tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post1934511027585188273..comments2024-02-21T14:12:55.866-06:00Comments on coming home to myself: My First Lesson in RespectDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-54201061773958761462012-07-17T04:51:44.775-05:002012-07-17T04:51:44.775-05:00This one made me cry. If we all could only live t...This one made me cry. If we all could only live this way.Sandy Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444798909042184630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-89062090155087927472012-05-27T18:33:33.357-05:002012-05-27T18:33:33.357-05:00I had to come and read about your mum and what she...I had to come and read about your mum and what she taught you about respect, she sounds like and awesome woman much like my nan.............my nan also would never turn a hungry person away she shared whatever little food she had. It is sad that now days we are no longer like that......Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-91644826787184454412012-05-26T14:14:24.926-05:002012-05-26T14:14:24.926-05:00it's sad if a "hobo" came to our doo...it's sad if a "hobo" came to our door today, most people would call the police. I don't like how the world has changed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://mimitabby.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Mimi Torchia Boothby Watercolors</a>Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062266088887216663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-71107215140025606712012-02-13T19:21:34.143-06:002012-02-13T19:21:34.143-06:00Well, I've been a political activist most of m...Well, I've been a political activist most of my life, but I've never been in jail. While I admire greatly those who put their lives and reputations on the line to do civil disobedience in the furtherance of justice, I have never had the courage to do that. Many activists choose not to do civil disobedience, but their activism is no less valuable. Every activist has a role in making change.<br /><br />Your mom sounds like a wonderful woman, with a courageous and generous heart. What dignity she afforded the men who came to her door! What a light she must have been in their lives. How fortunate she took the time, too, to help you understand what she did.<br /><br />Many blessings.graceonlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600679221472546269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-33557107889677710142012-02-13T19:16:46.384-06:002012-02-13T19:16:46.384-06:00"Makes you wonder where along the line people..."Makes you wonder where along the line people lost their dignity and pride...that innate sense of right and wrong...the ability to treat everyone with respect."<br /><br />I wonder this all the time too. We weren't perfect back then. All one has to do is think of any news story involving the Civil Rights Movement to remember just how imperfect. But the families I knew raised their children to be polite, to work hard, and to care about others as well as themselves.<br /><br />I don't see so much of that today, and it makes me sad.graceonlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600679221472546269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-11482318558782372202012-01-18T12:16:36.237-06:002012-01-18T12:16:36.237-06:00This is so beautiful. I love that despite her earl...This is so beautiful. I love that despite her early mistakes, you found the value in your mother's teachings, absorbed her kindness and took it with you. I love seeing this other side of her, besides the one that abandoned you when you were young. Both are true. Neither more true than the other. <br /><br />"They never came and asked for food. They always asked for work." This line really moved me.fullsoulahead.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053261523883986863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-46092674852832555912012-01-17T09:53:57.797-06:002012-01-17T09:53:57.797-06:00Dear Melynda,
I like to be on "common ground&...Dear Melynda,<br />I like to be on "common ground" with you. It's a privilege.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-38686840733324443582012-01-17T00:05:21.453-06:002012-01-17T00:05:21.453-06:00Oh Dee again here we find a common ground. You alr...Oh Dee again here we find a common ground. You already know my views on this subject and what I do. I believe people occasionally just need a second or even third chance. I'm once again proud to be in your followers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-32047786233572685942012-01-16T08:12:25.465-06:002012-01-16T08:12:25.465-06:00Dear Perpetua,
I so like how you said this: "...Dear Perpetua,<br /><br />I so like how you said this: "putting her faith in god and in humanity into practice." That's exactly what she did and her example guides me still.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-54030699529813262392012-01-16T08:11:21.883-06:002012-01-16T08:11:21.883-06:00Dear Yvonne,
A find tribute to Tabitha. How blesse...Dear Yvonne,<br />A find tribute to Tabitha. How blessed we are that the words are given to us to express our love and our grief.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-39271616927300380202012-01-16T08:09:44.767-06:002012-01-16T08:09:44.767-06:00Dear Melissa,
Thanks for stopping by. I'll vis...Dear Melissa,<br />Thanks for stopping by. I'll visit your blog do discover what you write about. I'm doing an on-line memoir, so my stories tend to be in the past.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-87231415063225509732012-01-15T09:22:41.368-06:002012-01-15T09:22:41.368-06:00Thanks Dee for your visit and comment I have just ...Thanks Dee for your visit and comment I have just read your last two post, wonderful reading and look forward to the next.<br />This is a poem I wrote dedicated to Tabitha's vets<br /><br />Thank you and Goodbye.<br />I would like to extend my thanks<br />For all you've done for me.<br />But I feel Oh so weary now,<br />To my "Human Dad" I'm off to see.<br /><br />To a place where there is no sickness,<br />A place where there is no pain.<br />Yes! I think the time has come<br />To see my "Human Dad" again.<br /><br />I know my "Mum " will be heartbroken.<br />Perhaps you maybe too.<br />But in a funny sort of way<br />I thought the world of you.<br /><br />You've all been so kind to me.<br />Have done you very best.<br />Thank you and goodbye to you all,<br />In my "Dad's" arms I'm going to rest.<br />Tabitha.<br /><br />Copyright Yvonne Lewis 2008<br />from the book Negative V. Positive.<br /><br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-26987950548325714842012-01-15T09:11:58.847-06:002012-01-15T09:11:58.847-06:00I read Dulcy's story over at Arlee Bird's ...I read Dulcy's story over at Arlee Bird's blog, and now I come here and read this wonderful recollection. What a terrific Mom you had! Great stories. Look forward to reading more. I'm following.Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-21483563450287016842012-01-15T08:54:14.225-06:002012-01-15T08:54:14.225-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-2395157675329611642012-01-15T08:53:20.364-06:002012-01-15T08:53:20.364-06:00Dear Fran,
That Amazon comment is an amazing one. ...Dear Fran,<br />That Amazon comment is an amazing one. Such a testament to Dulcy. Thank you again and again for your enthusiasm for her book.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-57622012559710709322012-01-15T08:52:34.450-06:002012-01-15T08:52:34.450-06:00Dear Jennifer,
I'm eager to read your posting ...Dear Jennifer,<br />I'm eager to read your posting today. Sorry to have been gone so long from the reading and commenting. Had a little health problem for a while. To take your students to a soup kitchen is an impressive way to start breaking down stereotypes. My first experience of one was when I was in the convent. It was probably the summer of 1965 when I accompanied another nun to Detroit where she was going to work for a weekend in the inner city soup kitchens. I just accompanied her and pitched in. <br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-70875321233367805022012-01-15T08:49:39.647-06:002012-01-15T08:49:39.647-06:00Dear DJan,
I count you as a friend also and today ...Dear DJan,<br />I count you as a friend also and today I hope to follow your directions in transferring digital photographs from camera to computer. I'll let you know what happens.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-39462550223415141512012-01-15T08:48:25.628-06:002012-01-15T08:48:25.628-06:00Dear Debra,
If only I knew more about my mother...Dear Debra,<br />If only I knew more about my mother's growing up years, I feel I could write a memoir of her. But those who lived through the Depression tended to be reticent about the past. Thank you for thinking of me as a peaceful activist. I like the term!<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-16680074527684051872012-01-15T05:59:00.008-06:002012-01-15T05:59:00.008-06:00That is a truly beautiful and moving story, Dee. Y...That is a truly beautiful and moving story, Dee. Your mother must have been a remarkable and wonderful woman, putting her faith in God and in humanity into practice in such a loving and respectful way. Thank you for letting us meet her like this.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-57954193606103571012012-01-15T00:57:12.590-06:002012-01-15T00:57:12.590-06:00Dear Dee--I just posted my comment from Amazon on ...Dear Dee--I just posted my comment from Amazon on Wrote by Rote.fishduckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334973392362918928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-46459577920540948662012-01-14T23:27:33.943-06:002012-01-14T23:27:33.943-06:00Dee, how lucky you were to have such a compassiona...Dee, how lucky you were to have such a compassionate role model in your mother. I just took my students to work in a soup kitchen this week-see my blog post today-and know that if we can take away all the scariness of the unknown and get down to our stories, we can make progress in breaking down stereotypes and helping each other.Jennifer Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114021307777091105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-35506669733710580562012-01-14T22:57:44.857-06:002012-01-14T22:57:44.857-06:00That's the stuff I think about all the time......That's the stuff I think about all the time...but I'm still not sure. :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-40309618778911907332012-01-14T21:05:45.645-06:002012-01-14T21:05:45.645-06:00I also am privileged to learn of this part of your...I also am privileged to learn of this part of your mother's story. I wasn't old enough to remember the pains of the Depression, being born in 1942 and only knowing what it was like to live on military bases as a child. But I had heard of people like her, and now I actually am communicating with her daughter, whom I count as a friend. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-4248183962462398352012-01-14T20:39:07.578-06:002012-01-14T20:39:07.578-06:00I am so moved by this story, Dee. What a remarkabl...I am so moved by this story, Dee. What a remarkable woman your mother was, to not just perform an "act of charity" but to teach you how to value the human spirit in another person. Not that you needed another writing goal or assignment, but I feel there is a book in this story! I almost can't imagine a home where this would be accepted today...we are so suspicious, fearful, and condemning of those who can't take care of their own needs. You are an activist, I think...just a peaceful one. DebraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195629195750583833.post-60508112846831618782012-01-14T20:34:01.921-06:002012-01-14T20:34:01.921-06:00Dear Arleen,
Thank you.
Peace.Dear Arleen,<br />Thank you.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.com