tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post1601283681125400790..comments2023-11-03T01:35:47.312-07:00Comments on Pat Esden--Mythmaker: Inspired by my motherTrish Esdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02049667128434033805noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-48315003418190351022013-05-11T10:41:56.938-07:002013-05-11T10:41:56.938-07:00Thank you, Karen. I very much am. Thank you, Karen. I very much am. Trish Esdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049667128434033805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-81816597423946213022013-05-11T07:50:06.866-07:002013-05-11T07:50:06.866-07:00Beautiful! Happy Mother's Day to your Momma.
...Beautiful! Happy Mother's Day to your Momma. <br />Love learning about her-your post gave me goose bumps. I'm inspired by her. I was just talking about how hardship and struggle give us the backbone to NEVER give up. <br />You are a very lucky girl to have a mother like her. :)K. L. Hallamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672153195378644215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-7570400681723654062013-05-10T14:24:28.520-07:002013-05-10T14:24:28.520-07:00I think until I wrote this I didn't even total...I think until I wrote this I didn't even totally realize how much of an inspiration she'd been. Trish Esdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049667128434033805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-18653220929691002762013-05-09T18:08:50.947-07:002013-05-09T18:08:50.947-07:00I am so sorry for your loss, Pat. Your mom sounds ...I am so sorry for your loss, Pat. Your mom sounds like an amazing, inspiring woman. Thank you for sharing her with us. Chris Allen-Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937725992799451053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-65445547408011740812013-05-09T09:39:15.611-07:002013-05-09T09:39:15.611-07:00Thank you for stopping by. She was a great role m...Thank you for stopping by. She was a great role model and I'm only beginning to know how much of one :)Trish Esdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049667128434033805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-70422150059282840992013-05-09T09:22:20.279-07:002013-05-09T09:22:20.279-07:00That's really lovely, Pat. It's wonderful...That's really lovely, Pat. It's wonderful that you had such a great role model in your mother. We need people like that to inspire us and show us the way. Great post, thanks for sharing it with us.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13198421580102655831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-5134276967196437342013-05-09T08:46:23.907-07:002013-05-09T08:46:23.907-07:00It's interesting, I tend to think about what m...It's interesting, I tend to think about what my dad when through when he was recovering from polio but this gave me a chance to see what it took through my mother's eyes as well. I'm convinced there isn't a much tougher job than being a mother and running a household. Trish Esdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049667128434033805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-91287617327044065942013-05-09T08:44:25.999-07:002013-05-09T08:44:25.999-07:00Thank you for stopping by. Everyone's comment...Thank you for stopping by. Everyone's comments and love is making me feel better. Trish Esdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049667128434033805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-55735016722455680082013-05-09T08:23:42.528-07:002013-05-09T08:23:42.528-07:00Ugh, that made me cry. I didn't realize what a...Ugh, that made me cry. I didn't realize what an amazing woman your mom was, Patty. I love hearing stories of real people who made great changes in their lives. Beautiful post. Hang in there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08900890986425451194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-7070296038256275472013-05-09T07:28:37.592-07:002013-05-09T07:28:37.592-07:00I'm sorry for your loss, Pat! Your mom sounds ...I'm sorry for your loss, Pat! Your mom sounds like a wonderful woman. Thanks for sharing.Liz Penneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616005136130181910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-63157786147493781872013-05-09T05:34:04.805-07:002013-05-09T05:34:04.805-07:00Inspiring was my intent. It's easy to not se...Inspiring was my intent. It's easy to not see or forget all the examples of strong woman in our own lives.Trish Esdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049667128434033805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-20020938857086583832013-05-09T05:31:51.434-07:002013-05-09T05:31:51.434-07:00Thank you for reading my little tribute :)Thank you for reading my little tribute :)Trish Esdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049667128434033805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-66572428248565099462013-05-09T05:31:17.542-07:002013-05-09T05:31:17.542-07:00Thank you. She definitely was!Thank you. She definitely was!Trish Esdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049667128434033805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-61128405659973067352013-05-08T21:29:13.353-07:002013-05-08T21:29:13.353-07:00Wonderful tribute. Very inspiring.Wonderful tribute. Very inspiring.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445539873467772283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-31608373448638988642013-05-08T19:25:17.673-07:002013-05-08T19:25:17.673-07:00So sorry for your recent loss. Your mom sounds won...So sorry for your recent loss. Your mom sounds wonderful and very inspiring. Thanks so much for sharing.Carla Luna Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10245197620080383172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-37231941796304398642013-05-08T18:30:56.632-07:002013-05-08T18:30:56.632-07:00This is a really lovely and moving post. I'll ...This is a really lovely and moving post. I'll echo what everyone else said in the fact that your mum sounds like an amazing woman. Kate Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02279577058884785963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-27571229468988355302013-05-08T17:56:57.262-07:002013-05-08T17:56:57.262-07:00You're right about writing being full of dispi...You're right about writing being full of dispites! It's plain packed with them.Trish Esdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049667128434033805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-85708064205257951362013-05-08T17:55:16.716-07:002013-05-08T17:55:16.716-07:00Thank you. I wasn't sure if I wanted to post a...Thank you. I wasn't sure if I wanted to post about her passing online but every time I sat down to write about what inspires me, she came to mind.Trish Esdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049667128434033805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-85492293327569669912013-05-08T17:42:08.137-07:002013-05-08T17:42:08.137-07:00She sounds like an amazing woman, and you're f...She sounds like an amazing woman, and you're following in her footsteps by pursuing what you love, despite all the "despites" of writing. Jeannettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04121406778127520539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-44368647839606363472013-05-08T15:42:04.057-07:002013-05-08T15:42:04.057-07:00Beautiful post - what an amazing woman your mother...Beautiful post - what an amazing woman your mother was! jessika fleckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808906296309031940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-35201830006017687222013-05-08T13:38:11.673-07:002013-05-08T13:38:11.673-07:00She did. I told her it might not sell, but she ins...She did. I told her it might not sell, but she insisted on congratulating me any way. She went quickly and without pain, so I'm grateful as well as sad. Trish Esdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049667128434033805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134941707367928575.post-11996488466559665642013-05-08T11:54:44.202-07:002013-05-08T11:54:44.202-07:00She sounds like an amazing woman. I'm so sorry...She sounds like an amazing woman. I'm so sorry to learn that she died recently, but I hope she knew you were on your way to realizing your own dreams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com