tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084083574451708758.post5587404378995513652..comments2023-07-24T08:59:55.622-04:00Comments on Verses from my Kitchen: My Meaning of FamilyMichael Lewickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340861175589080597noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084083574451708758.post-91732429298543331592011-10-04T16:32:35.812-04:002011-10-04T16:32:35.812-04:00I am new to your website. I read your post about y...I am new to your website. I read your post about your father and stepfather. I was moved to tears. Sometimes people in your life don't measure and sometimes other people step in and take you to a level you never thought possible. I'm glad you were one of the lucky ones....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084083574451708758.post-6780726000078809412011-06-21T12:28:24.872-04:002011-06-21T12:28:24.872-04:00Thank you for allowing us to get a glimpse of the ...Thank you for allowing us to get a glimpse of the boy that hides within you. Sometimes it's harder to chase the ghosts and wish for what could have happened and didn't. You are a brave man for accepting the reality and recognizing people in your life that really cared about you and loved you. Your step-father is a lucky man on this Father's Day.Lanahttp://bibberche.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084083574451708758.post-64760728608340674742011-06-21T10:47:54.635-04:002011-06-21T10:47:54.635-04:00What a lovely, heartfelt post, Mike. I am always ...What a lovely, heartfelt post, Mike. I am always amazed that people coming out of the most difficult family situations are often the ones with the most strength and perspective on life. You have clearly taken every piece of good that came to you and chosen to use it wisely. Thank you for sharing your story.Cookin' Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495903173224103152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084083574451708758.post-68764594502932232412011-06-21T10:00:00.298-04:002011-06-21T10:00:00.298-04:00What a fantastic post, Michael. So incredibly full...What a fantastic post, Michael. So incredibly full of emotion and honest. You are so strong to be able to look at that situation like that and move on. As I read this, I found myself being proud of you. I mean, yes we have never met, but I am proud of you for being so strong and brave and an absolute inspiration to those who can't move on with the strength you have. <br /><br />PS- your RavieNomNomshttp://www.ravienomnoms.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084083574451708758.post-27153766352045330882011-06-20T10:38:33.556-04:002011-06-20T10:38:33.556-04:00Michael,
You are a Strong Brave Boy & Man Toda...Michael,<br />You are a Strong Brave Boy & Man Today! Thank you for sharing your inner childhood memories. We all have a childhood past, some good & some bad. As you get older, you understand more clearly and only become wise and passing on those needs to your own children. A child deserves the 'Best' of you and maybe one day, you will have that opportunity to be the 'Bestdarardhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463207294082113347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084083574451708758.post-46463468388630521352011-06-20T08:39:50.776-04:002011-06-20T08:39:50.776-04:00I told you on our wedding day that you will never ...I told you on our wedding day that you will never be alone again and I meant it. This post brings me to tears. So many parts of me wish that we had met in earlier years as I had this similar discomfort when I would stay with my dad and his many new wives. I love you Michael and can only hope that when or if we are blessed with a child, they will feel the love of our family unit. You are nothing Wendyhttp://www.wendyalanphotography.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084083574451708758.post-42519152654339157462011-06-19T20:09:24.336-04:002011-06-19T20:09:24.336-04:00Wow. Powerful, raw and emotional. I know it took a...Wow. Powerful, raw and emotional. I know it took alot for you to put this all out there. It's part of the healing process. I too remember the 'darkness' of night. God bless.A Kitchen Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726823420397501848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084083574451708758.post-22091539101960589802011-06-19T13:40:50.782-04:002011-06-19T13:40:50.782-04:00Mike, It must have taken great courage for you to ...Mike, It must have taken great courage for you to be so open and honest with us. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the reminder that although I only had him for 15 short years until his early death at the age of 48, my dad was the perfect father to fit my needs <3<br />I pray that your life from this day forward is filled with more happiness than your heart can hold!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084083574451708758.post-60078710621376000272011-06-19T12:29:17.464-04:002011-06-19T12:29:17.464-04:00Thank you for telling such an honest story, Mike. ...Thank you for telling such an honest story, Mike. It sounds like this time of your life had a profound effect on you... but look where you are now! Happily married... I have no doubt that your parents' marriage has taught you a lot.Brian Samuels Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03465183125990945350noreply@blogger.com