tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post5504642474485117295..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Just One More Day Without SnowLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-26973415606577868852010-07-28T18:18:24.697-04:002010-07-28T18:18:24.697-04:00Mary, I used to do a lot of outdoor work in my job...Mary, I used to do a lot of outdoor work in my job, heavy work in the hot sun and I thought of the Mormon women who pulled carts across the west to Utah. There are so many amazing stories of human strength and perseverance out there. Thanks for some good reminders!<br /><br />Great to see you too!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-6040805869100429622010-07-28T17:12:55.592-04:002010-07-28T17:12:55.592-04:00This was very interesting. I think about the Donn...This was very interesting. I think about the Donner party every winter. I also think about the Jews who survived concentration camps. One awful story has the women outside, after showers, dancing and jumping as the temps drop below freezing. How did anyone survive that? I'm also inspired by the strength of the human spirit and body through those stories, the slaves in America who fled Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051735579638637382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-16338043864829064662010-07-27T04:38:39.805-04:002010-07-27T04:38:39.805-04:00Your comment makes me want to go through and read ...Your comment makes me want to go through and read all the Little House books again, D'Ann.<br /><br />Okay, I know. It's going to take me some time...<br />Welcome Anne Mateer, our newest published author!!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-57452920259139788162010-07-26T22:23:11.149-04:002010-07-26T22:23:11.149-04:00I always think of extreme temperatures and how eas...I always think of extreme temperatures and how easy my life is when I read Laura Ingalls Wilder's The Long Winter. No trains. 40 or 50 below zero. Blizzard after blizzard. Burning hay instead of coal. Grinding wheat in the coffee grinder to bake into bread. I can't even fathom how they survived--physically or emotionally!<br /><br />But even then, spring came and the snow melted. The Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-14407433608782319572010-07-26T20:28:18.924-04:002010-07-26T20:28:18.924-04:00Okay @Dina thanks for "outting" me to th...Okay @Dina thanks for "outting" me to the rest of the group lol. Anyways, yeah who knew Dina and I will be joining the ACFW as soon as possible just been a little busy working on some characters in my book as well as writting a devotional on my blog.The first offical one is today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-57939279430015005982010-07-26T19:00:37.150-04:002010-07-26T19:00:37.150-04:00Hey Olivia, did you see you won Stephanies book?
...Hey Olivia, did you see you won Stephanies book?<br /><br />Well, ladies I just had to go and look to see what became of Lansford Hastings. Apparently no backlash for his misguided guide! A few decades later, he wrote another guide. This time for Brazil where many disgruntled confederates had moved to. Can you believe it? After the Donner disaster?Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-92206275581227646902010-07-26T18:54:28.330-04:002010-07-26T18:54:28.330-04:00Okay Louise, you've been 'outed'! ACFW...Okay Louise, you've been 'outed'! ACFW is a great resource for writers, and now you have your second official invitation to join.Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-7833298755219546282010-07-26T18:33:40.765-04:002010-07-26T18:33:40.765-04:00Louise, glad to see you hanging out with this cool...Louise, glad to see you hanging out with this cool group of ladies. I've been trying to talk her into joinging ACFW.<br /><br />Oh, and I used that Jeremiah scripture in my first novel. Weird story, though. I sort of heard the scripture in my mind, but didn't recall ever reading it. I looked it up in a concordance and there it was.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-78852901576697640272010-07-26T17:21:00.986-04:002010-07-26T17:21:00.986-04:00Hey Jilian!
I think it's interesting how the ...Hey Jilian! <br />I think it's interesting how the women and children fared better than the men. I suppose there are many ideas on why this is so. <br /><br />As for myself, my fingers and toes have such poor circulation they 'pain me somethin fierce' when I'm outside in the winter for too long. <br /><br />The stories of the people who left the camp and went on in search of help Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-78085260794367832392010-07-26T17:14:36.580-04:002010-07-26T17:14:36.580-04:00Susie, we did have a break in the weather this wee...Susie, we did have a break in the weather this weekend. Last night it almost felt chilly compared to the last two weeks. Today is a perfect perfect weather day in my area.<br /><br />I never got up to that area in CA when I was up near Tahoe and Reno. I would like to visit it. California did a nice job of keeping its history.Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-85165855501716942902010-07-26T16:15:39.002-04:002010-07-26T16:15:39.002-04:00Thanks for the interesting story! Weather and hist...Thanks for the interesting story! Weather and history - a great combo!Wenda Dottridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086728367896516923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-15422884848102188752010-07-26T15:58:10.697-04:002010-07-26T15:58:10.697-04:00Deb,
From one history geek to another )or should t...Deb,<br />From one history geek to another )or should that be to a 'Nutter?') :) incredible information. I've got to say I'm with Connie(Hi Connie!Miss you!) on feeling so sorry for the critters too. I can't imagine. I'd probably been one of the first to drop dead.Jillian Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-11678573688777564882010-07-26T15:41:48.089-04:002010-07-26T15:41:48.089-04:00Ooh, what a chilling post today, Deb(literally and...Ooh, what a chilling post today, Deb(literally and figuratively!). I can't imagine the horrors those folks endured. On a field trip to the Mission at San Juan Bautista, we visited a house (now a museum) where several members of the Donner Party eventually ended up. On display are clothes, dolls, and household items they used, accompanied by letters and journal entries. Seeing those things Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-24462698001128701342010-07-26T13:00:54.560-04:002010-07-26T13:00:54.560-04:00Connie, you are such an animal lover. At least the...Connie, you are such an animal lover. At least the travelers made some effort to relieve the animals' burden as they realized the effort. <br /><br />Mr. Reed actually killed his driver for beating an ox, and I don't recall hearing that he ever received any kind of legal action for it. The Reeds went on to be successful businessmen in California. <br /><br />I'm so glad you stopped inDebra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-84550284103241026712010-07-26T12:54:09.666-04:002010-07-26T12:54:09.666-04:00Olivia, years ago, I read the book I show in the b...Olivia, years ago, I read the book I show in the blog. I couldn't put it down. Do you know that I often think of this when I'm out in the winter hurrying from one warm place to another? My 62 degree house can feel so cold. (what a wimp!)<br /><br />The presentation by PBS American Experience is one of the best I've seen on the 'ordeal'. You can actually get those via Netflix, Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-62131936397372275362010-07-26T12:50:50.275-04:002010-07-26T12:50:50.275-04:00Thanks Louise! A simple truth I've found to be...Thanks Louise! A simple truth I've found to be true: shortcuts are not always the best path to follow.Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-81760418387102607942010-07-26T12:47:35.057-04:002010-07-26T12:47:35.057-04:00Hi, Deb: The story of the Donner party is a hard r...Hi, Deb: The story of the Donner party is a hard read for me. I can't imagine what they went through. And my heart always goes out to the poor animals - God's creatures, too - who suffered.<br /><br />I suppose one day a generation will look back on us and wonder how we 'did it'. I'd love to find out what they think is so hard for us. I think I'm living in paradise (thoughConnie Marquisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783619831204895170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-3066476914812255212010-07-26T11:41:15.125-04:002010-07-26T11:41:15.125-04:00Debra, I LOVE this post. Thank you so much for sha...Debra, I LOVE this post. Thank you so much for sharing the details of the Donner party's trials. Your account fleshed-out my own limited knowledge and wow. When I was a kid I used to wish that I have lived in those times. Now that I'm an adult, I'm like you, appreciative of my heater when it's 14 degrees outside. I hope that we never have to endure what those brave souls did.<br /Olivia J. Herrell, writing as O.J. Barréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107021392937169669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-22292974148564751942010-07-26T11:39:17.977-04:002010-07-26T11:39:17.977-04:00The exact scripture is Jeremiah 6:16 This is what ...The exact scripture is Jeremiah 6:16 This is what the LORD says:"Stand at the crossroads and look;ask for the ancient paths,ask where the good way is,and walk in it,and you will find rest for your souls.But you said,"We will not walk in it"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-25974488337364859022010-07-26T10:36:42.721-04:002010-07-26T10:36:42.721-04:00Oh Louise. Those are sweet words to my ear.
well ...Oh Louise. Those are sweet words to my ear.<br /> well both the 'history geek' AND the beautiful words of Scripture. You know, I looked for a tie-in there and it eluded me. Thanks so much for sharing!<br /><br />You will find most of my posts centering around history. Love it.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-2023123349040868792010-07-26T09:49:47.574-04:002010-07-26T09:49:47.574-04:00Wow, this is really great!!!!!!!!! I am a history ...Wow, this is really great!!!!!!!!! I am a history geek if you will so I really enjoyed this.I have to say it reminds me of a scripture in either Jeremiah or Isaiah were the Lord was talking to the new generation and telling them to take the old path and they replied that they would not take the old path. When they refused to do this it led them into bondage.Sometimes we just need to stick with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com