tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post8008621846980215919..comments2012-02-01T22:46:31.262-08:00Kellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341972643290993879noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-42264137338410043542012-02-01T22:46:31.262-08:002012-02-01T22:46:31.262-08:00I know this is an old post, but I decided to comment anyway. I found your blog a few weeks ago and have loved catching up on old posts. I appreciate your honesty and transparency which is so refreshing. I work at a early intervention inclusion preschool for children of all abilities and am consistently taught and blessed by all of the kiddos. I too, have embarked on an unexpected journey; but really, who hasn&#39;t, when I discovered 4 years ago that I have genetic bilateral hearing loss that could leave me completely deaf. It has been a blessing to work with children that I can now somewhat relate to, and with their families. Similarly, writing is cathartic for me and I started a blog earlier this year. Basically, thank you for your example and joy. I think that the things that initially rock our worlds end up rooting them in the long run :)<br />Eliseelisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14647139848832743734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-37810696584202949332012-01-05T15:41:39.483-08:002012-01-05T15:41:39.483-08:00I love reading your blog and every time I come back to it I wonder why I stayed away so long. When I first started reading it made me feel bad because you love your children so much and I was struggling with Postpartum depression and I&#39;m like why cant I have that connection with my son, but I have come to use your blog as a push to love my son more and do more with him. Its tough coming up with ideas in 20 degree weather with an almost 3 year old, but reading your blog def. inspired me to be a better stronger mom &lt;3The Silvers Adventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09022634499787139023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-75773558424150229982011-12-28T10:24:33.726-08:002011-12-28T10:24:33.726-08:00This quote made my heart sing- <br />I have two daughters. Unmeasurable joy times two. Period.<br /><br />I am expecting daughter number two exactly two weeks from today. Those three sentences made my cheeks hurt from smiling so much. I can&#39;t wait.KatieKakes47https://openid.aol.com/opaque/7ce66d96-3aae-11e0-830d-000bcdcb5194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-11519592372318929472011-12-28T00:37:49.861-08:002011-12-28T00:37:49.861-08:00Thank you Kelle! You inspire all of us mammas!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04142661778350928444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-80359482978299136132011-12-27T09:19:35.949-08:002011-12-27T09:19:35.949-08:00I love your posts, your pics, the music you share. I imagine it would be wonderful to be your neighbor! I&#39;m so looking forward to reading your book when it&#39;s out. I&#39;m so glad you&#39;ve found peace and such enjoyment with life. If only everyone could do that I think our world would be a much better place.Shortyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09282939278824959005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-26755333680052003622011-12-27T08:53:42.381-08:002011-12-27T08:53:42.381-08:00I am so excited to read your book. Your approach to life is a constant inspiration and as a bit of a control freak, I love your reminders that having fun is worth the messy house and that it is all about balance. Your words are so rousing.Tiffani Talbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408436536276885449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-14727437263832275312011-12-26T17:17:51.829-08:002011-12-26T17:17:51.829-08:00You are such a special woman. I absolutely love your blog and how you just share what&#39;s on your mind. I feel like I know you so well just from following your blog, I don&#39;t mean to sound creepy I am just amazed at how you are so open to sharing your vulnerabilities with the world. It&#39;s truly inspiring. I am going to school to become an intervention specialist. Your whole family is beautiful and your stories of Nella bring such a warm joy inside of me. I am so thankful for parents like you and Brett. Honestly, parents like you are like gigantic magical presents for special education teachers. Your family is always in my prayers and I just wanted to share with you how much I enjoy your blog :)<br />-Carolinebeautiful imperfectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15706117618859987523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-71273357373436821882011-12-26T03:43:19.981-08:002011-12-26T03:43:19.981-08:00Your entire post sums up everything so perfectly for me as well. I have often tried to do those same &quot;people pleasing&quot; things, only to find myself in that same &#39;cave&#39; you described. I too recently re-discovered that happiness must start (in my case - start over) with me. As the former VP of my local Ds association - quitting; by my own choice was a necessity to give my family and myself more of me. <br />I admire you, your talents (there are many) and find myself smiling and thinking how much we are alike - from having a similar emotional journey, thoughts with respect to educating and advocating and Family in general. (My son Hunter is just a few months older then Nella.) I don&#39;t often &quot;blog-stalk&quot; others, however the fact that we seem to share in so many of the same interests led me to literally crave your blog just as much as I love to photograph and write my in my own blog. I though if ever there was something I wished I could share/say to you one day (and albeit now it&#39;s seemingly late) it was my hopes that you would write a book. (I have this ongoing revelation that all Mom&#39;s who have a child with Ds should write a book or at least publish a journal) and here you are - many steps ahead, ready to release this spring 2012! I want to say - thank you. I know thousands have said it before me (many in the same, or different and unique way(s)) But, Thank YOU! It&#39;s even more heartwarming to know you do spend the time to read these comments (I myself don&#39;t often post comments for lack of time). <br />I find myself thinking; if only we could meet - but the reality is being a Canuck (Canadian) makes it difficult to meet my American friends. Perhaps one day my family will get to meet our dear friends (in our not so little Ds community) who are south of the border. Until then, I look forward to the blossoming of Bloom! (My apologies for such a long winded comment - another bad habit of mine!) <br />Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to your whole family! <br />All our love, Sandi, John, Hunter (Ds) &amp; Hayleigh.<br />We look forward to hearing from you!Sandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06713689942701186082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-45650519411535047892011-12-25T21:40:18.202-08:002011-12-25T21:40:18.202-08:00Golly...whooda thought a girl who is so creative and an excellent writer could be such a straight shooter about getting to the point (blunt) AND be thoughtful in doing so - LOVE IT! You illustrated again what is most important without losing us in babble. THANK YOU! Even if you do go off on a side story, you entertain the hell out of us in an amusing, laughing-right-there-with you kind of way and yet we never get lost...unless of course, lost in inspiration!!<br />Thanks for sharing tips in another FAQ; God Bless you.melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06823468189159287395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-7720076240269487512011-12-24T10:28:15.138-08:002011-12-24T10:28:15.138-08:00This was a GREAT post! Especially the sorting/organizing photos part. I actually found your blog randomly, looking up photographers sites, and I came upon your site through a negative random comment on someones blog. GLAD I found your blog! I LOVE it! :)julieharroldhttp://julieharrold.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-32833216368376905632011-12-24T07:45:44.943-08:002011-12-24T07:45:44.943-08:00I just love your FAQ posts! I cannot wait for your book to come out. I will probably read it cover to cover in one day. I am a good 10 years older than you, but I feel like I learn so much from you. I am not kidding when I say reading your blog is like my daily devotional. You are so freaking inspiring! I hate that I am naturally somewhat of a pessimist, so I really love your unicorns and rainbows view of life :)Tonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08110277749380524804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-35579802174004780962011-12-24T02:12:56.709-08:002011-12-24T02:12:56.709-08:00gggiiirrrrlll! great post! wishing you the best of the best this christmas! may your light continue to shine as bright as it does for a very long time, because it really has helped so many of us shine brighter too!Lovely Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558902580134767659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-41618242908970926202011-12-23T21:31:36.350-08:002011-12-23T21:31:36.350-08:00i&#39;ve got to order your book Kelle. I&#39;m glad you chose to write about those more personal things in your book. <br />Only 1 sleep to go! <br />Merry Christmas if I don&#39;t drop by again soon.Hazelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16611229357228521510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-47021146435178332512011-12-23T21:01:25.271-08:002011-12-23T21:01:25.271-08:00Kelle, I have pre-ordered your book; I am THAT excited to read it!! Merry Christmas to you and yours, may it be every bit of magical for you. Aussie Greetings, Xxe. Xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06242793296429781541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-52223640634908024592011-12-23T20:45:25.557-08:002011-12-23T20:45:25.557-08:00Of course, I&#39;d think of a Q after you&#39;ve already published your FAQ. Well, in the event you might answer it on your next FAQ (or maybe in your book?), I was wondering how you got so famous! How many people read your blog before you posted Nella&#39;s birth story? Whenever I&#39;ve told people about your blog (which has happened many, many times), I always tell them about that birth story and how amazingly honest it was and how beautiful it is to see you learn to love your precious little one and overcome that first fear. If I&#39;m right on my dates, you were getting press just over a month after publishing that, right? How&#39;d that happen? How did your blog get OUT THERE? <br /><br />Merry Christmas, Kelle! Looking forward to your Christmasy stories and pics come next week!<br /><br />-Lelathedreamcalledlifehttp://thedreamcalledlife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-15140547519184313642011-12-23T20:35:57.521-08:002011-12-23T20:35:57.521-08:00Oh am I so glad that I ordered Bloom - I am so excited.<br /><br />Thank you for your thoughtfulness in answering questions.<br /><br />Have a very, Merry Christmas!!<br />LOVED your Christmas crafts/party ideas.....you have BLESSED me. <br />Thank you,<br />Sandykowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663816665678011565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-54430408186147260802011-12-23T20:20:00.882-08:002011-12-23T20:20:00.882-08:00Hi Kelle,<br /><br />I&#39;ve never left a comment before, but I was inspired to with this post. I&#39;ve been following your blog for a while, and your photographs and your girls are so beautiful! <br /><br />I was especially moved by what you said about &quot;no one does it all... but repeatedly practice finding the good&quot;. I&#39;ve been struggling quite a lot with that recently, and it was wonderful to hear that from you. I&#39;m a stay at home mom to an 8 month old little boy and I absolutely love it, but there have been a lot of times in the last few weeks where I think I&#39;m expecting myself to &quot;do it all&quot;, and when I inevitably fall short, I feel like I&#39;m missing out on my own life.<br /><br />Not to get too long winded here, but the point is, your words ring true. I shall try to &quot;practice finding the good&quot; because there&#39;s a whole lot of good going on. :)<br /><br />Thanks, and Merry Christmas!<br /><br />AllieAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03392411292082082563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-81171078847319797032011-12-23T20:10:19.553-08:002011-12-23T20:10:19.553-08:00clearadoption.com - get your ready-to-sign and file indiana step parent adoption documents online. Stepparent adoption documents in indiana will be accurate and that the court clerks will accept it for filing as meeting or exceeding their standards http://www.clearadoption.com/adoption-indiana.phpifroz krishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792066400054080331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-38953463813679554522011-12-23T19:22:04.688-08:002011-12-23T19:22:04.688-08:00Just pre ordered! So excited! Have a merry Christmas!Nikki Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226208859659614435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-2137723456690524742011-12-23T19:14:03.918-08:002011-12-23T19:14:03.918-08:00Thank you for sharing all those inspiring stories through your blog. I really don&#39;t remember how I found your page, but I know that the first post I saw was the birth of your daughter; it totally melted my heart. I was talking with a friend the other day about autism and how hard it must be for the parents of an autistic child to handle a situation like that, and then your blog came to my mind, so I knew I had to find it again. I finally did, and I&#39;ve been reading all your latest posts, and they are so inspiring! I used to read fashion blogs almost everyday, but now I&#39;m replacing them by something way more productive: your blog! Thank you for remind your readers about the beauty of the world and the simple things in life. It&#39;s funny how people are always looking for happiness when all these happy things surround us all the time! You have a beautiful family, by the way, and your photography is amazing! Keep up the good work with your blog, you&#39;re going to be very blessed. <br /><br />http://engallophotography.blogspot.com/Stragozhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014323494952952813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-87103718624998922512011-12-23T17:38:26.142-08:002011-12-23T17:38:26.142-08:00I enjoy your blog very much and am looking forward to the release your book. Have you ever considered a different format for your blog that would allow us and you to comment/reply to comments? It is hard for me to navigate through comments and the thought you were leaving comments for us as well never dawned on me.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13714361908371648113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-36796368669099368432011-12-23T14:15:53.507-08:002011-12-23T14:15:53.507-08:00Oh my dear, I love every post! Keep walking! You are a brilliant person, you are a pretty woman, you have two wonderful daughters! I can&#39;t end my day without reading your posts...<br />If only I could met you face to face... but we are so far away...<br />Don&#39;t forget your visitors from Greece, please...<br />love,<br />EvitaEvita Rentzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670643084838226514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-3560435588395469032011-12-23T14:10:09.186-08:002011-12-23T14:10:09.186-08:00*Gasp*<br />A book?! You wrote a book?! And it comes out right before my birthday too! :D<br />I can not wait to read about how you guys met. I can&#39;t wait to absorb every word on every page. So excited!<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you all! Can&#39;t wait to read that blog post too :DAshley J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01568260653085598915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-63534211168892852772011-12-23T13:33:07.848-08:002011-12-23T13:33:07.848-08:00I love what you said about how critique can make us stronger. Never thought of it that way. I am too quick to try to please others as far as comments on my parenting. New Years resolution!KTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954309942968387969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246681883258645640.post-80424519591540264052011-12-23T12:37:20.047-08:002011-12-23T12:37:20.047-08:00Since ive just published my last post for the year i wanted to say merry Christmas and to have a happy and healthy new year to come. Yours truly RichardAmish Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14379869475899318079noreply@blogger.com