tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post2613849061413624613..comments2023-09-30T07:56:14.482-05:00Comments on StitchinByTheLake: Winter on the LakeStitchinByTheLakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501479854150315011noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-50680727473736991232009-12-17T09:15:59.925-06:002009-12-17T09:15:59.925-06:00Marlene, this is such a wonderful post. Thank you...Marlene, this is such a wonderful post. Thank you for sharing it with us. It is so true, I think Mom's positive spirit is what keeps her going.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293614337979659660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-1800103191400935812009-12-17T07:03:23.780-06:002009-12-17T07:03:23.780-06:00What a lovely post and I admire you for wanting to...What a lovely post and I admire you for wanting to take the not so lovely people home also.<br />Because we tend to gravitate toward the positive, up beat types, I am pretty lucky to have my circle of friends filled with them.<br />Thank you so much for stopping by TNS. Positive I am going to enjoy getting to know you.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-32129853788418391092009-12-16T21:18:37.528-06:002009-12-16T21:18:37.528-06:00I wonder too. I'm thinking that genes might pl...I wonder too. I'm thinking that genes might play a role too. I have a sister who is a negative person. She says she doesn't have any friends. I've often wondered if that is why. I love her but she isn't easy to visit with. I believe that people with a good attitude and a happy heart are healthier. Do you find that to be the case.<br />Even the winter scene at the lake has a beauty.<br />Hugs,<br />Mama BearLove Bears All Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091529156071883508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-4572399048851384342009-12-16T20:43:04.814-06:002009-12-16T20:43:04.814-06:00WHAT A WONDERFUL POST...I READ RECENTLY OF A WOMAN...WHAT A WONDERFUL POST...I READ RECENTLY OF A WOMAN SHOPPING IN A GROCERY STORE,,, AS SHE SHOPPED IT SEEMED EVERYONE WAS SMILING AT HER, SHE THOUGHT AT FIRST HER HAIR WAS A MESS, OR SHE HAD SOMETHING ON HER FACE, WHY ARE THEY ALL SMILING SHE WONDERED?? THEN SHE REALIZE THE PEOPLE WERE SMILING AT HER BECAUSE SHE WAS SMILING AT THEM... IT IS TRUE ~ WE BRING INTO OUR LIVES THAT WHICH WE SHOW TO OTHERS... YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL OUTLOOK AND SURELY ARE BLESSING TO THOSE YOU TOUCH WITH YOUR KINDNESS... WE TRAVELED THROUGH YOUR STATE IN THE FALL, IT IS A MOST BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE U.S.A. HAPPY HOLIDAYS..XXXsQUAINT AND PLAINhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823343167354467031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-62926957985684326442009-12-16T16:20:19.792-06:002009-12-16T16:20:19.792-06:00I know exactly what you mean! In my chaplain mini...I know exactly what you mean! In my chaplain ministry I have some of the dearest folks who make me feel that I'm the one who is blessed to spend time with them. And others I would like to bring home and just love and care for them. ~Adrienne~Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401476871614514660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-39365689484506673052009-12-16T13:36:45.384-06:002009-12-16T13:36:45.384-06:00This reminds me of my 91 y/o neighbor... Ms. Charl...This reminds me of my 91 y/o neighbor... Ms. Charlsie. She always has a positive outlook and tells me, "We just take things as they come, Jacquie." I want to grow up to be just like her.<br /><br />Nice post.Jacquiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306641980039598264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-47510410842050610272009-12-16T12:12:20.724-06:002009-12-16T12:12:20.724-06:00I try to capture the joy that could make other peo...I try to capture the joy that could make other people's heart smile. Let's all be joyful!<br /><br />Interesting post, Marlene.<br /><br />Friends,<br />SusannahSusannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760379367756142891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-5225996493005394792009-12-16T09:32:49.152-06:002009-12-16T09:32:49.152-06:00Loved this post. Yes just this week my daughter an...Loved this post. Yes just this week my daughter and I were talking about 2 ladies we know who seem to have endless joy-even when life isn't that great. One we lost to cancer almost 6 years ago-the other we just met-but their joy over life makes me want to try harder to have it too.Tipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714281090985487356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-85940102215531150712009-12-16T09:32:24.007-06:002009-12-16T09:32:24.007-06:00A lovely post Marlene; how lucky you are, living ...A lovely post Marlene; how lucky you are, living where you do. I've always been drawn to people older than me though, as you say, they can be cantankerous. I try to keep in mind that maybe they have reason to be and to hope that those reasons stay out of my life.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10015569343069499036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-1401867079495124952009-12-16T09:21:00.928-06:002009-12-16T09:21:00.928-06:00This is a beautiful post...and so true.This is a beautiful post...and so true.Needled Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749314475716010490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-3825811022423255572009-12-16T07:50:49.787-06:002009-12-16T07:50:49.787-06:00When I worked in nursing homes I felt the same way...When I worked in nursing homes I felt the same way about so many of the patients and wondered too how they came to be a glass half full or half empty type of person. Even those who seemed the most prayerful and "devote" were sometimes the glass half empty type. I always wondered if some of them had a life altering experience to turn them so negative. Like you said, made me want to scoop them up and bring them home!! <br /><br />What a blessing to be ale to look out on the lake and see bit's changing face each season!!Linda - Behind My Red Doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440663909785788611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-73808339202217167692009-12-16T07:07:00.835-06:002009-12-16T07:07:00.835-06:00I envy you your lake scene - it looks wonderful. ...I envy you your lake scene - it looks wonderful. Winter in Arkansas can look drab at times but then the sun comes out and it cures all! <br /><br />My 85 year old mom looks on the bright side of a lot of things too -- people say oh my how many children she had that must have been rough and not much money to go around - she will say yes that is so but now look at all these wonderful children that she turns to in her old age and always there to help her out when needed.<br />Karen<br />http://karensquilting.com/blog/Karen - Quilts...etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07293429657903986492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-39377180085560230172009-12-16T07:04:04.068-06:002009-12-16T07:04:04.068-06:00This is a beautiful post. You have such a way wit...This is a beautiful post. You have such a way with words. You just paint a picture. Say a prayer for us as we are planning this wedding. The rehearsal dinner is tonight and I am the one in charge.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594313154015365616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-80425097911284097362009-12-16T05:28:48.417-06:002009-12-16T05:28:48.417-06:00Marlene, I could so relate to this. Your lake loo...Marlene, I could so relate to this. Your lake looks a lot like ours, although ours now has snow and ice on it. And your trip to the hospital was so well captured and conveyed. My grandparents are both in a nursing home, ages 93 & 94, and I understand what you're saying. God bless you for doing what you do.Leave a Legacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736682143653420541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-73970913618968845082009-12-16T01:35:10.986-06:002009-12-16T01:35:10.986-06:00I loved this post Marlene. I was right there with...I loved this post Marlene. I was right there with you as you looked at the lake and in the home with those old folks. I try to carry people that make my heart smile in my heart all the time. People like you and my friend Lura, my Todd, my mom. People who radiate beauty and love from the inside out.Marie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-84756570455981777822009-12-15T22:41:31.520-06:002009-12-15T22:41:31.520-06:00What a sweet post, Marlene! There are two small l...What a sweet post, Marlene! There are two small lakes on opposite sides of a winding road I drive down almost every day. While I don't have one in my backyard, I so enjoy those in every different kind of season and weather. They are never the same.<br /><br />I bet those folks wish they could go home with you, too. I want to be the same kind you want to be. I think part of it has to do with the personalities God gave us, too.Tracy P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07750283241399825265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3568318030915787600.post-34635988768089638302009-12-15T21:47:31.512-06:002009-12-15T21:47:31.512-06:00A lovely post. And the picture of the lake is love...A lovely post. And the picture of the lake is lovely too even though it is winter time.<br />My answer to your questions is all of them but I believe that my faith brings the true joy in my life.Carrie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10063988589711911820noreply@blogger.com