tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post1089892347958129124..comments2024-03-23T15:17:15.865-04:00Comments on calvin's story: faith of my fatherChristy Shakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00106761191160700997noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post-22110504280711991082017-09-15T09:38:27.845-04:002017-09-15T09:38:27.845-04:00dear mark, i am heartbroken too. feel free to shar...dear mark, i am heartbroken too. feel free to share your feelings again and often! ha,ha! i love you too. xoxoChristy Shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106761191160700997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post-30719942803876644652017-09-15T09:06:02.719-04:002017-09-15T09:06:02.719-04:00Dear Christy,
Thank you for this lovely post. I sp...Dear Christy,<br />Thank you for this lovely post. I spent about 45 minutes typing in a lengthy response but lost it when I hit "publish" because I wasn't signed in to google apparently. I'm heartbroken over this since I shared some of the feeling I've long had about you (and gratitude) that I'm sure I never shared. I just want you to know that I love you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13387223357391393750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post-52447898690481206772017-09-12T08:54:55.424-04:002017-09-12T08:54:55.424-04:00wow. thank you so much.wow. thank you so much.Christy Shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106761191160700997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post-5862253237324720642017-09-12T08:53:42.344-04:002017-09-12T08:53:42.344-04:00I am without words at the brutal beauty of this wr...I am without words at the brutal beauty of this writing. Thank you.Jean Jenningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06196240994719010142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post-22639288336203695942017-09-11T21:10:23.309-04:002017-09-11T21:10:23.309-04:00A beautiful essay.A beautiful essay.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06318174928862120631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post-37230032840796070902017-09-11T13:42:03.012-04:002017-09-11T13:42:03.012-04:00dear rebecca, thank you for your kinds words. as f...dear rebecca, thank you for your kinds words. as for your comments on faith, i make a great distinction between that which is spiritual and that which is religion. the former being about faith in nature, the latter being a social construct created by man to assert control and an attempt to explain the unexplainable.Christy Shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106761191160700997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5895440453335552117.post-38995343084109503402017-09-11T13:32:21.208-04:002017-09-11T13:32:21.208-04:00Such beauty in your love for Calvin and in writing...Such beauty in your love for Calvin and in writing about him. <br /><br />We have dear family friends with an adult daughter who has many medical issues, and who has two children with many disabilities. It is a difficult situation for them all. Our friends find much comfort and strength from their faith to shore them through some terribly stressful times that often come with those health problems, along with other shots that life just often throws out way. I don't question how it does but am grateful that something can bring some solace and energy when so needed. Little else does, and that faith can so do for some people makes it miraculous.<br /><br />For those fortunate to have thisFaith, it can bring peace that medicine, help, people cannot deliver. Such is the power of religion Rebecca yourighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280799506632923546noreply@blogger.com