Comments on: Motherless Children

By: Alan Levine aka CogDog

Alan Levine aka CogDog — Sun, 20 May 2012 17:43:07 +0000

Thanks everyone for the thoughts; it is a reminder and gap filler for mom’s voice. I an fortunate with life.

By: Chris Lehmann

Chris Lehmann — Sun, 20 May 2012 01:55:06 +0000

Simply lovely, Alan.

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By: Bryan Alexander

Bryan Alexander — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:58:51 +0000

Beautiful, powerful post, Alan.

By: Brian Metcalfe

Brian Metcalfe — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:29:27 +0000

Alan … As one who strongly believes in the family, I thank you for your inspiring words and stories. Your dialogue paints pictures that resonate with every son or daughter who misses their parent(s). Thanks to our parents’ devotion and support of family, we go forward and share that goodness with others. Know that with your extensive online connections, you are blessed with an amazing and supportive extended family.

Your Mom “the cookie lady”, together with all of your online brothers and sisters, are so proud of your accomplishments and we want to thank you so much for caring & sharing.

Take care & keep smiling :-) Brian

By: Judy Griffith

Judy Griffith — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:07:32 +0000

So beautifully worded, Alan! Having the three of us there at mom’s final resting place meant so much. The hole in my heart from the loss of our beloved mother can not be filled. But we always have each other, our legacy to mom. She would have been proud of us. Don’t ever doubt how much you touch people with your beautiful pictures and stories. People all over the world love you, as does your big sister! Love ya!

By: Cindy Jennings

Cindy Jennings — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:55:08 +0000

“I cannot say I am always giving back even a fraction of what Mom did.”

Ha.

Haven’t your amazing stories taught you how very far your giving and sharing reaches? You teach us with each and every post – everything from how to tinker with animated gifs and such, to MUCH deeper ways of knowing and understanding and making meaning – like how to deeply honor love, and family, and roots, and friendships, and…well you get the picture. Never underestimate that.

Lifting you up today, especially.

By: pumpkin

pumpkin — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:05:31 +0000

Beautiful.

And don’t underestimate what *you* contribute to the world with your words, pictures and stories…

By: Alec Couros

Alec Couros — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:45:08 +0000

Beautiful post, Alan. Truly.

By: Richard Schwier

Richard Schwier — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:21:30 +0000

For the record, Alan, I lost my Mom in 2004, and I still mourn her loss. But you continue to create a wonderful memorial to Alyce, and a big part of that is letting other people into your life and memories of her. Go ahead, mourn… scream! After all, she was your MOM!

I’ve come to loathe the nice, neat, tidy ways we deal with death. I want to scream, beat on the coffin, and sob like a child, with all of the tears, snot, and coughing that goes with it. When I go, I want someone to miss me that much.

You’re an amazing guy, Alan. You’re a friend. Go ahead, and miss your Mom. Loudly.

For me, I’m making a batch of cookies.