tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post4779142146127886377..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Lost, and Finding the StarsElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-66204653955656265752013-11-18T22:12:49.731-05:002013-11-18T22:12:49.731-05:00Thank you, Beverly. I hope your holidays are deepl...Thank you, Beverly. I hope your holidays are deeply blessed.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-27552557221833555192013-11-18T22:11:24.608-05:002013-11-18T22:11:24.608-05:00Thank you, Nancy. We are most certainly deeply ble...Thank you, Nancy. We are most certainly deeply blessed.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-53413443807566048012013-11-18T18:44:15.202-05:002013-11-18T18:44:15.202-05:00Thanks be to God for Ms. Conroy's healing. I ...Thanks be to God for Ms. Conroy's healing. I will say prayers for you both that all continues well and that you have a blessed holiday season (however busy it may be)!Beverly Rodgersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-2260438315449069972013-11-18T16:14:40.837-05:002013-11-18T16:14:40.837-05:00I am quite certain that in those deepest places wi...I am quite certain that in those deepest places with the company of compassionate strangers, you have been reacquainted with knowing how deeply you and Barbara are loved by so many people. Just speaking as one of them.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938430766576044649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-11239234185619255762013-11-18T15:07:16.234-05:002013-11-18T15:07:16.234-05:008th Day - Thank you for your kind words. I would b...8th Day - Thank you for your kind words. I would be honored if you shared this post with others and delighted if it helps.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-10399574916168889892013-11-18T15:06:35.617-05:002013-11-18T15:06:35.617-05:00JCF - It's hard to put into word, b/c I don...JCF - It's hard to put into word, b/c I don't know the art of film making, but I thought the story was not told as well as the book. The film was very faithful to the book, which may be part of the problem. It was written in that Victorian style of language. I thought some of the characters - mainly the Caucasians - were stilted and almost stereotypical. By the time the character portrayed by Brad Pit came on - supposedly from Canada - speaking in a southern accent, I about lost it. <br /><br />Frankly, I loved the book. The film, not so much. Which is a shame, because I don't think the film did justice to the book, which it richly deserved. Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-45125016219452413432013-11-18T11:19:11.298-05:002013-11-18T11:19:11.298-05:00I can’t express how wonderfully joyous I felt read...I can’t express how wonderfully joyous I felt reading this post. I am just coming to the end of a long, personal healing journey myself and your beautiful words so perfectly capture that feeling of finally being able “to touch the stars” after years and years of being in a dark hole. <br /><br />And yes, it was all about “trusting the message that the lost will, one day, be found even if it means that you find in yourself the power you thought you lost (or thought you never had), to love in the face of hate, to hope in the face of despair, and to find your greatest strength in moments of your greatest weakness.” And most definitely about a community of incredible, caring people who walked with me through the journey.<br /><br />I belong to a support group of trauma survivors and, with your permission, would love to share this post with them. It is such a passionate expression of hope and rebirth.8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-10947228163593970462013-11-18T01:47:40.238-05:002013-11-18T01:47:40.238-05:00"The story is powerful, but, in this case, th..."The story is powerful, but, in this case, the art of story telling through film - in my humble, not well educated opinion - did not do it the justice it deserved."<br /><br />I saw "12 Years" last weekend: I'm interested in what (specifically) prompted you to say the above. <br /><br />I thought the movie was (if excruciating, obviously) brilliant.JCFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-46960559950332488562013-11-17T23:34:49.030-05:002013-11-17T23:34:49.030-05:00Thanks, dears. She's back to work - desk duty ...Thanks, dears. She's back to work - desk duty only - for the next few weeks. She's feeling much, much better. And, so's the whole family.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-69570343209205927992013-11-17T22:23:14.374-05:002013-11-17T22:23:14.374-05:00I am so sorry to hear Ms. Conroy has been so sick....I am so sorry to hear Ms. Conroy has been so sick. I will be thinking of you both and have you in my prayers.Kay & Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244257765709660605noreply@blogger.com