tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440987760281897397.post7394234173699082619..comments2023-05-04T03:36:27.255-07:00Comments on Bookish Catholics: The TapestryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14275272437317840727noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440987760281897397.post-86343440378480467292012-09-17T18:56:17.513-07:002012-09-17T18:56:17.513-07:00I truly feel like I lost a friend when I closed th...I truly feel like I lost a friend when I closed the pages of that book. We came to know Kristin in such an intimate way, and which of us could not relate to some aspect of her life in one way or the other? I did not expect to be performing such an introspective analysis of character (on myself!) while reading this book....I think maybe that's why I was so supportive of Kristin, feeling that same hope that God will help reveal my flaws to me not so that I will stumble on them, but so that I will be humble and remember upon Whom I depend. <br /><br />Thank you again Lauren, for introducing this book to us. I can see that I will need to re-read it at least 2 more times in my life time!!!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093178608034450446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440987760281897397.post-44542356250841313432012-09-15T07:46:49.580-07:002012-09-15T07:46:49.580-07:00Beautiful, Julia! It is a tremendous comfort as ...Beautiful, Julia! It is a tremendous comfort as a mother to hope that my messy attempts may come together, with prayer and intention, so they are recognizable from a heavenly vantage. I love that this is a defense of Kristen--and of hope--because she is only as flawed as the rest of us. Thank you for this, Julia.Pie Mama’s https://www.blogger.com/profile/06381104466801010322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440987760281897397.post-62737847119283431952012-09-15T05:48:04.031-07:002012-09-15T05:48:04.031-07:00Beautiful, Julia. I love, "But as we say goo...Beautiful, Julia. I love, "But as we say goodbye to this very realistic human being, we glimpse the tapestry of her life from above! From the vantage point of eternity. And the loveliness is breathtaking.". I often think about how God views our (my) life and I know He doesn't look through the worldly lens like I do, but sees my heart and every little attempt to give him at least some return on the great love He has bestowed on me. And when it is all woven together, somewhere deep in side, I can't help think that he must be pleased by all the effort and not necessarily on the mostly faulty results. Thank you for this.<br /><br />I'm going to really miss Kristin, but I think knowing her and experiencing(and relating) to her struggles is going to make me a better person. Thank you, Sigrid Undset!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454112901640690546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3440987760281897397.post-72808143646064594972012-09-14T21:53:51.245-07:002012-09-14T21:53:51.245-07:00Thank you Julia! Your tapestry allusion is so beau...Thank you Julia! Your tapestry allusion is so beautiful. None of the characters are perfect, and we want Kristin to be, but she's not. No one does exactly what we want them to do, and that is just one of the ways in which the author makes the story authentic. We can relate, because she is so approachable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14275272437317840727noreply@blogger.com