tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772806596813432837.post5114297176996296555..comments2023-05-04T03:06:25.121-07:00Comments on IN THE GARDEN: To thy ownself be true.....Tera Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07076220436921989470noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772806596813432837.post-18375427100643129502008-11-08T09:48:00.000-08:002008-11-08T09:48:00.000-08:00troutbirder-how fun to be far from home with grand...troutbirder-<BR/>how fun to be far from home with grandchildren...<BR/><BR/>grace- thanks for saying you stopped by.<BR/><BR/>Shaun- Where have you been? oh, yeah, rasing kids and animals HA. we just got guinea hens and rabbits.<BR/><BR/>jayne-thanks. yeah. validation. we should do a post on validation....<BR/><BR/>jon- a PK? crap. Huh? Surprisingly, I am without words LOL....thanks.<BR/><BR/>Sherry- you're right...it is a dying freedom. :)Tera Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076220436921989470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772806596813432837.post-41163468296373171272008-11-08T07:53:00.000-08:002008-11-08T07:53:00.000-08:00Freedom of speech is a dying freedom in our countr...Freedom of speech is a dying freedom in our country. Sieze your part of it and pour your heart out....Sherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772806596813432837.post-63660395912431801672008-11-08T06:34:00.000-08:002008-11-08T06:34:00.000-08:00stopping by.have no fear when you write. you are ...stopping by.<BR/><BR/>have no fear when you write. you are you, and there's nothing anyone can do about it other than try to persuade you to not be so openly you.<BR/><BR/>but anyone who wants isn't really interested in you, so why would you heed their input? believe me, as a grown pastor's kid i can completely understand the need to please and try so very hard not to offend. but one day i woke up and realized that i always keep the axiom "treat others the same way you wish to be treated" before me when i do things. and those who were complaining of offense really had no grounds to do so. so i stopped hanging around them and wandered my way into blog-land to find those who could handle me real and raw as i am. and love me anyway.<BR/><BR/>one of the promises that i have made with myself is to NEVER censor my words on my own page. i may hold back on others' pages slightly. but even then, i generally just hold back the cuss words, not so much the ideas. :-)<BR/><BR/>thanks for coming around to play <A HREF="http://applestwoapples.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">apples 2 apples</A> with us. it's always good to have new "faces."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772806596813432837.post-20283983836153037052008-11-08T05:10:00.000-08:002008-11-08T05:10:00.000-08:00Isn't that what we all fear? Being able to write ...Isn't that what we all fear? Being able to write from our guts and hearts, and not being validated? I think it's great that you write how you feel in the moment. I don't feel so free. Write on sister, write on.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772806596813432837.post-62288916573685509282008-11-07T21:40:00.000-08:002008-11-07T21:40:00.000-08:00Tera, Sounds like your life is about as chaotic ...Tera,<BR/> Sounds like your life is about as chaotic as ours here. But you seem to be holding up well. Haven't stopped by here in a while but I will be back, Glad to see you are writing. <BR/> Peaceshaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459146307668300057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772806596813432837.post-18249481633034739552008-11-07T14:02:00.000-08:002008-11-07T14:02:00.000-08:00Hi Tera Rose, I have stopped by. And am glad I di...Hi Tera Rose, I have stopped by. And am glad I did. I want to read the "real you" because no one else has your (underlined) message - only you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772806596813432837.post-91358073865171073002008-11-07T11:28:00.000-08:002008-11-07T11:28:00.000-08:00We are far from home in Colorado babysitting two g...We are far from home in Colorado babysitting two grandchilren. I stumbled on your lapsed blog - Haven and agreed totaly with your last rambling post. Then came here. What a wonderful outlook on things you now have. I hope to read more when I have time and return home.troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.com