Comments on: In the Bleak Midwinter

By: Janice Voorhies

Janice Voorhies — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:53:00 +0000

In reply to Diana Young. I miss him, too. Thanks for loving him.

By: Janice Voorhies

Janice Voorhies — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:52:28 +0000

In reply to Joanne Searcy. Miss you, Joanne. You are an example of the love of Christ for all of us. Truly.

By: Janice Voorhies

Janice Voorhies — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:48:27 +0000

In reply to Raeann Peck. I used to go to temple and wonder if I would see him around a corner. Someday that will happen.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 04:42:33 +0000

Powerful.

By: Janice Voorhies

Janice Voorhies — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 23:09:08 +0000

In reply to Pam Johstoneaux. Bless you, dear friend.

By: Diana Young

Diana Young — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:59:29 +0000

I often think of your sweet son. I am so glad I got to know him his humor his intelligence and he always had a kind word for me. He was the first Voorhies I grew to love then it spread to the rest of the family. You are an incredible writer. Thank you for sharing we miss him.

By: Joanne Searcy

Joanne Searcy — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 06:39:53 +0000

I have so many memories just like yours. I smiled when I read your comment about being glad he was safe in jail. They were the only times I could relax. The tragedy is they never knew the joy that life can be. I love reading your stories. Thanks for sharing.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 06:25:09 +0000

Thank you for sharing your indomitable spirit and your perspective with us! You’re such an inspiration to me!

By: Raeann Peck

Raeann Peck — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:06:09 +0000

Thanks. Janice, for a tender thoughtful piece. We both know loss of our sons. Mothers always knew underneath, who was really there. It was the beautiful soul; the one that she knew while he was yet expressing his life, growing under her heart. He got taller, handsomer, stronger, even valiant. We saw the beauty, the courage, even the suffering underneath the chemical layer.
There’s an umbilical cord of love that still joins us through that permeable veil. We know they’re in the care of our Loving Eternal Father who gifted them to us. In loving them, we learned something of the heart of God.

By: Hyrum Weller

Hyrum Weller — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 02:59:47 +0000

Thank you for once again sharing your great insight into the human heart. He once came up to me shortly after he was married and thanked me for my two eldest sons who had interacted with him as Social Workers during some of his jail time. He said they were real decent people who didn’t pre-judge him but genuinely tried to help him. He was very appreciative of that. He had a caring heart.