tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.comments2023-08-17T04:39:13.693-05:00Make A Joyful NoiseClaire DeLandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01830026277858550852noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-75631949760639021952013-12-13T17:50:56.822-05:002013-12-13T17:50:56.822-05:00I love this song. I sing it frequently and it'...I love this song. I sing it frequently and it's always been one of my all time favourites.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342874053263682300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-45860536123346436782013-11-15T08:02:55.356-05:002013-11-15T08:02:55.356-05:00((((Claire)))) I am so sorry....I can only imagine...((((Claire)))) I am so sorry....I can only imagine how hard this is for you to deal with. I had a half brother as well..he was old enough to have been my Father. We had a relationship of sorts...but now that he is gone, it really hurts my heart that his children ( My nieces and nephew) and their children and grandchildren (Yes I am a Great GREAT Aunt!!! lol) really have no relationship with me RuthMItchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374860623796412636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-7881262105423492032013-11-11T16:50:15.502-05:002013-11-11T16:50:15.502-05:00Thanks MaryAnn <3
I really understand much ...Thanks MaryAnn <3 <br /><br />I really understand much more than you may know. My first adoptive father died two weeks after being burned in a fire at our home (I was six) which caught the house and the car and the neighbor's house on fire as well . . . then my first adoptive mother died right before I was nine of colon cancer - - - she was 42. <br /><br />These are two of the reasons Claire DeLandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830026277858550852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-66450053522221366742013-11-10T20:42:06.353-05:002013-11-10T20:42:06.353-05:00I am grateful. I just don't see it easily in ...I am grateful. I just don't see it easily in the midst of strife or when lots is going on. We are different, but I would rather be more like you. And -- others in my world would also rather I be more like you. I know there are those in my world who do not appreciate my negative outlook.<br /><br />Here are two of my November issues that I can recall: When I was in the midst of "rashAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-7364561623048152252013-11-10T19:49:28.853-05:002013-11-10T19:49:28.853-05:00Claire. . . I so enjoy your taking up on a journey...Claire. . . I so enjoy your taking up on a journey down memory lane. I should try it sometime. My grandmother (my fathers' adoptive Mother and the only one I ever knew) passed away when I was 9 in a terrible fire. I have almost no other memories of her. I guess that part stands out so much the rest is a blurr. Didn't really have a grandmother but it is one of my most treasured rolls. . . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-60623364432706928532013-11-10T19:19:51.976-05:002013-11-10T19:19:51.976-05:00I'm not a much better person than you are, Wen...I'm not a much better person than you are, Wendy. I just approach my life in some different ways I guess, but that doesn't make me better - only different!! <br /><br />Not so much has changed . . . Best Buy - a la the Geek Squad - is as we speak wiping out everything on my desktop computer preparing to do the system reinstall. It doesn't make any sense to me to cry more tears thanClaire DeLandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830026277858550852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-5552217229947781022013-11-10T17:10:52.243-05:002013-11-10T17:10:52.243-05:00Good for you! You're a much better person tha...Good for you! You're a much better person than I am. I knew how awful it was for you yesterday, and I wonder if anything has changed in the actual circumstances today (except, of course, your own ability to transcend that)<br /><br />I guess you've noticed that I am not doing the gratitude blog posts this year. In all the years I've started (I think the first year was 2006), I'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-71421776385779004052013-11-09T17:50:23.506-05:002013-11-09T17:50:23.506-05:00This is one of my favorite hymns of fall and Thank...This is one of my favorite hymns of fall and Thanksgiving. I have always loved it. <br />Friends are truly a gift from God. He made us communal creatures. Lucky Us! Blessed are those who have good friends.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09382810907817726895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-81110471464082241942013-11-08T13:06:22.599-05:002013-11-08T13:06:22.599-05:00I have NEVER been asked -- in all the years I'...I have NEVER been asked -- in all the years I've been married to Ray -- to do something I love to do SO MUCH .. and do it FOR (or with) him because HE wants that from me because it would enhance his life at that time. Of course, Ray has (pretty much) always been supportive of things I love -- music ... flute playing ... photography ... writing -- but it's been the kind of support that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-60626665224022245352013-11-08T07:31:18.056-05:002013-11-08T07:31:18.056-05:00Now if I could just write something of substance i...Now if I could just write something of substance instead of all the fluff. *sigh* <br /><br />Thanks, Wendy :) Claire DeLandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830026277858550852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-67459515027405612932013-11-07T21:43:18.455-05:002013-11-07T21:43:18.455-05:00Maybe you are like me and your range is shrinking....Maybe you are like me and your range is shrinking...I can no longer hit those high notes!! Find a good strong alto and sit with her and sing Alto!!! RuthMItchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374860623796412636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-63316019081386427582013-11-07T21:05:46.092-05:002013-11-07T21:05:46.092-05:00All ideas are welcome and the beauty of sharing th...All ideas are welcome and the beauty of sharing things out in the open is that a lot of people can contribute to the "conversation" and to my thought process so keep 'em coming :) <br /><br />I think you're probably a lot more correct here than even you know. I have been struggling with this, as you know, since we were in Adairsville . . . so it's not precipitous. I Claire DeLandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830026277858550852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-41562416756818226192013-11-07T19:32:22.738-05:002013-11-07T19:32:22.738-05:00I think you have answered my question (from my com...I think you have answered my question (from my comment above as well as a comment I made on Facebook. <br /><br />As I interpret what you're saying, singing in the choir has moved from a "gift you are giving" to the Glory of God to "selfish indulgence" and something you're doing "for you". In other words, it's how you feel your soul. I realize, from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-8939842581830769592013-11-07T18:49:34.732-05:002013-11-07T18:49:34.732-05:00Thanks, Ruth - you make some really excellent poin...Thanks, Ruth - you make some really excellent points :) <br /><br />I have been trying to find new ways to bloom where I'm planted, and the singing in the choir is a selfish indulgence . . . it's how I feed my soul. <br /><br />Also, I just don't know how to "be" if I'm not in choir . . . not in church music, etc., but I'm trying and I'm going to look again Claire DeLandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830026277858550852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-78539013774821898992013-11-07T18:20:13.895-05:002013-11-07T18:20:13.895-05:00Claire...I so wish I could have heard you performi...Claire...I so wish I could have heard you performing over the years!!! I think you and I are kindred spirits ( but I can tell you are MUCH more talented than I ever dreamed of being!!!) Music is my solace on dark days, my joy on bright ones and it is a way that I can show God how much I love Him and how much JOY he has brought into my life!!! Can I make a suggestion??? Use your time now to be a Ruth Ann Mitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-40677482713002378992013-11-07T18:13:55.089-05:002013-11-07T18:13:55.089-05:00Thank you so much . . . that's so sweet!!!!! ...Thank you so much . . . that's so sweet!!!!! Hugs :)<br />Claire DeLandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830026277858550852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-44055104537705547472013-11-07T13:20:11.886-05:002013-11-07T13:20:11.886-05:00I am wondering whether you really need to actually...I am wondering whether you really need to actually give up ALL singing. Are you going to take yourself out of the choir completely at this point (except for being accompaniest? Ok -- maybe being the solo voice is over. Maybe your vocal range has lessened. I can't determine any of that as I'm not in your shoes. But, from hearing you, I do know you can still carry a tune and are on keysweetmeowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109244121547097510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-19797441815536626072013-11-07T11:36:38.766-05:002013-11-07T11:36:38.766-05:00All I can say right now is...as usual....I love yo...All I can say right now is...as usual....I love you Claire<br />I really enjoy every word you write Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-8832360689699803652013-11-07T02:11:20.820-05:002013-11-07T02:11:20.820-05:00What a gift you have to know how and where you can...What a gift you have to know how and where you can find inner peace! It's also interesting to note the reasons why those places bring that feeling to you. You know ... I must admit I'm not sure I've ever truly had or felt inner peace. I've heard others talk about it -- and you refer to it here, but not sure I really know from my heart what it truly feels like. I wonder if it&#sweetmeowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109244121547097510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-77069576376930693092013-11-07T01:54:58.722-05:002013-11-07T01:54:58.722-05:00You have no idea how glad I am that you have that ...You have no idea how glad I am that you have that tug to write again....! It's your calling! (imo)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-8376457756355656452013-11-06T01:13:34.831-05:002013-11-06T01:13:34.831-05:00Thanks, Wendy!!! I love it :)
I really enjoy...Thanks, Wendy!!! I love it :) <br /><br />I really enjoy this kind of writing the photo-journal approach. I'm feeling a bit of a return of the "tug" to write and all I have to do is find time!! <br /><br />I appreciate your reading it and always making the nicest comments!!! <br /><br />And it's NOT lame , , , not a bit!!!!Claire DeLandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830026277858550852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-81839662852564958572013-11-05T23:28:38.496-05:002013-11-05T23:28:38.496-05:00What do I see in this picture? One birdie says to...What do I see in this picture? One birdie says to the other, "Yo, Edith, is it time to build a nest yet?" "Cool your jets, Roger. Have patience! We have a few more weeks til it's "time" :-P <br /><br />Ok ... Lame ... but I couldn't resist! <br /><br />I love this entry! It combines two of your talents -- photography and writing -- into a "whole", sweetmeowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109244121547097510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-70186411047061002172013-11-04T10:34:31.438-05:002013-11-04T10:34:31.438-05:00Thanks so much, Anonymous, for both reading and re...Thanks so much, Anonymous, for both reading and responding!! I wish the very best for your Mom . . . <br /><br />:) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681041295956848893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-27067143469450699742013-11-04T09:42:20.968-05:002013-11-04T09:42:20.968-05:00That meant a lot knowing the problems Mama is fac...That meant a lot knowing the problems Mama is facing with her eyes. Thanks for today's message. It's right on the money. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9308921.post-13728531897004691002013-11-02T11:03:37.941-05:002013-11-02T11:03:37.941-05:00I am, quite frankly, in awe of you. I think you a...I am, quite frankly, in awe of you. I think you are who you are because of the trials you have endured, from the traumatic ones in your past to the ones which have come most recently. For some these trials would have beaten them down, but you have chosen to rise above, rather than allow these things to get the better of you. <br /><br />Personally, I rarely think in terms of "mattering&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com