tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12510183.post3623338875029184574..comments2024-02-06T16:06:25.170-07:00Comments on Sandra Dodd: "Where I'm From"Sandra Doddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11853107998229753762noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12510183.post-40171152971857100212009-03-23T14:16:00.000-06:002009-03-23T14:16:00.000-06:00So evocative. I really enjoyed reading this. Jello...So evocative. I really enjoyed reading this. Jello instant pudding and fried potatoes, yes! And the adobe cool to the touch. Lovely.<BR/><BR/>I wrote one myself a couple of years ago, and after I posted it on my blog with a little hint, my dad wrote one too. And that took my breath away, because there was a lot there that I didn't know. At the end he wrote, <BR/><BR/>"I am from a pastor’s living room<BR/>and a couple of inexpensive gold bands<BR/>on the hands of two kids going…somewhere…<BR/>we didn’t know where,<BR/>but by God we were (and still are)<BR/>going there together."<BR/><BR/>I was the baby-on-the-way that brought them to that pastor's living room, so I'm really glad I got to read that. :)<BR/><BR/>My then-11yo daughter wrote one, too, and that choked me up as well, seeing what stood out for her in the simple unfolding of our days.<BR/><BR/>Here's <A HREF="http://melissawiley.com/blog/2006/06/20/i-am-from-because-loni-asked-so-sweetly/" REL="nofollow">mine</A>.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://melissawiley.com/blog/2006/06/21/janes-turn/" REL="nofollow">my daughter's</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://melissawiley.com/blog/2006/06/22/treasure-in-the-template/" REL="nofollow">my dad's</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12510183.post-43527994769082472712009-03-06T20:43:00.000-07:002009-03-06T20:43:00.000-07:00Fascinating. I really like this so I did it.Fascinating. I really like this so I did it.Cap'n Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558951624021488338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12510183.post-36429848003777921272009-03-06T16:04:00.000-07:002009-03-06T16:04:00.000-07:00This was poignant. I'm glad that you have traveled...This was poignant. I'm glad that you have traveled so far from there.Madeline Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075400838213199585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12510183.post-10151359937787583612009-03-06T09:33:00.000-07:002009-03-06T09:33:00.000-07:00It is sad that you were told to get your nose out ...It is sad that you were told to get your nose out of the book. We had walls of books and I was able to always buy as many as I wanted and read them over and over again. I wish I could give that to the younger you.unschoolingsupermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303393010571151612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12510183.post-78407882293706953122009-03-06T09:11:00.000-07:002009-03-06T09:11:00.000-07:00I really enjoyed this one. It's a really neat way ...I really enjoyed this one. It's a really neat way to picture where you are from. I did one too!Tracy Million Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07566716982333768811noreply@blogger.com