Love, Danger, Homecomings & Heart — Your June Reading Escape Starts Here

Cynthia Ruchti

8 comments posted.

Re: As Waters Gone By (9:34pm July 17, 2015):

Janis, some of us express journal-like things through gardening, music,
painting, quilting, or a number of other methods. We leave our legacy or
show our heart through crafts or photographs or scrapbooking...

Re: As Waters Gone By (8:12pm July 17, 2015):

Way to go, Staci! How rewarding.

Re: As Waters Gone By (4:40pm July 17, 2015):

Nancy, Marissa, Sharon, Laurie, Peggy, Joan, thank you for your comments!
So insightful. I love the idea of journaling through an illness or a move. And
even if there are no children to gain from a lifetime of journaling, I think it
would be a treasure to find a friend's or cousin's or teacher's or aunt's
thoughts about life. I don't believe any journal--whether on scraps of paper,
in a fancy gold-bound edition, or within the pages of a novel--is wasted.
Write away! And keep reading! Thank you again for your comments.

Re: All My Belongings (9:54pm June 14, 2014):

And celebrating their kindness just makes it all the sweeter!

Re: All My Belongings (12:35pm June 14, 2014):

Thank you, Peggy. There's always someone around us who needs a little
encouragement, someone who hasn't had a kind thing done for them in a long
time. At a recent writer's conference with a cafeteria-style dining hall, five
separate times, someone approached me as I tried to pull my wheeled laptop
bag and balance my tray to take it to the return window. They each offered to
carry my tray for me. That's never happened before. And to have it happen five
times in a few days was extra exceptional. Each time, my heart swelled with
gratitude for that simple kindness. I thanked them. But I'm not sure they know
what an impact they had.

Re: All My Belongings (12:06pm June 14, 2014):

Great thought, Beth.

Re: All My Belongings (3:46pm June 13, 2014):

Thank you so much everyone! Your comments mean the world to me!

Re: When The Morning Glory Blooms (11:33pm May 21, 2013):

I'm moved by these comments and agree that the pain of a fractured friendship
runs deep. So many wise thoughts shared here, and heart-tugging stories.