Comments on: Hiraeth https://www.marshmallowranch.com/hiraeth/ She traded her tiara for wings and a pickup Mon, 09 Apr 2018 22:02:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ginny McKinney https://www.marshmallowranch.com/hiraeth/#comment-5155 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 22:02:47 +0000 http://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=3940#comment-5155 In reply to Melba Robinson.

Wow, Melba…what a difficult journey that must have been. My mother was born in indiana when my grandpa was working building factories. They had similar stories. Thank you for your kind words and for sharing. ❤️

]]> By: Ginny McKinney https://www.marshmallowranch.com/hiraeth/#comment-5154 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 22:00:39 +0000 http://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=3940#comment-5154 In reply to Debbie Grissom.

Oh, Debbie…this is still so fresh for you. It will get better. It will be bad for a while but it will be better. What worked for me was putting something joyful in front of me to work towards and look forward to. Sometimes each step is so, so small. Sometimes you slip backwards. You can’t move on but you can move forward. My faith carried me through. I’m glad you’re here. Reach out anytime you need some support. There are a lot of people here who have walked this path.

]]> By: Debbie Grissom https://www.marshmallowranch.com/hiraeth/#comment-5153 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 21:47:25 +0000 http://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=3940#comment-5153 I long for 2 months ago when my husband was alive. Life was So good then and So bad now.

]]> By: Melba Robinson https://www.marshmallowranch.com/hiraeth/#comment-5152 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 21:30:46 +0000 http://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=3940#comment-5152 I to long for a long lost home .in 1948 my family of 7 counting parents.traveled across west from Ill.in a model A ford.we went from state to state , Tex .Arizona,N.Mexico. many towns in those states.we picked cotton,Father worked at any job he could find .we lived by rail road tracks. And anyplace we could find.if u ever. Saw the movie Grapes of Wrath.well that was us .we finally went back to Illinois after 2 yrs. Times were hard for a long time. Thank you for all you share.
Melba

]]> By: Ginny McKinney https://www.marshmallowranch.com/hiraeth/#comment-5151 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:04:33 +0000 http://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=3940#comment-5151 In reply to Pam Hanson.

❤️

]]> By: Pam Hanson https://www.marshmallowranch.com/hiraeth/#comment-5150 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:36:00 +0000 http://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=3940#comment-5150 At last I can put a word to this feeling! Thank you?

]]> By: Ginny McKinney https://www.marshmallowranch.com/hiraeth/#comment-5149 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:26:36 +0000 http://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=3940#comment-5149 In reply to Debra Capell.

That has to be difficult, Debra. My heart is with you. ❤️

]]> By: Ginny McKinney https://www.marshmallowranch.com/hiraeth/#comment-5148 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:25:37 +0000 http://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=3940#comment-5148 In reply to Sheri.

My heart is with you in your longing. ❤️

]]> By: Debra Capell https://www.marshmallowranch.com/hiraeth/#comment-5147 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 12:40:03 +0000 http://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=3940#comment-5147 I deal with this each day – neighbors that I dearly loved have moved on elsewhere or left this earth – neighborhood is not the same. My family home was sold over 35 years ago and now in a terrible neighborhood and my parents’ home is empty due to present health issues. The town I live in and gave so much to thru volunteerism has lost its treasured elderly who cared about it deeply. Nothing feels like home outside my house.

]]> By: Sheri https://www.marshmallowranch.com/hiraeth/#comment-5146 Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:51:12 +0000 http://www.marshmallowranch.com/?p=3940#comment-5146 Oh Ginny, this speaks to me today! Even though my life is full, I long so for a time and place that I cannot go back to! I can’t even visit this place because it’s torn down and something else has replaced it…my memories are so vivid and i talk of it often, look at pictures and communicate with friends who were there. To make a long story short, our family (and many others) were missionaries in Singapore in the ’60’s and ’70’s…I was 10-18-years of age so really aware of it all! The compound we lived on has been sold, buildings torn down and apartment complexes built…NOTHING is the same…Facebook keeps those precious friends together and sharing old photos and memories. I have hiraeth big time!

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