tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023650171330174929.post7913048751678904045..comments2024-01-06T07:07:11.838-05:00Comments on A THOUSAND MILES: The Coldest Day of the YearRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05837248029569317654noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023650171330174929.post-24176077224482080522014-01-14T20:07:33.120-05:002014-01-14T20:07:33.120-05:00This post touched my heart on so many levels. Alt...This post touched my heart on so many levels. Although your introduction to Jen came about because of your mutual "disability," the friendship between you continued to grow because of your mutual ABILITY... to remain determined, to love and appreciate others and to find light and hope in the smallest (and sometimes the darkest) places. Jen's spirit will always help you to stay strong, embrace possibility, celebrate life and keep moving forward... all the things that she would have done, too. What a blessing that she was a part of your life, and that you were a part of hers.Mom Levhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700679963804349292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023650171330174929.post-53229628947682740332014-01-14T18:53:50.025-05:002014-01-14T18:53:50.025-05:00Sometimes I am shocked by the unfairness of it all...Sometimes I am shocked by the unfairness of it all too. Thanks for telling part of Jen's story.Roccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017912862768312067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023650171330174929.post-11783481836457237882014-01-13T07:42:34.228-05:002014-01-13T07:42:34.228-05:00I am so glad that you knew and met her and were ab...I am so glad that you knew and met her and were able to go to her funeral. I knew Jen too, by blog, and was saddened by her death. Somehow it is good for me to know that you were there at the service.<br /><br />Thanks for your interesting and beautifully written blog.Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179549759496076329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023650171330174929.post-87155146790838257412014-01-12T05:06:36.701-05:002014-01-12T05:06:36.701-05:00Very sorry for the loss of your friend. She sounds...Very sorry for the loss of your friend. She sounds like a unique person. With your memories of her , she will always be with you.Bob Joosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023650171330174929.post-62748849616839165382014-01-11T18:47:25.824-05:002014-01-11T18:47:25.824-05:00What a beautiful post. So sorry for your loss. C...What a beautiful post. So sorry for your loss. Chad pukes every New Year and you experience and great loss. 2015 is the time for change. New traditions. When some close to our age days, not only is it tragic but also makes us feel so vulnerable. Jen seemed like she had a great spirit and sense of humor. It only makes sense that you were friends. I am truly sorry for your pain and loss of someone so special.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635072759082163206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023650171330174929.post-46974308804121476482014-01-11T13:09:16.040-05:002014-01-11T13:09:16.040-05:00Thanks Shell. Ken told us how much she laughed wh...Thanks Shell. Ken told us how much she laughed when she opened that mug this year on Christmas. I just had to include it because it captures Jen and her outlook on life so perfectly!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837248029569317654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023650171330174929.post-7349936214083951842014-01-11T12:41:28.090-05:002014-01-11T12:41:28.090-05:00Thanks so much for sharing this. I know it must ha...Thanks so much for sharing this. I know it must have been emotionally draining to write, but you've captured her beautifully---I feel like I know her even though I never met her. Her spirit lives on in you and even all of us who read this. I think the line you wrote "it feels like the whole world is crying" really captures how the world feels when such a bright spirit passes on.<br />Big hug to you....<br />(and oh, how I love that mug she's holding in the last picture!)shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374313113707029895noreply@blogger.com