tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post2790161799935792108..comments2023-10-03T20:27:10.322-04:00Comments on CREEKSIDE MINISTRIES: When the Prompt Brings a SmileLinda Stollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-63679204691483443062014-06-11T08:35:52.032-04:002014-06-11T08:35:52.032-04:00I'd be counting, too, Susan. I hear your long...I'd be counting, too, Susan. I hear your longing for her. What a loving legacy she has left to you. I'm grateful we could meet today ...Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-24260895296177011812014-06-11T08:28:13.589-04:002014-06-11T08:28:13.589-04:00Oh my, how I miss my mom's hands. Softer than ...Oh my, how I miss my mom's hands. Softer than a baby's behind, weathered by 86 years of holding, helping, baking, blessing, writing letters and cards, making pots of coffee, calling and encouraging friends and family, and folded in prayer. She's been gone 1 year and 8 months (who's counting?) and I can still feel her hands. Beautiful post Linda and I'm visiting your from Holley's Coffee for Your Heart (returning the visit!)Susan Shipehttp://hopehearthome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-36989033464933010632014-06-07T08:32:06.907-04:002014-06-07T08:32:06.907-04:00I hear you, Andrew, and I thank you for your graci...I hear you, Andrew, and I thank you for your graciousness. May today offer you the gift of building fresh memories ... yes, even in this season.<br /><br />Weekend blessings.Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-85315050177213747922014-06-07T00:38:45.488-04:002014-06-07T00:38:45.488-04:00Oh, Linda, how lovely...and how I envy you. I don&...Oh, Linda, how lovely...and how I envy you. I don't have memories like this.<br /><br />Please, continue to appreciate them, and share that love.<br /><br />http://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2014/06/spouse-replacement-dont-do-this.htmlAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-26475793256587659412014-06-06T22:33:28.193-04:002014-06-06T22:33:28.193-04:00Yes, Mary, she sent me the note via email and I po...Yes, Mary, she sent me the note via email and I posted it {which I do for any of my readers who have trouble navigating the posting process which sometimes gets glitchy!} And yes, I am thankful for the legacy that's passing down through the generations. By His grace ...<br /><br />Have a super weekend!<br /><br />;-}Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-52566349308065646372014-06-06T21:29:35.526-04:002014-06-06T21:29:35.526-04:00Your mom sounds wonderful and I loved that she sto...Your mom sounds wonderful and I loved that she stopped over to say "thanks" to you! Such sweetness! You know our parents' legacy lives on through us and all the best parts become out best parts too! Beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-77892524235579051402014-06-06T14:25:51.419-04:002014-06-06T14:25:51.419-04:00I so want to show my love for people when I can do...I so want to show my love for people when I can do it face to face ... or pen to paper or voice to voice. I want to do it while they are with me, to savor the joy, to share gratitude and hugs together. The older I get, the more I crave living in this moment. And not waiting til it's too late to say what I need to say.<br />Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-82252862574098977172014-06-06T14:17:48.467-04:002014-06-06T14:17:48.467-04:00Linda, how blessed you are to have such a mom! A b...Linda, how blessed you are to have such a mom! A beautiful tribute! Have a blessed weekend!Inspired By Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846209740481251443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-60935405501706546362014-06-06T14:17:12.827-04:002014-06-06T14:17:12.827-04:00I am blessed. Yes. So filled with gratitude, too...I am blessed. Yes. So filled with gratitude, too. And that you are blessed when you come to call is such a great encouragement to me, friend.<br /><br />Thank you.Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-83003797156122238552014-06-06T13:50:14.242-04:002014-06-06T13:50:14.242-04:00Linda, just beautiful and to then see the comment ...Linda, just beautiful and to then see the comment from your mom... oh my, what a joy to witness a profound love between a mother and daughter. Thank you so much for sharing. {Hugs} to you. Always blessed from what you share.Simply Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08583157577579026991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-57356008148691009042014-06-06T12:25:04.394-04:002014-06-06T12:25:04.394-04:00I can't capture the words, Mom. But I try ......I can't capture the words, Mom. But I try ...<br /><br />Hugs.Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-26971881519119818742014-06-06T12:21:41.110-04:002014-06-06T12:21:41.110-04:00I feel so very honored and speechless and humble a...I feel so very honored and speechless and humble and I could go on and on!!! Thank you so much for your beautiful tribute. I feel very unworthy of all that you have said. I have so much to be thankful for and constantly "Count My Many Blessings." Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-80997637081415942502014-06-06T10:36:43.297-04:002014-06-06T10:36:43.297-04:00Yep, her kids, grandkids, and the little great-gra...Yep, her kids, grandkids, and the little great-grand fans all rise and call her blessed. She truly is all that and more.Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-65594760690200206982014-06-06T10:35:05.453-04:002014-06-06T10:35:05.453-04:00Now you're gonna get ME crying, Alecia. Love ...Now you're gonna get ME crying, Alecia. Love that you're calling your Grandma!Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-58612799576097171462014-06-06T10:34:10.014-04:002014-06-06T10:34:10.014-04:00Ah, the nut didn't fall far from the tree, did...Ah, the nut didn't fall far from the tree, did it?!!<br /><br />;-}<br /><br />I'm glad you're here today, Ash!Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-33364745865422840812014-06-06T10:26:24.161-04:002014-06-06T10:26:24.161-04:00What an amazing woman your mom must be! There is n...What an amazing woman your mom must be! There is nothing better than the legacy we leave for our children. May we all give future generations a glimpse of Jesus!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844323769332769278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-34693766047802961692014-06-06T10:00:28.897-04:002014-06-06T10:00:28.897-04:00Oh my, (tears). I immediately thought of my Grandm...Oh my, (tears). I immediately thought of my Grandma when I saw the picture and then read your words. I think I'm going to call her right now. :)Alecia Simerskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930051713213737724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-64928802281643649782014-06-06T09:50:44.446-04:002014-06-06T09:50:44.446-04:00I think about sitting in church listening to Daddy...I think about sitting in church listening to Daddy preach and you would hold my hand too to keep ME quiet. You'd do the same thing to me, trace my fingers and fingernails. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-24208917552467988602014-06-06T08:28:08.487-04:002014-06-06T08:28:08.487-04:00No one, but no one has a memory like you, Marilyn!...No one, but no one has a memory like you, Marilyn! Glad to hear that you were entertained while Mom tried desperately to keep you quiet! Wonder if she ever got to worship during those early years ... or was she too busy trying to keep us still?<br /><br />And yes, it's 62 years. God is too good.<br /><br />Hugs.Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684802537865104750.post-55266169709476044472014-06-06T08:22:33.156-04:002014-06-06T08:22:33.156-04:00Linda, love your post! When I think of Mom, my fi...Linda, love your post! When I think of Mom, my first thought is her hands also! I always think of being a little girl in church and to keep me quiet during the sermon, I would hold her hand and trace her fingernails - like I was putting on that clear polish she always wore - (God forbid it would ever be a color!) Then I would play with her wedding and engagement rings, twisting them around her finger until the sermon would end! Now, many years later, they are celebrating their 62nd(?) anniversary tomorrow! Wonder what my kids would think of when they think of my hands. Marilynnoreply@blogger.com