Comments on: Advent: Seek for the Gift

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:59:07 +0000

Oh, and welcome the Carol the Second! We had two Carols in my fourth grade class. One loved to sing and so when she was young her family called her Christmas Carol, which later got shortened to Christmas, and then Chris. I asked her one time if it bothered her that people used Chris for her name, instead of Carol. She said she was Ned after her great aunt Carol, who used to frighten her. She much preferred Chris because then she could pretend her real name was Christine. She moved away over the summer, but I have often wonder if she really did give herself a new name (Christine) when she turned 18.

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:52:29 +0000

Somehow the story doesn’t seem quite right, in the sense that grieving is natural as a process, not usually as a single event. I guess that is the “miracle” part of the story.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:29:30 +0000

Ah! I’m glad you spoke up, Carol-the-First. I just assumed that the first comment was yours!

Carol in comment #1, I’m going to edit your name slightly to distinguish between you — you’re welcome to modify your handle any way you like when you comment again. Welcome to Keepa.

By: Carol

Carol — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:33:03 +0000

There’s another Carol here! Hello.

By: Carol [2]

Carol [2] — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:01:47 +0000

"Rod’s thoughts bred bitterness. He was thankful the children were young. That they could not be hurt as he had been. They had loved their mother. But they would forget her." Oh, my goodness!