tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post5642803800111426673..comments2023-12-02T23:10:46.612-06:00Comments on and the duck said...: Just a Pair of ShoesMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18010155174814652914noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-71625300663562321592008-08-27T16:29:00.001-05:002008-08-27T16:29:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464318343985100834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-55036765877346940392008-08-27T16:29:00.000-05:002008-08-27T16:29:00.000-05:00Such a sad story. Great shot to go with it though...Such a sad story. Great shot to go with it though. Friendships can be so complicated, most definitely.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464318343985100834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-12918087956578877892008-08-26T11:13:00.000-05:002008-08-26T11:13:00.000-05:00Wonderful post! I think we all can relate...I know...Wonderful post! I think we all can relate...I know I can. Thank you for the trip down memory lane~Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641342051942358801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-56766780854561571072008-08-26T10:49:00.000-05:002008-08-26T10:49:00.000-05:00This made me think about a recent lost friendship....This made me think about a recent lost friendship. And, every so often something comes up that reminds me of her....like this post. Not sure if time will mend, we'll see.mandaroo63https://www.blogger.com/profile/01341486177836403726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-24896032791664444332008-08-25T22:07:00.000-05:002008-08-25T22:07:00.000-05:00In reading your post (twice) and each of the comme...In reading your post (twice) and each of the comments above mine, I am struck by how common it is for relationships to be broken and for our hearts to carry little scars. Or in some cases, big gashes. It's funny in a sad kind of way: I thought I was the only one who knew this kind of pain. How self-centered of me!<BR/><BR/>I'm confident that it was no accident you saw that memory-evoking pair of shoes. <BR/><BR/>Reconciliation is a beautiful thing, but it is a hard process to get there - and both sides have to want to work for it. I'm learning that myself. I just read a great book called The Gift of Forgiveness by Charles Stanley that gave me a lot of insight into my relationships and how forgiveness is better for the "victim" than the one who asks (or doesn't ask) for it. <BR/><BR/>Still, all the learning in the world about forgiveness and reconciliation doesn't make it any easier. God is helping me through it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing a deeper piece of yourself this week, Maggie.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08132178482203482101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-89719366992535714982008-08-25T21:36:00.000-05:002008-08-25T21:36:00.000-05:00beautiful tribute to friendship and a beautiful ph...beautiful tribute to friendship and a beautiful photo.Phyllis Sommerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654761832717723000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-73215199123224437122008-08-25T19:28:00.000-05:002008-08-25T19:28:00.000-05:00What a tough thing to process. Something so ordin...What a tough thing to process. Something so ordinary, but really just not. It does seem often that it's the ordinary things that stick with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-72168704916834984732008-08-25T18:04:00.000-05:002008-08-25T18:04:00.000-05:00Beautiful post...Friendships are so difficult some...Beautiful post...Friendships are so difficult sometimes...No matter which direction they go, they always take apart of our hearts with them! Love the picture...perfect picture for your post.Jaimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189922459197248391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-65968410946529171812008-08-25T16:30:00.000-05:002008-08-25T16:30:00.000-05:00Maggie...I'm smiling a sad smile. How in the worl...Maggie...I'm smiling a sad smile. How in the world could we NOT relate to what you said? In my situation, something that started out so straight, so easy, so comfortable ended up looking like a knarled tree that neither one of us recognized. As much as we both would probably like the simple sapling back, it will probably never happen. In our case, too many little mistakes, too many upsets, a few too many bumps in the road. Our only option was to walk away, each looking back toward the other with tears in our eyes. <BR/><BR/>By itself your image is awesome, as usual. With the story, your image is moving--in the soul moving.nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758393907259378213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-2251838141967878032008-08-25T14:00:00.000-05:002008-08-25T14:00:00.000-05:00great post! and the shoe shot is wonderful!!great post! and the shoe shot is wonderful!!Blueberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521767226198742529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-10663831784356617612008-08-25T12:20:00.000-05:002008-08-25T12:20:00.000-05:00Great shoe shot. And it is too true about circumst...Great shoe shot. And it is too true about circumstances and friendships. That just happen sometimes.Killlashandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16655705881605627747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-82598908492878074412008-08-25T12:04:00.000-05:002008-08-25T12:04:00.000-05:00Beautiful post, and great shot of the shoes. Than...Beautiful post, and great shot of the shoes. Thanks for sharing!Sarah-Jihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142448253137096632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-61885722529039617712008-08-25T10:23:00.000-05:002008-08-25T10:23:00.000-05:00It seems most of us can relate to your post. I kno...It seems most of us can relate to your post. I know I can. And I miss those people, the friends who got away. There are a few, I'm sure that I haven't thought about for a time until something, like shoes, reminds me. <BR/><BR/>Very nice words and picture.Rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258281668078059348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-24487177334064289712008-08-25T10:10:00.000-05:002008-08-25T10:10:00.000-05:00Oh, what a beautifully written post. It evokes so...Oh, what a beautifully written post. It evokes so many different emotions and the photo is perfect. Great post!!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480941123454110333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-46783333086928903822008-08-25T09:18:00.000-05:002008-08-25T09:18:00.000-05:00Beautifully written.Beautifully written.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317713271510200054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-60244607829252544362008-08-25T09:09:00.000-05:002008-08-25T09:09:00.000-05:00This is a story that so many can relate to...so be...This is a story that so many can relate to...so beautifully written. Great shot too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-88137790186121825732008-08-25T06:53:00.001-05:002008-08-25T06:53:00.001-05:00Oh Maggie! Wow, this is powerful. and so beautiful...Oh Maggie! Wow, this is powerful. and so beautifully written. The path life takes is full of trists and turns...perhaps your paths will join again one day.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604713846429464708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-25945022965017210332008-08-25T06:53:00.000-05:002008-08-25T06:53:00.000-05:00Ouch.Ouch.Arizaphalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402602175460446158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-9536014059606182422008-08-25T01:05:00.000-05:002008-08-25T01:05:00.000-05:00What a wonderful sentiment. Loved this best shot ...What a wonderful sentiment. Loved this best shot entry.Marie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-13254252785243837642008-08-25T00:20:00.000-05:002008-08-25T00:20:00.000-05:00so perfectly written and the photo, too. wow. i fe...so perfectly written and the photo, too. wow. i felt like i was on the street experiencing that with you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06149717047591581895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-52221765322916559142008-08-24T22:23:00.000-05:002008-08-24T22:23:00.000-05:00I have been there... It's a sad and terrible thing...I have been there... It's a sad and terrible thing. You really wrote out how the emotions role, though. Great post and GREAT photo!Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002483063520010362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-78072937013070716622008-08-24T22:20:00.000-05:002008-08-24T22:20:00.000-05:00lovely post. losing a friendship is always painfu...lovely post. losing a friendship is always painful, but your accompanying photo brought a smile to my face. :)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061275253922505835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-12240474085220946852008-08-24T21:58:00.000-05:002008-08-24T21:58:00.000-05:00I had a close friend that we choose to walk away t...I had a close friend that we choose to walk away too. This brought back so many of those feelings. Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-35677587795301644352008-08-24T20:30:00.000-05:002008-08-24T20:30:00.000-05:00I am sorry about your loss of friendship. I too ha...I am sorry about your loss of friendship. I too had one of those and it still breaks my heart years later.<BR/><BR/>I love how you said "they were as familiar to you as breathing". I so get that....<BR/><BR/>Beautiful post and picture to go with it.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003964060016335357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812386054966530783.post-62016790355931461072008-08-24T20:07:00.000-05:002008-08-24T20:07:00.000-05:00Beautiful words for a beautiful picture :)Beautiful words for a beautiful picture :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317694624402089404noreply@blogger.com