tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318218493790650833.post5496999461096116323..comments2014-04-22T11:57:40.688-07:00Comments on books and stuff: Mennonites Don't DanceDianne Hieberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15496383596621636990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318218493790650833.post-28914592428427816542011-03-13T21:18:51.860-07:002011-03-13T21:18:51.860-07:00Hey, I'm up for it!
Great blog Dianne. Your ho...Hey, I'm up for it!<br />Great blog Dianne. Your honesty here is, hmm, looking for a word that works.... delightful? Really. A ray of light in a dark place sounds cliche but it does have merit. To quote from a much wiser source than myself: Even the darkness is not dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day Darkness and light are alike to You. Ps 139<br /><br />thanksWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935407385764694473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318218493790650833.post-90344490579442768872011-03-12T14:37:57.842-08:002011-03-12T14:37:57.842-08:00Dianne, It may seem an odd thing to say, but your ...Dianne, It may seem an odd thing to say, but your response to Mennonites Don't Dance, that you didn't put the stories aside and suggest the author write something more cheerful, has been an unlooked for gift. I hope the moments of grace in the stories, the hands reaching back and forth to one another, are some light in the otherwise darkness.<br /><br />With so much appreciation,<br />dfhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318218493790650833.post-29740611161605900202011-03-10T16:50:29.606-08:002011-03-10T16:50:29.606-08:00Maybe she'll chime in her herself, but this is...Maybe she'll chime in her herself, but this is what Darcie wrote in response on Facebook:<br /><br /><i>"Jeremy, your mom's blog post takes my breath away. Her courage to not put the stories down and reach for something cheerful. Your relationship that allowed you both to open old seals. Please tell her I'd like very much to speak to her reading group, but only if that's something she wants."</i><br /><br />And she's also got a wonderful blog post up about our exchange: <a href="http://whatlooksin.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/a-readers-struggle-with-mennonites-dont-dance/" rel="nofollow">http://whatlooksin.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/a-readers-struggle-with-mennonites-dont-dance/</a>Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01293317607000363396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318218493790650833.post-833565881457080642011-03-10T14:41:22.251-08:002011-03-10T14:41:22.251-08:00Looking forward to discussing this further now tha...Looking forward to discussing this further now that you're finished. I'm thinking I should re-read a couple of them too, as it really washed over me like a wave in my first reading session. <br /><br />Wouldn't hurt to ask Darcie if she'd be willing to talk to your writer's group -- could be fascinating.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01293317607000363396noreply@blogger.com