tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9831373.post2375612490776320664..comments2023-06-26T01:54:40.746-07:00Comments on Heather's House: Explaining the hard things...with faith, hope and loveHeather's Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05674386759269302360noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9831373.post-13740275647194887512011-05-12T07:28:04.322-07:002011-05-12T07:28:04.322-07:00I sure will. I'm glad Stacey pointed it out t...I sure will. I'm glad Stacey pointed it out to me!Shellyhttp://web.me.com/shellybryantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9831373.post-24681703549278582782011-05-11T21:07:54.473-07:002011-05-11T21:07:54.473-07:00Thank you so much Stacey and Shelly for stopping b...Thank you so much Stacey and Shelly for stopping by my little ole blog! I appreciate and value your comments so much! Please come back. :)Heather's Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674386759269302360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9831373.post-5238156348345349882011-05-11T17:46:45.143-07:002011-05-11T17:46:45.143-07:00My sister pointed me to your post after reading si...My sister pointed me to your post after reading similar thoughts at my blog here:<br />http://web.me.com/shellybryant/Site/Blog/Entries/2011/5/9_Celebrating_a_Death.html<br /><br />Thanks for posting this article. I really enjoyed reading it.<br /><br />I didn't have a moment of celebration. Living where I do, I knew immediately what the response of the world to reactions in the US would be. I was on Skype with my friend in Singapore (being in China now) when I saw the news, and we both had a similar initial reaction — "this isn't going to go over well."<br /><br />I was even more surprised later when I tuned into Facebook and saw the celebrations there, some of them being posted by people I know and love. It was hard to watch, and I didn't know what to say. One of my friends finally posted a note that said "No one's death should be this celebrated." I was glad to see it, because I just didn't know what to say.<br /><br />Anyway, I appreciate your post. I think the discomfort we feel with the celebration is probably not a popular reaction where you are, and I am glad you were willing to post these thoughts for consideration. Where I am, pretty much everyone is (at best) puzzled by the reactions in the US — not only from the perspective of whether or not is really just/right/good to celebrate a death, but also from the perspective of pragmatism. The general consensus here is that this death, and especially the celebration of it, is likely to only make things worse.<br /><br />I wish we could have just responded with a quiet dignity, but it seems that is something we don't value much.Shellyhttp://web.me.com/shellybryantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9831373.post-91396749288141600122011-05-05T18:21:04.257-07:002011-05-05T18:21:04.257-07:00good article, thanks for sharing. you know....I ha...good article, thanks for sharing. you know....I haven't even asked my kids what they think of it....<br /><br />I am so cynical though I am one of the ones thinking it was staged/set up/or not even real....but....no, I would not celebratesilkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051933946463393399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9831373.post-86691301597076991832011-05-03T17:14:51.391-07:002011-05-03T17:14:51.391-07:00Brooke...I know what you mean. When I first heard...Brooke...I know what you mean. When I first heard it I was glad...then I felt a little guilty. I just had such mixed emotions then I read that article and had a new outlook on the whole thing. <br /><br />Anyway, glad Amery was clueless on it...its better that way! ha!<br /><br />See you Friday. tap tap tapHeather's Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674386759269302360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9831373.post-22754800334110245462011-05-03T17:05:19.186-07:002011-05-03T17:05:19.186-07:00I haden't even brought up the subject to the k...I haden't even brought up the subject to the kids. This afternoon I asked Amery if she had heard about OBL death. Her response, "who?" She had no clue. I told her I'd explain later. I'm big on an eye for an eye and had never thought anything but glad feelings that he was killed, but after reading the article it does make me stop and think.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718965818687484349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9831373.post-17285041348569085842011-05-03T17:02:54.437-07:002011-05-03T17:02:54.437-07:00I know Holly! It is so hard. I am glad Annelise ...I know Holly! It is so hard. I am glad Annelise didn't hear about it. I shouldn't keep my TV on all the time! haha! You are right...there is no easy answer. All we can do is pray. Hard!<br /><br />:)Heather's Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674386759269302360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9831373.post-43653592552513789802011-05-03T16:51:09.754-07:002011-05-03T16:51:09.754-07:00So far Annelise is oblivious to all of these grim ...So far Annelise is oblivious to all of these grim happenings and I'm totally letting her be. :) But I feel for you having to try to help Macy make sense of it!<br /><br />I saw some of the footage of cheering etc. and it made me very uncomfortable--I mean it was a murder, not a sports event--and the chanting and celebrating just seemed wrong.<br /><br />I worry about how our response was viewed by the rest of the world too and about retaliation.<br /><br />But I'm proud of the SEALS and all the armed services and government officials across two administrations that worked to stop OBL. Was it justice? I don't know. Was it our place to avenge? I don't know.<br /><br />Anyway...hard, hard topic with no easy answer.<br /><br />:)Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841514486769130103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9831373.post-11220378868215181992011-05-03T16:41:41.184-07:002011-05-03T16:41:41.184-07:00you are right mom! Loved your comment. I agree w...you are right mom! Loved your comment. I agree with the being fearful of our world right now. It's so scary and we need to be on our knees everynight for our country and the men and women protecting us.Heather's Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674386759269302360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9831373.post-82868331366836094762011-05-03T13:57:06.655-07:002011-05-03T13:57:06.655-07:00Great thoughts! I, too, had a moment of celebrati...Great thoughts! I, too, had a moment of celebrating and then stopped to think, "what am I doing"? The article pretty much summed up how I felt. Our country is built on a justice system. People used to be stoned, be-headed, and fed to the lions in Bible days.....our cowboy days were filled with hangings, and now death penalties are dealt out to punish those that we deem guilty. OBL purposely, pre-meditated, planned and carried out a horrible massacre of innocent people that was televised for us to watch in horror! I remember trying to explain that too! Had he been justly tried and and executed would we have a different mindset? God will judge him now. All that to say this.....I still don't know what I think. I am still fearful for our world. I am still wondering what other, maybe more evil person, was promoted upon OBL's death. I just hope everyone keeps praying for God to guide America...to stand beside us....and to protect us.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686089269970132855noreply@blogger.com