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Brenda Weakley's avatar

I dearly hope you know the magnitude of those words. I hope you feel the breath being taken as we acknowledge this gift. I hope you know that you are so tied to my 81 year old very heart and soul that a prayer for you and yours perches daily on my lips and and inside my head. I have told you unabashedly that I love you and your thoughts rest in my being. I am acutely thankful God brought you to my life. I am.

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Debbie M.'s avatar

Beautifully written, Brenda. You made me cry reading your comment. That usually belongs to Sean. 😊 you put into words what I feel about Sean’s place in my life. Thank you and thank you Sean for your prayers...I feel them all around me.

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Lori C.'s avatar

That was just like reading a warm hug. Beautiful.

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Jan(et) Lord's avatar

Amen

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John Cooper's avatar

I’d give just about anything to be able to express myself like you have, Brenda. Thank you for being the voice of some of us who have trouble truly expressing ourselves.

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Linda Eriksson's avatar

Brenda - beautiful words, well spoken. You spoke for lots of us this morning.

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Teresa Reddick's avatar

I love your heartfelt comment, Brenda! I love Sean too! I raised 2 boys, and I feel as proud of Sean as I do my own sons! He pulls at my heartstrings on a daily basis, and I pray for him every day. Now I'll be praying for you too!

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Brenda Weakley's avatar

Thank you for that generous comment, and especially for the prayers. What a tender heart you have.

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Teresa Reddick's avatar

And you as well, my friend!

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Chet Daugherty's avatar

So beautifully said from a beautiful heart I'm sure. It touched mine.

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Linda's avatar

I read your letter to me. Yes, it was to me. I was just getting ready to send a text to my husband’s siblings to tell them to come east to see him. He wants to die and he is starting to slip into dementia and they have put off visiting long enough. Thank you. I believe in the scripture that when 2 or 3 are gathered together He will grant their request. Surely the Internet is a gathering.

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🇿🇦Norma Den's avatar

I like that, even social media and the internet can be a gathering. God bless.

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Phillip H Saunders's avatar

Linda, I've just said a prayer for you, your husband, and your whole family that peace and comfort will abide with you all and that somehow that desired visit will take place. I'm betting my prayer is by far not the only one being offered for y'all.

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Lorri in Texas's avatar

Sending prayers from Ft. Worth, TX and I know I'm not alone.

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Te Burt's avatar

"Gathering together" can be mental, spiritual, psychological, and all of us who gather here to read Sean's latest, that's definitely a gathering like no other. We're having a conversation -- static, disjointed, long-winded at times -- with strangers we respect and accept because they are here.

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Julie RN's avatar

Amen🙏

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Chasity Davis Ritter's avatar

Amen. Prayers for you and your husband and for his siblings to make the journey before it’s too late. People always say oh if heaven had a phone or visiting hours what they wouldn’t give but how often do they get in a car or pick up their phone on this side when it could make more of a difference?

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Jan(et) Lord's avatar

🙏🏼

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Amy Jensen's avatar

🙏

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Tinabeth Chapman's avatar

Praying for you and family.

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JUNE Pryor's avatar

Sad.

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Anne-Lise's avatar

Last evening at church, seven hours before reading your prayer, I thanked God for you, Sean, and for all your friends and followers. I asked for God’s blessings on you and yours. And now I read your prayer and know that we are asking for the same good things. And I know we will all be blessed, if with nothing else, with love, which is the very best thing. 🙏❤️🥰

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Cheryl Crawford's avatar

Sean, I cannot put into words how much I enjoy your posts. I look forward to them every day. Today I saw the picture of you that you posted. You have been selling yourself way short, my friend. You are a handsome man and you should never think otherwise. Nor should you sell yourself short on your writing. Keep on writing and doing what you do best. But don’t put yourself down. This is a true compliment . . . . you remind me so much of Lewis Grizzard, a famous local writer/humorist who lives on in the hearts of so many, including me.

Love you and your stories, Sean Dieterich!

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Cindy Horne Cowan's avatar

Yes. Lewis Grizzard! But Sean expresses so much love and faith. Love that about him. 💕💕💕

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Julie RN's avatar

Dear God, please let this be the day that Cheryl’s words get through to Sean🙏

Let this be the day that Sean finally sees what a HANDSOME man He created👨‍🦰, what an amazing talent for WRITING He gifted him📇, and most of all, the kind, generous, and loving HEART He blessed him with, Amen🙏

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Julie RN's avatar

Sean’s Heart💝

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Susie S's avatar

Cheryl, Seaner is the Master of Self-Deprecation, thru his clever humor. It's a natural part of his writing style; his schtick, if you will. It elicits nice, warm and encouraging words from us, his audience; i.e., validation that he is, indeed, a worthy writer, which we all know he is.....and, I have a feeling, so does he. ❤️ 🤗. We all love you, Seaner. Keep on keepin on.

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Lander Bethel's avatar

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

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Anne Trawick's avatar

Ah, normalcy! A day without catastrophe. Many years ago when my husband and I were young and adventurous, I called my dad to tell him we were moving to Alaska, explaining that we were in a rut. My dad answered, “ One day, Sis, you’re going to find out a rut’s not a bad place to be. I’m there, Daddy. Thanks for your prayers, Sean. I can use them.

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Leigh Amiot's avatar

Now there’s a word a wisdom—“a rut’s not a bad place to be”. Everyone is in one at one time or another in their life. The challenge is to wait for the lesson which often isn’t revealed until hindsight.

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Susie S's avatar

Leigh, your last 2 sentences are words of wisdom of your own!!

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Matt Ovaska's avatar

If you move to Alaska, the local folks will ask you. "What are you running from."

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Susie S's avatar

Lol, good one, Matt.

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Alyce Black's avatar

I loved every word. You should know that I laugh every time I read the last line because I chose to read find out where you can see Sean live. And I pronounce live with a short i. And I think , well that is what I am seeing every time I read his words of power. I will have the last day of year 84 tomorrow and on my birthday on Monday I will begin to celebrate everyday of year 85 , It was 19 below at Brasstown Bald on that day in 1940, May all of us for whom you pray have everything that we need.

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John Cooper's avatar

Happy Upcoming Birthday, Alyce!! My mom would’ve been 89 this coming Valentine’s Day. Her name was Alyce and, yes, it’s spelled with a “y”. I hope you have the best birthday ever!!

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Linda Eriksson's avatar

Happy birthday, Alice! What a blessing to reach 85 with your wonderful outlook on life - and your obvious joy! Cheers!

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Linda Eriksson's avatar

Doggone spellcheck misspelled your name - Alyce!

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Leigh Amiot's avatar

Happy Birthday, Alyce!

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Jan(et) Lord's avatar

Happy 85th.

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Lori C.'s avatar

Happy Birthday!

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Anne-Lise's avatar

Happy Birthday, Sweet Alyce!! 🎉

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Nancy's avatar

Happy Birthday, Alyce.🎈🎈🎈

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Jean Louise's avatar

Happy 85th Birthday, Alyce!! 🍰

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Te Burt's avatar

Congratulations and Happy Birthday!

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Lorri in Texas's avatar

Happy Birthday, Ms. Alyce from another faithful reader of Sean's wit and wisdom! I hope you are well celebrated today, and I wish you many unexpected blessings in the coming year.

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Cindy Gallop's avatar

Like your laugh line……here’s to a wonderful 85th Birthday Alyce! 🤗

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MaryEllen Woodside's avatar

Laughter and normalcy. If you’ve been through the worst life can throw at you, it is indeed a wonderful blessing. Praying for several right now for whom a laugh or an hour of normalcy would be a great relief. ❤️

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Joesmoe3's avatar

Goodness and light.

’Tis said, “Those who shine light into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves."

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Angelena Golden's avatar

I joined you in prayer tonight. I added a few of my own. Then I asked God to cover you.

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Pubert Earle Bozemann's avatar

Pone, after reading all dat, I'm thinking this guy needs to lighten the load a wee bit. Not that there aren't limitless problems out there, and we all need to help others, but da Lord helps them that helps huemselves. You can't carry the weight of the world around forever. You need to pick your battles and count on the Lord to do the rest. He can tote dem! But dat's just one old country boy's opinion. RicCy, did you get bogged down dere wid dem gophers? AWOL! Don't make me come up dere!

Yor friend,

Pubert Earle

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Linda Eriksson's avatar

I believe if we do the best we can and know when to surrender the outcome to God, he'll take it from there. Have one more decent day!

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John's avatar

Pubert. I hate to disagree with you but the Lord doesn’t help those that help themselves. He helps those that CAN’T help themselves.

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Pubert Earle Bozemann's avatar

Well put Ed. Who could get through the day tryin to worry about hundreds of things? Plus it's gone break da boy's sunny demeanor!

Pu

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Lori C.'s avatar

Thank you Sean. I pray for all of you too . I grew up in a time of patience, love, empathy, tolerance and restraint. I see that slipping away everywhere. But I still feel it in here. So coming in here every day is medicinal for me. May God Bless you all and enrich your lives.

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Nazem  Nassar's avatar

Thanks for your prayers Sean D.

I pray for sustainable normalcy and sustainable PEACE n the Middle East and globally!!

Wonderful and blessed Sunday to Y'all.

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Steve McCaleb's avatar

Son…..you’ve got a really good heart. Really good……I’m not sure your dogs are all tied to the same leash but hey, who cares ? A good heart is waaaay better than just being sane. Trust me …..

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Thomas M's avatar

If it is God's will , let it be done ! God bless all !

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John Cooper's avatar

Sean, I know you speak tongue-in-cheek when you downplay your words but I beg of you to never say that your words are “feeble”. From the responses I’ve read to your blogs or whatever they’re called, your words have been a godsend to a lot of people, including myself. Thank you and looking forward to seeing you face to face this evening along with your good friends Three On A String.

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