My cell phone vibrated in my pocket signaling to me that I was receiving a call. Quickly answering, I heard your soft voice distinctly say, "Hello Rachel, this is Tessa. Are you in the middle of something or do you have time to talk?" My mind raced ahead of your words trying to tell from the tone of your voice if everything was OK. Well yes, I was right in the middle of work. We discussed what I was doing for a moment and then you quickly said, "Well, call me back when it is convenient. I just have some news!" I could hear the quiver of excitement in your voice and I quickly responded, "I ALWAYS have time for news from you." Then you said, "Well last night Michael asked me to marry him and I said YES!" I was so excited for you that I wanted to jig a happy dance and yell to the top of my lungs in an extremely excited squeal, but that wasn't exactly appropriate at work, you know! Since you were a teenager you've told me how you have admired my marriage. You say it is an example that you want to follow. Honestly, everytime you tell me that I suppose it catches me just a little off guard to realize that other people are watching us and taking note. Across the years, you and I have occasionally talked about the qualities that build strong and loving bonds of marriage, just like we did the day you called me with the news of your engagement. Now that you and Michael are planning your wedding, I've been thinking about marriage vows. As you know, we just passed our 25th wedding anniversary in June. That feels freakishly impossible. Where have 25 years gone? 25 years, are you kiddin' me? I certainly don't feel old enough to have gained the perspective that I have by looking forward from our wedding day and also looking back to it. Maybe I will talk about that later. Thank you for your sweet expression of confidence in us. You can have a wonderful marriage too. However I will tell you it doesn't just happen on accident. A good marriage takes work and committment and living with intention and purpose. I must go for now. I will write more later. Much Love and Prayers, Rachel
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Dear Tessa,
My cell phone vibrated in my pocket signaling to me that I was receiving a call. Quickly answering, I heard your soft voice distinctly say, "Hello Rachel, this is Tessa. Are you in the middle of something or do you have time to talk?" My mind raced ahead of your words trying to tell from the tone of your voice if everything was OK. Well yes, I was right in the middle of work. We discussed what I was doing for a moment and then you quickly said, "Well, call me back when it is convenient. I just have some news!" I could hear the quiver of excitement in your voice and I quickly responded, "I ALWAYS have time for news from you." Then you said, "Well last night Michael asked me to marry him and I said YES!" I was so excited for you that I wanted to jig a happy dance and yell to the top of my lungs in an extremely excited squeal, but that wasn't exactly appropriate at work, you know! Since you were a teenager you've told me how you have admired my marriage. You say it is an example that you want to follow. Honestly, everytime you tell me that I suppose it catches me just a little off guard to realize that other people are watching us and taking note. Across the years, you and I have occasionally talked about the qualities that build strong and loving bonds of marriage, just like we did the day you called me with the news of your engagement. Now that you and Michael are planning your wedding, I've been thinking about marriage vows. As you know, we just passed our 25th wedding anniversary in June. That feels freakishly impossible. Where have 25 years gone? 25 years, are you kiddin' me? I certainly don't feel old enough to have gained the perspective that I have by looking forward from our wedding day and also looking back to it. Maybe I will talk about that later. Thank you for your sweet expression of confidence in us. You can have a wonderful marriage too. However I will tell you it doesn't just happen on accident. A good marriage takes work and committment and living with intention and purpose. I must go for now. I will write more later. Much Love and Prayers, Rachel
Sunday, April 3, 2011
No April Foolin'
Several weeks ago, my blog, "A Romantic Porch" was hijacked.The "hijacker" signed in and changed my password. As easy as that "hijacker" was administrating what belonged to me.
Yep, that's right, it was totally stolen and taken from my control.
The "hijacker" added advertisements, moderated my comments and took previous posts from my drafts and moved them to the current day. Then "Hijacker" took a post from another blog that I love and posted it as mine. I could do nothing about any of this. "Hijacker" had complete control of my blog. However "Hijacker" was "kind" enough to set up a "copy cat blog" that has my previous blog postings on it.
After considerable discussion with a couple of moderators from Blogger Help Forum, my blog with my previous address was deleted.
So, rachelgoing.blogspot.com is no longer a viable blog address. It appears as though seven other blogs were "hijacked" after mine. To those of you who were following me, my new blog address for "A Romantic Porch" is rachelgoingonline.blogspot.com. I am sorry for this inconvenience. I am sorry that several years of blogging has come to this. I will continue to feature your beautiful porches each month and get the archives of the previously featured porches linked into the blog as quickly as I can. My work schedule and family needs have to be my first priority...attending to life. However, I don't want to let my blog go.
Thank you for checking on me. It means so much. I appreciate those of you who have let me know you missed my blog. The past year has been challenging for many of the ones I love and my friends in blogland. It has been challenging for our family too. There is a fine line between letting a dream die and getting up every time you are knocked down.
I have thoroughly enjoyed having a blog since my niece set this one up for me in 2007 and emailed me and said, "Now blog!" or something like that! And so I will blog. I will get up and press on. That's the way I was raised. That's how my husband and I live here at "A Romantic Porch". I will make each day as extraordinary as I can and I will savor each moment, yes even the challenging moments and I will blog!
Rachel
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