I don't think you realize the depth of your talant....you have not lost it in any way from what I can tell. You are such an inspiration and since I have found your blog, you really have changed the way I look at things. I think about you everyday, and say a prayer that your burdens will be less than the day before.
Reality is sometimes far better than the unforseen things our hearts wish for. ~coloradolady
Bragger
· 1 year ago
How very humbled I feel after reading your blog. I will complain less about my own trivial disappointments. Bless you! I will say a prayer for you.
Ubah
· 1 year ago
And my problems are nothing compared to what you are going through right now. Thank you Sara for making me realize I have to be more thankful for the things in my life. I tend to complain much more of how I don't like how things than to thank God for all the blessings he has given me. May God bless you and give you all the strength and patience you need each day.
Neas Nuttiness
· 1 year ago
I think that you are truly serving a mission - Giving hope where there was none. I am so grateful to have found your blog. Reading it has brought me back down to earth, where I am not the only one to suffer. Where I am not the only one who has been blessed. Thank You
robinrane
· 1 year ago
Sweet Sara ~ Thank you for sharing this. You are making a difference in my life.I read what you have to say everyday and I smile or laugh or cry a little. I feel a connection to you. I'm a little different because of you. And I pray for you. Thank you for being you~ Robin Gay
Vicky
· 1 year ago
Truly what I see is what CAN"T be taken from you through your disease... YOUR AMAZING SPIRIT! I so admire your courage and honesty and transparency. You may be confined to your condo, but I can see that you are living a LARGE life! God's blessings to you!
Liz
· 1 year ago
Sara, you have inspired me so much this morning. What a tremendous attitude and spirit you have... I'm proud to call you my blog-friend. Thank you for being so candid about the reality in your life, so often we avoid that here. Thank you for reminding me to be thankful.
Anita J.
· 1 year ago
Also humbled and loving the Maya Angelou quote at the end. You are amazing Sara.
Michelle
· 1 year ago
I'm humbled by your attitude.
I'm not at a point of acceptance yet, I'm still hoping for something different. People tell me I shouldn't give up and I don't really think I have, but I do want to come to a place of acceptance. I do want to rejoice in what I have, not complain about what I've lost. And I need to be doing the therapy I've been taught (as she hangs her head in shame).
Thank you, Sara. I think I'll be coming back to this one lots. You have encouraged me.
Denise
· 1 year ago
Our lives couldn't be more different, but that just makes me seek out your writing even more. You may no longer posses the talents that you once did, but you certainly have many new gifts that you're tapping into: your talent as a writer and artist are undeniable; your gift of inspiration to others is awesome; your ability to live your life with joy in your heart is truly amazing. Despite being a stranger, your words speak to my heart and soul every day. Now that's a gift!
denali
· 1 year ago
You know what? It's hard to read when your eyes are filled with years! But it's pleasant when they're happy tears. I am so overwhelmed by you and your "bulletproof positive attitude" (a la Kal Barteski) and I feel blessed beyond measure to have found that you exist in the world :)
Like Denise I'm sitting here hollering at you that you most certainly have NOT lost all your talents, NOT AT ALL. You're just discovering talents you never knew you possessed!
Though at a guess I'd say a lot of other people probably already knew about them ;)
denali
· 1 year ago
So, um, do you do custom orders? Cuz I dearly love that last canvas! :D
Sara
· 1 year ago
Man, I love you guys.
I pretty much don't know what else to say. :)
sara (gitz)
Sherri
· 1 year ago
You're amazing, Sara. Simply amazing.
His Mom
· 1 year ago
Just beautiful, Sara.
-Chantel
Amy
· 1 year ago
WOW!! I am speechless. You are an inspiration. Thank you.
Tam
· 1 year ago
i have never known anyone like you. i have never before had the honor of reading words like this. reading your amazing perspective on life despite your trials humbles me. but not in a "feel bad" way, rather in a way that challenges me. thank you for that. truly, thank you!
i have the utmost respect for you friend!
Jessica Turner
· 1 year ago
Sara. You made me cry. And while Matthew would say I am more emotional since having Elias, I am not a crier. You have a beautiful spirit. I hope we get to meet someday.
Anna
· 1 year ago
Umm,yeah, those eleven pills at once were disturbing. Especially considering I can only swallow one pill at a time and I have to cut up anything much larger than and motrin:)
Sara
· 1 year ago
Anna: you're just lucky you inherited my brain and good looks... that's more important than pill swallowing anyway! :)
Tricia
· 1 year ago
I have been lurking here at your blog for awhile and have not commented before...I just had to write and tell you what an inspiration you are to me. I could barely see straight from all the tears I cried! I am a nurse and my husband is disabled due to chronic back pain. (A Dr. once told him what he really needed was a spine transplant...don't think that is happening anytime soon!) I think you are a remarkable person with such a strength of spirit and character. I plan to print this post and provide it to any patient I may encounter who is at a low point and needs a boost. I will make sure they know where to find you. Bless you!
Terroni
· 1 year ago
Look at you with the life conquering spirit...you go, girl!
(I wish I could say that, inspired by you, I'm going to complain less about my own troubles now, but then you'd read my ranty blog posts and know I was lying. Ugh.)
Faye
· 1 year ago
Inspirational, and I want to hug Riley!
Faye http://allflapdoodle.blogspot.com/
Faye
· 1 year ago
Stumbled on here today. Maybe now I'm thinking more like. Inspired! I too can be a complainer. I think I'll work on that a little harder now. Faye http://allflapdoodle.blogspot.com/
Darlee
· 1 year ago
I'm posting again to tell you...you did it...you made me cry. This is not an easy task. Where do you live? I wish I could bake you something yummy and give you a massage. You are a strong woman Sara.
Thank you for touching my heart today.
Darlee
mandy
· 1 year ago
I was gonna mention how much I loved your red vase, or that I am in great health and would still fear killing myself on one of those balls, or say something about swallowing 11 pills at once, or that I am lusting over your tub...
Then I read: "Most every gift I had, every talent I possessed, every freedom you can think of, I no longer have."
Speechless.
Dwight
· 1 year ago
Beloved Sara, The world is a much richer place...because you live here...
Firefly Photo Jewelry
· 11 months ago
Sara, I found you thru Angie's site and just want to say how incredibly brave you are. I know you don't really have a choice ;) but your spirit is strong. Thank you for sharing your life, your struggles.
I think you are amazing...{and your dog's cute too ;) }
“Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” Henry van Dyke
bransblahg
· 11 months ago
First time I read this I didn't comment, but I can comment now because we're twins right? ;-)
Love this post! So much. Love it even more now that I know you a bit better.
gritandglory.com
· 11 months ago
woah.
i feel speechless and like i just want to hug you. (does hugging hurt? i'd imagine it would...)
just know i admire you so much. i really respect you and your strong faith.
and my heart feels an overwhelming sense of love for you... overwhelming in the fact that we've known each other for "what? two seconds?" (you said something along those lines in my video. hee hee)
on a completely different note -- eleven pills at once? i still struggle to take two at a time. i have to do this crazy swishing, throw my head back routine even. i need some lessons.
Mandy and Jack
· 11 months ago
Wow. What a wonderfully optimistic look into your difficult life. Thank you for sharing. It's hard for some of us to understand where others come from, especially when those others have chronic diseases (like my mom, who has MS). This glimpse helps me understand a little more about you and others who have chronic diseases. Thank you!!
As always thanks for sharing. I am thinking of you and I am sending you a gentle hug and smile. Keep your faith. God loves you and He is right beside you. DF
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Reality is sometimes far better than the unforseen things our hearts wish for.
~coloradolady
Thank you for being you~ Robin Gay
I'm not at a point of acceptance yet, I'm still hoping for something different. People tell me I shouldn't give up and I don't really think I have, but I do want to come to a place of acceptance. I do want to rejoice in what I have, not complain about what I've lost. And I need to be doing the therapy I've been taught (as she hangs her head in shame).
Thank you, Sara. I think I'll be coming back to this one lots. You have encouraged me.
Despite being a stranger, your words speak to my heart and soul every day. Now that's a gift!
Like Denise I'm sitting here hollering at you that you most certainly have NOT lost all your talents, NOT AT ALL. You're just discovering talents you never knew you possessed!
Though at a guess I'd say a lot of other people probably already knew about them ;)
I pretty much don't know what else to say. :)
sara (gitz)
-Chantel
I am speechless.
You are an inspiration.
Thank you.
i have the utmost respect for you friend!
(I wish I could say that, inspired by you, I'm going to complain less about my own troubles now, but then you'd read my ranty blog posts and know I was lying. Ugh.)
Faye
http://allflapdoodle.blogspot.com/
Faye
http://allflapdoodle.blogspot.com/
Thank you for touching my heart today.
Darlee
Then I read: "Most every gift I had, every talent I possessed, every freedom you can think of, I no longer have."
Speechless.
The world is a much richer place...because you live here...
I think you are amazing...{and your dog's cute too ;) }
“Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.”
Henry van Dyke
Love this post! So much. Love it even more now that I know you a bit better.
i feel speechless and like i just want to hug you. (does hugging hurt? i'd imagine it would...)
just know i admire you so much. i really respect you and your strong faith.
and my heart feels an overwhelming sense of love for you... overwhelming in the fact that we've known each other for "what? two seconds?" (you said something along those lines in my video. hee hee)
on a completely different note -- eleven pills at once? i still struggle to take two at a time. i have to do this crazy swishing, throw my head back routine even. i need some lessons.
Recent blog post: orphans in distress
DF