tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post6796171194885844544..comments2023-10-17T08:59:57.852-04:00Comments on Body Soul and Spirit: FamiliesRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-50141172180439125272010-03-17T07:27:01.545-04:002010-03-17T07:27:01.545-04:00So much truth here Ruth. We have become such a mob...So much truth here Ruth. We have become such a mobile society, and we've also become an economy where it is a requirement for two incomes many times, thus making it difficult for families to have these options. We pay others to take care of our children in day care, and we pay others to take care of our elderly. There is a disconnect of the importance of family ties.<br /><br />What a Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-31752135289866835262010-03-16T14:10:58.404-04:002010-03-16T14:10:58.404-04:00Lovely post, Ruth. I will never again moan about ...Lovely post, Ruth. I will never again moan about attending our family reunions. You are so correct that family is terribly important.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-77549785821653042022010-03-15T23:16:54.034-04:002010-03-15T23:16:54.034-04:00AC- I admire the way you and Cuppa are helping rai...AC- I admire the way you and Cuppa are helping raise the grands. <br /><br />Holly- You are doing your part for sure! Hope to see you tomorrow<br /><br />Mom- I cannot believe she has been gone 20 years. <br /><br />Wendy- Our words do have such an impact and innocent comments can be taken the wrong way. I added a link to the new blogger templates.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-40759107291811600142010-03-15T20:24:38.512-04:002010-03-15T20:24:38.512-04:00Oh, I like the secret lives of bees too!Oh, I like the secret lives of bees too!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-44869154687445539612010-03-15T20:24:10.558-04:002010-03-15T20:24:10.558-04:00I love your new blog look!
And I like stories ab...I love your new blog look! <br />And I like stories about grannys too! And family. And the pics, especially multigenerational ones!<br /><br />Re the comment about looking tired. I have done the same thing. Just the other day I said to my daughter's mother-in-law, "you look tired" and she immediately snapped her head around and retorted "no I don't".<br />Gee, I Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-38830822840136920002010-03-15T11:21:11.522-04:002010-03-15T11:21:11.522-04:00Thank you for the beautiful memories of Mother. Yo...Thank you for the beautiful memories of Mother. You were always so special to her and I know she rejoices with us of your love and concern to others.<br />Blessings to all of you.Mexico Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-27218703870360858652010-03-15T10:14:49.303-04:002010-03-15T10:14:49.303-04:00I'm glad we moved to be near family. Being wit...I'm glad we moved to be near family. Being with the grands has been grand.<br /><br />As for fertility rates, it's pretty well the experience that everybody's comes down in the face of modern reality. Europe's big concern may be negative population growth -- something we're not used to.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-70359569942251258102010-03-15T09:43:54.541-04:002010-03-15T09:43:54.541-04:00I like hearing stories of other peoples "gran...I like hearing stories of other peoples "granny's". They are so special in the lives of children and as a child becomes an adult.<br /><br />Oh, and Ruth, don't worry about me not pulling my weight of populating Canada...I am doing my part so far! hehehHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649135170749892165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-30221695439297691932010-03-14T23:27:42.808-04:002010-03-14T23:27:42.808-04:00Donna- I agree that friends, extended family, or c...Donna- I agree that friends, extended family, or church connections can create a supportive family unit for those without children or spouses. I think that is one role of the church. But I do see younger people who do not realize the importance of making a lasting connection somewhere. Blended families can work, but can require extra effort to succeed. I read the Secret Life of Bees too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-6755690220981736172010-03-14T22:35:53.707-04:002010-03-14T22:35:53.707-04:00While I agree with your observations about the rol...While I agree with your observations about the role of families changing, there are at least two things that give me encouragement.<br />First, families are now being redefined in ways they would not have been thought of 100 years ago--the novel The Secret Life of Bees was a marvelous portrait of a blending of people who became family. I have an aunt, who never married, yet she has a "KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-38238985100108711632010-03-14T20:17:26.930-04:002010-03-14T20:17:26.930-04:00Thanks Ruth for commenting and sharing about your ...Thanks Ruth for commenting and sharing about your Granny. I know you are a loving grandmother and a very welcoming mother-in-law. Families will have differences, but it is important to be loving and supportive of each other.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-41777514499497904772010-03-14T20:08:48.196-04:002010-03-14T20:08:48.196-04:00Your remembrances about your Grandmother, Ruth, we...Your remembrances about your Grandmother, Ruth, were very heart warming. I too, learned so much from my Granny Ellen Fellingham, who lived with us for eight years. Awesome memories. Granny passed in 1969, just 5 months before Dan's and my wedding. I think of her (almost) every day, and pray I can be a wonderful memory to my Grandkids, like Granny is to me. I count it a privilege to be Ruth Treurniethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448079382762067132noreply@blogger.com