tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post5241954520145246329..comments2024-03-28T14:42:46.023-04:00Comments on Closed Doors, Open Windows: Just What is a Journal Anyway? - Updated and RecycledPamela M. Steinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-26548391859350624362017-04-30T22:10:55.459-04:002017-04-30T22:10:55.459-04:00Hi Pamela, I enjoyed my visit here today and was t...Hi Pamela, I enjoyed my visit here today and was touched by the poem. I have started many journals but did not finish. I do have little calendars that I have notes and scrap journals. I need to print out my blog entries. I have had my website since 2000, and have blogged since 2003. So if I don't get it all saved, I will have to renew my blog another year! How cool that you can draw. I bet you would be good at Bible journaling!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311653940493662281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-21319794653373015632017-04-29T11:27:37.968-04:002017-04-29T11:27:37.968-04:00That is a precious poem, it really touched my hear...That is a precious poem, it really touched my heart. I love to journal and have several that I write in often. Visits With Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606696720339004295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-46022607603293118142017-04-28T17:35:11.162-04:002017-04-28T17:35:11.162-04:00Pam, This post is so beautiful. Thank you for shar...Pam, This post is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing it again. Writing is wonderful therapy. My grandma lost two children (prior to having my mom and my uncle): her son (Carl) was 12.5 or 13.5 when he passed away due to an abscess on the brain (keep in mind this would have been the late 1920s-early 1930a) and had a still born baby girl. Losses like that do change things. I was blessed with a loving grandma too! <br /><br />Blessings! Kim Jollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670842504983601263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-41110595046579952412017-04-28T17:02:23.156-04:002017-04-28T17:02:23.156-04:00Oh, Pamela, your grandmother's poem brought te...Oh, Pamela, your grandmother's poem brought tears to my eyes! She was, indeed, a sensitive, loving and caring person, and I know your were blessed beyond measure to have her in your life. Thank you for sharing such precious memories here, my friend.<br />Blessings!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-32942540676176898482017-04-28T16:13:13.550-04:002017-04-28T16:13:13.550-04:00Such a beautiful post. My great-grandma lost two b...Such a beautiful post. My great-grandma lost two babies to childhood diseases that are unheard of today. It's so sad to think of all those lost who could have been saved in this day and age. Your grandmother was indeed beautiful, and had to be strong! Thanks for sharing!Terri Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333024343069943295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-41281911432337398312017-04-28T13:32:03.915-04:002017-04-28T13:32:03.915-04:00Your grandmother must have been a lovely lady, sad...Your grandmother must have been a lovely lady, sad at times, but strong at others. The poem says so much and is beautiful. I do not journal, but do my daily writing based on Scripture listed on this sight: www.swtblessings.com I pray your weekend is blessed in a special way.Ramblings of a Retired Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10983190448035117259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-45599088533004771012017-04-28T12:46:18.262-04:002017-04-28T12:46:18.262-04:00The poem was so sweet, so moving. How sad for a mo...The poem was so sweet, so moving. How sad for a mother to have to give up a precious child. I thoroughly enjoyed this post and the photos. I have been journaling for the past 27 years or so and off and on since I was a teen. My journals have been private and personal and my blogging has been mostly to preserve memories and photos of the kids and other events. I wonder sometimes what will become of my handwritten journals after I am gone. Nonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020639587130083388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-92096750241406415932017-04-28T10:24:07.502-04:002017-04-28T10:24:07.502-04:00What a touching poem. I was in tears. I can't ...What a touching poem. I was in tears. I can't imagine losing a little one. Your grandmother must have been an extraordinary lady. I've tried several times to do a journal and just wasn't disciplined enough. Maybe I'll try again. Have a blessed day.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483833008527417306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-86225062202070719002014-03-08T09:00:14.437-05:002014-03-08T09:00:14.437-05:00Oh, thank you sweet Susie. I am so thankful that ...Oh, thank you sweet Susie. I am so thankful that I know YOU too! And if it weren't for our "journals", we would never have had the opportunity to know each other. Even though our "blog-journals" are online, they are still a kind of a "sacred trust" to pass on from one generation to another...what an awesome opportunity we have in this day and age. These are "sobering thoughts" indeed. I Love you too!!!!!!Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-20670735677264022872014-03-07T21:23:29.519-05:002014-03-07T21:23:29.519-05:00Oh my goodness...yes "heartrending" is T...Oh my goodness...yes "heartrending" is THE word for this poem. I can imagine her baring her heart in these written words, poor thing. And you are so right about the value of journals so that this was saved by your family and you through the years and little Florence is not forgotten. Very sobering thought my friend. I love you Pam and I am so thankful know you! <br />SusieSusie - Walking Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372339217547326555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-67051523401983824522014-03-07T18:09:37.189-05:002014-03-07T18:09:37.189-05:00Thank you for coming here today..maybe we didn'...Thank you for coming here today..maybe we didn't know each other in 2012...that seems so long ago...and yet only like yesterday. Yes, my Grandmother does look tired in that picture, but if you read the caption under it I think that explains why. I can't even begin to imagine the sorrow and pain she was experiencing at the time. And yet I know she was a woman of great faith and love...I only wish I had gotten to know her better. She died when I was about 15, but we lived far away and didn't get to see her very often. I am looking forward to a great reunion someday. Won't it be wonderful there??? (That's a good old Gospel song!) Thank you for saying hello today. I am so far behind in my reading...I hope to get caught up soon.<br />Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-57870149359422026262014-03-07T17:07:29.160-05:002014-03-07T17:07:29.160-05:00Pam: I don't know how I missed this back in 2...Pam: I don't know how I missed this back in 2012. This is beautiful. I love the pictures of your grandmother. In her adult picture she appears to look tired. I love the 6-year-old girl in the child-picture. She looks as if she is ready to go to church or to a birthday party.quietspirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086016141181470311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-20589319159369424022014-03-07T16:31:37.272-05:002014-03-07T16:31:37.272-05:00Thank you for visiting here today, Dawn. I know so...Thank you for visiting here today, Dawn. I know sometimes we overlook pictures of our ancestors never stopping to think about the fact that part of our own DNA came from that very person...I find myself wishing I could go back and sit down with my grandmother when she was that young, sad mother, and show her how her life blessed so many others in the future. But perhaps she is aware already. Someday I will have that conversation with her in heaven. Welcome to "Random Journal Day"! Blessings to you!<br />Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-31899181784303621322014-03-07T05:13:47.956-05:002014-03-07T05:13:47.956-05:00What a great treasure of your family's history...What a great treasure of your family's history--I love the pictures of your grandmother, makes me wonder if there are any around of my grandparents like that...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08737102703412263192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-62406295781416078642012-04-11T12:23:04.195-04:002012-04-11T12:23:04.195-04:00To Debbie at "The Craft Shack"...no, it ...To Debbie at "The Craft Shack"...no, it is never too late to start writing. I was in my 30's when I started this particular journal depicted in this blog. Now my problem is, I write this blog and don't write a journal...and I have to remember to save these posts to another place in case the blogger.com program goes defunct and loses my blog! I'm a bit behind in saving them, so I need to get caught up before I lose something worth keeping!Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-88443310099599376442012-04-11T09:06:30.859-04:002012-04-11T09:06:30.859-04:00Thank you all for your comments. Doris, I believe ...Thank you all for your comments. Doris, I believe you may have the original of this poem, with the hair still attached....it was in the things that were in Mama's dresser drawers. I hope you can find it. It's a keeper!! Love, PamPamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-3439062610882809912012-04-11T08:46:20.172-04:002012-04-11T08:46:20.172-04:00Thanks Pam---I,too, wish I had started journaling ...Thanks Pam---I,too, wish I had started journaling years ago---but like Debbie said, it's not too late to start. I used to keep a diary when I was in high school, but that got burned!!ha!<br />I had forgotten about that little poem that Grandma Tedlie wrote. Oh, the pain she must have felt! Thank you for sharing this.<br />Love you!Dorisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-60167431157792159532012-04-10T22:07:51.118-04:002012-04-10T22:07:51.118-04:00WOW! What a blessing, that poem is beautiful! I lo...WOW! What a blessing, that poem is beautiful! I love this post and all the pictures you so lovingly shared. Thank you so much for participating and for opening up in this way. I am blessed, excited and inspired. You and each of the others bless me by letting me see the hidden joys, pains and memories from your journey! Yes! Thanks also o for sharing that precious poem. What a gifted writer...it has been handed down through generations!enthusiastically, dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491170202082863992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-39912913667586088662012-04-10T22:04:47.265-04:002012-04-10T22:04:47.265-04:00I wish I would have started a journal a long time ...I wish I would have started a journal a long time ago. It would be so nice to have those forgotten memories in writing! I guess it is never too late to start!!!The Craft Shackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711142645246173250noreply@blogger.com