tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post114484448996980395..comments2024-03-14T07:29:36.559+01:00Comments on In Soul: In Memoriam #3Ginnie Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-36146616234184878202007-06-18T02:28:00.000+02:002007-06-18T02:28:00.000+02:00Ohh Ginnie, que bonito recuerdo para tus padres. S...Ohh Ginnie, que bonito recuerdo para tus padres. Se aprecia que estábais unidos. Yo tambien perdí a mi hermana hace 9 años, ella tenía 36. Un maldito cancer de colon se la llevó. Pero lo mejor de todo es que ellos siempre están y estarán con nosotros. Mis respetos, Ginnie.<BR/><BR/>Ohh Ginnie, that pretty memory for your parents. It is appraised that you were united. I also lost to my sister 9 years ago, she had 36. A damn one cancer of colon took it. But the best thing of everything is than they always are and will be with us. My respect, Ginnie.José-Angel Sáez-Díezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737177910545779081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1145015661955845692006-04-14T13:54:00.000+02:002006-04-14T13:54:00.000+02:00Rachel: I often see a lot of Dad AND Mom in me an...Rachel: I often see a lot of Dad AND Mom in me and ponder how that happens. We imitate what we see? But we also have some of the "genes," I think.<BR/><BR/>I love what you said about Abby! <BR/><BR/>Tim: Thanks for your kind words!<BR/><BR/>TO: Sometimes we forget what we get from our parents. Or maybe we just don't think about it much. But you're absolutely right, Kim. We do owe so much to them and I agree that the world would be a better place. We were certainly not a perfect family but in retrospect, I'm clear on the fact that we all love(d) each other.Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144996693062937472006-04-14T08:38:00.000+02:002006-04-14T08:38:00.000+02:00Obviously, your ability to be kind and loving to t...Obviously, your ability to be kind and loving to those around you must come from your parents. It is lovely that you show them such great respect. I wish all families were like this- the world would be such a different place.Miss Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755376182972818159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144976567239843312006-04-14T03:02:00.000+02:002006-04-14T03:02:00.000+02:00You definitely do have some special memories of yo...You definitely do have some special memories of your dad. Thanks for sharing them. They are heart touching.Tim Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305530681191503858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144969355973039002006-04-14T01:02:00.000+02:002006-04-14T01:02:00.000+02:00BY THE WAY- I think Abigail Hart might bear a clos...BY THE WAY- I think Abigail Hart might bear a closer resemblance to G'pa Hart than any of you boys! She has those eyes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144967949590030872006-04-14T00:39:00.000+02:002006-04-14T00:39:00.000+02:00Thank you- Beautiful! Now I know where my generou...Thank you- Beautiful! Now I know where my generous nature comes from, and my willingness to work hard for what I believe in, even if I don't make a dime!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144962389003908152006-04-13T23:06:00.000+02:002006-04-13T23:06:00.000+02:00Nancy: Thank YOU.Ruth: Thanks to you, too!Nancy: Thank YOU.<BR/><BR/>Ruth: Thanks to you, too!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144959303937234752006-04-13T22:15:00.000+02:002006-04-13T22:15:00.000+02:00Tears and joy and pride. You did it perfectly, and...Tears and joy and pride. You did it perfectly, and I love it. You really captured Dad.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144931905058651932006-04-13T14:38:00.000+02:002006-04-13T14:38:00.000+02:00Boots, I've just spent the last hour catching up o...Boots,<BR/> <BR/>I've just spent the last hour catching up on your blogspot. Your 3 memorials are very touching. Thank you so much.<BR/> <BR/>NAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144931132949966232006-04-13T14:25:00.000+02:002006-04-13T14:25:00.000+02:00Nate: I guess there's a family family resemblance...Nate: I guess there's a family family resemblance then :)<BR/><BR/>Wilma: Thanks so much for your kind comment. It looks like YOUR family and Ruth's are neck-n-neck on the resemblance thus far :)<BR/><BR/>Dixie: Your words, too, have touched me. Thank you for taking the time to go back and reread the other Memoriams!<BR/><BR/>Mei: You're right--he was a spiritual man who knew the difference between that and religiosity!<BR/><BR/>Peter: You and Paul and Nate are "tied" on resemblance, I think :) How fun for us to see G'pa in you all. Since you were too young to be in the stories, I guess resembling him is the nbext best thing--if not better?<BR/><BR/>Mr. Fab: Aww. You're just saying that 'cuz it's true :)<BR/><BR/>Clo: I thought of you and DreamWalker when I put in the bookplate! Yup, even WE get confused over whoi we are in my family. Sometimes I go through 3 or 4 names before I say the right one! I very much look forward to YOUR Memoriam on Jacques. It will tell me so much about you both, I'm sure.<BR/><BR/>John: Now I'm crying again! Thank YOU.<BR/><BR/>DW: Thank you, thank you. It really is amazing how people can pick up on a person by the few things they read. He WAS an intense man, which is why his humor was so wonderful.<BR/><BR/>CS: You are way too sweet and kind! I have a feeling we WILL meet someday, in Switzerland :) I can hardly wait.<BR/><BR/>Dee Dee: I had forgotten you were there, but of course you were! You've been there all along, it seems like. So much a part of our big family!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144929984761401692006-04-13T14:06:00.000+02:002006-04-13T14:06:00.000+02:00Thanks Bootsie, I'm so glad Joe and I was there th...Thanks Bootsie, I'm so glad Joe and I was there that day dad "kicked the bucket" You brought a freshness to a sweet Memoriam. Thanks again.<BR/>Love,<BR/>Dee Dee and JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144925830671931462006-04-13T12:57:00.000+02:002006-04-13T12:57:00.000+02:00That was a beautiful tribute to your Dad. I can re...That was a beautiful tribute to your Dad. I can relate to how he was when I read your posts. And I second Mr. Fab's comment: "as special as you are". I hope we get to meet someday ;-)CanadianSwisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07643821249467079199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144908927493631542006-04-13T08:15:00.000+02:002006-04-13T08:15:00.000+02:00I really do love reading about your family. Your ...I really do love reading about your family. Your father was obviously a very talented artist, and that is a wonderful gravestone!! <BR/><BR/>There is an intensity about him that comes through in that picture of him when he was younger, and what a lovely face. He was clearly a extraordinary and inspiring person. A wonderful post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144897638773522922006-04-13T05:07:00.000+02:002006-04-13T05:07:00.000+02:00I haven't had a good cry like this in a good long ...I haven't had a good cry like this in a good long time...thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144891286301099362006-04-13T03:21:00.000+02:002006-04-13T03:21:00.000+02:00Wonderful story, again!Your dad was a very talente...Wonderful story, again!<BR/><BR/>Your dad was a very talented man (I love his bookplate, of course!) and the memoriam you have made is a great tribute!<BR/><BR/>My God Ginnie! How many people is there in your family! It seems that they just appear from all the places, like little bunnies! LOL! Very nice family you have there, though it's a little bit difficult to understand who is who, but I'm beginning to get it. Now, I know that when somebody call you Bootsie, he is in the family...<BR/><BR/>Working on my hubby's one... it will be on Saturday, 15.Clohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956818277673750111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144880142539987392006-04-13T00:15:00.000+02:002006-04-13T00:15:00.000+02:00Great stories Aunt Bootsie...I want to read more. ...Great stories Aunt Bootsie...I want to read more. I feel like I never got to know Grandma and Grandpa as much as my other cousins did because I barely made it out of grade school by the time they passed, so I love reading anything people have to say about them. Oh and the first person I thought of when I saw that first picture was Paul...HUGE resemblance in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144879782147756842006-04-13T00:09:00.000+02:002006-04-13T00:09:00.000+02:00Instead of answering you at my blog, I decided to ...Instead of answering you at my blog, I decided to come and read your tribute to your father. A real religious man! Not somebody using religion to make bucks. I find this is great!Mei Shilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641801646741207302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144879685649337862006-04-13T00:08:00.000+02:002006-04-13T00:08:00.000+02:00Ginnie, what a beautiful tribute! I read this one...Ginnie, what a beautiful tribute! I read this one and reread the other two and felt so touched by the wonderfulness of your parents and your brother. These are people who had busy lives and who touched the lives of others in such positive ways. I'm proud to have learned about them. Thank you so much for sharing them with us.Dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051120501450103612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144866351962314622006-04-12T20:25:00.000+02:002006-04-12T20:25:00.000+02:00actually, my wife sees a closer resemblance to Pau...actually, my wife sees a closer resemblance to Paul in these pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144865207230126082006-04-12T20:06:00.000+02:002006-04-12T20:06:00.000+02:00Amy: I love that your memory of G'pa is smiling. ...Amy: I love that your memory of G'pa is smiling. I don't think I ever knew that!<BR/><BR/>Mrs. M/Shari: Yup, nate AND his dad, Jim!<BR/><BR/>I'm sooo glad you shared about Dad's ledger. I actually had a hard time picking and choosing what to include before being way too lengthy. I figured some of it would come up in comments. And YES, thanks to you, it did!<BR/><BR/>ET: That his own dad was that old never ceases to amaze me. His dad died at 79; my dad died at 78. But I was much older than 9!<BR/><BR/>Nate: Yes, you are all over those first 2 photos! Definitely. <BR/><BR/>Pablo/Paul: Thanks for your visit and comment! That means a lot to me. Feel free to use this in any way you wish, as well as Mom's and Bennett's. I'll leave that up to you (since I'm not sure what you're talking about!).<BR/><BR/>I was talking to Ruth this morning and SHE said she saw Peter in that first pic of Dad. So you're not alone!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144858916467057862006-04-12T18:21:00.000+02:002006-04-12T18:21:00.000+02:00Wow, Bootsie, great history here. Thanks for the p...Wow, Bootsie, great history here. Thanks for the post. I hope we can have stories like this all over the family website. Would you mind contributing it?<BR/><BR/>I DO see a resemblance between Nathan and Grandpa. But the first person I thought of when I saw that pic was Peter! Don't you agree?pabloharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245250539608448160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144857158075896402006-04-12T17:52:00.000+02:002006-04-12T17:52:00.000+02:00i inherited many things from this man. his name, ...i inherited many things from this man. his name, his passion for sermon-writing and delivery, his love of stories, and some of his looks. <BR/><BR/>thanks for posting this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144856679033812992006-04-12T17:44:00.000+02:002006-04-12T17:44:00.000+02:00That was a great story. I couldn't imagine having...That was a great story. I couldn't imagine having a father that was 70 years old when I was born. And taking care of his mother quite early also. Incredible man for sure!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455800980666388178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144847910681073512006-04-12T15:18:00.000+02:002006-04-12T15:18:00.000+02:00Lots of thoughts, but I'll relay 2:That first pict...Lots of thoughts, but I'll relay 2:<BR/><BR/>That first picture of G'pa is incredible! I see a lot of Nathan Carl in him...hmmm<BR/><BR/>Mom would frequently tell me how G'pa would give back to the church in his own way. (In Pulman, MI?) he received produce from farmers to help feed his large family because he was paid so little. Mom remembers him then going to the market to price what those items (let's say x # bottles of goat's milk) would have cost he and G'ma to purchase. He would then turn around and give back to the church a portion in real money! He even had a ledger recording every gift received and it's monetary equivalent.<BR/><BR/>Amazing. <BR/><BR/>I agree with Amy--he had such a genuine smile, and he just LOVED the babies! Except for my next younger cousin, Todd (2-1/2 years), I have memories of all the rest being smiled at and a foot wiggled as he hummed in affection.Mrs. M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16421623841829671785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10327858.post-1144845017230319152006-04-12T14:30:00.000+02:002006-04-12T14:30:00.000+02:00Tears again! I just love that picture of G'Pa wit...Tears again! I just love that picture of G'Pa with G'Ma -- smiling so genuinely as he always was. The only time I remember him NOT smiling was in his casket -- looked nothing like him. I miss you, G'Pa!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com