tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230540479478516042.post8643913405765399331..comments2023-06-01T05:43:55.332-07:00Comments on A Pumpkin to Myself: The Happiest BirthdayKierrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16744659364507224712noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230540479478516042.post-69788824012039046082011-11-11T06:25:12.695-08:002011-11-11T06:25:12.695-08:00Stumbled onto your blog this morning while googlin...Stumbled onto your blog this morning while googling the Thoreau pumpkin quote. Very much enjoying reading it. I love your style, warmth and openess. Contrary to your side bar, you ARE "much too good" at lots of things, writing being one of them :)JuneMoonToonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03250650462174428854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230540479478516042.post-2044830848553907832011-11-02T15:13:14.104-07:002011-11-02T15:13:14.104-07:00Coolest birthday celebration EVER! Seriously, I LO...Coolest birthday celebration EVER! Seriously, I LOVE IT! And just so you know, your life and the things that you do are meaningful and important to SO many of us! I know that my life has been incredibly enriched because I am blessed to know you!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987291624351470885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230540479478516042.post-64294111422326811032011-11-01T17:03:51.962-07:002011-11-01T17:03:51.962-07:00Oh, Kierra. I stinking love this post - this stor...Oh, Kierra. I stinking love this post - this story - and you. My first instinct when I read the sentence "I feel like I am another year older and I haven't done anything meaningful or important." was to jump right in and defend you. But the rest of the post was exactly what you needed. What an incredible blessing you and your family were to SO many people. Major kudos to you for setting aside the insecurity and fear we humans struggle with in order to bless others. <br /><br />On a side note - I think your life is incredibly meaningful, and you do important things everyday. You raise your children, and you work. You balance a life that could easily spin out of control, and manage to be a crafty person, a master seamstress, and one who impresses me with your use of the written language. <br /><br />Anyway, I love and miss you very much. And I'm so glad I get to be a tiny part of your incredibly meaningful life...from a distance...in cyberspace. :) Happy Belated Birthday!Jenny Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493921037487434476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230540479478516042.post-14082778007320265862011-11-01T05:44:21.454-07:002011-11-01T05:44:21.454-07:00I hate the run up to my birthday too. My family of...I hate the run up to my birthday too. My family of origin doesn't do celebrations well, and I have often felt left out as a child. Birthdays were always a let down. Sometimes I've wondered if that feeling comes from the deep exhaustion my mother and I felt at the time of my birth (72 hour labour+instrument delivery).<br />This year I tried really hard to celebrate turning 40, by having a 'late for an important date- Alice in Wonderland themed party'. <br />Almost no one came :(<br />None of my in-laws turned up, only some of my local siblings and their families came, the others didn't even bother to tell me they weren't coming. I think my feeling of un-loved-ness was pretty justified...<br />I think you are onto something though with the recognition that your feeling is about yourself, not how others view you, and I'm going to be doing some more self reflection in that direction. Thankyou!chibbylickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12662968436650912221noreply@blogger.com