tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post970700355861123430..comments2024-03-28T10:04:14.956-04:00Comments on Closed Doors, Open Windows: A Closed Door...and An Open Door - UpdatedPamela M. Steinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-5677649820012953422017-06-19T10:33:41.894-04:002017-06-19T10:33:41.894-04:00I love your comment: "Not the end of the stor...I love your comment: "Not the end of the story". Your parents live on in their eternal home and also in your heart. Beautiful tribute!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770750648145547973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-90181956309483047792017-06-19T05:25:28.564-04:002017-06-19T05:25:28.564-04:00What a beautiful post and tribute to your parents....What a beautiful post and tribute to your parents. That is a good photo of them, both were very good looking. Your post touched my heart as both my parents have passed on to glory but I sense them in my heart and know I'll see them again in heaven.<br />Have a blessed day!Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029808502731853372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-77448016996384505212017-06-18T20:50:58.707-04:002017-06-18T20:50:58.707-04:00Pamela, I can't go "home" again eith...Pamela, I can't go "home" again either. The house we grew up in and, later, where I raised my own children for a time as I took care of it in my parents' absence, has long since been destroyed, part of a neighborhood buyout. Yes, my folks gained financially, but to this day, my mother will often say how much she misses that house. I do, too, but we can't go back, we can only go forward, pressing on for God and Jesus in the here and now.<br />Happy Father's Day to your hubby!<br />Blessings!Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-49527634149654460522017-06-18T18:32:42.352-04:002017-06-18T18:32:42.352-04:00Lovely. Wonderful thoughts.Lovely. Wonderful thoughts.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179126521525239749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-20231248254340672342017-06-18T17:57:09.315-04:002017-06-18T17:57:09.315-04:00Oh Pam, thank you for sharing this sweet and touch...Oh Pam, thank you for sharing this sweet and touching post again. I'm thankful that you had godly parents--it makes life easier, especially when they pass away. Memories are precious things--something to not be taken lightly. (((HUGS)))<br /><br />Blessings!Kim Jollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670842504983601263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-43265719329654126612017-06-18T15:35:02.223-04:002017-06-18T15:35:02.223-04:00Hi Pamela, Beautiful memories of your family. Home...Hi Pamela, Beautiful memories of your family. Home will always be with memories of them. Just want to let you know I have a new url and name for my blog<br /><br />Treasures By Toni http://treasuresbytoni.blogspot.com <br /><br />Everything else is the same included all posts and comments that were transported to the new blog. Hope you stop by and continuing blogging with me. Have a day of blessings dear friend. :)Toni https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171124552895606916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-67936026319339336502015-06-19T21:41:12.685-04:002015-06-19T21:41:12.685-04:00I know. We can't go back "home", bu...I know. We can't go back "home", but we can keep "home" in our hearts always. We were truly blessed to have such a home as this. Love you Sis!Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-14439241709295727642015-06-19T21:01:09.951-04:002015-06-19T21:01:09.951-04:00All of a sudden this picture pops up and brings te...All of a sudden this picture pops up and brings tears to my eyes! Oh how we loved that home and all who dwelled within! So many happy memories!Doris Hutchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10172427153790090998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-13944864181192619692014-02-11T19:43:06.139-05:002014-02-11T19:43:06.139-05:00Hi Pam! Wow, what a powerful image for you. I thin...Hi Pam! Wow, what a powerful image for you. I think I would feel the same way. My parents moved out of my childhood home (to downsize) while I was living out of state. I wish I could go in and roam around and remember.<br /><br />But you are so right, your parents are with the Lord and with you. I love that image you have of Jesus hugging one of his children. So warm and loving. Better than any house on earth...<br />Thank you for sharing your memory with all of us.<br />CeilCeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293917798735764739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-1253208057631914982014-02-10T20:19:22.894-05:002014-02-10T20:19:22.894-05:00Oh my dear Nancy, I can only imagine how much you ...Oh my dear Nancy, I can only imagine how much you must miss her presence. My heart goes out to you. But yes, we have this hope in Christ...and that is such a comfort. I appreciate how you are getting back to your tea times and sharing your home with others in that way. I know that is a comfort to you and a good way to keep moving forward...something that I am sure your daughter would want you to do. May the Lord continue to give you strength and comfort and peace each day. Blessings to you and your dear family. <br />Love,<br />PamPamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-53938174011103321672014-02-10T19:49:15.377-05:002014-02-10T19:49:15.377-05:00Hi Pam,
Your post today touched my heart. I long ...Hi Pam,<br />Your post today touched my heart. I long for my daughter and know I will see her again someday. Thank you for your sweet message.<br />Hugs..NancyTwo Cottages And Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13902238394750821359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-86165132257899831592014-02-10T19:37:23.743-05:002014-02-10T19:37:23.743-05:00In my mind's eye I can still see the smiling f...In my mind's eye I can still see the smiling faces around the table and smell the sweet smells of cookies baking, pies in the oven, and all the other wonderful things that my parents did to make our home so special. All I can do now is try to carry on the family traditions in the best way I can...and honor their memory that way. The house is just a shell...it is the people who make it a home. Some day we'll rejoice to be together with Christ at the head of our table.Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-62644314272448180572014-02-10T19:35:13.949-05:002014-02-10T19:35:13.949-05:00Yes indeed there will be. And I am sure it will b...Yes indeed there will be. And I am sure it will be sooner than we all think. But in the meantime, I will treasure the happy memories of times spent in that house with my family.Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-37639166214446095062014-02-10T17:53:00.885-05:002014-02-10T17:53:00.885-05:00Pam: This is beautiful. The house I grew up in (ag...Pam: This is beautiful. The house I grew up in (age 18 months-151/2 years) got torn down a few years ago. I have had occasion to mentally see the floor plan and the rooms. The house we moved to has slipped into my mind as well.quietspirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086016141181470311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-65466561719456952992014-02-10T11:30:50.989-05:002014-02-10T11:30:50.989-05:00Beautifully said and brought tears to my eyes. God...Beautifully said and brought tears to my eyes. God is good and one day there will be a Happy Reunion!Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029808502731853372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-50382412588393532292014-02-10T09:23:14.339-05:002014-02-10T09:23:14.339-05:00I know exactly what you mean about the house shoul...I know exactly what you mean about the house should still be our home. I feel the same way. My Dad put so much of himself into building that house...and it hurt so bad to walk away from it knowing we'd never enter that house again in the same way. I personally don't even want to drive by it anymore because it makes me want to run up and open the door and say, 'I'm home!"...but just think of that happy reunion we will have one day in heaven when we can enter in and finally say "I'm Home!" Oh what a happy day that will be!!! See you there! Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-32344248628565632452014-02-10T09:19:38.954-05:002014-02-10T09:19:38.954-05:00Thank you, Dianna. It is comforting to me to have ...Thank you, Dianna. It is comforting to me to have that knowledge...and to have that heritage as well. I will always miss my dear parents while I am living here on earth...hardly a day goes by that I don't think of them in some way. But I believe they are not really all that far away...heaven is just a breath away after all! So glad to see your smiling face here today. (((hugs)))Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-65877068252279560522014-02-10T01:08:02.990-05:002014-02-10T01:08:02.990-05:00I feel exactly the same way about the house my par...I feel exactly the same way about the house my parents built and lived in for 32 years (until my dad died at 66). Because my sister lives in that town I see it from time to time and it still feels like it should be our home, even though it's been 16 years since my mother sold it. It'll always feel that way. It's sweet to know there's a true home, as you say, and that our parents are there. But I also know I'll always feel. And that's okay too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468122155512428886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-33080846867989999862014-02-09T22:48:36.170-05:002014-02-09T22:48:36.170-05:00What a beautiful post, Pam! It is wonderful to kn...What a beautiful post, Pam! It is wonderful to know the blessed assurance your parents are in their heavenly home even though the earthly door to your parents home is closed ! Thank you for sharing!Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15916346102440260126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-24753361893423233622014-02-09T21:59:46.490-05:002014-02-09T21:59:46.490-05:00Thank YOU for the picture...and the inspiration! ...Thank YOU for the picture...and the inspiration! Love you, dear niece!!Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-43460130750789889322014-02-09T19:45:13.511-05:002014-02-09T19:45:13.511-05:00Just beautiful....Just beautiful....The Craft Shackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711142645246173250noreply@blogger.com