tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post1705351847944447464..comments2023-03-27T06:40:34.450-04:00Comments on The Silent Isle: Up the Lane with a Handful of Stones (alternate title: More Kids Need a Rain Barrel)Anna Urquharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623009655068400866noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post-23004678034323557942013-05-02T12:06:54.771-04:002013-05-02T12:06:54.771-04:00Blessings to you, Debbi! Fostering is such an amaz...Blessings to you, Debbi! Fostering is such an amazing calling, yet so incredibly challenging. (And, amen to God's grace!) I hope you found Part II to be a lovely ending to the story :)Anna Urquharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623009655068400866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post-47532059220945371462013-05-02T12:02:48.236-04:002013-05-02T12:02:48.236-04:00oh my, the world today is a harsh place. Like Joh...oh my, the world today is a harsh place. Like Johnathan we work with these troubled youth, as foster parents, so we live and work with them 24/7. And you're right, when they don't get their way, they lash out. But the anger was not at your family, but at what your family has that they don't. God gives us grace (and patience and strength) to do what we must, for them, and for our own. Now I'm off to read part 2!<br />Debbi<br />-<a href="http://www.yankeeburrowcreations.com" title="yankeeburrowcreations" rel="nofollow">yankeeburrowcreations</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304662030244771301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post-85929209668821969462013-05-02T09:25:11.505-04:002013-05-02T09:25:11.505-04:00Haha! Why, thank you!Haha! Why, thank you!Anna Urquharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623009655068400866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post-45880319754753381762013-05-02T09:01:24.959-04:002013-05-02T09:01:24.959-04:00Rapscallion! Great word choice. Cashman would be p...Rapscallion! Great word choice. Cashman would be proud!napoleon sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654903862887055288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post-46332291994953758242013-05-02T07:33:07.080-04:002013-05-02T07:33:07.080-04:00I think you're giving me too much credit - it ...I think you're giving me too much credit - it was Jonathan with the level head and strength of character. I wanted to . . . well, I was not as inclined toward self-control as Jonathan :) Thanks, Liza!Anna Urquharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623009655068400866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post-50514758327508746352013-05-02T07:31:52.350-04:002013-05-02T07:31:52.350-04:00Thank you, Kristi - and I hate to always bring thi...Thank you, Kristi - and I hate to always bring things back to all this violence we're seeing in our culture, but you're right. At some point the weapons become bigger and more dangerous. Makes you stop and think. Anna Urquharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623009655068400866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post-48616450488519898352013-05-02T07:30:45.585-04:002013-05-02T07:30:45.585-04:00Jonathan is a cool head, although if the kid had h...Jonathan is a cool head, although if the kid had hit his kids (or his truck) with those rocks, I'm not sure the cool head would have prevailed. Thanks, kate!Anna Urquharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623009655068400866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post-3319318611430652602013-05-02T07:07:14.779-04:002013-05-02T07:07:14.779-04:00Wow. I agree with Kate, I'm not sure I would ...Wow. I agree with Kate, I'm not sure I would have handled this situation with the level headedness or grace of you and Jonathan. Would that we could all react to such situations with strength of character. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389490517800447602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post-17010512142369427482013-05-01T17:21:35.636-04:002013-05-01T17:21:35.636-04:00It is unfortunate that we have so little control i...It is unfortunate that we have so little control in situations like these. We can't always create the utopian environment for our children that we would like. I'm always especially saddened to witness kids behaving this way, I worry for their future when the weapons become something bigger than stones and when the person they choose to be violent to doesn't have as much self control as you and your husband. I'm sorry this happened to you.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106505422869964103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953246427453127002.post-12694225843827066512013-05-01T16:42:43.404-04:002013-05-01T16:42:43.404-04:00What?!?!?! Jonathan is such a cool head! I don'...What?!?!?! Jonathan is such a cool head! I don't know that I would have been able to handle it with the grace of either of you? Kindness is so important though, and you've inspired me to be more aware of it. The Nested Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06766564824201751747noreply@blogger.com