Comments on: A Moment of Defeat

By: Camilla

Camilla — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:31:30 +0000

Hey Marilynn! What a beautiful and kind comment . . . means a GREAT deal to me! I LOVE dancing and one thing I’m good at is changing my moves when the tune changes. Dancing’s good for the soul, as change can be sometimes too. Hope you have a wonderful week Marilynn and thank you for stopping by . . .

By: Marilynn Stephens

Marilynn Stephens — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:40:49 +0000

Camilla;

You and Lillian are the luckiest two people I know, and with Thomas to support you both, you can’t help but win in your every endeavors.

Your story is an inspiration to me when I feel that I have taken too big a bite of cake. I continue to chew and swallow and am rewarded by the appreciation of those whose comforts I care for in my business.

Ours is an every changing world, and, just as the technologies of the phones you work with for the voices of the children change, I am constantly reminded that when the music changes, we must change our dance.

Keep on dancing, Camilla. You are in perfect tune to the music.

Marilynn

By: Camilla

Camilla — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:10:52 +0000

Thank you Mary Clare! Superhuman I am NOT! Hahaha! The responses I’m receiving from this have opened my eyes and let me know that I should share more moments like this. I absolutely have these moments . . . it’s just that over these past 10 years I’ve learned what works for me in being with these moments and coming out the other side a better person. Love and Hugs!

By: Mary Clare Tarpley

Mary Clare Tarpley — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:00:51 +0000

We all have minutes when we are vulnerable and feel like you did seeing Lillian struggle. Thank you for sharing your human”ness” with us. I was beginning to think that you were superhuman I know how it feels to want to be able to understand and just talk to Luke like I can with Maggie. But the bond we share without saying a thing is also like no other Love ya’ll!

By: Camilla

Camilla — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:18:51 +0000

Thank you Alisha . . . can’t wait to get over there and read your post. Yes, wonder and compare . . . I think a bit of that is healthy as long as we don’t dwell on it or get stuck there. I truly believe when we do this we come out on the other side with even more acceptance and peace. And your little Em is blessed to have you also!!

By: Alisha

Alisha — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:59:46 +0000

I wrote a very similar post as this just a couple weeks ago on my blog. It is so nice to identify with other moms that “know”…. because without that, we might feel guilty for thoughts like this, when we absolutely should NOT. How can we not wonder at times what life might have been like for our sweeties if their chromosomes had come in complete form?

Love how you wrote this, and Lillian is amazing, and I’m glad she has a momma that sees all the potential she possesses!

By: Camilla

Camilla — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:04:36 +0000

Thank you so much DeDe! Your support means a GREAT deal to me. I absolutely will keep it up! Wild horses couldn't stop me now! Attending the Chromosome 18 Conference and the eWomenNetwork Conference last week solidified for me what's in my heart and where I'm headed. I'm one tenacious gal and am now more focused than ever before. Thanks again for our wonderful conversation and connection at the eWomenNetwork conference. I have a special blog post upcoming just for you and your family! Stay tuned and here comes the Turning Views Foundation and the Different iz Good movement!

By: DeDe Galindo

DeDe Galindo — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:35:35 +0000

Camilla,

What a beautiful blog. I love how you share your feelings! We cannot answer the why about many things in life but we can experience the journey – good, bad, hard, joyful. My sister has a child that is Autistic and I am amazed everyday with her Mothering spirit. I know, though, that she has thoughts she does not want to share…maybe afraid to share. My hope and prayer is women with your experience will come together and be a support, a safe place, and a place to share your victories. Victories are not as sweet without the struggles before them. Thank you for your courage and your calling to do this. Please keep it up.
It is up to the rest of us to share it with those who need to hear it.

By: Camilla

Camilla — Fri, 28 May 2010 04:31:59 +0000

Hey Kathy! Well, I’m glad Kristy’s comment got you over here and I’m blessed to be on the receiving end of anything Cheri says! You have contributed so much with your comment and I thank you so dang much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful and loving response. Love your nickname for your son! If I call Lillian honey, dear, sweetheart, pumpkin etc, she asys “My name is Lillian and I’m a fairy princess!” Well, that just says it all! Thanks again Kathy ~ ya just never know who will be reading these things . . . .

By: Kathleen Carrico

Kathleen Carrico — Fri, 28 May 2010 01:26:46 +0000

Camilla,
You never know who’s reading your blogs! I was prompted by Kristy’s comment and read your beautiful entry. As our friend Cheri Hill says, “you just don’t know the whole story (about anyone)” and I have such empathy for you in your role. Our kids are our life, and that certainly holds true with me as it obviously does you. I fall asleep every night praying for the safety of my son, who is now 21. Two years ago he was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes, and like any disability, no one knows the truth until it lives in your own home. If we could take our kids’ disabilities from them and onto ourselves, we would. But the amount of silver linings grows each day as we see these kids and young people tackle something in which we are only familiar outwardly. It is so painful as a mother, yet the extent of joy our kids bring to us, I believe, reaches heights unimaginable! God blessed you with a noticeably high level to love and be loved, and that is priceless. I commend you for sharing such a personal, and touching story about your beautiful daughter. My nickname for my son, Luke, is “PC” for Precious Child.” Take care, it was nice to see you at Cheri’s party last weekend.