Comments on: the bench

By: Darcy @ Message in a Mason Jar

Darcy @ Message in a Mason Jar — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:10:26 +0000

Even better than a rocking chair on a porch! What a wonderful, tangible way to invite togetherness.
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By: Tracey

Tracey — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:54:32 +0000

I don't have words for how much I enjoyed this post, so I will just have to give you two thumbs up! .-= Tracey´s last blog ..Goodwill Chair Makeover =-.

By: Ann Voskamp@Holy Experience

Ann Voskamp@Holy Experience — Mon, 31 May 2010 19:43:45 +0000

You write words and they are sure and steady and we all come and sit here long, lines that are a bench.

Thank you for what you do here, Emily.

I am praying for you and your wondrous words today.
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By: Debbie

Debbie — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:23:45 +0000

Oh, I LOVE this! We live in a neighborhood of busyness. Everyone is running in one direction or another. We have no commonality. We have no benches, neither symbolic nor actual. I’m pondering this as I sit here now…

I am also thinking of other areas of my relationship life which could use a bench.

This post is a bit of a mission statement, I think.
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By: Michelle at Graceful

Michelle at Graceful — Sun, 30 May 2010 12:40:51 +0000

This is a wonderful post, Emily. I live on a street of bungalows, many with cozy front porches. In my walks around the neighborhood with the kids, I often sit a spell on a front step, or a porch swing, to catch up with Marge or Karna or Marion. The homes are humble — nothing big or fancy. No master suites or sprawling backyards or ginormous kitchens (not that I don’t wish for those things sometimes, too!!). I think I could toss a tomato out my kitchen window and hit the house next door no problem. But we have front porches…and that makes all the difference. I just love this about my community. It feels real and comforting. It feels like love.
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By: stacey

stacey — Sat, 29 May 2010 11:34:13 +0000

Love! Love! Love this post! Just tweeted it twice!!

Have a great weekend,
Stacey
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By: Jenn

Jenn — Sat, 29 May 2010 05:33:46 +0000

I love this post… I need time to really ponder the personal bench…
I love community benches! =)

By: Searcy

Searcy — Sat, 29 May 2010 01:15:23 +0000

Dearest Emily, such a lovely post. I lament to fading of front-porch culture, and I too search for the moments when a bench may be shared. I often find myself pining for that. Thank you for your lovely blog and especially “Tuesdays Unwrapped.” I have participated for some time, and I have enjoyed reading the lovely, sometimes profound, and sometimes so tenderly simple blessings that I feel as if each were a little gift.

By: Bringing Pretty Back

Bringing Pretty Back — Sat, 29 May 2010 01:08:04 +0000

I love the way you wrote this. Just perfect. .-= Bringing Pretty Back´s last blog ..I'm a slow learner and Coco would NOT be proud of me. =-.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 28 May 2010 22:03:22 +0000

I LOVE THIS!!!! You are absolutely right. Thank you for your beautiful words... I'll be linking to my facebook to share with friends! .-= Amy´s last blog ..Throwback Thursday =-.