tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post114246700717989151..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Room for friendshipjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1142708854512508212006-03-18T14:07:00.000-05:002006-03-18T14:07:00.000-05:00It's time I found out about retreats. We don't hav...It's time I found out about retreats. We don't have many here in Finland - but God invented planes :)see-through faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130170262035064482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1142546645327622372006-03-16T17:04:00.000-05:002006-03-16T17:04:00.000-05:00I totally understand the rock thing. People wonde...I totally understand the rock thing. People wonder why I have a basket of rocks, a plate full of rocks on my coffee table and tiny cairns in my yard; I'm constantly digging up rocks or bringing them home.listiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531432035830658570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1142528533489389482006-03-16T12:02:00.000-05:002006-03-16T12:02:00.000-05:00Mona: Soon as the weather gets warm enough, we wi...Mona: Soon as the weather gets warm enough, we will plan a blogger meet-up ....jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1142528291277591842006-03-16T11:58:00.000-05:002006-03-16T11:58:00.000-05:00I've never gone skinny-dipping, and I think it's a...I've never gone skinny-dipping, and I think it's about time I learned!Mona Buonanottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809435868294190789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1142522063867032362006-03-16T10:14:00.000-05:002006-03-16T10:14:00.000-05:00I love to read about your friendships. Your friend...I love to read about your friendships. Your friends sound so nice and each compliments your personality in some way. <BR/><BR/>The picture is beautiful!ccwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319415763862282537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1142514550381801282006-03-16T08:09:00.000-05:002006-03-16T08:09:00.000-05:00Andrea: It's Mount Saviour Monastery, in Elmira, ...Andrea: It's Mount Saviour Monastery, in Elmira, New York.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1142514384262924522006-03-16T08:06:00.000-05:002006-03-16T08:06:00.000-05:00"...because I'm a monk doesn't mean I don't know h..."...because I'm a monk doesn't mean I don't know how it is."<BR/><BR/>I love that line.<BR/><BR/>What a thoughtful post jo(e). The retreat sounds amazing. Mind if I ask what part of the country it's in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1142513831521119262006-03-16T07:57:00.000-05:002006-03-16T07:57:00.000-05:00I just want to say that I understand the rock thin...I just want to say that I understand the rock thing. I pick up rocks. I have one from childhood with a smiley face painted on it that I now use as a paperweight. I have 3 rocks from the Oregon coast displayed on my bathroom counter (decoration! :) I also have stones that are for rubbing. One has a pattern engraved on it and another has "Serenity" stamped on the top. When I was young, someone said, or I said (I can't remember now how it went) that I was going to have pet rocks instead of children. So far this has turned out to be true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1142512441774975852006-03-16T07:34:00.000-05:002006-03-16T07:34:00.000-05:00Jennifer: My husband was here with the kids on th...Jennifer: My husband was here with the kids on the weekend. On the weekdays I was gone, my youngest went to a neighbor's house after school since the older boys and my husband get home later. <BR/><BR/>I could not get away for a weekend when my kids were very young because I was always breastfeeding -- and my friends had babies and toddlers too. In those days, we would meet for a couple of hours at a restaurant and that would be our entire "getting-away" time. But about eight years ago, when none of us were breastfeeding anymore, we figured out that we could go away for a whole weekend and that is when we started going to the monastery. All four of us women have husbands who are at home on weekends AND extended family in the area and that made getting away without the kids possible.<BR/><BR/>As my kids have gotten older, I've stretched the weekends out to four or five days ....jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1142496137055591932006-03-16T03:02:00.000-05:002006-03-16T03:02:00.000-05:00Oh jo(e), you live such a nice life. This retreat ...Oh jo(e), you live such a nice life. This retreat sounds wonderful.<BR/><BR/>Out of curiosity -- what do you do with your kids when you're away for a whole weekend? I guess they're old enough to stay alone now; but what did you do when they weren't?Jennifer (ponderosa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17712875613623664156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1142484202038792672006-03-15T23:43:00.000-05:002006-03-15T23:43:00.000-05:00That sounds so serene. I wish I could take a retre...That sounds so serene. I wish I could take a retreat.T.W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14178923236771649468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1142477257634875802006-03-15T21:47:00.000-05:002006-03-15T21:47:00.000-05:00If I wasn't moving to Scotland, I'd be asking for ...If I wasn't moving to Scotland, I'd be asking for details of your next retreat!Jenevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052481060509174617noreply@blogger.com