tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post6980269945913970696..comments2023-10-28T06:41:48.950-07:00Comments on for vienne: Lessons learnedFor Viennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14239370029818098079noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-9910613934156288252013-05-29T15:10:56.019-07:002013-05-29T15:10:56.019-07:00Wow, Be, this was such a beautiful heartfelt note ...Wow, Be, this was such a beautiful heartfelt note to read this morning. Thank you for taking the time to share your heart with me. Your encouragement and compassion are such a huge gift. <br />Thank you for entering in with me on this journey and being my new "friend". I will take ALL that I can get! You are warmly appreciated.<br />Much love ~ JFor Viennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14239370029818098079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-31152280423674186062013-05-29T04:49:16.977-07:002013-05-29T04:49:16.977-07:00Hi Jenny,
I wish I had read this post ages ago. I ...Hi Jenny,<br />I wish I had read this post ages ago. I was one of those people who acted strange around grieving people. Your posts are so helpful to give us insight. You write so well and your are a true loving person. Your story has touched my heart and changed the way I approach my child and my life in general. Now, almost every night I just go into his room in the middle of the night and lie next to him while he is sleeping. I give him a kiss and cuddle him and then my heart breaks because I think of you and I wish you could still be able to cuddle Vienne. I feel grateful for you, because it is your words that make me cuddle my boy more often. I don't know you in person. And I only get to know Vienne through these posts. How interesting, you are worried about people forgetting her and here I am who only got to know her after she died. For me, I am only just getting to know her now. More and more, every time I read your post. The other day, I saw a little girl in the shopping centre and she looked just like Vienne. And I turned around. I haven't been the same since I read your story. I've grown a little pain in my heart. And it is there now constantly. The pain of not knowing where life takes us. Sometimes I imagine what would it be if something like that happened to me. Just the pure thought is unbearable. Vienne is not going to be forgotten. You are giving new life to her through these posts. Please write. Your words heal others and I think you are healing in the process too. And healing is not about getting rid of the pain. I don't know what healing is but I but I believe that feeling the pain is the integral part of healing. <br />My pain is little, but I'm with you on your journey. YOur 'stranger' friend,<br />BeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-9513656604048903722013-05-23T10:53:31.755-07:002013-05-23T10:53:31.755-07:00Thank you so MUCH Lindsay. xoThank you so MUCH Lindsay. xoFor Viennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14239370029818098079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-33201919935278125282013-05-23T10:53:15.330-07:002013-05-23T10:53:15.330-07:00Friend ~ Thank you for your words...always. This...Friend ~ Thank you for your words...always. This encouragement meant so much. I needed this validation that it was ok to write. <br />I know that you think of V everyday - you are such a steadfast friend. I love you much.For Viennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14239370029818098079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-50925937412613080872013-05-23T10:52:13.056-07:002013-05-23T10:52:13.056-07:00Mary Alice ~
Please no apologies. It was a weddi...Mary Alice ~<br /><br />Please no apologies. It was a wedding and I understand. I probably didn't even know that you knew our situation when I met you. It was a very overwhelming event for me.<br />I am so touched, though, to hear that my words have helped you in different ways. It leaves me speechless. Truly. Thank you so much for sharing with me. It helped make my moment a bit brighter. ;)<br /><br />Thank you for your prayers and continued support. It means so much. <br />Hope we can meet again sometime.For Viennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14239370029818098079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-10788817445682106832013-05-23T10:49:41.790-07:002013-05-23T10:49:41.790-07:00I would love to meet and hug one day, Anne. Thank...I would love to meet and hug one day, Anne. Thank you for your continued support. xoxFor Viennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14239370029818098079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-36709651964043949942013-05-23T10:49:00.819-07:002013-05-23T10:49:00.819-07:00Thank you for this encouragement, Kristen. I wrot...Thank you for this encouragement, Kristen. I wrote with some trepidation so it is good to hear validation for it.For Viennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14239370029818098079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-47965761131727564942013-05-23T10:48:24.588-07:002013-05-23T10:48:24.588-07:00Thank you, Allie. I love hearing how you have bee...Thank you, Allie. I love hearing how you have been inspired to take more pictures of your daughter. So sweet to me.For Viennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14239370029818098079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-49046199414307400802013-05-23T10:46:35.659-07:002013-05-23T10:46:35.659-07:00Mona~
Thank you so much for your loving words. ...Mona~ <br /><br />Thank you so much for your loving words. I LOVE LOVE that you planted seeds next to the horses! Oh, how she will LOVE that!! I think I had forgotten to mention that pony riding lessons were what we were planning to give Vienne for this 5th Birthday. Riding a horse was all she wanted last year. So, your plantings are very special to me.<br />Much love.For Viennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14239370029818098079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-70736649300019875522013-05-23T10:44:52.243-07:002013-05-23T10:44:52.243-07:00Thank you, Trisha! It means a lot to hear from yo...Thank you, Trisha! It means a lot to hear from you and receive your approval on how I stated my words. <br />Yes, IF only they could understand....yet, I think we both don't truly want them to fully understand, for in that they would have to experience what we've tragically experienced. :(For Viennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14239370029818098079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-83138102656283015662013-05-22T11:01:44.985-07:002013-05-22T11:01:44.985-07:00This post is great! Thanks Jenny!
Lots and lots ...This post is great! Thanks Jenny! <br /><br />Lots and lots of love!!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921057364140695969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-3991066110661993652013-05-22T10:35:31.634-07:002013-05-22T10:35:31.634-07:00Hi friend,
Such great reminders for all of us and ...Hi friend,<br />Such great reminders for all of us and you worded it very gracefully. These lessons you have learned have taught you so much, even though we wish you didn't have to experience this horrible loss to relate to those who are grieving. Thank goodness you have had so much support through this and those stories of the opposite have been few and far between. I could tell you every day how I think of Vienne in different ways...she is never far from my thoughts. Your girl will NEVER be forgotten. Love you lots. xoxoKristel Meisnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-82450111301443135682013-05-22T07:10:16.045-07:002013-05-22T07:10:16.045-07:00Jenny,
Thank you for posting this - especially the...Jenny,<br />Thank you for posting this - especially the lessons for those who know someone who is grieving. I know I've been guilty of some of the things you point out. I even was when I met you and saw Mark at a wedding last year - and for that I am sorry. I had already read your blog and was keenly aware that even though I knew some of your story, I didn't know you. I should have acknowledged Vienne - especially to Mark who I did get to know years ago. <br /><br />Your words have taught me so much, and what has been surprising to me is that it isn't only because of what you have lost. It is because of the love you have for your daughters and the way that you treasure who they are. Your love for your girls shines through every post and you remind me to notice and cherish who my children are - in both the big and small ways. <br /><br />I do continue to pray for you and your family, and I am grateful that you have chosen to share so much of who you are here. <br />Mary AliceMary Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563494751566061706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-48803501884752753822013-05-21T23:21:50.050-07:002013-05-21T23:21:50.050-07:00Hi Jenny,
Thank you for your insights. I agree wit...Hi Jenny,<br />Thank you for your insights. I agree with your idea that you can truly relate to people who have been down your road and are a few steps ahead of you. No matter our path of grief, we can be helped, and help some one else. I'm sorry this is your path. I am heartened that you have so much support. Again, thank you for being so bold as to share your thoughts and lessons.<br /><br />You and Mark are on my mind, and in my heart so very often. I do hope that we get to meet and hug one day. Love to you!<br />AnneAnne Brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-5516214084446493812013-05-21T18:53:19.130-07:002013-05-21T18:53:19.130-07:00Beautifully written, Jenny. Thank you for your hea...Beautifully written, Jenny. Thank you for your heartfelt words. Vienne is in my thoughts and heart always. I think of her when I see blue flowers. And, when my 2 year old insists in wearing her favorite t-shirt instead of the frilly dress I'd like her to wear... Love, KristenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-73839649973657527452013-05-21T18:21:49.623-07:002013-05-21T18:21:49.623-07:00Thank you for sharing your heart. Your little fami...Thank you for sharing your heart. Your little family continues to be on my mind. Because of you, I take more pictures of my daughter so thank you. :)<br />Many many hugs to you! ♥Allie Hoelzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321965560104666228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-26516467185306740352013-05-21T14:13:58.706-07:002013-05-21T14:13:58.706-07:00Dear Jenny, thank you for sharing your most perso...Dear Jenny, thank you for sharing your most personal feelings today. I have been thinking of you often, knowing the days are hard. I planted seeds for Vienne's birthday. I also planted a pot with seeeds and Ivy for both the girls. I am a trail guide at a horse ranch in Cle Elem. I found a sunny spot next to one of the horse enclosures and planted alot of seeds there. When they come up I will send pictures. I remember your blog about Vienne and her pony ride. May she look down see the horses and her flowers blooming.<br />Everytime I think of you, I hug you in my heart. MonaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455625283347938520.post-11158811310554951702013-05-21T12:22:10.403-07:002013-05-21T12:22:10.403-07:00Beautifully said sweet mama!!! If only the world ...Beautifully said sweet mama!!! If only the world could understand...<br /><br />Hugs,<br />TrishaTrisha Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02426915708825675793noreply@blogger.com