tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post6346239636328669324..comments2023-08-15T07:15:18.480-07:00Comments on Two Guys Making That Money: Coincidence, I Think Not, Hump Day HmmUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post-54639346937603605062008-04-14T07:30:00.000-07:002008-04-14T07:30:00.000-07:00Better late than never, right? Thanks for commenti...Better late than never, right? Thanks for commenting, Angela. I'm glad you liked it. I still look back at times at this story and have to remind myself I lived it. I don't even have to romanticize the details much, either. They amaze even me. It would be fun to write it into a novel one day.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826309601023733396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post-90578451607264386802008-04-13T05:36:00.000-07:002008-04-13T05:36:00.000-07:00Sorry for being so late commenting (swamped with w...Sorry for being so late commenting (swamped with work, etc). You present a lovely story which illustrates that life is a journey which often works out in mysterious ways. It was really great to hear it.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384193725703209859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post-83935968556629916012008-04-10T07:51:00.000-07:002008-04-10T07:51:00.000-07:00I'd like to turn the story into a novel, too, for ...I'd like to turn the story into a novel, too, for the record, and some day we may well develop one together. Our story is certainly complex enough to make a Lifetime movie out of. I just have to find the time and motivation to start writing like that again. I haven't written a book seven years or more. It's somewhat disheartening to continually write things and know they stink. :)Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826309601023733396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post-44071377224595874342008-04-10T07:46:00.000-07:002008-04-10T07:46:00.000-07:00I'm definitely more in line with Melissa's and Ell...I'm definitely more in line with Melissa's and Ellie's thinking on "things happen for a reason." I've had enough rotten things happen that really helped me strengthen my faith and my resolve to realize that without them, I might be a very naive chump. I think it's very hard for your friend to go through that surgery, Julie, and I won't dare suggest a "reason" because it's simply not my place to. That said, it doesn't mean there isn't *A* reason, but like you said, perhaps not a *good* reason.<BR/><BR/>Suki, I'm glad you enjoyed the story, and hopefully I can live up to your expectations in future posts. Feel free to read through my last ninety-nine, if you want to get to know me better. I'm glad to earn my way on to another blogroll anyway I can.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to everyone for the comments. I was worried a lot of the day that my story was too long, since no one commented for a long time, and then I see five comments today. Thanks for the pick-me-up.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826309601023733396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post-88478366410014463672008-04-10T06:19:00.000-07:002008-04-10T06:19:00.000-07:00This is one of my favorite stories in the world. ...This is one of my favorite stories in the world. I'm hoping to turn it into a novel someday.le35https://www.blogger.com/profile/03897932629532339487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post-44442324108702175172008-04-10T06:17:00.000-07:002008-04-10T06:17:00.000-07:00Julie, I think that there are some bad times in li...Julie, <BR/><BR/>I think that there are some bad times in life, but I think even those things happen for a reason. It's through those trials that we think we shouldn't be dealing with that we go through the refiner's fire. Those chances are our opportunities to grow and learn how much the Savior can take on for us if we'll let him.le35https://www.blogger.com/profile/03897932629532339487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post-83274310848129828142008-04-10T05:42:00.000-07:002008-04-10T05:42:00.000-07:00That is really a very moving tale, and a beautiful...That is really a very moving tale, and a beautiful introduction to your blog :)<BR/><BR/>I wish I could reply more fully, but after my post and comments on Julie's and Melissa's blog.. I don't really have anything new to say. <BR/><BR/>I'm blogrolling you, hope you don't mind.Sukhalokahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839282055547314024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post-1299915714793409042008-04-09T18:15:00.000-07:002008-04-09T18:15:00.000-07:00See, that's where I differ from Julie. I do belie...See, that's where I differ from Julie. I do believe things happen for a reason. That reason may totally stink, but it is a reason.<BR/><BR/>Great story. Thanks for sharing.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599462281364463565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497678546248195850.post-59691902871555418662008-04-09T15:24:00.000-07:002008-04-09T15:24:00.000-07:00Your romance is a lovely and touching tale. :)I do...Your romance is a lovely and touching tale. :)<BR/><BR/>I don't think that things happen for a reason, per se. I can't apply that as a principle.<BR/><BR/>There is no good reason my good friend is gong back for a second surgery after months of chemo because they didn't get all the cancer. And her with a 2 and 4 year old. No good reason. <BR/><BR/>Later, often, when we look back, we can see a pattern, a fractal in the chaos if you will, and/or make peace with where we ended up, even if it's not where we meant to be.<BR/><BR/>And if we are blessed, we can make something good in the middle of it. So I agree with that point of yours, definitely.Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.com