tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.comments2023-06-25T08:55:42.731-04:00What I Learned from Daniel : The BlogAlexandra of Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17383184282535835905noreply@blogger.comBlogger395125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-2133901742084744662015-02-27T07:34:10.351-05:002015-02-27T07:34:10.351-05:00cool nice post
Happy mothers Day 2015 quotescool nice post <br /><a href="http://happymothersday2015.org/" rel="nofollow">Happy mothers Day 2015 quotes</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-5218418878752454052015-02-25T08:58:58.393-05:002015-02-25T08:58:58.393-05:00happy easter 2015<br /><a href="http://www.easterwishes.org/" rel="nofollow">happy easter 2015</a>shubhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484684827104130225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-28979874805224084872014-12-10T06:52:49.645-05:002014-12-10T06:52:49.645-05:00Thank you, Lara !
I hope your family is en...Thank you, Lara !<br /> I hope your family is enjoying the holiday season, and adapting to the "new normal" which plagues all of us who miss one or more of our family members.<br /> Thank you for your post and encouraging words.Alexandra of Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383184282535835905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-38485734976904588692014-12-09T23:11:05.898-05:002014-12-09T23:11:05.898-05:00Today I thought so much of you just as other times...Today I thought so much of you just as other times. . It brought me to your blog. I have missed so much. You and your family has been blessed with this precious little one. Congrats to you all. A Primitive Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06205375008312950661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-61753603591027480912014-11-15T16:16:57.736-05:002014-11-15T16:16:57.736-05:00Thank you, Dani. Prayers are always appreciated....Thank you, Dani. Prayers are always appreciated.Alexandra of Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383184282535835905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-35344552920902503832014-11-15T10:20:35.886-05:002014-11-15T10:20:35.886-05:00Jane - My dear, I feel your pain. To be able to c...Jane - My dear, I feel your pain. To be able to cross the miles between and offer you a hug... But, I only have words.<br /><br />You're in my prayers, Jane - all of you.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-17050876438813818172014-10-19T19:40:15.039-04:002014-10-19T19:40:15.039-04:00I understand. The last time someone in our family...I understand. The last time someone in our family had a baby, it was Daniel. So much of this birth took me back to those moments as it it were yesterday. It was bittersweet in ways I didn't wish to share with my daughter. Interestingly, she was thinking the same things as I as we both shed a tear or two.<br /> A few things helped me in the last couple of weeks which I will share with you.<br />Nikolas in some ways is similar to Daniel, and somehow this tells me that before Nikolas made the trip to live a life here, that he and Daniel did spend time together.<br />Also, although I am still periodically saddened that Daniel will not be playing the physical role of uncle or will not be a physical father, we don't know much about Heaven. Perhaps children who never knew a parent will be parented in Heaven by Daniel and a young woman whose life was cut short on Earth. I have to believe that God knows how wonderful Daniel, and how wonderful Graham is, and that he will continue their growth on a new plane.<br /> Love to you and yours. May your daughter and her baby With love, have an easy and safe journey. With love,Alexandra of Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383184282535835905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-8661152550645407212014-10-19T12:53:36.815-04:002014-10-19T12:53:36.815-04:00What a beautiful baby! I wish Nikolas could meet a...What a beautiful baby! I wish Nikolas could meet and play with Uncle Daniel. My daughter, too, is pregnant now. I have such mixed feelings about having a grandchild who will never meet or know Uncle Graham. Also, knowing that Graham will never have the delight and pleasure of being an uncle and of being a father is so difficult.GrahamForeverInMyHearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567227324094005373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-65927423778265942942014-10-13T08:46:29.835-04:002014-10-13T08:46:29.835-04:00Thank you, Donna ! Yes, there is joy which is a...Thank you, Donna ! Yes, there is joy which is always tinged with some sadness, and yet we are here and must continue. Love to you, the family, and to Craig.Alexandra of Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383184282535835905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-57832772542696264982014-10-13T08:37:09.968-04:002014-10-13T08:37:09.968-04:00Jane, congratulations on your beautiful little gra...Jane, congratulations on your beautiful little grandson!! I bet you are in awe of this little bundle of joy. However, we always have some sadness with each joy don't we? I picture Daniel as a very involved uncle if he were physically here. And yet we still know he is with you all, and I still picture him being quite involved and watching over little Nikolas. Best wishes to you all!! Donnacrbangelmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352153473808177222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-31026135019086034762014-10-04T08:29:34.540-04:002014-10-04T08:29:34.540-04:00Just now, although things look rather bad for Jess...Just now, although things look rather bad for Jesse Matthews, he has not yet been convicted. We are therefore simply speculating.<br /> In the broadest of general terms, most serial killers at least statistically, tend to be predators within one sex. One might prefer blonde women, another might prefer diminutive women, etc. Interestingly, statistically most serial killers are white, with few being of African American extraction (although there was one I recall from Atlanta.) With regard to your question, I think that IF Mr. Matthew is the killer than we may find more victims but I expect those victims to be female. The killers of young men usually restrict themselves to young men at least statistically. <br /> I still hope that Jonny Dorey experienced a fugue state following a traumatic event and that he is still alive and functioning somewhere in the US. He is a highly capable outdoorsman. I would prefer to believe that anyone missing could be found alive until we have evidence otherwise. Thank you for your interesting question. In my travels, I look at faces every day looking for both Jonny and for Ian Burnet.Alexandra of Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383184282535835905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-36021639898570136772014-10-04T03:30:05.210-04:002014-10-04T03:30:05.210-04:00Daniel is well-loved, so he will never pass from y...Daniel is well-loved, so he will never pass from your hearts.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-58228858193027117132014-10-03T21:21:57.371-04:002014-10-03T21:21:57.371-04:00Could there be any link with the recent arrest of ...Could there be any link with the recent arrest of suspected serial killer Jesse Matthews? I hope the police look into this.claphamgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368924308873294645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-67874783044363948632014-10-03T09:09:33.938-04:002014-10-03T09:09:33.938-04:00Linda,
Thank you for the lovely comments and the...Linda,<br /> Thank you for the lovely comments and the Congratulations.<br />One of the ways I have come to terms with Daniel's departure from the Earth is my understanding that matter is neither created or destroyed, it simply changes form. I also believe that God wastes nothing, including our consciousness. I know that Daniel no longer occupies a flesh suit here in my home, but I believe that he does exist and that he flourishes elsewhere, and this seems to be borne out in my dreams. Even though Daniel is not here, our love for him and our relationships does not change. Death just cannot change what was so real in life. Perhaps this is truly the meaning of first Corinthians, where it says, (paraphrasing here) that love is the only thing that is eternal and that it never gives up and does not change.Alexandra of Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383184282535835905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-2534524243194349312014-10-03T04:11:52.044-04:002014-10-03T04:11:52.044-04:00I like the way you say "Daniel became an uncl...I like the way you say "Daniel became an uncle." I was showing a guy around Memphis and drove to my mother's neighborhood just to see the house. I said rather sorrowfully, "This is my mother's house." He exploded and told me my mother was dead, that was someone else's house now. He stunned me with his loud voice and unnerved by his telling me how I should think. I like the way you think and express the relationships. <br /><br />My husband was surprised my son did not look like other newborn babies in the nursery. Even the nurses thought his head looked nicely shaped right after birth. <br /><br />That is a sweet looking baby. Congratulations.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-78172061555035558662014-10-02T20:42:57.003-04:002014-10-02T20:42:57.003-04:00Thank you, Lotta Joy. He really does look well...Thank you, Lotta Joy. He really does look well, but I think that part of it is that he was only 6 lbs 6 oz. and then lost 10% of his total body weight over the next week or so. We are working to put that back through both her breast feeding, and then supplementing using formula by me as per her pediatrician.Alexandra of Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383184282535835905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-13489368707652861992014-10-02T15:57:28.497-04:002014-10-02T15:57:28.497-04:00When I first saw Nikolas's face, I thought: &...When I first saw Nikolas's face, I thought: "Wow. Cesarean births allow their faces to look so fresh and at ease." Then you said it was a vaginal birth! Obviously she and Nikolas had more help than those who were visibly around her! lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-6116872160230201132014-10-02T09:33:47.536-04:002014-10-02T09:33:47.536-04:00Thank you Dani. It's great to have you here...Thank you Dani. It's great to have you here and we are most appreciative of the good wishes and prayers.Alexandra of Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383184282535835905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-82897076397306361452014-10-02T09:21:38.764-04:002014-10-02T09:21:38.764-04:00Jane - Many, many congratulations to you, and your...Jane - Many, many congratulations to you, and your daughter and her family, on the safe arrival of Nikolas. May he bring you all much joy over the years ahead.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-56497061527901718012014-09-29T08:29:53.021-04:002014-09-29T08:29:53.021-04:00Thank you for all the comments. I have been away ...Thank you for all the comments. I have been away for a week doing private duty on my daughter and her son in the hospital. I will be home soon, with lots of posts and pictures.<br />Love to all,Alexandra of Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383184282535835905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-46871612302168812542014-09-28T03:44:11.278-04:002014-09-28T03:44:11.278-04:00Somehow, I did not know you had a pregnant daughte...Somehow, I did not know you had a pregnant daughter. She and Daniel look so much like you. She looks like what I might expect you looked like at a younger age. So, your mother looked like you, too. Best wishes for the baby and your daughter. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-11852099960494449182014-09-26T16:24:02.466-04:002014-09-26T16:24:02.466-04:00Any updates from the new grandmother?Any updates from the new grandmother?GrahamForeverInMyHearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567227324094005373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-55393253994688069342014-09-22T15:46:03.848-04:002014-09-22T15:46:03.848-04:00I find it odd that when you look at your beloved d...I find it odd that when you look at your beloved daughter, you see your mother. I see YOU. Every detail is of you. So there are three generations of women who could have been triplets. Every detail of Daniel can be seen in both of you. Without a doubt, he's going to be smiling at his first niece or nephew and thinking how much that baby looks like the women he loves.<br />Blessings on the delivery.lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-41551304297034446912014-09-02T14:55:21.302-04:002014-09-02T14:55:21.302-04:00Yes, he most certainly was. He will be deeply mis...Yes, he most certainly was. He will be deeply missed by our family, his own, and no doubt, many other people whom he influenced.Alexandra of Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383184282535835905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543261107340081741.post-84832254208921316892014-09-02T09:56:18.616-04:002014-09-02T09:56:18.616-04:00What a wonderful physician and human!What a wonderful physician and human!GrahamForeverInMyHearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567227324094005373noreply@blogger.com