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“in a hushed whisper she said, “Lets pretend I am the bird, but you be my wings”.

just lovely honey…lovely….

i remember that little girl every day…so alive, so free, so full of love!!
tuck her in, keep her safe, she is your heart.

i love you,
mom

I have really admired (and envied at times) the choices you have made to make your life exciting. At times I find my life a bit boring, although I guess I sort of prefer it that way. We have chosen very different paths in life, each with their own very different joys & struggles.

I was really struck by this entry. Thank you for being someone who LISTENS and makes people feel loved. We are in desparate need of more people like this in the world!

I currently am a youth minister at St. Matts in Green Bay (because of the life-changing impact you had on me in high school – I am forever grateful to you for that!!!!) I know how bad the church can be at living out the mission of Christ, but it doesn’t change what his mission was. The “church” is made up of imperfect individuals who strive to live as our perfect God calls us to live. Since we struggle with temptations of the flesh, the world and the devil we often times fall waaaaaaaay short of living as Christ calls us to live. And God forgives us for this.

This is not an excuse for a lack of true compassion and love for our neighbors, just an explanation. I have come to realize the utter importance of learning & REMEMBERING people’s names and stories as a way to show I really do care about them.

Forgive me for going on and on, but I have a quick story about this. Peter’s parents were driving home from a trip to California and stopped at a small Catholic church (they met in a community center gym) in the Napa Valley area. They walked in and were immediately recognized as being new, welcomed, greeted and asked what their names were. Amy said it seemed like everyone knew everyone & truly enjoyed seeing them. She said there were young & old, multiple ethnicities, people who were disabled – all interacting and loving each other. I could go into more detail, but I’ll spare you. After the homily the priest said he’d like to thank John and Amy Weiss from Green Bay, WI for coming (in front of the entire congregation) and gave them 3 music cd’s to listen to on their way home. Amy said it was exactly how she envisioned heaven to be like. All people were truly loved/loving, welcomed/welcoming, there was no judging or discrimination. What a beautiful picture!

(Feel free to stop reading at any time, I just seem to keep going on and on.) In regards to your previous post, the “camel through the eye of the needle” verse (Matthew 19: 24) comes after a rich young man asked Jesus what he needs to do to gain eternal life. Jesus tells him to keep the commandments. The man says he has done that. Jesus said, if he wishes to be perfect he will sell all he has, give to the poor then come and follow him. Then Jesus says how it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. I guess I just felt it was important to note the difference…riches (if used only selfishly) can be an obstacle to entering the kindgom of heaven.

Thanks for letting me share some thoughts with you and thank you for sharing yours with the world.

Love,
Kim (Valentine) Weiss

p.s. Aug 24, 2000 is the day you prayed with me that Jesus would enter my heart…I still have the little star you made me with the date as a rememberance – thank you for helping me open my life to God!

It is scary to step back into our dreams. Living with open arms, sometimes hugging thin air. But, oh, how grand to spread those arms, to FEEL it all.
And someday, the dream will step inside the heart that has practiced the embrace.

I wonder if you know how lovely you are. Lovely in every way. You are, Megan. This I know to be true.

I love you,
Mom

The editor of my past.

And the publisher of my future.”

I think this needs to be on a shirt or something. I love this.

happy birthday dear daughter, happy birthday to you!!
5:26 a.m. or therabouts… i believe it was…
i remember as if it was yesterday.

love,
mom

love,
Mom