Comments on: Parents — clip and save

By: Walter

Walter — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:18:05 +0000

Nice – thanks for the perspective.

By: pastor dave

pastor dave — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:02:29 +0000

nice thots, plus probably some good spiritual application could be made…

By: Brie

Brie — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:38:52 +0000

I’m with Wendy- this post definitely made me cry. Maybe it’s because I’m a (relatively) new parent and am trying to soak up all of the moments when Noah does things like say “Momma? C’mere! Run!” and then runs away across the living room to be chased or grabs a book and then backs into my lap. I know that someday he won’t do those things anymore, and I know that more than anything, I’ll want to have him around.

Christmas is a big deal in my family. Christmas Eve was Dad’s birthday, so things are bittersweet now that he’s gone. We still throw Bing on the CD player, though, and we still try to get everyone together. Looking forward to putting up the tree this year….

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:35:36 +0000

I cried when I read this. For the years I lived in another country, and did not call my parents enough. Spending time with them was difficult enough when we lived in the same city. Separated by an ocean and very expensive airfares made it so much harder. They are both dead now.

By: Brian M

Brian M — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:14:08 +0000

How I’d advertise your blog post above:

What the necktie industry does NOT want you to hear!
Seriously, thanks Patrick

By: Steve Baggett

Steve Baggett — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:29:07 +0000

Thanks for sharing about what is important in life. My boys are still pre-teen, but alas the teen and post-teen-time is coming. I treasure all the good and not as good times with them and bask in their love.
Some of the best holiday gifts I’ve ever heard of are families that give to a cause in honor of a family member. How good it is to know that someone was helped instead of receiving another thing that will sit around and collect dust.

By: Lance

Lance — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:04:27 +0000

Even though my kids are still young (8 & 4), I felt a lot of nostalgia. I can already see the days coming where my daughter will be more wrapped up in her friends and others and won’t want kisses and hugs from her daddy. Thanks for the reminder Patrick. Will call the folks this evening.

By: reJoyce

reJoyce — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:40:22 +0000

Very true.

By: That Girl

That Girl — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:26:35 +0000

Oh… I guess I’ll do better about the phone.

By: Greg England

Greg England — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:10:24 +0000

Wow! This is exactly what I tried to convey to my children regarding Christmas this year. Since you said we could pass it on to our kids, I may edit it just a little and write it to my children.