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Oh, no worries. Thank you for the support. It was a shock, but I’m past it and moving on! ~W

i like that fabric…i’m not sure if it’s something i would have picked up myself, but it’s cute seeing it here like that!

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Happy reading. And welcome back. ~W

I peek in occasionally, but try to make a comment when I can - (business can get me scatterbrained & I never get to finish reading what I started)… I’ve been desperately trying to type this for three hours now, for heaven sake!

But I have to say, your blog is so refreshing & eloquently put. It is apparent that you write it with love. I enjoy your words very much & I do hope that you continue.

I hope your family gets better soon! Happy New Year - Renee

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Thanks, Renee… it’s been a stressful holiday with all the illness. The boy is still feeling under… sadly. Thank you for your kind words… I do appreciate it. And I would call you a local, but I wouldn’t call you a lurker. ~W

Please don’t be afraid of what you don’t see and certainly don’t let it hobble you. Lurkers aren’t usually bad or mean spirited, they probably just don’t have anything to add or contribute.

You have a gift and you share it openly and willingly and seemingly without reservation. Please continue as before.

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I’m trying. I do need to protect my family some. Which will either mean I password protect or seriously censor. As you can imagine, neither appeals to me, but the latter seems impossible. And while MOST of them are harmless, it only took one to leave my very sick family without healthcare. ~W

I enjoyed that post enough to go back and read nearly every entry until I was caught up, and since then have been reading everything new (and even made a stop over to your Etsy page to admire those cute white birds that come with your lovely fabrics).
It’s not just that I enjoy reading what you’ve written. Your posts often make me think about things going on in my life and sometimes even cause me to evaluate issues that I usually try to ignore; Things that I often take for granted or choose not to deal with because I don’t have the time/patience/etc.

I’m disappointed to be losing access to some of that, but I can understand protecting personal posts - as much as we’d like to think that no one will ever use the information we make available for hurtful purposes, sometimes they do.
People like that are big meanies and make a mess of things for everyone, involved or not.. they really need to cut it out.

As a side note: being a person of non-faith, it’s refreshing to be able to appreciate your presence of faith without being overwhelmed by it. Sometimes you cause me to reconsider my position on the whole thing, even if just for a moment or two.

I’ve only commented once before this, from the lurker mentality of “I have nothing to really add to this, so I’ll keep quiet until there’s something I feel I need to say.”
I’ve said what I needed to say and I’ll go back to lurking until I feel the need again.

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Rachel, thank you. For the comment and for the consistent readership. I’m so sad that such an event is what caused you to comment—but I’m so glad that you did! Your words mean so much (I’m kinda speechless over them!)—and no worries, if I ever do password protect a post, I’ll make sure you get the combo. Blessings!! ~W

I hope G’s party turned out amazing…strawberry cake and all! I just spent all day baking with the niece…if I see another cookie, piece of fudge or lemon bar again…it will be too soon. I’m gonna’ go crawl in a stocking and take a snooze…

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Oh, Sadira, no worries. I’m sorry that life has handed you turmoil—especially at this time. If there is anything I can, please let me know! But, I know you’re there with me in spirit! Blessings on the journey, darlin’. Good things are coming in 2008—I can just feel it! ~W

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Uh, hello! ~W

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Thank you, Pam. I hope you’re feeling better soon. It just stinks to be sick at the holidays. Blessings! ~W

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Uh, yeah, I think we’ve already established that I don’t wear a thong. ~W

I hope you can start to forgive yourself because it’s time for that.

As for lurkers, as IZ said, I lurk on a few sites — and there are times when I lurk even on the sites that I feel I have built friendships with — lack of time and energy often leave me lurking. But, it does feel safer put yourself out there in an active community rather than a group of lurkers.

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Oh, I owe you email! I promise, after this party tomorrow. But, I have to say, considering that you and I did have a disagreement over that post, it means a lot to me that we can talk about it like civil adults. I appreciate so much how you handled that. I would have preferred email… because, uh, I’m not a fan of having my weaknesses pointed out in public… but at least you came to me and we could chat. And we did… and it was weird and awkward after that for a little bit, but then we got over it. And you know, I’m darn proud of us that we could do that! We ROCK. So, thank you for your words, and your willingness to challenge my thinking and still be part of my life even when you disagree with me. ~W