Comments on: Mother’s Day Anew (Recipe: Picnic Menu)

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:59:12 +0000

In reply to TastefullyJulie. Julie, Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting. May God bless you as encounter this first Father's Day without your Dad.

By: TastefullyJulie

TastefullyJulie — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:25:57 +0000

Wow, this is a truly heartwarming post. I lost my father this year and I and dreading Father’s day but I also owe it to my husband to give him his day. Thanks so much for sharing.

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:26:52 +0000

In reply to CJ at Food Stories.

CJ,
Oh, my!!! Thank you a million bajillion! I’m headed to your blog right now! 🙂

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:26:00 +0000

In reply to tipper.

Tipper,

Thanks for stopping by! I truly appreciate your sweet comments. Thank you so much! 🙂

By: CJ at Food Stories

CJ at Food Stories — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:17:24 +0000

Jackie … You have been nominated for my NEW Food Stories Award for Excellence in Storytelling. Check out my site for the details (foodstoriesblog dot com).

By: tipper

tipper — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:18:59 +0000

Jackie-I’m glad you turned your Mother’s Day blues around. And I hope I’ll remember what you did-when the time comes for my first Mother’s Day without Granny.

I jumped over and read your story-it is amazing! You are a wonderful writer-I felt like I was right there in the bedroom with them at the end.

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 20 May 2012 02:15:07 +0000

In reply to Michele.

Michele,

My mother and grandmother were sitting side by side looking down and enjoying the day. I hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day, sweet Michele! 🙂

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 20 May 2012 02:14:02 +0000

In reply to velva.

Velva,

Thank you so much for stopping by and reading the post! 🙂

By: velva

velva — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:56:32 +0000

What an absolutely fabulous way to celebrate Mother’s Day. Thanks for sharing the day with us.

Velva

By: Michele

Michele — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:16:15 +0000

Dear, dear Jackie! My oh my oh my, how I dearly LOVE this post! You know I’m sitting here with tears in my eyes, right? You so often bring me to tears my sistah, but especially this one! I greatly admire and respect your decision and DETERMINATION to turn Mother’s Day around and make it a festive occasion again! No doubt your mother was smiling and laughing all day long! Love you, Jackie! xoxoxo

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:54:45 +0000

In reply to Mary.

Mary,

Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed the story! 🙂

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:54:06 +0000

In reply to CJ at Food Stories.

CJ,

It was a celebration to behold! 🙂

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:28:56 +0000

“It Happened On Mother’s Day”………beautiful and heart-warming!

By: CJ at Food Stories

CJ at Food Stories — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:57:45 +0000

What an awesome celebration … and a live jazz band … fabulous 🙂

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:18 +0000

In reply to Tom.

Tom,

Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments. The day was just as wonderful as it could be!

I trust that your sweet memories of your Mama can get you through the sad times. God bless you. 🙂

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:41:48 +0000

Wish I could have been there to give you a big hug Jackie as I know what you are going through I lost my mom back in 2006. Mothers day has been tough on so many families including mine as we would always do things together. Spent many a days having wonderful chats with her at the old kitchen table with unlimited glasses of ice tea, wedge of lemons and some homemade treats. She would keep a stash of homemade cookies or dark chocolates and break them out when I came over. I think changing the mood by spritzing it up making it a fun day with family and friends was a wonderful idea. I found the best way to offset sad times is with some positives in your life. Everyone needs a bunch of positives in their life so store these memories in a cookie tin (fun pictures and trinkets) and pull them out when you feel sad. BTW: Great looking photographic bunch you should be proud young lady. I bet you had all the fixings out there which would make a king and queen very happy. Hope you have many more fun days and big hugs ahead my friend.

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:53:50 +0000

In reply to Lillian.

Lillian,

Thank you so much for your comments. The story is my first attempt at fiction. I do a lot of non-fiction writing and I think writing fiction makes you a better non-fiction writer. I hope I can continue to get inspiration for fiction stories. 🙂

By: Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:52:22 +0000

In reply to Jean. Thanks so much, Jean! It was a happy, happy day. I'm hoping to turn it into an annual event that I will look forward to! :)

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:41:21 +0000

Jackie I am so glad you have turned a sad day for you into a celebration. You will always miss those who have gone on but celebrate their lives just like you did! Good looking bunch I must say! You have done well mam. Maybe next Mothers Day will be looked forward to instead of dreading it. Sending you a hug!

By: Lillian

Lillian — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:18:55 +0000

I was so impressed reading through your description of the party and think it’s such a great way to deal with depression – do something for others. Then, I read the story – I was so touched. It’s an amazing story – I hope everybody took time to read it.