tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post1077512352722856016..comments2023-12-22T04:08:47.995-06:00Comments on Hey look, a chicken!: Be Bravekatdishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210738418270395622noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-21607375660899905532009-08-07T11:09:42.172-05:002009-08-07T11:09:42.172-05:00"It seeps out, you know. Through the cracks i..."It seeps out, you know. Through the cracks in your heart."<br /><br />I've recently started this blogging thing and found you via Billy Coffey via Churchmouse. On the surface I thought you were all about jokes. Not so. This was deep. So deep it hurt. But that's good. Hurt isn't bad it just tells us we have something that needs attention. I've started following a few blogs and I feel like my mails getting read. Thank God for the comments, at least I don't feel like I'm the only one. Thanks, keep up the good work.Doug Spurlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825232706173567935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-37625346222102852962009-08-06T21:33:32.808-05:002009-08-06T21:33:32.808-05:00wow. neato post. and happy birthday!!!wow. neato post. and happy birthday!!!Funnyrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871547075275345029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-69719572601267421092009-08-06T18:30:04.732-05:002009-08-06T18:30:04.732-05:00I am not actually shy.
I am afraid people won'...I am not actually shy.<br />I am afraid people won't like me if they get to know me, so I am unlikely to share me, to be me. That way, when they don't like me, I can console myself with the fact that they never really knew me...<br /><br />Yeah, blogging has changed that. I was "myself" at a party with some former colleagues last week. The ones I was close to already knew I was a little crazy, and thought the joy of the party made me a little crazier and that was okay, while the ones I was distant with shook their heads a little at how much quiet Helen has changed. Oh well.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070555200892952455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-85201079347866122172009-08-06T17:23:21.826-05:002009-08-06T17:23:21.826-05:00Great post, Kathy.
As you know, nearly every post...Great post, Kathy.<br /><br />As you know, nearly every post I write on my own blog is something that hurts. Sometimes I worry that, by writing this theme and sticking to this one area of my life story, I'm painting a pretty wretched picture of myself! <br /><br />But you're right, there are some things that I don't write. I receive a lot of comfort from my blog pals, but some hurts are only meant to be comforted by the One who knows me best.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939987028726182741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-34614634997968075612009-08-06T12:04:07.163-05:002009-08-06T12:04:07.163-05:00"It seeps out, you know.. Through the cracks ..."It seeps out, you know.. Through the cracks in your heart."<br /><br />Love this line.<br /><br />The visual of a bleeding heart caught me off guard. I guess that is what God sees beyond my flesh and bones.<br /><br />Yes, I do have stories that will never be told. I am very good at hiding what hurts. Sometimes, I get flashes of desperation and courage. And you are so right. It leaks out. <br /><br />btw, Happy Belated Bday, Katdish!FaithBarista Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407334250303019409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-61000820156860355882009-08-06T11:21:05.351-05:002009-08-06T11:21:05.351-05:00That's something I've definitely thought a...That's something I've definitely thought about. For instance, I am a journaler. I journal things that I would never share on my blog. But, I also realize that my journal will outlive me, unless I destroy it first (but I have no plans to do so). So, there are some things that I will never write down because I believe some things should remain between a sinner and her Savior and not left for posterity.<br /><br /><br />What I have done before is typed stuff out on Word, but then erased it immediately after without saving. It's cathartic, but not eternal. <br /><br />Also, there are some stories that, dark and terrible as they may be, need to be told. But, maybe not yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-38326302540309458762009-08-06T11:20:37.651-05:002009-08-06T11:20:37.651-05:00I live in St. Louis, about a mile from where Micha...I live in St. Louis, about a mile from where Michael Devlin, the child molester (now in prison), kept the boy he kidnapped. I rode my bike by that apartment almost every day. When the news broke and he was arrested, I was affected far more than I probably should have been, as horrible as the story was. I didn't know why -- and I still don't. But ultimately the only way I had to deal with it was to write what's the equivalent of a short novel. I doubt that I would ever seek to publish it. But the writing was a kind of catharsis. <br /><br />Thanks for this post.Glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-28106440821120234602009-08-06T11:06:31.502-05:002009-08-06T11:06:31.502-05:00great post- thanks.great post- thanks.jasonShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420776820764592085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-39402200894185292842009-08-06T10:14:06.227-05:002009-08-06T10:14:06.227-05:00egh. beautifully convicting.
Glad to see I'm...egh. beautifully convicting. <br /><br />Glad to see I'm not alone on this one. I know there are at least 8 other people in the world carrying around a story or stories they wish were not their own. <br /><br />write and delete...might do the same.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17287453465716209565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-61921175182943603152009-08-06T09:51:16.539-05:002009-08-06T09:51:16.539-05:00Very, very good.
Hmmm. There is always that fe...Very, very good. <br /><br />Hmmm. There is always that fear for me of putting the nitty gritty down and having people 1. Not get it at all and then I feel freakish.<br />2. Think that I am way messed up and not really see you the same way anymore. Sometimes it's hard for people to see the healing over the dark stuff.<br />Or there's simply those stories that could harm others if you share them publicly...kind of like the discussion with the "confessions" on SCL yesterday. Seems like the line between bravery and TMI is a thin one to walk. I still err on the cowardly side probably...but God has a way of pulling bravery out of people that they didn't know they had!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573016840618175525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-27228072298505071352009-08-06T09:12:14.446-05:002009-08-06T09:12:14.446-05:00I have issues with starting something...any type o...I have issues with starting something...any type of project, for fear of what may come. For fear that it will be horrible or look bad or sound stupid. I think that within me there are stories but I haven't let them come to fruition. I don't think I'm brave enough to try.LeLehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789410692486191482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-12937648122459734212009-08-06T08:33:19.006-05:002009-08-06T08:33:19.006-05:00There are things we choose not to share, but I bel...There are things we choose not to share, but I believe things we CAN'T share. <br /><br />I guess we can compare it to God keeping some things from us, but we trust Him and know that some of the mysteries must remain. So it is with us. There are things we must keep between God and ourselves. Why? I think each person has their own answer to that.Annie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07774350914255922163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-37110373721136133452009-08-06T08:02:06.550-05:002009-08-06T08:02:06.550-05:00I have to say that this is so far my favorite Duma...I have to say that this is so far my favorite Duma post. You've managed to say exactly what I've been carrying around in me for a very long time.<br /><br />There is no greater courage than to face a blank canvas or sheet of paper, and no act of bravery greater than filling them with your very soul.Billy Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988347213957444145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-3741445070982877612009-08-06T07:42:47.364-05:002009-08-06T07:42:47.364-05:00Sarah - That's it exactly. Perfect.Sarah - That's it exactly. Perfect.katdishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210738418270395622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-47453117942090465132009-08-06T07:39:11.925-05:002009-08-06T07:39:11.925-05:00That's really incredible, Katdish. Wow.
At s...That's really incredible, Katdish. Wow.<br /><br />At some level, we're all secret-keepers. The secrets that we keep are fuel for us. To fuel our art. Our passion. Our rage. Our unforgiveness. And hopefully, eventually, our healing and the ministry of healing to others. At least, that's my goal.Sarah Salterhttp://www.sarahsalter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-58471525402571091502009-08-06T07:27:07.024-05:002009-08-06T07:27:07.024-05:00Amazingly deep. And yeah, I do. And I may have to ...Amazingly deep. And yeah, I do. And I may have to write and delete it some day.Joanne Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892365662470655717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-78057327276978109682009-08-06T05:08:12.651-05:002009-08-06T05:08:12.651-05:00We all have closets within closets within closets ...We all have closets within closets within closets locked with hidden keys we hope no one ever opens. They contain things we did we wish had been in closets we never opened. Unfortunately, although we desire to take their contents to the grave, beyond the grave and beyond our lives these secrets are known already, but fortunately for some of us, forgiven. And though we hide the keys from friends and families, we know we have our own map to the key in ugly desires we would like to forever forget. I have a few, not many, but they will remain unwritten.<br /><br />Larry E.nitewrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03968271056094267260noreply@blogger.com