tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post5217276616384257560..comments2023-10-10T03:58:32.375-07:00Comments on Fingers & Prose: Persuasion: Wrapping it UpMelodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-46511366536723795512013-02-01T19:27:06.783-08:002013-02-01T19:27:06.783-08:00Oh yes and good job at keeping Him at the center. ...Oh yes and good job at keeping Him at the center. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-22267522682211898152013-02-01T19:26:07.486-08:002013-02-01T19:26:07.486-08:00Motherhood makes us second guess where we never ha...Motherhood makes us second guess where we never have before - right? Now those are great momma words that I can learn from as I try not micromanage my 15 year old son in his school choices. This is his life and I am only here to cheer him on and catch him when he falls. Much harder to practice in real life that I could have ever guessed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-57942693068670690932013-01-28T18:27:38.015-08:002013-01-28T18:27:38.015-08:00I enjoyed all your philosophy. :) I don't kno...I enjoyed all your philosophy. :) I don't know how much credit I can take for how my life has turned out...my husband and I both find it vital to keep God at our center, and I suspect most of the credit should be aimed in that direction! I do know that I looked at my wedding photos a few years after I'd gotten married (with a new wee one of my own) and was shocked by how young we'd been. I called my mom and asked her how on earth they'd been okay with it, and she just said that she knew I would have done it anyway so they might as well support us. Great momma. So, maybe that means that I was more sure of myself back then? I sure don't remember feeling like it...I have no idea! Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-76443323124279017082013-01-27T14:13:09.289-08:002013-01-27T14:13:09.289-08:00After experiencing this annotated edition and real...After experiencing this annotated edition and really enjoying it, I've decided to collect them as well. The Northanger Abbey one should be especially helpful and fun...I just have to be patient for them to be released (looks like one a year.)<br /><br />I really think that the length of the engagement depends on the couple, although I do think that one shouldn't draw it out simply to please other people. In my case, it was a very good & necessary thing that it was as long as it was, but I'm glad it wasn't any longer! I am told, however, that neither of us were very attentive friends to any one else that year! Oh well. :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151339860580266808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-85205881522990387042013-01-27T08:27:34.049-08:002013-01-27T08:27:34.049-08:00Your love of this book comes straight through your...Your love of this book comes straight through your posts. As your blogger friend I sit in awe of how you chose your life path so early on and created such a lovely family. And I mean serious awe. I would not have been successful at picking my life mate at 17. <br /><br /> I never really know when it's important to stand up for myself.<br /><br />This can only come with age. The older I get, the more I realize that there are really precious few things for which I need to stand up for myself and the rest will sort itself out all on its own. I feel less and less inclined to defend my actions at my advanced age of 46. <br /><br />Didn't mean to get all philosophical on you... carry on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243923798905252664.post-85837285661752716722013-01-26T15:46:59.324-08:002013-01-26T15:46:59.324-08:00I have this gorgeous copy of Persuasion (I'm c...I have this gorgeous copy of Persuasion (I'm collecting the Belknap annotated editions) but I've never read the book. It's my coworker's favorite book--not just favorite Austen, but favorite book, and what you've said about speaks to me. <br /><br />I'd forgotten that you'd married so young, so I'd be curious what *your* thoughts were about having to wait until graduation to get married. <br /><br />I myself had an engagement that was several months long, but I'd been with the fella for a few years. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.com