tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314399029884091272.post1772078913876250357..comments2023-10-14T10:57:40.418-04:00Comments on Realityarts - Inspiration, Art and Creativity: Longing - Creating in FaithAmanda Troughthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06065774506000203979noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314399029884091272.post-60920240063903992172013-07-11T23:19:52.702-04:002013-07-11T23:19:52.702-04:00Amanda, I just discovered your blog and this is th...Amanda, I just discovered your blog and this is the second post I read. I am very much looking forward to delving into it more. Please let me say that I am sorry for your losses. It takes a lot of courage to keep going on sometimes, and to stay open enough to stay creative. I happened to see a documentary today on an American Indian poet, John Trudell. In the 70s, he lost his wife, NWmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04130453524706348038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314399029884091272.post-59138350475533681432013-07-11T12:30:54.977-04:002013-07-11T12:30:54.977-04:00Juliet, it really has been a source of comfort, an...Juliet, it really has been a source of comfort, and expressing my faith through my creativity is the icing on the cake!Amanda Troughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065774506000203979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314399029884091272.post-35425955218807731552013-07-11T12:29:58.891-04:002013-07-11T12:29:58.891-04:00Hi Hilary it has really been a challenge trying to...Hi Hilary it has really been a challenge trying to make sense of things, I am so glad that I have a creative outlet that I can call on when my words are not enough. Thank you for your continued support:)Amanda Troughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065774506000203979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314399029884091272.post-2700893188518458572013-07-08T19:59:34.311-04:002013-07-08T19:59:34.311-04:00Creativity plus faith: what a powerful combination...Creativity plus faith: what a powerful combination in the face of life's hard losses.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314399029884091272.post-73005542204040583012013-07-07T03:51:15.023-04:002013-07-07T03:51:15.023-04:00Hi Amanda - you think so deeply and give us views ...Hi Amanda - you think so deeply and give us views of life to remember and which in some ways relate to our own .. tragedy strikes and we know not when or understand why so often ... <br /><br />It's just we live on as we try and make sense - I know re my mother ... that during her illness she gave me a period of time to regroup and focus on the future, while being patient with her challenges Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com