tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post5189337653554807386..comments2024-03-28T13:54:56.282-07:00Comments on Island Musings: IfMarie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-60112831567902165912016-05-21T14:53:45.660-07:002016-05-21T14:53:45.660-07:00If only we had known when we were young what quest...If only we had known when we were young what questions we would want answered now...Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-2436972790536411072016-05-21T14:37:11.771-07:002016-05-21T14:37:11.771-07:00Lovely post. I would love to talk to my grandparen...Lovely post. I would love to talk to my grandparents to find out much much more about my family history. Very little was passed down which I think is so sad. Also, I have a great-grandmother who had 8 sons who were soldiers (Union) during the American Civil War (4 died), and I often think about what her life must have been like.Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189685470219445294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-60300041264684095442016-05-15T15:22:58.162-07:002016-05-15T15:22:58.162-07:00Thank you for visiting.Thank you for visiting.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-43452429674315749122016-05-14T09:26:03.102-07:002016-05-14T09:26:03.102-07:00What a heartwarming post, its nice of you to share...What a heartwarming post, its nice of you to share your thoughts. Greetings and best wishes!Blogorattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821621371176285384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-937391371597033792016-05-13T15:47:53.560-07:002016-05-13T15:47:53.560-07:00They really are unnecessary sometimes!They really are unnecessary sometimes!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-41737682867017103172016-05-13T00:48:34.564-07:002016-05-13T00:48:34.564-07:00This post is most tender to me, Marie, because of ...This post is most tender to me, Marie, because of the post on the Addolorata Cemetery in Malta I just published yesterday. We learn so much from death, don't we! I like that sometimes words simply are unnecessary!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-22247479309241196792016-05-12T16:15:49.152-07:002016-05-12T16:15:49.152-07:00Best wishes with the new job. This time of year pe...Best wishes with the new job. This time of year people have less time for visiting blogs I think. People are outdoors more than in the winter. It was nice to meet you, Angela from North Dakota. Maybe we'll see each other on-line again sometime.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-54936353951726326082016-05-12T15:24:47.943-07:002016-05-12T15:24:47.943-07:00Interesting to think about it. I would have a few ...Interesting to think about it. I would have a few questions however this is so painful even to think about it. Hope the sun is shining around you. We had a nice day although windy and not as warm. (I got a new job so unfortunately may not have as much time to visit all the lovely blogs as often as I like.) Hugs from North Dakota!!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795340509123902948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-25036504717553652172016-05-12T14:32:03.137-07:002016-05-12T14:32:03.137-07:00Losing someone you love is tough and most people w...Losing someone you love is tough and most people would feel the way you do. It is not selfish not to want to go through such a loss. It is human! Watching someone you love die is so difficult and dealing with a wake is hard too. I like the idea of determining how things will go when I die. It will make it easier for my daughter, an only child. <br /><br />I have come to terms with the people I have lost thus far. That's not saying that I will have an easy time with the next loss. However, today I walk with my deceased loved ones and they are part of who I am. In a sense I am in a new relationship with them. It is comforting though their physical absence is hard. I find I am at peace with their absence though.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-3846831042576699832016-05-12T12:20:09.145-07:002016-05-12T12:20:09.145-07:00I have a hard time with all of this. I don't ...I have a hard time with all of this. I don't want to see the person I love passing just like I don't want to see them in their casket. I didn't think like this at one time. Is it because so many people in my life are deceased? Is it selfishness on my part not to want to go through that? To just remember them as they were. My grandmother's passing was so long and drawn out. The doctors gave her 3 months and she lasted 3 years. She fought and fought and declined and declined. It really hurt my heart. I have thought about these things so many times trying to get "over" this. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894294588507668479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-75283210182683526802016-05-11T15:31:57.896-07:002016-05-11T15:31:57.896-07:00Thank you. Some tears behind it but happiness now....Thank you. Some tears behind it but happiness now.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-18081172875849783182016-05-11T15:30:32.062-07:002016-05-11T15:30:32.062-07:00You're welcome. I've done some serious thi...You're welcome. I've done some serious thinking lately.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-49253893381526756172016-05-11T15:28:22.711-07:002016-05-11T15:28:22.711-07:00The part of me from my ancestors is important but ...The part of me from my ancestors is important but does not outweigh the importance of friends and loved ones in my life now either. It's good to remember that too. I agree, Jan.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-48409698664024673542016-05-11T15:26:09.112-07:002016-05-11T15:26:09.112-07:00When we are younger, we often don't care about...When we are younger, we often don't care about the ancestry and the stories. When we are older, it is often too late. It is sad really!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-46692758176773291002016-05-11T11:42:06.868-07:002016-05-11T11:42:06.868-07:00Great insight!Great insight!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-54563237717394617962016-05-11T09:45:44.493-07:002016-05-11T09:45:44.493-07:00A beautiful sentiment and thanks for sharing it.A beautiful sentiment and thanks for sharing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-43914514637266500102016-05-11T05:15:50.718-07:002016-05-11T05:15:50.718-07:00Beautifully expressed, Marie. I would say those fo...Beautifully expressed, Marie. I would say those four words, too, and I realize that those I love who are around me today need to know that I love them. I will remember to give thanks for my friends, too, because they make my life worth living. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-30380314267502391972016-05-11T04:22:11.629-07:002016-05-11T04:22:11.629-07:00My mother talked about past and family quite a bit...My mother talked about past and family quite a bit, but is still so much I don't know. I would love to talk to my grandfather's adult to adult and ask them about their lives and birth families.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.com