tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post2173812460578683012..comments2023-05-14T09:50:35.344-06:00Comments on Write Where I Want to Be.: Tina Pinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03543877589435104324noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-21274456164180632182009-12-09T10:24:57.210-07:002009-12-09T10:24:57.210-07:00Tina,
Wonderful perspective this time of year. It...Tina,<br />Wonderful perspective this time of year. It's amazing how much you remember and can put into words.<br /><br />It's a great reminder for us to put the love and joy of Christmas into each day....the child-like kind that has draws others in without all the grown-up drame and expectations.<br /><br />CarolynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-27534670778051450452009-12-08T18:50:32.513-07:002009-12-08T18:50:32.513-07:00Tina, I always enjoy anything you write. This sto...Tina, I always enjoy anything you write. This story has to strike a chord in all of us. It certainly got me in the Christmas mood. We hardly ever have family here with us on Christmas, but memories ARE forever. I never feel closer to my parents than when I recall Christmas's past. <br /><br />boisebebe at cableone.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-4210998993882817282009-12-07T23:41:08.270-07:002009-12-07T23:41:08.270-07:00Tina,
This is a wonderful post. It truly reminds ...Tina, <br />This is a wonderful post. It truly reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas, while at the same time hopefully bringing our own memories of favorite Christmas' past out of their hiding place. <br /><br />As a matter of fact, I remember a Christmas a few years back where I was with Dad's side of the family (which I hadn't been with in a number of years)in Salt Lake City and just how joyful that Christmas was. In fact, it was the first time my son ever built a snowman. See, we lived in Nevada at the time and he had never seen snow (and hasn't again since) or had a chance to build a snowman. Seeing the pure childlike joy in my son's face while building a snowman, even though the snowman was filled with grass because there just wasn't enough snow, brought the joy and meaning of Christmas out in me that year as it hadn't in a number of years. <br /><br />Thank you for reminding me of what Christmas is really about.<br /><br />TabathaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05142349935524382236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-38426803498423060252009-12-05T19:04:18.601-07:002009-12-05T19:04:18.601-07:00Kathleen,
Nice of you to stop by. Yeah I'll a...Kathleen,<br /><br />Nice of you to stop by. Yeah I'll admit I was doodling and the little drawings come from me, shoule have made the baby darker, but if you look at him and stare real close he gets clearer the lines get deeper.<br />I mean that in more ways than one.Tina Pinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543877589435104324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-30987705273403935332009-12-05T19:02:36.647-07:002009-12-05T19:02:36.647-07:00Reborn Butterfly
Your little memory is actually p...Reborn Butterfly<br /><br />Your little memory is actually pretty lovely. Only a child would see breaking a globe as breaking baby Jesus. And that the beauty of the child's heart. I thank you so much for the memory and the reminder that Christ is in our hearts.Tina Pinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543877589435104324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-17871099485666264932009-12-05T07:27:42.171-07:002009-12-05T07:27:42.171-07:00that gave me chills, Tina. What a beautiful remind...that gave me chills, Tina. What a beautiful reminder of the joys that Christmas can bring if we allow ourselves to come as a child. The illustrations are wonderful. Did you draw them?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959035032526995246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-85947823466166554502009-12-04T02:28:11.385-07:002009-12-04T02:28:11.385-07:00Wow. Great post! I have a memory that is firmly in...Wow. Great post! I have a memory that is firmly ingrained in my brain. It's a little silly but sweet. <br /><br />My family has a couple of snow globes mostly of nativity scenes.<br />One year when i was very young may 4 or 5, i accidentally knocked down one of the snow globles. I immediately make make the comment that i "broke" baby Jesus. I was so crushed, until my parents explained to me that the REAL Jesus wasn't broken. <br />It was cleaned up, and now we have a great memory :)<br /><br />rebornbutterfly (at) sbcglobal (dot) netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-34974845752867133462009-12-01T18:36:42.319-07:002009-12-01T18:36:42.319-07:00Forgot my email adress---
ladyverlinaATyahooDOTcom...Forgot my email adress---<br />ladyverlinaATyahooDOTcomSuperMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156584286012960290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-77182730856289672972009-12-01T18:35:57.469-07:002009-12-01T18:35:57.469-07:00I am with you, I have the many things I enjoy abou...I am with you, I have the many things I enjoy about the season and some many I dread. My hubby and I have worked retail since getting married 9 years ago. Every holiday get harder and harder to see the many many people going crazy of the 'things' of Christmas and not the true meaning of Christmas. Holidays around our house are actually quite stressful, not because we make them that way in the celebrating of worldly things, but because stores open earlier and earlier every year and they stay open later and later every year.... and my husband being a manager in a large chain retail store works longer and longer hours and more and more days a week.<br />I love Christmas. I love why we celebrate it... JESUS!!!!SuperMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156584286012960290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-79294364709268530082009-12-01T14:19:37.025-07:002009-12-01T14:19:37.025-07:00Hi Tina,
What a lovely post. Oh to have the wonde...Hi Tina,<br /><br />What a lovely post. Oh to have the wonder of a child this time of year. <br /><br />Annette<br />annette(at)annetteirby(dot)comAnnette M. Irbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248109874234508410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-18274351252489816072009-12-01T10:49:44.687-07:002009-12-01T10:49:44.687-07:00Susan,
I couldn't agree more, I get kind of i...Susan,<br /><br />I couldn't agree more, I get kind of irritated by all the commercialism of Christmas, where Thanksgiving gets ran over because it's not a money maker.<br /><br />And sadly, money shouldn't be the deciding factor for Christmas either.<br /><br />Thank you for your two cents. It was right on targetTina Pinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543877589435104324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-41711074491491736772009-12-01T10:45:10.413-07:002009-12-01T10:45:10.413-07:00Linda,
So the Amish take two days to remember the...Linda,<br /><br />So the Amish take two days to remember the simpler more beautiful meaning of Christmas, and we take weeks and some of us still can't get it right. <br /><br />You're right, maybe we should take a lesson from the Amish and focus our attention on what really matters.Tina Pinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543877589435104324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-2122375724851657122009-12-01T10:41:47.346-07:002009-12-01T10:41:47.346-07:00Wow, Martha,
You know most people wouldn't sa...Wow, Martha,<br /><br />You know most people wouldn't say that being sick made a wonderful memory. But how wonderful to see being sick as a blessing and have the down time to get to know your family that way. <br /><br />It's amazing how those times stick with us.<br /><br />You made me think of some of those times myself.Tina Pinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543877589435104324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-89526683234422831942009-12-01T10:41:14.813-07:002009-12-01T10:41:14.813-07:00This is my first visit to your blog. It was a lov...This is my first visit to your blog. It was a lovely post. I just posted this morning on my blog about how I feel part of the Christmas joy is robbed by putting out Christmas stuff at the end of October and turning on the beautiful Christmas lights BEFORE Thanksgiving. <br /><br /> Chrismas is special -- it's about JESUS! I also love the lights, the music, even the movies and the tear-jerker sweet commercials. But I wish people would wait until the evening of Thanksgiving before they start turning on their lights, putting up decorations,etc. <br /><br />There's anticipation to the Christmas season and the retailers rob us of part of it when they start putting things out too soon. Just my two cents! =) <br /> <br />Thanks for sharing your heart in your wonderful post. Blessings to you during this wonderful Christmas season! <br />shollaway2008atgmaildotcomSusan Hollawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176243201232863808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-62168809440508601322009-12-01T09:50:22.988-07:002009-12-01T09:50:22.988-07:00I can understand the love and dread. I just read ...I can understand the love and dread. I just read An Amish Christmas where they have two days, First Christmas with singing and worshipping, and Second Christmas where they exchange gifts. Brings out the True meaning of Christmas!<br /><br />desertrose5173 at gmail dot comLindahttp://www.onedesertrose.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-37858001471016263472009-12-01T09:39:04.999-07:002009-12-01T09:39:04.999-07:00I think the best Christmas I ever had was the year...I think the best Christmas I ever had was the year we all got this horrible flu. It was the worst thing ever, but you know, the memories I have of that time are so sweet. We spent time together as a family. No one went anywhere for three days, we read books together, watched movies, did not do alot of eating and no one worked. I have the sweetest memory of just spending time together. I wish things were simpler many a time. I wish I did not know about all the evil in the world and even in our own family, but I am thankful that we have each other to spend time with still, no matter how old we get! martha(at)lclink(dot)comMartha A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02426112535240400393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-64051458761747157582009-12-01T09:34:15.421-07:002009-12-01T09:34:15.421-07:00Lori,
Hunting for Christmas Trees, I remember doi...Lori,<br /><br />Hunting for Christmas Trees, I remember doing that with you on a couple of ocassions. I remember freezing out behinds off, ( I could so use that now) and thawing out with hot chocolate. Fun times...<br /><br />I love the smell of pine, but unlike you, I'm not thrilled with vacuuming the needles...<br /><br />I'm so glad you came by. Pick a good tree for me this year. Or did you already go out?Tina Pinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543877589435104324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-26283863604785598132009-12-01T09:30:05.974-07:002009-12-01T09:30:05.974-07:00Michelle,
Thank you for coming by, and yes, your ...Michelle, <br />Thank you for coming by, and yes, your post may have been lengthy, but it's filled with alot, I can see the angels smoothing their wings, and waiting with deep anticipation for the Father to set the night music in motion. <br /><br />I may have to watch the Nativity now.Tina Pinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543877589435104324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-59567299174616693892009-12-01T08:34:01.149-07:002009-12-01T08:34:01.149-07:00Thank you for sharing your heart each time you wri...Thank you for sharing your heart each time you write! I am so glad that you are using the talents that God has given you!! Your Christmas blog touched my heart and made me smile a bunch!!<br />One of my favorite Christmas memories is a yearly one. We go out into the "woods" to get our tree every year. It is refreshing and precious time to spend with the ones I love the most. It makes the house smell so good and it sure is fun to vacuum all of those needles up after Christmas!! Love, Lori (dlknwarren1atyahoodotcom)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-40498187766601596592009-12-01T07:52:37.823-07:002009-12-01T07:52:37.823-07:00Tina,
I always love how you write, thank you!
he...Tina, <br /> I always love how you write, thank you!<br />here's my blog sorry for the length, and mistakes!!<br /> I don't believe my Christmas's have gotten better or worse over the years, I think I view them differently..let me re-phrase that I know I view them differently! It is not about the gifts,oh don't get me wrong I love gifts as much as the next person, especially when my sweetie of a husband buys me jewelry. The expensive kind...I digress!<br /> I have discovered alot about myself, the older I get. I am not so much into the Hype, as you stated.But I do enjoy seeing the looks on peoples faces at the beauty of Christmas, that removes the everyday Ho-Hum , blah... did I really write that?<br />The best Christmas ,I 've discovered for me is loving people...My Childlike faith is this... I want to see People come to know this one special Baby Boy, who didn't have to come, who didn't have to leave the side of the One who loved Him the most,who didn't have to do what He did. But He did it out of such an immense love for all of us!<br /> He set the example of Childlike faith. Faith in a Father, whom He loved enough to obey,even to the end.<br />With that Faith...<br />The splendor of heaven was put aside for a time,the oneness with the Father was left for a time, and my life, our lives, became what mattered most! <br />I love childlike faith, I love that it was a child who gave it to us.IT all started with a child who redeemed us!<br /> <br />I love the anticipation of Christmas and every year (since it came out) we watch the Nativity. Not because it is required around the Holidays, but because it makes the Story of Jesus at His birth come alive, you feel the anticipation. You see Mary's wonder and Anticipation for a child growing in her womb. The long awaited fulfillment of a Messiah! You see the struggle of Joseph,but he to knows!The childlike faith in his obedience! <br />and although you don't see them you wonder about the Anticiaption of Heaven!<br />The angels smoothing down their wings, practicing "Gloria..." stirring, bustling.. preparing.Ready to take flight!!! Waiting for The Father to say "It is time.." <br />The Father knowing that soon, through the life of His only son, He would have what was lost. What He longed for and what we needed.. A relationship, a communion...!! One that we broke, one we caused! Oh the Anticipation, Oh the Love!<br />Oh the Beauty of such a Gift!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13785063796271370299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-11479893839130139342009-11-28T15:36:44.586-07:002009-11-28T15:36:44.586-07:00I forgot to leave my email.
Laura.... vernetlh(a...I forgot to leave my email. <br />Laura.... vernetlh(at)yahoo(dot)comlollipopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13795604276462398576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-81222275126853774672009-11-28T15:35:47.123-07:002009-11-28T15:35:47.123-07:00Beautiful post, Tina. Christmas is my favorite ho...Beautiful post, Tina. Christmas is my favorite holiday - always has been. I don't know where to start with my favorite Christmas memory. I was an after Christmas baby. I was a slightly before Christmas bride. When my first son was born, there was that magical Christmas. There was the Christmases spent up north with lots of snow - big beautiful flakes coming down on Christmas day. The Christmases spent with my mom and dad (both in Heaven now.) The Christmases spent with my aunts and uncle... The Christmases when our family was gifted beyond belief. The first Christmas after I was dianosed with breast cancer--and now my first Christmas as a survivor... Watching the wonder in the youngest of my five children's eyes. Oh, its all magical...lollipopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13795604276462398576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34237640.post-18627180429107833742009-11-28T14:45:59.812-07:002009-11-28T14:45:59.812-07:00Tina, wow, what a wonderful post about the "p...Tina, wow, what a wonderful post about the "power" of Christmas and how the holiday touches us all in unique ways. As a child, I always Christmas. In fact, I see that same childlike anticipation in my 7 year old son, Andrew and it melts my heart. Nowadaways, I don't necessarily dread it, but I know I have to work hard to make it special for my kids and I worry if I will have enough time to make it happen for them. <br /><br />I really don't have a specific memory, if anything, I look forward to each Christmas now, to seeing Andrew pick through the Advent calendar, I look forward to putting up the Christmas ornaments on the tree with him, (and this year little Joe helped) I look forward to watching my sons tear open their gifts on Christmas morning.<br /><br />You're so very right - Christmas needs a child. <br /><br />Smiles<br />StephStephanie Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.com