tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post8271830745870946854..comments2023-12-09T00:33:24.572-08:00Comments on Novel Matters: AstonishmentBonnie Grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-64541169872942916872012-01-18T15:06:46.997-08:002012-01-18T15:06:46.997-08:00What a powerful experience!What a powerful experience!LeAnne Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433010038077925237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-16304173453720339022012-01-18T13:52:40.171-08:002012-01-18T13:52:40.171-08:00Kathleen, thank you for finding a way to express t...Kathleen, thank you for finding a way to express the inexpressible! I was writing on the deck one day (months before the snow and ice)and felt the air stirred by hummingbird wings...and smelled the floral fragrance churned by his wings! What a holy moment. I thought I was distracted from my writing by the incident. But that was the writing. (Bald eagle flew over the snow blanketed yard the other day. When I pointed it out the next day to my daughter, she said, "Mom, two crows do not an eagle make." I MUST use that in a book someday!Cynthia Ruchtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248421834478069263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-40173229887950677612012-01-18T13:19:35.261-08:002012-01-18T13:19:35.261-08:00Thank you, all, for your kind comments.
Marian, ...Thank you, all, for your kind comments. <br /><br />Marian, yes, but isn't it the truth of the characters that make us care? The accepted wisdom is that characters need to be likeable, but I'm most moved when an author takes an unlikeable character and shows me the imprint of God in him. <br /><br />Patti, I would love to come for a visit. <br /><br />Debbie, a pond would be so much nicer than a parking lot. I'm sure your neighbors will agree, once they see it.Kathleen Popahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682046279211463305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-10102864352401033282012-01-18T09:11:33.357-08:002012-01-18T09:11:33.357-08:00Katy, an absolutely beautiful post. Me too, I'...Katy, an absolutely beautiful post. Me too, I'm gob-smacked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-87899803969115088022012-01-18T08:55:03.235-08:002012-01-18T08:55:03.235-08:00Katy, you really must come for a visit. There are ...Katy, you really must come for a visit. There are 300 lakes on top of our nearest mountain, most only accessible on foot in winter. As the day warms, the ice shifts--va-rumph--and voices a single magical note. Astonishing. Very holy.<br /><br />Just so you know, I didn't miss what you're saying about truth. I'll be augering the ice.Patti Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575415697841348226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-76689643520922897012012-01-18T07:47:59.039-08:002012-01-18T07:47:59.039-08:00You make me want to dig a pond in the parking lot ...You make me want to dig a pond in the parking lot behind my house.<br />Come to think of it, I have felt the updraft of Canadian geese lifting from the ground. Maybe I should pay more attention. xoxoxDebbie Fuller Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174333267329587740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-15327617189072779222012-01-18T06:33:51.596-08:002012-01-18T06:33:51.596-08:00Katy: You gob-smack me. Thanks for letting me sit ...Katy: You gob-smack me. Thanks for letting me sit beside you on the bus.Bonnie Grovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-66059568730394047892012-01-18T06:31:53.796-08:002012-01-18T06:31:53.796-08:00Ah. Yes. This is something to let take over my bra...Ah. Yes. This is something to let take over my brain for the day. Thank you.Susie Finkbeinerhttp://www.susiefinkbeiner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-20073811283394132512012-01-18T06:12:31.905-08:002012-01-18T06:12:31.905-08:00Beautiful and uplifting-thanksBeautiful and uplifting-thanksFootprints From the Bible by Cynthia Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034641212263079715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-37540705741353511012012-01-18T06:04:41.779-08:002012-01-18T06:04:41.779-08:00You have given me insight into why I love some nov...You have given me insight into why I love some novels so much. I thought it was because the author made me care about the people, but it is more than that. The author captures the physical, emotional and spiritual on the page and gives me the key.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990101542996298555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-26933275807981261802012-01-18T05:36:55.701-08:002012-01-18T05:36:55.701-08:00What a way to end this post! Yes, truth. Couldn...What a way to end this post! Yes, truth. Couldn't agree more!<br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-75710422947654967762012-01-18T04:33:02.071-08:002012-01-18T04:33:02.071-08:00That was truly lovely. Thanks for the inspiration ...That was truly lovely. Thanks for the inspiration this morning.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.com