Where did the week go? So yet another week has slipped past me. Are you ready to dine?
Appetizer: What are you proud of?
I thought long and hard about this before I answered and I would have to say that I’m proud of myself. I’ve made a life for myself with a good man who I have been married to for 18 years this April and we have had three beautiful children together. Making it eighteen years married to the same man is something to be proud of. It has not always been easy, but we both stuck it out. Losing our youngest daughter in July of 1992 was the hardest thing that we had to face together as a couple. I’ve overcome a lot of obstacles in my life. I’m proud of the successful community that I have built together with my husband. I find myself wanting to believe in myself more, and well that alone is something to be proud of.
Soup:What is the best thing you’ve ever won as a prize?
I’d have to say, a ten speed bike in grade 8.
Salad:Name something you do that is a waste of time.
Defend myself when people post crap about me online. I have learned that it a waste of time.
Main Course:In what year of your life did you change the most?
Pain and sadness has changed my life in a lot of ways. If I look back on my life, I’d have to say I change the most the year after my mother passed away.
Dessert:Where is a place you consider to be very tranquil?
I like to sit down by the water. I find it to be very tranquil.
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17 responses so far ↓
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 12:20 am
You are indeed a very strong woman who I’m proud to know. You also have a very loving husband and a wonderful family. I am glad to be your friend.
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 1:40 am
So sorry to hear about your daughter. That would have been a terribly difficult time. You do sound like a strong woman, often it the suffering and the hardship that we have had to endure that shapes us.
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 4:38 am
I am sorry for your losses. I can’t think of any greater loss than that of a child. Hugs..
Mine is up too
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 6:04 am
Rose, I like your list here today. You should be proud…18 years is wonderful and raising children is not an easy task. I am proud of you as well!!!
Pain and suffering changes all of us…does’t it? There is something about it that alters ones outlook on life and values things that have not been valued before.
I’m so happy that you and Shawn have build this writing community and that you have this site. I come each day, happy to have found like minded people. Thanks for being so kind!
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 6:42 am
You do have a lot to be proud of. We’ve been married for 18 years in June too. Going through Izzy’s near drowning has been tough but, I too am proud that we’ve kept it together. I like how reading others responses remind me of other possibilities. I enjoyed your feast!
♥
Annie
My Life as Annie!
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 8:00 am
You should be proud Rose, life is the hardest thing any of us will ever have to do. And it makes it a lot easier when two people can do it together. If you choose to move a moutain, instead of climbing it. You will never know what it feels like to stand on top if it. Have a Great Weekend everyone.
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 8:05 am
I love your feast. Great appetizer. A wonderful and successful family is indeed something to be greatly proud of.
I agree with your salad.
Have a wonderful weekend ahead!
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 8:44 am
A very lovely feast! Your appetizer was excellent. Losing a love one is not easy. It’s one of the hardest things for a person to deal with, and more so when it’s your own child. You’ve come a long way and it’s something to really be proud of.
Thanks for stopping by.
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 8:48 am
I’m so sorry about the loss of your daughter. Congratulations on 18 years of marriage!
My dessert was similar to yours.
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 8:50 am
You have a great feast here . The water is a very tranquil place. Have a good weekend.
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 11:00 am
Happy Friday to you and all your readers. I want to tell you what a blessing you have been to me. I received an email today from Lisa Bowman at The Religion Network. She had contacted me a couple of weeks ago about doing some of my poems, as well as a short bio.What a blessing you have been! I know my Dad is smiling in heaven today, even though every day in heaven, is a good one
God Bless-
Kate
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Very smart about not defending yourself… you’re right, it’s just a waste of time. Better not to waste any thought on it, even, ya know?
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 2:08 pm
You have alot to be proud of, a good marriage, and family. Wonderful feast, Rose!
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Believing in yourself is a good thing. You’ve dealt with a lot of sorrow. Losing a child is probably the worst sorrow a parent can have, and it never goes away. I’m so sorry for your losses. I’m impressed by your strengths.
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 6:05 pm
Sorry for your losses. That seems to be the times we grow the most.
It is true to waste time on negative nasties. As the saying goes, ” He who angers you controls you.”
Have a great weekend.
Wrote: Mar 30, 2007 at 10:12 pm
Great feast – very moving. So sorry for your losses.
Congrats on your wonderful marriage.
Wrote: Mar 31, 2007 at 3:41 pm
I understand the water, but usually it’s not a place I can be tranquil. The most tranquil in the water for me was when they put me in a Gumby suit (for cold water) and threw me in the Allegheny River for river rescue practice — and then drove off in the boat. I floated down the Allegheny, waiting for rescue in the near-freezing water. They actually paid me for that….