tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post7892613758022898151..comments2023-12-31T03:16:49.841-05:00Comments on Splendor In A Plastic World: Soul InkChantelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-40034191321383498672013-07-19T13:46:47.584-04:002013-07-19T13:46:47.584-04:00Gardens from our scars indeed! Beautiful as alway...Gardens from our scars indeed! Beautiful as always...Marie Loerzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122641412197329551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-42847985589133021612013-07-17T03:25:58.363-04:002013-07-17T03:25:58.363-04:00You gave me goosebumps with this one. What a beaut...You gave me goosebumps with this one. What a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing. And reminding. Melissa Marishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216312159880277204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-16023319078869319192013-07-14T18:21:18.319-04:002013-07-14T18:21:18.319-04:00That is a heart-warming story, but your telling of...That is a heart-warming story, but your telling of it makes it searing, memorable, heroic, oh-god-what-would-I-do-if-it-happened-to-my-kid, haunting, and inspiring. I just read your response to Mary, and I think you have quite a gift, thinking in pictures and being able to translate them to words. Vibrant words. Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-74518025194358763252013-07-14T17:29:54.447-04:002013-07-14T17:29:54.447-04:00Robbie--her dad told her that WHEN (so important a...Robbie--her dad told her that WHEN (so important a word in a terminal diagnosis, don't you think?) she turned 18, they would get a tattoo together. I love this.<br /><br />Shelly--exactly. I long for that sight. :)<br /><br />Shea--thank you, my dear. xo<br /><br />Jane--yes, they do keep us going, don't they? <br /><br />David--the song is beautiful! Thank you, my friend. <br /><br />Mary--I think in pictures. It's a gift often, but can also be a dreadful curse as the agony in some words pierces me deeply. The vision of this father, bent over the body of his child...drawing loveliness over the pain. Such is true beauty. Soul deep. Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-7550076316095522212013-07-14T16:00:25.609-04:002013-07-14T16:00:25.609-04:00Your words are good at stirring up a little wonder...Your words are good at stirring up a little wonderment, regardless of subject matter~but with this subject, well... <br /><br />This is something that will hold tenancy in my mind for a while. Your thoughts are as deep as pockets, but you present them simply, not lightly, but as a beautiful simple truth-poem. ~MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-78143914963530238072013-07-13T17:13:43.010-04:002013-07-13T17:13:43.010-04:00Love the line "And turn her scars into a gard...Love the line "And turn her scars into a garden" It made me think of this song:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe5WdaoRc7c<br />Beautiful words Chantel.<br />ND Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510971525209549921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-88743290697169401382013-07-13T16:45:21.405-04:002013-07-13T16:45:21.405-04:00Parenthood IS everything all rolled into one. Pai...Parenthood IS everything all rolled into one. Pain, joy, worry, triumph. It's nice to hear about the victories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-88924158983353719642013-07-12T21:25:21.447-04:002013-07-12T21:25:21.447-04:00Ah yes, my friend. Simply beautiful.Ah yes, my friend. Simply beautiful.Shea Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17552862215508671456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-73255136785068206602013-07-12T20:16:14.954-04:002013-07-12T20:16:14.954-04:00Beauty for ashes, and the oil of joy for mourning,...Beauty for ashes, and the oil of joy for mourning, gardens from scars...it's always there, but it takes a special person to see it.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-72481537141632329232013-07-12T19:40:12.503-04:002013-07-12T19:40:12.503-04:00Yeh, the parental nightmare, burying your own baby...Yeh, the parental nightmare, burying your own baby. And cancer would be horrific torture to boot.<br /><br />Good to read she survived. I wonder if she'll ever make those drawings into actual tattoos. Or if she'll need to. Robbie Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708885869170287258noreply@blogger.com