tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855875045876217563.post7124499943100986482..comments2024-01-07T01:32:31.208-07:00Comments on Cruisin' with Cricket: We never know ...Becky Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10053287942631827068noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855875045876217563.post-84159806023072670102009-11-13T19:13:17.171-07:002009-11-13T19:13:17.171-07:00Oh, S, that is BEAUTIFUL. Thank you so much for s...Oh, S, that is BEAUTIFUL. Thank you so much for sharing.Becky Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053287942631827068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855875045876217563.post-38086445089277613922009-11-13T18:22:30.273-07:002009-11-13T18:22:30.273-07:00Our dear Birth Mother wrote in her journal that wa...Our dear Birth Mother wrote in her journal that was sent to us after placement of Layla and she writes about the night she spent laboring to deliver Layla naturally after 22 hours and she said she recalls,<br /><br /> "That just when it gets so hard that you think you can't do it anymore... that's when you're almost there and the end is near. That's when you decide if the outcome is worth the effort.... and it was." <br /><br />I often think back about her amazing strength and willingness to fight for something so pure!s day @ sdayrunning.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220616440904729366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855875045876217563.post-44248801508561485472009-11-13T14:51:22.905-07:002009-11-13T14:51:22.905-07:00R, you made me cry! I love what Dave said about t...R, you made me cry! I love what Dave said about the toolbox. Thanks for the great post, Becky!Infrequent Flyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695917474916791473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855875045876217563.post-79075663212767572362009-11-13T11:37:21.875-07:002009-11-13T11:37:21.875-07:00R: Wow -- that is inspiring. Thank you SO much fo...R: Wow -- that is inspiring. Thank you SO much for sharing.Becky Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053287942631827068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855875045876217563.post-1135750172547336242009-11-13T11:34:39.182-07:002009-11-13T11:34:39.182-07:00Dave, my O & M instructor, on a lesson, told m...Dave, my O & M instructor, on a lesson, told me I was handling things so well. I said I couldn't take credit, I was given the tools for how to live life in my fellowship and in therapy and my higher power. Dave said, "You can lay a toolbox at a carpenter's feet, but if he doesn't pick it up, he won't build a house." <br /><br />He reminded me that I can take credit, because I picked up the tools. <br /><br />My old pool league operator, after a phenomenal loss in the game of 9-ball told me, "One can't fully appreciate a victory until he experiences defeat." <br /><br />So true. I was defeated when I went blind. And now my life is so full and so amazing, I rarely feel that old defeat. <br /><br />Thank you for making me think of these things...Rohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221466457945806775noreply@blogger.com