tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post1549691531809236623..comments2023-07-10T05:40:25.044-04:00Comments on Donna L Martin's THE STORY CATCHER: Making Christmas MemoriesThink Positive, Be Positivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-63062225534808116362011-12-24T17:03:40.608-05:002011-12-24T17:03:40.608-05:00What a moving post Donna, christmas present reduce...What a moving post Donna, christmas present reduced me to tears. My memories of Christmas past, have not always been pleasant ones, but these future ones are what I look towards and the friends in the writing community. As Susanna says, you will write some beautiful stories, thankyou for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-35834519135173104062011-12-23T19:14:19.600-05:002011-12-23T19:14:19.600-05:00Thank you, Susanna, that means so much to me comin...Thank you, Susanna, that means so much to me coming from you! I thought for many years that my love of writing was gone forever...covered up by the layers of negative thoughts and actions of others. I feel so blessed to have found special friends such as yourself who understand the love of writing...the NEED to write. I'm really hoping that 2012 will be a year of great treasures unfolding for all of us in the writing arena...<br /><br />Merry Christmas!Think Positive, Be Positivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-46497552621419555242011-12-23T15:52:23.079-05:002011-12-23T15:52:23.079-05:00These are such beautiful memories, Donna. You des...These are such beautiful memories, Donna. You described past and present so evocatively that I could picture your childhood tree and you sitting before it with your hot cocoa listening to Silent Night, and the story about your son made me teary. I think you're going to write some wonderful books! Merry Christmas!Susanna Leonard Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655630528649780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-65147256443794246752011-12-23T11:01:05.820-05:002011-12-23T11:01:05.820-05:00Renee, how cool about the stockings! That would h...Renee, how cool about the stockings! That would have been great to be able to grab then and sneak back upstairs to dig into them before the parents got up. And how sweet of your mother to keep them safe all these years! What great Christmas memories...Think Positive, Be Positivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-66718642815239827972011-12-23T10:57:36.069-05:002011-12-23T10:57:36.069-05:00Janet, those christmas memories are the best I hav...Janet, those christmas memories are the best I have from my childhood...along with playing with my sister out on the front porch and riding our new bikes together. My story, A Barnyard Christmas, will hopefully one day be found in book form but it still needs some polishing...Think Positive, Be Positivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-81348423871009075392011-12-23T10:54:57.596-05:002011-12-23T10:54:57.596-05:00Beth, I don't think I have ever heard of that ...Beth, I don't think I have ever heard of that book but will look for it! I woke up this morning wondering what what I would write about today and came up with this post. I hoped people would enjoy it...Merry Christmas to you!Think Positive, Be Positivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981805086599633473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-59515588736717087132011-12-23T10:29:06.561-05:002011-12-23T10:29:06.561-05:00Donna, what a sweet, nostalgic post that brought u...Donna, what a sweet, nostalgic post that brought up so many memories for me. We had many traditions in my family, my favorite being the Christmas stockings hung on the stairs. We'd all creep down early in the morning and bring our stockings back to our beds before our parents woke up. And in my house, even the grown-ups had stockings, something I will continue to do. Last year my mom sent me (I live in another country) my original stocking from the 1960s, the one I grew up --- boy did that bring the tears!Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858405241136190640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-4845343608750001182011-12-23T10:08:10.097-05:002011-12-23T10:08:10.097-05:00When I was six, I caught my mother wrapping "...When I was six, I caught my mother wrapping "Santa's" gifts to us. She said she'd skin me if I told anyone. Her cover was blown but I didn't care.<br /> My brother was "famous" for unwrapping the gifts and re-wrapping them, then waking us kids up and revealing what was in the wrapped boxes.<br /> My sister and I would get the lyrics of Christmas songs and sing them together.Now we "make" her son sing them to us.<br /> Donna, maybe you could write a Christmas themed book next year.Hmmm?janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10141814249963307041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382427031631027145.post-47954108663894649122011-12-23T09:56:58.484-05:002011-12-23T09:56:58.484-05:00Lovely. The Ghosts of Christmas Present made tears...Lovely. The Ghosts of Christmas Present made tears come to my eyes -- I'm so glad Santa was able to bring your son a baby doll! (Have you read the picture book from the 1970s called "William Wants a Doll" ?<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Merry Christmas!Beth Stilbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599767764125204077noreply@blogger.com