tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post1896919485369260878..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Fresh Starts: All Day, Every Day (Mary Strand)Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-66708120773424347572017-10-15T13:26:32.862-04:002017-10-15T13:26:32.862-04:00Thanks, Courtney! Hilarious note on my profile pi...Thanks, Courtney! Hilarious note on my profile pic: the photographer took something like 300 photos ... but I looked natural and happy only in the ones when I had a basketball in my hands!Mary Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207891254900502488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-25998759428951351122017-10-12T16:47:45.884-04:002017-10-12T16:47:45.884-04:00Wise words, Mary. I feel like my life is nothing b...Wise words, Mary. I feel like my life is nothing but a succession of fresh starts. (And I love your profile pic! It screams confidence.)Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-39363757340067138452017-10-10T13:15:25.214-04:002017-10-10T13:15:25.214-04:00Great post! Thanks for sharing it with us. My sinc...Great post! Thanks for sharing it with us. My sincerest condolences on the loss of your siblings. <br />Patty Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928111057602279792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-83326911985684885042017-10-08T22:12:10.544-04:002017-10-08T22:12:10.544-04:00This is so inspiring!This is so inspiring!Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-4174734359899420662017-10-06T21:11:18.920-04:002017-10-06T21:11:18.920-04:00Ha! Thanks, Lynn! I'm trying!Ha! Thanks, Lynn! I'm trying!Mary Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207891254900502488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-71196018160169860792017-10-06T14:01:11.483-04:002017-10-06T14:01:11.483-04:00Good for you, Mary. Keep on rocking!Good for you, Mary. Keep on rocking!Lynn Lovegreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381497298898067525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-21194256816763054732017-10-06T11:26:07.924-04:002017-10-06T11:26:07.924-04:00Thanks, Janet. I frankly reeled for quite a while...Thanks, Janet. I frankly reeled for quite a while ... and it took ages before I stopped expecting someone else to die. (I became good buddies with the funeral home director! lol.)Mary Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207891254900502488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-17786252721687482592017-10-06T11:23:32.805-04:002017-10-06T11:23:32.805-04:00Thanks! Life: not always easy!Thanks! Life: not always easy!Mary Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207891254900502488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-84524957817400390412017-10-06T09:47:52.041-04:002017-10-06T09:47:52.041-04:00My condolences, Mary. And kudos for moving forward...My condolences, Mary. And kudos for moving forward when I'm sure all you wanted to do was curl up in a ball. 2009 for me was like your 2 years ago, with many losses. I've never forgotten my aunt's advice, "you don't get over it, you just get used to it."Janet Raye Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159139395228572310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-2823977664190649042017-10-06T08:35:21.382-04:002017-10-06T08:35:21.382-04:00Gutsy example of changing. Thanks for sharing itGutsy example of changing. Thanks for sharing itBerekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172936893264053007noreply@blogger.com