tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post2596768215686437846..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: The Best Giveaway EverElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-36859339715788434032012-02-21T08:55:11.239-08:002012-02-21T08:55:11.239-08:00Congratulations to the winners!Congratulations to the winners!Gbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895779471612397202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-71693660347239716502012-02-20T22:35:55.868-08:002012-02-20T22:35:55.868-08:00So bummed to have missed this giveaway.So bummed to have missed this giveaway.pysanki.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16983697204378310519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-21512555136358977172012-02-19T07:22:11.056-08:002012-02-19T07:22:11.056-08:00This book looks touching!This book looks touching!Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942774932943223547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-67800578279200743102012-02-18T19:14:26.061-08:002012-02-18T19:14:26.061-08:00I found your blog through a comment you left on in...I found your blog through a comment you left on in jennie's kitchen. I haven't been to Karen's blog but will be going there tomorrow. I would love to win a copy of this book. i live in Canada but can provide a US address if necessary. I was drawn to your blog because I have a developmentally disabled 15 year old daughter who is the youngest of my 5 kids.s.e.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-49555319188011123182012-02-17T11:41:45.970-08:002012-02-17T11:41:45.970-08:00[I don't know if I can read it. I lost my firs...[I don't know if I can read it. I lost my first and, though healthy now, the shadow of pneumonia & leukemia always chase my daughter.]<br /><br />But I trust you and I have plenty of kleenex to use while reading. Visiting the dark corners of reality, my past, & my over-active imagination is healthy. Right?krlrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392064691347464660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-60344256723538200712012-02-17T10:43:55.663-08:002012-02-17T10:43:55.663-08:00Would love to read the book as a pediatric health ...Would love to read the book as a pediatric health care person and a mom...Looking forward to hearing what the system did right , and will be unsurprised at what it did wrong. Will pick it up on amazon as my son stole my kindle.. no need to enter me in the drawing as I can't wait to read a book that will be compelling enough to read in one day! Exactly what I need, thanks for the review.colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329067973795030839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-73865833202511799082012-02-17T09:04:39.385-08:002012-02-17T09:04:39.385-08:00I have been deeply inspired by Katie's story a...I have been deeply inspired by Katie's story and Karen's blog for several years. Our family just lost our beautiful Taylor in October after a 4 1/2 year battle with Brain Cancer...what these catestrophic illnesses do to families is just heartbreaking, but it is patients like Katie and Taylor and families like Karen's and mine that give meaning to these horrible dramas! I would love a copy of the book and truly look forward to reading it! All the BEST and Deepest Love and appreciation for revealing so much to the world and helping them understand! We are forever changed!Taylor's Heart Gallery https://www.blogger.com/profile/07803499812787626624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-35668244264870519092012-02-16T22:46:20.955-08:002012-02-16T22:46:20.955-08:00I ordered a copy a few days ago and can't wait...I ordered a copy a few days ago and can't wait for it to arrive! Don't enter me in the giveaway -- I just wanted to thank you for this post and share my enthusiasm for what I know will be a wonderful book.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399324383367077919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-70949376736115941732012-02-16T20:33:10.856-08:002012-02-16T20:33:10.856-08:00I should note that the book will be available on K...I should note that the book will be available on Kindle as soon as the good folks at createspace finish converting the files. Thank you for all of these kind and encouraging comments!Gbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895779471612397202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-71913803045965860012012-02-16T20:13:10.053-08:002012-02-16T20:13:10.053-08:00I always told people, who were frightened to visit...I always told people, who were frightened to visit us on our oncology floor, by not coming, you have quite possibly missed one of the greatest gifts of your life. Children bearing the unimaginable and doing with the most amazing grace and forgiveness. The floor held the deepest of sorrows but unparelled beauty as well.<br /><br />Karen has so unselfishly chosen to share the most intimate details of one of the most private and personal experiences of a parents life: the living and the leaving from this world,of ones child. I find that remarkably unselfish, not to mention courageous.<br /><br />I am going to buy her book on my Kindle, no need to add me to the drawing, just wanted to leave a message thanking you for sharing her story and to Karen for sharing Katies beautiful life with us all.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209967185741239050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-58112697793425065232012-02-16T19:59:10.377-08:002012-02-16T19:59:10.377-08:00I'd love to read this book and possibly have i...I'd love to read this book and possibly have it as a read for one of my book groups. I see it's not available on the Kindle so hope it will be soon if I don't win it here.<br /><br />I am always inspired and amazed at the power of human love, especially that of parents for children. <br /><br />Thank you for this book in advance, whether I win it or buy it.Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-85220073860249988432012-02-16T19:27:58.830-08:002012-02-16T19:27:58.830-08:00The personal courage and stamina required to write...The personal courage and stamina required to write a memoir like this never ceases to amaze me. Writing requires re-living the details, and yes, there may be some peace in that, but I suspect that the resolution and the heartbreak are not equal in measure. A good memoir is a lifeline. A chance for a reader who needs solace or guidance or information to connect with a story that may, quite literally, save them.Denise Emanuel Clemenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982725113569943337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-56669274043009081682012-02-16T19:16:09.194-08:002012-02-16T19:16:09.194-08:00I would just like to thank Karen for sharing this ...I would just like to thank Karen for sharing this journey with us, and allowing her family's story to encourage, inspire and comfort others. Blessings!Sue Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079947000342490241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-88101933606129517112012-02-16T17:58:07.595-08:002012-02-16T17:58:07.595-08:00I found your blog, I believe, through Karen's ...I found your blog, I believe, through Karen's blog, and I have been checking in with both of you daily for about five months. I like you guys - down to earth, optimistic, gracious, passionate about your children. Please know that you and Karen inspire others with every post you write. Thank you.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704302786098569622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-26364125003856186732012-02-16T17:18:30.728-08:002012-02-16T17:18:30.728-08:00I want one!I want one!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13070297384173508509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-40858664998352658382012-02-16T17:10:58.132-08:002012-02-16T17:10:58.132-08:00I love that you were completely consumed by the bo...I love that you were completely consumed by the book and, because I trust your judgment, I will immediately go out and buy it right now. I won't put my name in for the giveaway since I think I won your last giveaway for the book "Mothers of Intention" and think someone else ought to have a chance ;-).<br /><br />Kinship, community, fellowship. That's what it's all about. So pleased you found some with Karen. I hope her book finds those who need it most and benefits many.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-40601419065629008482012-02-16T16:57:19.022-08:002012-02-16T16:57:19.022-08:00This s a touching post, Elizabeth, at so many leve...This s a touching post, Elizabeth, at so many levels, that of friendship and of parenting, especially the parenting that involves the extreme demands of a child with a disability and further the demands of losing a child. I can almost not bear to think about it. My best wishes to Karen and to you both. I should like to read Karen's book very much.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-42061234982643127622012-02-16T16:48:38.331-08:002012-02-16T16:48:38.331-08:00Congratulations to Karen for her strength and grac...Congratulations to Karen for her strength and grace to share this story with others. Your tribute to her is lovely, Elizabeth.<br /><br />There is so much to learn and know in this world of sick and dying children. There is so much loveliness and hope among the sadness and despair. It never quite balances out, but those moments of light keep us slogging through the dark hours.Maggie Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578683202372124444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-62979066654781123512012-02-16T16:41:51.817-08:002012-02-16T16:41:51.817-08:00I am a dear friend of Karen's too. We met by ...I am a dear friend of Karen's too. We met by blogging, with the similar loss of our only daughters-yet quite a different cause for their much to early deaths. <br />My daughter, Sarah, and her daughter, Katie-we both think have met and were part of the way that Karen and I have met along with 2 other marvelous women---both who lost sons. <br />The journey of losing one of your children is something a mother hates to imagine will ever happen to her---and yet in this land we find ourselves now living--has incredible hues of beauty that we would never have known. Not that any of us would give up immediately, but unfortunately, we don't get a vote to do that. In this land of loss, I have met and leaned on some incredible women. For that I am thankful. I can't wait to read her book. Hopefully, someday, I too will do the same. Thank you for a wonderful tribute to Katie and her mom.christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16180215425135094321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-58557109779790201412012-02-16T16:18:04.149-08:002012-02-16T16:18:04.149-08:00I have known about sweet Katie for a few years aft...I have known about sweet Katie for a few years after you mentioned her. I've also visited Karen's blog from time to time. To lose a child must be the greatest grief know. To put it into words for others to share and receive comfort from is a truly unselfish gift.<br /><br />Best,<br />BonnieFrom the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789641912016566894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-52635720816177925062012-02-16T15:31:08.218-08:002012-02-16T15:31:08.218-08:00The cover photograph is so beautiful
and grace-fil...The cover photograph is so beautiful<br />and grace-filled.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307534252847118376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-18184789932289105252012-02-16T14:56:09.479-08:002012-02-16T14:56:09.479-08:00I started writing this long, long comment. Then I ...I started writing this long, long comment. Then I just couldn't do it. <br />This is what I want to say- thank-you, Elizabeth, for opening windows into rooms many of us have never entered. And to Karen, as well, thank-you.<br />That's all.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-22571613427425958752012-02-16T14:28:15.887-08:002012-02-16T14:28:15.887-08:00Elizabeth, thank you. I've autographed the boo...Elizabeth, thank you. I've autographed the books and they'll be on their way to you soon. Blessings to you and all who read this!Gbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895779471612397202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-2344808910573860942012-02-16T14:26:20.680-08:002012-02-16T14:26:20.680-08:00I would love to read a copy of Karen's book! ...I would love to read a copy of Karen's book! I have followed her blog off and on from hopefulparents.org. I would read it as a special needs mom myself and also as a current nursing student (in my 40s! second career for me) who may work with families and sick children someday. I am sure I can learn a lot from her personal journey. She certainly has a positive spirit that shines through in her blog.<br /><br />Carrie T.CarrieThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06806625193810087841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-12257537756604924312012-02-16T14:21:57.591-08:002012-02-16T14:21:57.591-08:00Is this the same Katie who inspired Katie's Co...Is this the same Katie who inspired Katie's Comforters Guild (and for which you knit a blanket)?<br /><br />If all goes as planned (ha!), I'm hoping to work as a pediatric oncology nurse when I graduate. I would love to read their story, and to learn more about Katie.Julia O'Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16330856629856439993noreply@blogger.com