tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883703.post117073579249931914..comments2023-10-13T08:38:45.781-07:00Comments on fruitful: gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03745788005478202736noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883703.post-10822585224853868302007-03-05T09:30:00.000-08:002007-03-05T09:30:00.000-08:00Thank you all for your beautiful Yes writings (and...Thank you all for your beautiful Yes writings (and yes, Kit, I can understand how scary it can be to put something out there--I'm so glad you did! And I'm glad to meet another NaNoer, Keely!) I will be reading through all the entries this week--I received about 50 by email--and will post the winning entries soon.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for participating!<BR/><BR/>xo<BR/>gaylegaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745788005478202736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883703.post-5315176106926616582007-02-28T09:14:00.000-08:002007-02-28T09:14:00.000-08:00Yes! Hmm. I'll give it a go. (Before I do, though,...Yes! Hmm. I'll give it a go. <BR/><BR/>(Before I do, though, I want to tell you that I found out about you through NaNoWriMo's website! Yay, another NaNoer!) <BR/><B>Anyway, here's my entry:</B><BR/><BR/>On the first day, they said to me, "Do you want to be a writer, my child?"<BR/><BR/>I responded, "Yes!"<BR/><BR/>On the second day, they said to me, "Do you want to be a politician, dear girl?"<BR/><BR/>To which I said, "Yes!"<BR/><BR/>On the third day, they asked, "Do you want to be a performer, kid?"<BR/><BR/>I said, "Yes!"<BR/><BR/>On the fourth and final day, they asked me, "You! Do you want to make a difference?"<BR/><BR/>My reply came loud and strong: "YES!"Rainy-Day Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975999092917757308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883703.post-33749034102577836282007-02-26T16:22:00.000-08:002007-02-26T16:22:00.000-08:00I said Yes! to my heart to trust in Jesus when I w...I said Yes! to my heart to trust in Jesus when I was a little girl; <BR/>and Yes! to my heart when when my husband asked me to marry him, <BR/>and again, I said Yes! to my heart when we adopted twin boys with disabilities; <BR/>and Yes! to my heart again when it filled with tears when the time came for my grown children to leave the nest.<BR/>Yes! to their dreams,<BR/>Yes! to their foibles<BR/>Yes! to mine, too.Karla Akinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339430358234555531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883703.post-20833471675817371842007-02-22T21:56:00.000-08:002007-02-22T21:56:00.000-08:00This is a wonderful exercise, and a little frighte...This is a wonderful exercise, and a little frightening, because the Internet never forgets. (Or so we are told.) So I'm just going to jot down one thing that makes me say yes...<BR/><BR/>...I dream of sheets of rain sliding backwards on the maps, a little wrong, coming down the continent, across Idaho, Nevada, Northern California, on the television screens, on the rooftops, in the skies, leaving snow in the mountains, mist in the trees, the watery pounding on the walk outside, the cool coming through my open window to my warm bed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883703.post-49323491007222865142007-02-16T07:17:00.000-08:002007-02-16T07:17:00.000-08:00Beautiful, Linda. Thank you so much for sharing th...Beautiful, Linda. Thank you so much for sharing this (and entering my contest!) How is Ted doing? I'm still sending good thoughts...<BR/><BR/>xo<BR/>gaylegaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745788005478202736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883703.post-1171445374980774332007-02-14T01:29:00.000-08:002007-02-14T01:29:00.000-08:00Hi Gayle,This Yes challenge of yours turned into a...Hi Gayle,<BR/>This Yes challenge of yours turned into a Valentine's Day poem for Ted. Here goes:<BR/><BR/>YES!<BR/><BR/>Staring at the cell phone<BR/>Feeling like I'm all alone<BR/>Definitely not home<BR/><BR/>Yes!<BR/><BR/>Main man's gone away<BR/>Hair keeps turning gray<BR/>Be awhile before we play<BR/><BR/>Yes!<BR/><BR/>Walk to the compost<BR/>Play the songs I love most<BR/>Eyes feel like burnt toast<BR/><BR/>Yes!<BR/><BR/>Looks like it's going to rain<BR/>This is driving me insane<BR/>Still I'd do it all again<BR/><BR/>Yes!<BR/><BR/>~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda Crosfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02096670703066469956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883703.post-1170827193165051242007-02-06T21:46:00.000-08:002007-02-06T21:46:00.000-08:00Oh thank you so much, Susannah! I can't tell you h...Oh thank you so much, Susannah! I can't tell you how much it means to read your kind words. I hope that Fruitflesh will continue to be a juicy source of inspiration for you.<BR/><BR/>xo<BR/>gaylegaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745788005478202736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883703.post-1170770289465032502007-02-06T05:58:00.000-08:002007-02-06T05:58:00.000-08:00hello Gayle, i couldn't resist leaving you a comme...hello Gayle, i couldn't resist leaving you a comment to say THANK YOU for your fabulous book Fruitflesh. it's proving to be exactly what i need to read during this time in my life, as i dip in and out of the pages, finding inspiration and encouragement. definitely a book i shall be passing on to my writing sisters...<BR/><BR/>susannah :-)Susannah Conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729273567277588887noreply@blogger.com