tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post1093225516981242320..comments2024-03-13T23:05:53.575-07:00Comments on Hope Engaged: what i learned from my mother in lawKatie Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01246255931160856214noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-77600878386963779202012-09-25T10:06:59.105-07:002012-09-25T10:06:59.105-07:00Wow, that is amazing! I am most certainly jealous ...Wow, that is amazing! I am most certainly jealous of the amazing relationship you have with your MIL. She sounds like an awesome person!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12232019339061160767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-19600711232158859242012-09-25T02:17:31.487-07:002012-09-25T02:17:31.487-07:00What a sweet, sweet mother in love you have! Preci...What a sweet, sweet mother in love you have! Precious post gal :)A Brew of Blessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819101569226068510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-11220029510746403002012-09-23T17:37:55.774-07:002012-09-23T17:37:55.774-07:00Such a blessings to LOVE your in laws! I have had...Such a blessings to LOVE your in laws! I have had the same blessing in life and appreciate and adore the stories and lessons my in laws tell and teach me. Thank you for sharing those beautiful life lesson!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559433181857411485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-84242240228459947832012-09-22T09:03:29.388-07:002012-09-22T09:03:29.388-07:00I love love love this post!!! I love people that I...I love love love this post!!! I love people that I know just love me and don't have expectations of what I should or shouldn't be. I want to be more like that! What a blessing that you have such a great example in your mother in law!!! SO SWEET!!!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366602859640824325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-82698665104618469042012-09-21T11:29:26.560-07:002012-09-21T11:29:26.560-07:00That is really wonderful that you get along so ver...That is really wonderful that you get along so very well with your in-laws. that is a great blessing. It took 4 years for my mother-in-law to speak to me. I wish I could share my heart with my mother-in-law as you have been able to! <br />+Victoria+Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-26127288172083515822012-09-21T06:11:48.272-07:002012-09-21T06:11:48.272-07:00Barbara sounds like a very sweet person! Just from...Barbara sounds like a very sweet person! Just from your description of her, she makes me want to be a better person! Glad you have her in your life! :) Sweet orange sweatpants too ;).Alechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567444678316047778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-5834793851847673372012-09-21T05:26:46.133-07:002012-09-21T05:26:46.133-07:00How sweet. I love this post and you are so lucky ...How sweet. I love this post and you are so lucky to have a wonderful second mama!<br /><br />Hope all is well - we need some more email catch up sessions! xoxDenise Lopatkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14885645355554637176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-74068249311883634332012-09-20T21:56:53.245-07:002012-09-20T21:56:53.245-07:00Ahh I want Barbara in my life! You are so blessed ...Ahh I want Barbara in my life! You are so blessed to have her for a second Mama. <br /><br />Katie my dear, I miss you! we have been running around the past two weeks like crazies and I've been wanting to catch up with you. Maybe sometime soon when you're free? Missing you!Amanda Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14930823372052646332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-83376230934468080172012-09-20T19:12:18.395-07:002012-09-20T19:12:18.395-07:00That's awesome, Katie, to have a mother in law...That's awesome, Katie, to have a mother in law you love so much. I hope I will be as blessed with future my mother in law as you are!Kaitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15918453157849131034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-22672758737146988412012-09-20T16:37:45.251-07:002012-09-20T16:37:45.251-07:00Wow! I hope I get a mother-in-law like that someda...Wow! I hope I get a mother-in-law like that someday! =DNataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00534598705184827031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-45526235048353889352012-09-20T10:23:29.552-07:002012-09-20T10:23:29.552-07:00It sounds like she is an amazing woman! Relationsh...It sounds like she is an amazing woman! Relationships with in-laws are so important, and I just feel like people overlook it so often. They're family too! Although Matt and I aren't married yet or anything, I really enjoy having a close relationship with his parents and getting to know how wonderful and sweet they are!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712255986329678684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-35820171139529654822012-09-20T09:01:12.140-07:002012-09-20T09:01:12.140-07:00you're so lucky! that's a wonderful relati...you're so lucky! that's a wonderful relationship to have with a mother in law. it seems like God's grace--> freedom--> joy. what a great example. M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17187112210052655908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-56543379214388742612012-09-20T08:16:32.881-07:002012-09-20T08:16:32.881-07:00for some reason this made me tear up.
i think the...for some reason this made me tear up. <br />i think the reason is that i SO want to be like that. praying that God helps us!<br /><br />love love love you. so glad we're in it together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-27154012386373535502012-09-20T07:40:44.871-07:002012-09-20T07:40:44.871-07:00Katie!! It's Holly, can I just say I love, lov...Katie!! It's Holly, can I just say I love, love, LOVE your blog?! Your posts always ring true and you are definitely guided by the Lord. Very cool! Some of the best advice I ever got was from my sister in law when Pete and I first got married. Identify your expectations and then GET RID OF THEM! It's so true. You cannot be in a relationship with anyone when your head is full of expectations. It just leads to disappointment and resentment! Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258062950774671797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-47018796888396021762012-09-20T05:58:38.879-07:002012-09-20T05:58:38.879-07:00Aww...she sounds like an incredible woman! P.S. Lo...Aww...she sounds like an incredible woman! P.S. Love that you're repping Syracuse in your sweats picture! Haha- I love SU Basketball!!!Kaity B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11121029548598878286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-74562197999319020812012-09-20T05:36:07.941-07:002012-09-20T05:36:07.941-07:00This is so sweet! It is rare to find someone shari...This is so sweet! It is rare to find someone sharing something good about their in-laws. I love how you say you fell in love with them first.Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887712904925756046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5569414599779352185.post-57394379008405038302012-09-20T03:59:55.184-07:002012-09-20T03:59:55.184-07:00This is awesome that you are able to learn so much...This is awesome that you are able to learn so much from your mother-in-law and find a good example in her. And it's funny what you say about falling in love with your in-laws before Kevin...I'd say it worked the other way for me. My family fell in love with Angel before I did. They thought he was so perfect and told me, "You better be nice to him! You want to keep that guy!" Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894832851934334471noreply@blogger.com