tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486740904602696078.post1817706476038604450..comments2024-01-27T23:26:35.301-08:00Comments on Live with Flair: On Watching the News of the Tsunami in JapanHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15289182682225179442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486740904602696078.post-50971025049016641662011-03-14T09:33:56.122-07:002011-03-14T09:33:56.122-07:00Yes, it can be hard to stay "in this" bu...Yes, it can be hard to stay "in this" but when we can't leave our lives to go and help out physically, it is important to at least acknowledge the pain and not turn away.<br /><br />I used to wonder how journalists could handle the pain of reporting on sad events so frequently; I've come to understand that it is another way to help - to spread the word so that many others will be aware and be able to assist.jenny_onoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486740904602696078.post-50527539224160334452011-03-12T10:14:44.606-08:002011-03-12T10:14:44.606-08:00That is a question that quiets me. Pray. Thanks fo...That is a question that quiets me. Pray. Thanks for the post.Douglas Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485190672766219296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486740904602696078.post-47028888301762795852011-03-12T05:34:39.753-08:002011-03-12T05:34:39.753-08:00Thank you for this reminder. I found your blog thr...Thank you for this reminder. I found your blog through Proverbs 31 Ministries and am so glad I did--I' now a follower! The pictures of Japan yesterday simply broke my heart, as well. I kept trying to put myself in their shoes and attempt to imagine what it must have felt like, to be caught so off guard.... but it's impossible to do so. I struggle to deal with the awful truth that once one part of the world picks itself back up, another part begins the suffering all over again. All we can do is pray to God and praise Him for because, even in times of brokenness, He always remains the same!<br /><br />PS--I am a former English teacher and entering the blogging world myself! I would love for you stop by sometime and join my followers!:) morrowsunshine.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486740904602696078.post-82430352339254891392011-03-11T16:36:00.653-08:002011-03-11T16:36:00.653-08:00I just keep thinking that we can't begin to im...I just keep thinking that we can't begin to imagine what the people of Japan are experiencing. We just can't imagine the loss.Diannahttp://www.thesedaysofmine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486740904602696078.post-34967315474887110052011-03-11T16:21:35.176-08:002011-03-11T16:21:35.176-08:00Dear Monster Librarian,
I'm so sorry to hear ...Dear Monster Librarian,<br /><br />I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of the favorite auntie. Auden's poem does help for some reason.LivewithFlairhttp://www.livewithflair.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486740904602696078.post-72997355197157350532011-03-11T15:00:45.691-08:002011-03-11T15:00:45.691-08:00Thanks for this lovely posting Heather.
I just r...Thanks for this lovely posting Heather. <br /><br />I just read and reread Auden's "Funeral Blues," having just lost a favorite auntie yesterday and then again with today's sad happenings in Japan.<br /><br />He wrote such powerful stuff and you do too! Thanks!Monster Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103231391384064406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486740904602696078.post-55248767945870158362011-03-11T13:28:59.558-08:002011-03-11T13:28:59.558-08:00You're right, Heather. I've had those same...You're right, Heather. I've had those same thoughts. I told my husband yesterday that I wanted to go out and do something fun over the weekend. And all of a sudden, this morning I thought, But the people in Japan can't go out and just do something fun. Their worlds have been turned upside down. Thanks for writing this and for reminding us of the importance of praying.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552133662278019148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3486740904602696078.post-17624776752529246862011-03-11T12:43:25.735-08:002011-03-11T12:43:25.735-08:00I agree. I want to keep this in the front of my mi...I agree. I want to keep this in the front of my mind. It's too easy to be cheerful, for some of us, and forget.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.com