tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867427324036295912.post1719507610145608446..comments2023-11-03T02:06:14.836-07:00Comments on according to kelly...: i'm almost off the soap box.kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08366217382075432901noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867427324036295912.post-59279233471937762562007-08-16T22:02:00.000-07:002007-08-16T22:02:00.000-07:00I remember meeting your Uncle Russel when I lived ...I remember meeting your Uncle Russel when I lived with you for that year or so... we swam at his pool. He definitely made an impact on me that I still remember - fun loving, full of life, a great guy. I'm sorry for another loss. Not to be irreverent or anything... but I think it's probably wonderful to know that you'll see them again, but I'm sure the wait just sucks. You're amazing to continue on with your bright attitude and freshness for life. Way to go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867427324036295912.post-54721938308169721572007-08-15T11:26:00.000-07:002007-08-15T11:26:00.000-07:00i love you kelly. you are brave and wonderful and ...i love you kelly. you are brave and wonderful and you have such goodness inside. i loved this post. thank you for helping me press pause and mean it.martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027406340527614561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867427324036295912.post-1115010589158843452007-08-15T08:32:00.000-07:002007-08-15T08:32:00.000-07:00I love the quote at the end. I need to always rem...I love the quote at the end. I need to always remember those words and make my life what i hope it to be! i hope you can find comfort at this time.Shakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523068694149199847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867427324036295912.post-67508030353608707402007-08-15T01:48:00.000-07:002007-08-15T01:48:00.000-07:00you always have great things to say on your soap b...you always have great things to say on your soap box...i have to say that you did an amazing job yesterday, one that i was soooooo proud of...you represented our family with grace, dignity and love...thanks....mama johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338574002894042609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867427324036295912.post-26770579812458894122007-08-14T23:45:00.000-07:002007-08-14T23:45:00.000-07:00You are awesome, Kelly. You may hold some emotion...You are awesome, Kelly. You may hold some emotions in, but you let out the important ones: love, faith, joy, gratitude. Most of us haven't grasped the basic lessons you're teaching us from your soap box. Thanks for making us think.Travelin'Omahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415472674768977723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867427324036295912.post-53577732481119534292007-08-14T23:24:00.000-07:002007-08-14T23:24:00.000-07:00Sorry to hear about your Uncle Bug. Sounds like h...Sorry to hear about your Uncle Bug. Sounds like he was an amazing guy. And I'm sure your talk was awesome (so hard to do at at a funeral). Makes me realize that all my issues in the grand scheme of things aren't so bad afterall. Hang in there. <BR/>And as usual- love the quote!Mique (as in Mickey)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11129020776151483738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867427324036295912.post-85897720631087299372007-08-14T21:59:00.000-07:002007-08-14T21:59:00.000-07:00I'm so sorry for your loss. I have had to be at t...I'm so sorry for your loss. I have had to be at two funerals in the last two years... I couldn't speak. I wrote and made other people speak for me. I just knew if I tried nobody would be able to understand a garbled word of it. My younger brother and my sweet 93 year old Grandma.<BR/><BR/>But speaking of soap... I've posted about soap tonight too... I know it's a trivial little thing in the scheme of life and death (super trivial) but maybe it will be a itsy bitsy bright spot.<BR/><BR/>Grace and peace be yours in abundance.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607231961543237279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867427324036295912.post-54424973596197837762007-08-14T20:14:00.000-07:002007-08-14T20:14:00.000-07:00I've never thought of you as being, as Jeff puts i...I've never thought of you as being, as Jeff puts it, "an ice princess". Hang in there sis, I'm keeping you in my prayers...love you! -ali xoxoAlison Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504123138537351148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867427324036295912.post-1629113457633631102007-08-14T19:33:00.000-07:002007-08-14T19:33:00.000-07:00I'm quite enjoying your soap box, actually. It's ...I'm quite enjoying your soap box, actually. It's refreshing and thought provoking. This must be a difficult time for you. I can't help but reevaluate my life path at a funeral. It just puts everything into perspective. I want to live my life like your Uncle Bug and like your poem. I just don't know how.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867427324036295912.post-65586979980689270262007-08-14T19:02:00.000-07:002007-08-14T19:02:00.000-07:00I can't believe you have had to go through this ag...I can't believe you have had to go through this again and again! I'm so sorry. I totally remember your uncle...what a personality. Your dad, too. Such great guys and it is not fair! Hang in there...Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290994546386816813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867427324036295912.post-72207964304325699632007-08-14T18:31:00.000-07:002007-08-14T18:31:00.000-07:00I'm so sorry your family had to do this again. I ...I'm so sorry your family had to do this again. I had the privledge of meeting your dad once when Josh and I were first married - he was a great guy. Sounds like your uncle was, too. You are totally right to be on a soapbox even without this tragedy, so get up on it once in a while. The rest of us need the reminders. Hugs and prayers for your family from ours!Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769700320834756050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867427324036295912.post-63620887767757640452007-08-14T17:07:00.000-07:002007-08-14T17:07:00.000-07:00Hugs. I'm sorry. And you can be on your soapbox ...Hugs. I'm sorry. And you can be on your soapbox whenever you want to be. Funerals are always hard, but especially when it's someone you love so much.Mumsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092184516428832757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867427324036295912.post-13377176620552352002007-08-14T15:21:00.000-07:002007-08-14T15:21:00.000-07:00wow, kelly, you totally deserve to be on a soap bo...wow, kelly, you totally deserve to be on a soap box. i don't ever know how people can speak at funerals. i can't even look anyone in the eye at funerals without crying.<BR/>your uncle bug sounds like he was a lot of fun and i'm sure you all will miss him terribly. what a strong family you seem to have.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802289049336649797noreply@blogger.com