tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816794210150646565.post2665397213082561083..comments2019-12-09T04:13:28.257-07:00Comments on Pilgrimage of Gratitude: My Camino: Why I am Walking the Camino...Virginia ("Ginn")http://www.blogger.com/profile/17587919109305422263noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816794210150646565.post-44348649042425822962009-02-28T09:24:00.000-07:002009-02-28T09:24:00.000-07:00Pedals and Paws ... the name conjures up a lovely ...Pedals and Paws ... the name conjures up a lovely mental picture! Thank you for your kind words...dealing with death and dying gives one the opportunity to experience some intense emotions/feelings. I am shaken out of complacency and passivity...In a way, this experience was a gift...but, of course, I miss sweet Caleb so much...but I reach out more now...I laugh and cry and sing more often these days. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again for reaching out...<BR/><BR/>"Ginn"<BR/>Counting Down to my CaminoVirginia ("Ginn")https://www.blogger.com/profile/17587919109305422263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816794210150646565.post-42589090573850871582009-02-28T08:57:00.000-07:002009-02-28T08:57:00.000-07:00I am lucky to have one 19 year-old daughter and I ...I am lucky to have one 19 year-old daughter and I can't imagaine life without her. But I have a friend who lost her son who was only slightly older. Her pain and grieving gave me a sense of how terrible it is to lose a child. I have featured your blog on the front page of our website and hope that more people will read it and support you in your journey - both physical and spiritual. www.pilgrimagepublications.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816794210150646565.post-51289740106323570002009-02-27T08:42:00.000-07:002009-02-27T08:42:00.000-07:00Sil - Late February each year, I walk through the ...Sil - Late February each year, I walk through the dark shadow of losing Caleb...I am grateful for the beautiful memories I have of our son and for the lessons I've learned navigating through his death and e-inventing my life...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the warm hug. <BR/><BR/>"Ginn"<BR/>Counting Down to the CaminoVirginia ("Ginn")https://www.blogger.com/profile/17587919109305422263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816794210150646565.post-22392227290529930092009-02-27T02:47:00.000-07:002009-02-27T02:47:00.000-07:00Ginn, I have two sons - one born in 1975 and the o...Ginn, I have two sons - one born in 1975 and the other 1977 (your boy was right in the middle of those two birth dates. I can't even being to imagine what it must be like to lose a son. Mothers should not outlive their children.<BR/>Big hug from one mom to another dear friend.<BR/>SilSilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206993775726151899noreply@blogger.com