tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post7331521518927411521..comments2023-08-20T03:57:22.983-07:00Comments on Elaine Stock--Author***Everyone’s Story Blog: Rosanna Huffman: When We Get to Trade for a Normal LifeElaine Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-23203780091731688222015-12-18T14:53:31.225-08:002015-12-18T14:53:31.225-08:00I am so grateful, Rosanna, for your guest appearan...I am so grateful, Rosanna, for your guest appearance this past week on Everyone's Story. Based upon the lovely comments you're received and the strong number of viewer hits received I can tell you've lifted quite a lot of spirits, something this world surely needs!<br /><br />Thanks too for your sweet BookGiveaway of your novel HAND ME DOWN HUSBAND. The winner of this book is...<br /><br />Patty. Congratulations, Patty! Both Rosanna and I will be in touch with you directly via email. Happy reading!<br /><br />Christmas blessings to all. May you all enjoy a peaceful New Year.<br /><br />ElaineElaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-81860145527385625132015-12-16T18:22:48.486-08:002015-12-16T18:22:48.486-08:00Hi Kathryn! Interesting how I once longed to be li...Hi Kathryn! Interesting how I once longed to be like everyone else, yet now I am glad not to be homogenized. And I am immensely thankful for the blessings God continually gives me. That being said, I would still trade some of the good things in my life for a family of my own, just as I'm sure that childless married women would (and do) trade for children in their lives!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102712031990773795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-67800205530825111812015-12-16T01:05:37.046-08:002015-12-16T01:05:37.046-08:00Kathryn, I hear you on this one! While "norma...Kathryn, I hear you on this one! While "normal" looks appealing and every now and then I fantasize about it, I wonder if I'd know what to do with it. LOL. If I was normal most of my story ideas would be gone... bye bye writing.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-6625670339549556132015-12-15T16:58:32.831-08:002015-12-15T16:58:32.831-08:00Loving the attitude if gratitude. While it's e...Loving the attitude if gratitude. While it's especially hard not to compare myself, have learned that I don't like "normal" anyway! Kathryn Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-288465368577638102015-12-15T16:00:54.721-08:002015-12-15T16:00:54.721-08:00You're welcome, Patty. Thanks for commenting, ...You're welcome, Patty. Thanks for commenting, and congratulations on your marriage! So true about the church, and I think most of them have no clue and no way to understand it as we do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102712031990773795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-26056927812171270672015-12-15T14:24:23.407-08:002015-12-15T14:24:23.407-08:00Patty, thanks so much for visiting this evening. O...Patty, thanks so much for visiting this evening. Oh, how I can relate! Though I've been married for 33.5 years, my husband and I have no children and as lovely as fellow church parishioners have been through the years, I still feel out of place among the other women. Yet, I try to focus on God creating me the way He wanted to and loving me for that very reason.<br /><br />Enjoy who you are, Patty... because He makes no mistakes!Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-65539749175558988932015-12-15T13:14:44.373-08:002015-12-15T13:14:44.373-08:00Thanks for sharing Rosanna! What or who is really ...Thanks for sharing Rosanna! What or who is really 'normal'?<br /><br />Having just married for the first time at the age of 42, I never quite felt I fit in many places... it's sad, but the church is one of those places where an 'older' single person feels out of place. <br /><br />pattymh2000(at)yahoo(dot)comPattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047478982437818328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-44966385639376862142015-12-13T14:07:35.341-08:002015-12-13T14:07:35.341-08:00Rosanna, so interesting in your timing of the reas...Rosanna, so interesting in your timing of the reason why we need a Savior: my pastor this morning said that if, at the time of the Fall, if God thought we would benefit from better finances He would have sent an economist; if we'd benefit from entertainment an entertainer would have been sent; many etc., but God saw that we needed to be redeemed and sent a Savior! Thank God He did!Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-23721241813042005722015-12-13T13:37:33.727-08:002015-12-13T13:37:33.727-08:00Hi there, Jean! Thanks for stopping by here.Hi there, Jean! Thanks for stopping by here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102712031990773795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-73294098644677277932015-12-13T13:36:53.985-08:002015-12-13T13:36:53.985-08:00Ronda, I'm so glad you and others have comment...Ronda, I'm so glad you and others have commented about not feeling "normal" too. I worried that readers here would think that I truly believe that married is normal and single is not and would try to educated me. Heartache, trouble, and disappointment in whatever form they take are the human experience on this fallen planet. And that's why we need a Savior. <br />Regarding the green bean/milkshake sentence--not sure exactly where in my brain that came from, but I laughed out loud when I saw it appear on my computer screen. So fun to see what can come out of my non-normalness! <br />Hope you get to read Hand Me Down Husband, Ronda!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102712031990773795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-16494802651967363922015-12-13T05:01:39.838-08:002015-12-13T05:01:39.838-08:00Nice to see you, Ronda. There's this saying ab...Nice to see you, Ronda. There's this saying about writers that I once heard at a writer's conference (I believe ACFW): we're a bunch of introverts pretending to be extraverts. That's so true of me. However, Rosanna has me now questioning whether the real question is if we're (meaning society and not just writers) all a bunch of inadequate-feeling people within our own skins pretending to have confidence when we face the world? Makes me wonder whether those people I see without a supposed thread of lack of self-confidence are also like me inside: unsure, nervous, and can't wait to get around peace and quiet. Hmm. HIs peace. Yes--that's what helps me make it through the day.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-21077234153663270422015-12-13T04:53:50.908-08:002015-12-13T04:53:50.908-08:00Jean, thanks so much for your visit! If you'd ...Jean, thanks so much for your visit! If you'd like to enter Rosanna's Giveaway, please leave your email in another comment or use the Contact Me form on the right-hand column to send me your info privately.<br /><br />Hope to see you again.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-3160611372458151242015-12-12T15:10:44.352-08:002015-12-12T15:10:44.352-08:00I'm looking forward to reading "Hand Me D...I'm looking forward to reading "Hand Me Down Husband." It sounds like a great read.Jean Fischerhttps://jeanfischer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-7874297300584168652015-12-12T14:44:03.804-08:002015-12-12T14:44:03.804-08:00I really love this post! Thank you, Rosanna, for ...I really love this post! Thank you, Rosanna, for being transparent without being bitter. From past interactions, I think that is a very difficult spot to find. I wonder, though, how many of us feel normal? It would make an interesting poll! I know that I certainly have never seen myself as normal. I feel immensely blessed that I have finally made peace with that for the most part, and even found a few other misfits to share my space, but your sentence, "I seemed to fit into their homogenized group as well as a green bean in a milkshake"... Well, I love it so much, and it fits me so well that I really wish I had written it! :D <br /><br />I loved reading this, and I am looking forward to reading your book! <br /><br />RondaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-52577088023424225312015-12-12T07:19:25.919-08:002015-12-12T07:19:25.919-08:00Good points, Anonymous! So glad you visited today....Good points, Anonymous! So glad you visited today. As Rosanna concluded, I'm thankful God loves us whether we or others think of ourselves as normal or not or fluctuate daily on this viewpoint.<br /><br />Hope to see you again.Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-16427880911930260382015-12-12T07:19:06.172-08:002015-12-12T07:19:06.172-08:00Exactly! As I wrote in an earlier comment, "L...Exactly! As I wrote in an earlier comment, "Living in this sin-cursed earth as we do, I believe most everyone goes through at least spells of feeling less than "normal". Which leads to the question--is there a normal? Or is non-normal actually normal? And does it matter when we find our identity in Christ?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102712031990773795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-76753303896298993102015-12-12T07:00:33.871-08:002015-12-12T07:00:33.871-08:00Ahh Rosanna, I found out along time ago there is ...Ahh Rosanna, I found out along time ago there is a wide range in normal. A person may look normal on the outside but on the inside they are not "normal".<br />There bodies might require I.V.'s weekly just to live. Some have to watch what they eat, Others maybe have toes fused together. Are they normal. Yes, are the special yes. So is there a normal ? <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-40285451116011848512015-12-12T06:43:42.702-08:002015-12-12T06:43:42.702-08:00Great thoughts here, Rosanna!Great thoughts here, Rosanna!Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-40123631639828099852015-12-12T06:27:39.724-08:002015-12-12T06:27:39.724-08:00Hi Mary--it is a catchy title, isn't it. I hop...Hi Mary--it is a catchy title, isn't it. I hope you get to read the book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102712031990773795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-57875718879771342172015-12-12T06:26:53.040-08:002015-12-12T06:26:53.040-08:00Living in this sin-cursed earth as we do, I believ...Living in this sin-cursed earth as we do, I believe most everyone goes through at least spells of feeling less than "normal". Which leads to the question--is there a normal? Or is non-normal actually normal? And does it matter when we find our identity in Christ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102712031990773795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-67323971812101183582015-12-12T06:24:10.396-08:002015-12-12T06:24:10.396-08:00Normal is so highly overrated, isn't it. I lov...Normal is so highly overrated, isn't it. I love being attending writers conferences where hordes of non-normals hang out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102712031990773795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-75454997280177135482015-12-12T05:37:53.380-08:002015-12-12T05:37:53.380-08:00I'm so glad you may not be normal either, Tom....I'm so glad you may not be normal either, Tom. No wonder why we all get along and "get" each other!Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-53866605339260655162015-12-12T05:28:21.525-08:002015-12-12T05:28:21.525-08:00Rosanna's not normal? But she hides it so well...Rosanna's not normal? But she hides it so well! I tend to believe that most writers aren't normal. Hard to believe, but I might, MIGHT, not be normal either. :)Tom Threadgillhttp://tomthreadgill.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-2959853902776817112015-12-12T04:10:35.828-08:002015-12-12T04:10:35.828-08:00Nice to see you again, Mary. I've missed you!Nice to see you again, Mary. I've missed you!Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009438219696051817.post-12534088820121414132015-12-12T04:06:43.510-08:002015-12-12T04:06:43.510-08:00I think we writers/readers are (positively) fueled...I think we writers/readers are (positively) fueled by awkwardness/insecurities/shyness... and that is what makes us overcompensate and gives us all special character. Hee hee--if not, we just create characters and insert them into our novels ;)<br /><br />Love seeing you here, Pat!Elaine Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349776598113016833noreply@blogger.com