am not a good Catholic and I want to be. I always cry when I go to church because I often remember Mother and Father taking us when we were kids. My parents were good Catholics. Mother especially thought that Martin Luther was a good Catholic at a time when the church was not in the best of shape with dogmas that equated tithing with salvation.<BR/><BR/>I did not observe Good friday yesterday. I worked and worked through the night. In fact I just finished resolving a problem that I have been working on since yesterday. The pharmacists were waiting for it and it involved patient care.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if I may be forgiven for my transgression in failing to observe the holy week. Since I became a nurse I worked all the holidays and somehow I thought I had a pass because I was saving lives. However, we become accustomed to making excuses and with every excuse we make we program our minds that our inadequacies and the decisions we make are acceptable and moral until we no longer have the inner voice, the conscience that tells us to give what is due to Cesar and to God what is due to God. Everything is considered good because we are so weak and selfish and we change the rules to suit our needs. I wish I am stronger. I will strive to be. I do not want to wait for a catastrophe and then tell myself, I should have gone to church. There is something to be said about celebrating together with those who share your beliefs.Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-12169328649118712102009-04-11T05:30:00.000-05:002009-04-11T05:30:00.000-05:00i had a quiet Good Friday yesterday--too quiet act...i had a quiet Good Friday yesterday--too quiet actually but I did lighted some candles and talked with God about how beautiful the weather nowadays and how i miss my nieces and nephews, my friends and how sometimes i cannot pray, why i cry etc.....i hope it'll be different today.<BR/><BR/>Happy Easter!isay https://www.blogger.com/profile/10907698477268286311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-57919241663692494592009-04-11T01:20:00.000-05:002009-04-11T01:20:00.000-05:00Happy Easter.Also, concerning your limbo post, "li...Happy Easter.<BR/><BR/>Also, concerning your limbo post, "limbo" is a difficult state for anyone to be in let alone someone who is dealing with cancer. I have a friend who is dealing with cancer...a lot of unknowns and harsh (to the body) treatments that take their toll. My thoughts and prayers are with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-63130364204520350202009-04-10T23:19:00.000-05:002009-04-10T23:19:00.000-05:00You are so sweet Renee. But she is not full of mis...You are so sweet Renee. But she is not full of mischief although she is really a lot of fun and is very popular and well liked. She is a good friend.<BR/><BR/>I think I have more in common with you. You and I would have been best classmate friends and will both seek out Bella and envelope he with love.Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-28714867492001421732009-04-10T23:03:00.000-05:002009-04-10T23:03:00.000-05:00Yes, a Gemini twin. We were born on the same month...Yes, a Gemini twin. We were born on the same month and day, different year. We are both Geminis. She is also a nurse but she is sweet, gentle, sof-spoken, kind, pious, I have never heard her swear, very giving, generous, wise, classy, well-dressed and she thinks I waste too much time and I love her very much. Sometimes she stops by my blog just to remind me to behave.Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-89287573166016830152009-04-10T22:59:00.000-05:002009-04-10T22:59:00.000-05:00OMG!! How moving is this Renee. This one really t...OMG!! How moving is this Renee. This one really touched my heart in such a deep way. Passover and Easter is my favor time of year as well. I feel so bad about all this wonderful food. Tell you what, How about I bring you some of the recipes???? Hope that you have a wonderful and blessed Holiday my beautiful Friend! HUGS and KISSESVanessa Brantley Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00103644990786273164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-9033196733830198122009-04-10T22:58:00.000-05:002009-04-10T22:58:00.000-05:00Happy Easter Renee,God Bless you!Love,ConstanceHappy Easter Renee,<BR/>God Bless you!<BR/>Love,<BR/>Constancerochambeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02142325813293645555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-12244129326528013312009-04-10T22:18:00.000-05:002009-04-10T22:18:00.000-05:00A beautiful post Renee. I wish I had your faith.A beautiful post Renee. I wish I had your faith.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-27824744291654553692009-04-10T22:10:00.000-05:002009-04-10T22:10:00.000-05:00Well, I am in deep trouble. I have been working al...Well, I am in deep trouble. I have been working all week and this weekend have to work on a problem that was reported today. So I have not had a chance for solitude. I have also been blogging and as you may remember, I also had a foul mouth. I have not made any deposits to my spiritual bank. I am overdrawn. My twin sister is going to be mad at me come Easter Sunday. I have been acting like a "herejes".Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-37997160977029306212009-04-10T21:55:00.000-05:002009-04-10T21:55:00.000-05:00Thank you Renee. I gave that painting away to some...Thank you Renee. I gave that painting away to someone's niece. I have painted over 200 paintings in my lifetime and I have given away most of them. Some to people with whom I no longer speak.Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-44109500152305482332009-04-10T21:39:00.000-05:002009-04-10T21:39:00.000-05:00Dear Renee, I posted this as a response to everyon...Dear Renee, I posted this as a response to everyone's comment but I wanted to share these wise words from my friend. I think it rings ture of you. I could not say it any better:<BR/><BR/>"...We are challenged to be in the moment, to really attend, to truly see, and then to listen, to hear the words of wisdom bestowed upon us by our parents. It is funny how years later we recall a time and place like yesterday, when they embraced our true selves and helped to remind us of what is important in life. My mother was very wise, but life took its toll on her in so many ways. But even now I remember the important lessons she tried to impart to me. I also remember her acceptance of my faults, such that I could come to accept them not as limitations, but as reflections of my whole self. It is true what you wrote, we as parents, our primary job is to prepare our children for their future families and to let them go. We have our children for such a short time, so we must make the most of it by giving of ourselves, but more importantly, through our actions, seeing and accepting our children as they are. If we do it right, our children move on and out into the world to find their own path and to make their own family. In the end, that is the best gift; the circle of life and family is continued. p."Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-74702044175282877712009-04-10T21:00:00.000-05:002009-04-10T21:00:00.000-05:00People and societies mistake religiousness for spi...People and societies mistake religiousness for spirituality. They are not the same. I think the idea of religion is worse than politics and money. People kill, murder and terrorize because of their religion and they think they are blessed for it. That is the most asinine excuse for murder if I've ever heard of one.Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-48466575384215930742009-04-10T20:48:00.000-05:002009-04-10T20:48:00.000-05:00What a meaningful post.I'll be thinking more about...What a meaningful post.<BR/>I'll be thinking more about it.<BR/><BR/>Happy Easter, my friend!<BR/>BeckyRebecca Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-39794964077601044542009-04-10T20:11:00.000-05:002009-04-10T20:11:00.000-05:00Renee, lovely sentiment. We have the same (or very...Renee, lovely sentiment. We have the same (or very similar) service at St. James. It is difficult to say, "Crucify him. Crucify him." not because it is Jesus, but how could one say that about anyone?<BR/><BR/>I wrote a couple of quotes pertaining to this special weekend on my blog... and you know writing about religious things is difficult for me.<BR/><BR/>Happy Easter...<BR/>xoxoxo LizzyCheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-57409027715122832712009-04-10T20:02:00.000-05:002009-04-10T20:02:00.000-05:00I'm religiously screwed up, personally. We were se...I'm religiously screwed up, personally. We were sent to Sunday school and church just to get us out of the house. My parents didn't even care what church we walked into for the day as long as we went.Oh wait, I take that back. My dad had a fit when I went to catholic church once with a friend! My parents didn't go to church much and when they did they were loaded to the gills, sitting in the last pew belting out those hymms like it was karaoke night. To this day I've never read the bible, just bits and pieces of it. Not because I had anything against it as a kid but it was never encouraged or shared in the house.<BR/>I don't want to read it now either. I've come up with my own religion and I'm comfortable with it although I do believe in God, just not in the 'traditional' sense. "Nature is my church. Kindness is my religion." That's what I say to people who ask.<BR/>I remember visiting my Aunt in Ottawa a few years ago when she was suffering with Lou Gehrig's disease. Her pastor was giving her communion in the living room and she asked if I'd like to receive communion as well. I declined and said I'd like to stay for the sermon though. She turned to me and said "Your Grandmother would be so disappointed in you."<BR/>As much as that stung me, I know it my heart that my Grandmother would be proud of the person I've become. I think God approves too.<BR/><BR/>Much love to you on this special day Renee. I admire and honor every persons beliefs.<BR/><BR/>xoxoxox<BR/>Sister Ravenstudio lolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363808478293833466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-8875059737804273682009-04-10T19:56:00.000-05:002009-04-10T19:56:00.000-05:00I read recently that scientists have discovered a ...I read recently that scientists have discovered a God spot in the brain. I don't know where mine is. It seems to flicker on and off like a badly-wired bulb. But it gives me great comfort to believe that certain souls find each other again, whether in Heaven or in reincarnation. When I feel an instant and deep connection to someone, it only reaffirms that belief. <BR/><BR/>How fitting your name for Good Friday and Easter.<BR/><BR/>Love, love, and all the good that comes with it, Bella.Bella Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139728758198482234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-51603438498968435012009-04-10T19:18:00.000-05:002009-04-10T19:18:00.000-05:00come baaaaack renee! there is a sisterhood questio...come baaaaack renee! there is a sisterhood question begging for your ear and ms. baino has asserted her position as the queen of the f word. your return is desired asap.<BR/>sincerely,<BR/>the managementkjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-10923812130942850842009-04-10T17:56:00.000-05:002009-04-10T17:56:00.000-05:00Have a wonderful Easter!Have a wonderful Easter!Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-56967007148847380692009-04-10T17:00:00.000-05:002009-04-10T17:00:00.000-05:00I feel more tied religiously to good friday and ea...I feel more tied religiously to good friday and easter than I do to christmas, and still don't eat meat today because of it ... when that came out in a conversation with someone they made a "yeah because your such a good catholic" or something like that comment ... i don't know, i think all the years of living at home and it was such a huge issue in the "No wire hangers!!!" kind of way that i couldn't conciously eat it today ... i'm rambling, and yes i know there is more to easter and good friday than just not eating meat - can you tell i am starving as i am writting this?Shellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-64952353833279416782009-04-10T16:58:00.000-05:002009-04-10T16:58:00.000-05:00She is the youngest of four.A lost little soul who...She is the youngest of four.<BR/><BR/>A lost little soul who has probably suffered the most from my past mistakes, in that she had no comprehension of it all.<BR/><BR/>Ahhhh frig. Hindsight is a pain in the arse!<BR/><BR/>xxxMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816138640432897870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-58301871588287152592009-04-10T15:58:00.000-05:002009-04-10T15:58:00.000-05:00i am not a christian nor a believer, yet i have so...i am not a christian nor a believer, yet i have some sort of deep inner faith..my heart is with you this easter renee. love and hugs.xxsoulbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879115279499153124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6388558870650514383.post-36435985731100218282009-04-10T15:56:00.000-05:002009-04-10T15:56:00.000-05:00I don't have a 'god' story or a religious belief t...I don't have a 'god' story or a religious belief to share. But I do believe that we 'go on' to something better after this. It just doesn't make any sense otherwise.<BR/><BR/>xxxMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816138640432897870noreply@blogger.com