i haven't posted before, but i've been reading your posts for a lil bit now and i must say you inspire and give me a lil hope for members in general when so many have given me reason to doubt. Your post right after Elder Packers Talk and the post About you dreading the conversations with your family both really struck me and i think i hold them as some of your thoughts with the most impact on me personally. Keep posting when you can, it's nice to see some positive and get some hope now and then :)
On the side of your blog you used to have links to your early blog posts which told the whole story of Scott's coming out to you, and how that affected your relationship. For me, those were the most helpful because it was at the time when Chris had just come out to me, and I could relate to everything you were going through. It really helped me realize that I was not alone.
Hi Sarah- I don't know that there is one post that is my favorite. I can tell you what I love about your blog and why I read. I do so because you are honest and earnest. You and I have so little in common in practical terms- I'm a divorced, childless, taoist English professor- but I read because of your humanity and spirituality. Pain, compassion, love, want and loss are all human experiences and you elucidate them well. You are a beacon. I'm glad that you shine your light. ~Mindie
Mindie--thank you for your comment. The timing of it is interesting, however, since I am in the process of writing a post about not being able to blog any more. At least not here. Not sure that I can continue being the beacon you speak of. :(
I am a 40-something mother of 5 and a high school math teacher. The father of my children, my high school sweetheart, came to terms with being gay in the summer of 2008, just before Prop 8 in CA became really big news. This blog documents my journey with our relationship and family, and with my struggle as a member of the LDS church that chooses to support and rejoice in the loving relationships and marriages of my gay friends.
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Hi Sarah,
i haven't posted before, but i've been reading your posts for a lil bit now and i must say you inspire and give me a lil hope for members in general when so many have given me reason to doubt. Your post right after Elder Packers Talk and the post About you dreading the conversations with your family both really struck me and i think i hold them as some of your thoughts with the most impact on me personally. Keep posting when you can, it's nice to see some positive and get some hope now and then :)
Not that I have read through your entire blog recently, but I did go back and find two of my favorites :)
http://serendipitystr8wife.blogspot.com/2010/09/come-follow-me.html
http://serendipitystr8wife.blogspot.com/2010/08/take-it-or-leave-it.html
On the side of your blog you used to have links to your early blog posts which told the whole story of Scott's coming out to you, and how that affected your relationship. For me, those were the most helpful because it was at the time when Chris had just come out to me, and I could relate to everything you were going through. It really helped me realize that I was not alone.
Hi Sarah-
I don't know that there is one post that is my favorite. I can tell you what I love about your blog and why I read. I do so because you are honest and earnest. You and I have so little in common in practical terms- I'm a divorced, childless, taoist English professor- but I read because of your humanity and spirituality. Pain, compassion, love, want and loss are all human experiences and you elucidate them well. You are a beacon. I'm glad that you shine your light.
~Mindie
Thanks--everyone's comments were helpful.
Mindie--thank you for your comment. The timing of it is interesting, however, since I am in the process of writing a post about not being able to blog any more. At least not here. Not sure that I can continue being the beacon you speak of. :(
You will always be a beacon, Sarah. Maybe you'll just shine your light in a new direction.
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