tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post6980595184668173039..comments2023-12-22T04:06:22.782-06:00Comments on come sit by my fire: A Passion for the Written WordRelyn Lawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-44960466980736076282011-05-25T00:58:45.218-05:002011-05-25T00:58:45.218-05:00Hello there Jeffrey...this is an impressive list, ...Hello there Jeffrey...this is an impressive list, as are your reasons for adding them. <br />My earliest reading memories started with the Little House books as well...I'd like to revisit them one day and see if I can recapture a part of my childhood.<br /><br />I paused when I read that quote "...envy is ignorance; imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse".......Such a powerful statement.<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful thoughts.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803308252202460126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-78026614509122501652011-05-18T11:58:30.675-05:002011-05-18T11:58:30.675-05:00this has to be, one of the most wonder posts i hav...this has to be, one of the most wonder posts i have read. these are some of my favorites, as well. <br />xo<br /><br />waving to relyn.*<br />xoxochristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15541888793748453425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-87454289095367792862011-05-09T20:56:38.847-05:002011-05-09T20:56:38.847-05:00I mean, Ulysses? Really, Jeffrey??! I would have m...I mean, Ulysses? Really, Jeffrey??! I would have most definitely tried to bribe you for your notes in class! (grin)<br /><br />You have me wanting to read "Self-Reliance", though!susannahttp://www.susannassketchbook.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-88672332602656224862011-05-09T20:53:24.421-05:002011-05-09T20:53:24.421-05:00First, it's GREAT to meet your Jeffrey! Hey th...First, it's GREAT to meet your Jeffrey! Hey there, Jeffrey! You have kind eyes and a beautiful family. That's a terrific portrait.<br /><br />You know, I never thought of how literature has changed MY life even though I've heard others like Maya Angelou and now you describe how books profoundly affected theirs.<br /><br />To Kill a Mockingbird certainly opened up my eyes. I remember reading it in school and wishing that all the books we had to read were as good as that one.<br /><br />And 1984 also opened my eyes up to "Big Government" and the importance in taking a stand for what we believe.<br /><br />Ulysses?! Really, Relyn? Well, let's just say I couldn't wait til THAT book was over! ;p<br /><br />Books that profoundly affected my life include The Bible (I was raised in a religious household. Although I no longer go to church, I am glad that I grew up reading and hearing all the old Bible stories. They certainly play a part throughout the events in history.), <br /><br />For me, Michael Ondaatje writes on a whole other, higher plane! The way his words drift in and out of consciousness in The English Patient ...just like his character drifting in and out of consciousness. His words in Coming Through Slaughter reads like a mad, broken blues/jazz song - wow! He opened my eyes as to how words, a phrase, can have FEELING.susannahttp://www.susannassketchbook.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-9239123137471416692011-05-03T04:09:35.471-05:002011-05-03T04:09:35.471-05:00Thank you Jeffrey for writing this wonderful post....Thank you Jeffrey for writing this wonderful post. I can see what each of you and Relyn love about the other! I particularly like the fact that you don't draw a lot of hard lines between different genres of writing, or between adult and young adult. You're right, the power is potentially there in all of them. One of the people I have most admired and loved in my life (my husband's Auntie Mya from Donegal) was a huge fan of Louis L'Amour! I look forward to exploring some of the things you've listed that I don't know - yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-71851515709281302282011-05-02T20:23:00.736-05:002011-05-02T20:23:00.736-05:00swooning that it's such a
wise and wonderful ...swooning that it's such a <br />wise and wonderful man<br />that you love, relyn.<br />I sooooooo enjoyed this!<br />Thanks ever so much <br />for sharing this treasure trove<br />of goodness <br />with us!<br />-JenniferJennifer Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04305032927925322733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-7058409824770479392011-05-02T01:42:55.669-05:002011-05-02T01:42:55.669-05:00Ever since I have been coming to your blog, I have...Ever since I have been coming to your blog, I have been blown away by the passion you have for literature. You have inspired me to read more as I know I do not do it enough. you guys make a great couple. take care, have a great week.Cindy https://www.blogger.com/profile/03552572705763406197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-77929347155087138282011-05-01T22:24:48.696-05:002011-05-01T22:24:48.696-05:00There are some books there that I haven't read...There are some books there that I haven't read yet...I will be sure to add to the "LIST" What a wonderful post Jeffery!GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-66058813831844393302011-05-01T17:28:11.593-05:002011-05-01T17:28:11.593-05:00Oh, what a beautiful couple you are!Oh, what a beautiful couple you are!tracyhttp://lifeisaroadtrip.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-73228429848084101292011-05-01T17:08:30.617-05:002011-05-01T17:08:30.617-05:00This post is moving in so many ways ~
the love you...This post is moving in so many ways ~<br />the love you two have for each other and shared passion of stories are so beyond wonderful. How awesome that God joined you together and how wide spread in your remarkable influence. Thank you for being a part of my life, I am honored to know you both and love you so dearly.Ragamuffin Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16003794501642840802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-42793488137510492682011-05-01T14:00:17.508-05:002011-05-01T14:00:17.508-05:00Jeffrey you are all those things that my sister sa...Jeffrey you are all those things that my sister said and I am so proud to call you nephew. You are as passionate as Relyn and you two make a great pair. I don't know of any two people who are as suited to each other as your guys are. Relyn, thank you for sharing Jeffrey with us today. I love you both.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01390800085540275327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-43518008359295540992011-05-01T13:29:10.928-05:002011-05-01T13:29:10.928-05:00so enjoyed reading along with this post shaking my...so enjoyed reading along with this post shaking my head yes and yet many I had not read...but it is in the act of reading that we live such a life and are shaped and molded ..what a passion!!ELKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-42967344218103413292011-05-01T13:02:50.785-05:002011-05-01T13:02:50.785-05:00Jeffrey, I hope to adequately acknowledge what you...Jeffrey, I hope to adequately acknowledge what you've written here. I believe you have encapsulated and shared such tremendous concepts, concepts that are in danger of slipping away but that I feel hopeful about, knowing people such as Relyn and yourself carry the standard for literature, imaginings and the power of words. Yes, they really matter. Thank you so much for sharing this. <br /><br />Wishing you, Relyn and Sloane a beautiful Sunday. – gGeorgiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298718026210625558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-34532216487453787912011-05-01T12:33:47.192-05:002011-05-01T12:33:47.192-05:00Atticus Finch is amazing. I always love reading th...Atticus Finch is amazing. I always love reading that book because of that character.Sarah Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525949118660493801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-32770232307330628852011-05-01T11:30:26.189-05:002011-05-01T11:30:26.189-05:00Well, I now know why one of Relyn's passions i...Well, I now know why one of Relyn's passions is you! And it's so nice to "meet you" in this way -- sharing such a deeply rooted and personal part of your life. In seeing the words that have helped shape you, I see a bit of you -- not the loving dad or husband that we've been introduced to before, but man beneath, with these words as tools to build the man who was all this and so much more. To Jeffrey, I say bravo and to Relyn, thank you for sharing the man you call "Jeffrey My Love" in your labels with us.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-30898663985491199692011-05-01T08:48:28.385-05:002011-05-01T08:48:28.385-05:00Love your postings
Love you
JeanneLove your postings<br />Love you <br />JeanneJeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734743330025974332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-27210321876063824192011-05-01T08:03:42.769-05:002011-05-01T08:03:42.769-05:00The reason my passion for literature really matter...<i>The reason my passion for literature really matters? A few of those works of prose and poetry did more than inspire, thrill, or sadden me. They changed me. They left me a different person.</i><br /><br />Well said. <br /><br />I should look up 'Curiosity' - haven't read that one.HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-6361150650566362132011-05-01T05:39:49.346-05:002011-05-01T05:39:49.346-05:00Hi Relyn, just dropped by to catch up. What a gre...Hi Relyn, just dropped by to catch up. What a great guy you've got in Jeffrey! I'm sure he feels just the same about you as you do about him. His choice of books shows the true depth of that man's heart and soul, and what makes him shine.<br /><br />Thank you both for sharing yourselves with us.<br /><br />xxJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159166921836676091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-55426868338181634262011-05-01T04:38:37.524-05:002011-05-01T04:38:37.524-05:00Wonderful list, Jeffry! I'd have to say the wo...Wonderful list, Jeffry! I'd have to say the works of Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson would be very, very high on my list of reading that changed my life. Thank you for sharing your choices with us. And thank you, Relyn, for this terrific month of meeting sparkling souls. :o) Happy Days ((HUGS))Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-76980337434460554492011-05-01T03:20:58.156-05:002011-05-01T03:20:58.156-05:00Char,
My list was getting long so I did not includ...Char,<br />My list was getting long so I did not include Thoreau. Still, it is hard to say enough about how <i>Walden</i> and "Civil Disobedience" helped inform my own perception of the world around me and my place in it.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146889500742760884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-34019171852554528002011-04-30T23:41:41.025-05:002011-04-30T23:41:41.025-05:00I believe that it was C. S. Lewis who said that wh...I believe that it was C. S. Lewis who said that when we read books we know we are not alone. I, like you, have spent a good portion of my life somewhere else...with that character or that problem or that fantasy or that hopelessness or that unforgettable joy that filled my soul and my heart when I read a book. I do so wish I could write, for I also have many stories to tell. But, alas, I must be content with the stories of others and I must forever let my heart soar through other's words.Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355157437969935487.post-57238077797127977232011-04-30T23:06:57.881-05:002011-04-30T23:06:57.881-05:00some of my very favorite books too
i would add wa...some of my very favorite books too<br /><br />i would add walden by thoreauCharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03851293154388793520noreply@blogger.com