tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895793774588239843.post5643625470458101664..comments2016-02-13T08:30:34.101-06:00Comments on Payan Ponders: Slice of Life: Fourth of JulyAndrea http://www.blogger.com/profile/12851457862977465669noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895793774588239843.post-6061312028808263692013-07-04T15:10:14.320-05:002013-07-04T15:10:14.320-05:00Thank you. Thank you. Andrea https://www.blogger.com/profile/12851457862977465669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895793774588239843.post-13855024385522187342013-07-04T15:09:08.541-05:002013-07-04T15:09:08.541-05:00Thank you so much. I love how you put that...so p...Thank you so much. I love how you put that...so poetic!Andrea https://www.blogger.com/profile/12851457862977465669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895793774588239843.post-48069817083189494912013-07-04T15:02:25.921-05:002013-07-04T15:02:25.921-05:00Thank you! It helps that I get to be around a smi...Thank you! It helps that I get to be around a smiling and cheerful baby :)Andrea https://www.blogger.com/profile/12851457862977465669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895793774588239843.post-1249683250073516172013-07-04T15:01:51.692-05:002013-07-04T15:01:51.692-05:00I am glad that you shared with me. I am so sorry ...I am glad that you shared with me. I am so sorry to hear about your loss. That must have been awful waiting to find out what had happened to your mom. The fact that it was her birthday too must have made this a very difficult time of the year for you each year. Glad to see that you have been able to turn it around to a celebration of your mom. I hope I can do the same. Andrea https://www.blogger.com/profile/12851457862977465669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895793774588239843.post-20518360629741376632013-07-03T08:37:50.137-05:002013-07-03T08:37:50.137-05:00So sorry about your dad. I lost my dad when I was ...So sorry about your dad. I lost my dad when I was in my thirties,just a few days before Christmas, and I can't even imagine what it would have been like to lose him as a child. It sounds like the Fourth was a really special holiday for your family. I hope you can reclaim that this year! Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895793774588239843.post-39684663635676547742013-07-03T07:03:51.510-05:002013-07-03T07:03:51.510-05:00Andrea, Thank you for sharing this slice with us.....Andrea, Thank you for sharing this slice with us... I am constantly reminded that life is not the same for everyone, and it's so good for us to see through another person's eyes. May this fourth be a celebration of the new life in your lives. Maybe you'll see your father in the sparkles that rain down from the sky this year. Best wishes.Joy Kirrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08883167887036480979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895793774588239843.post-829263612347690532013-07-03T05:43:17.262-05:002013-07-03T05:43:17.262-05:00Andrea, I'm so happy for to be with family and...Andrea, I'm so happy for to be with family and turn the your 4th back around to a day to cherish. I'll be thinking about you,<br />BonnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895793774588239843.post-73139849421989599482013-07-02T23:12:04.314-05:002013-07-02T23:12:04.314-05:00I hope your are able to recapture some of the joy ...I hope your are able to recapture some of the joy of your earlier celebrations this year. My own mom was killed in a small plane crash on the 4th of July and the crash site was not found until July 10th her birthday. I was 22 and that was 35 years ago. So I truly understand. It wasn't until last year that I decided to start celebrating my wonderful mom on this anniversary instead of remembering the tragedy of the loss. Maybe it won't take you so long.writekimwritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910094603036735657noreply@blogger.com