tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post1916121996647186408..comments2023-06-25T05:06:09.098-04:00Comments on The Golden Spoons: The Road Not Taken . . . Lisa Witherspoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530852104410009597noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-74420611163905299502013-10-17T21:58:01.399-04:002013-10-17T21:58:01.399-04:00Stopping by from the MTMMixer. It sounds like you...Stopping by from the MTMMixer. It sounds like you have a strong appreciation for your life. That's a beautiful thing. Thank you for sharing!Contrary Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-19969590002532986132013-10-06T16:33:30.709-04:002013-10-06T16:33:30.709-04:00Thanks Rachel!Thanks Rachel!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-39395434608926074132013-10-06T16:33:19.387-04:002013-10-06T16:33:19.387-04:00Amen to that Karen!Amen to that Karen!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-83596399552595619202013-10-06T16:33:00.917-04:002013-10-06T16:33:00.917-04:00It is a beautiful poem! So cool that you introduc...It is a beautiful poem! So cool that you introduced it to the kids!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-84902863612626490542013-10-06T11:42:09.060-04:002013-10-06T11:42:09.060-04:00Your girls are absolutely your greatest accomplish...Your girls are absolutely your greatest accomplishment! Congratulations on picking a course in life, and having no regrets about it! That's awesome!Rachel @TaoOfPoopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-2194832348827667122013-10-06T05:34:52.704-04:002013-10-06T05:34:52.704-04:00what a great post...I think you made the right cho...what a great post...I think you made the right choice...look at all the wonderful things you have done and the blessings you created and raised. If we mothers got paid for what we did, we'd all be billionaires....sighs....Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-4046345336308505082013-10-05T16:15:21.855-04:002013-10-05T16:15:21.855-04:00That's always been one of my favorite poems an...That's always been one of my favorite poems and I recently introduced it to the kids after they watched @kidpresident reference it in one of his videos {He said "Not cool Robert Frost!"}. They're in 3rd grade but hopefully will grow to love poetry as much as I did.Dayngrhttp://www.dayngrzone.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-16346984057480223242013-10-05T09:07:43.161-04:002013-10-05T09:07:43.161-04:00Thanks! I think it does relate to everyone. Even...Thanks! I think it does relate to everyone. Even at 19, you are making some decisions that will impact your life for a long time. When you are my age, I hope you will look back and feel you made the right ones. :-)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-83704378319185680112013-10-05T09:06:26.808-04:002013-10-05T09:06:26.808-04:00I have had those moments, Alison, when I think abo...I have had those moments, Alison, when I think about what "bigger" things I could be doing if I had made different choices. It doesn't take me ling (usually) to remember the blessings I have and be thankful to be right where I am.Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-13694127584678470412013-10-05T09:01:13.657-04:002013-10-05T09:01:13.657-04:00I wouldn't want to change anything wither - es...I wouldn't want to change anything wither - especially if it would change what I have right now.Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-83042519893659077732013-10-05T08:59:37.878-04:002013-10-05T08:59:37.878-04:00Thanks Rabia! We do have to wait sometimes to fin...Thanks Rabia! We do have to wait sometimes to find out if our choices were the right ones.Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-67147676210765577072013-10-05T08:59:04.223-04:002013-10-05T08:59:04.223-04:00Awesome! You will love it I'm sure!Awesome! You will love it I'm sure!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-50459812168408221252013-10-05T08:58:53.134-04:002013-10-05T08:58:53.134-04:00Thank you Chris!Thank you Chris!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-49189070780890504382013-10-05T02:58:08.733-04:002013-10-05T02:58:08.733-04:00Love that poem. Remember when I first read it and ...Love that poem. Remember when I first read it and was confused and just pondered upon it for a while until it made sense to me in my own way. I'm only 19 and already the poem relates to me, and probably everyone which is one of the main reasons so many love it!<br /><br />http://www.kajolpatel.comKajolhttp://www.kajolpatel.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-13095504211466566032013-10-05T00:45:02.497-04:002013-10-05T00:45:02.497-04:00I think about it often, the path I've chosen. ...I think about it often, the path I've chosen. Even written about it to an extent (about whether I am living my life as 'big' as I'd hoped). At the end of the day, I remind myself of where I am right now. A place where I am happy and content, and I know that the roads I took are the ones meant for me.Alisonhttp://writingwishing.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-9488822434857802962013-10-04T22:34:12.913-04:002013-10-04T22:34:12.913-04:00Our journey sounds very similar. I got married at ...Our journey sounds very similar. I got married at 22 to my high school sweetheart and it's now been 22 years...that doesn't seem possible, but that's the way the numbers add up. I was 28 when I had my first child. I love that poem! I like what Rabia said about life being a series of choices. I wouldn't go back and change any thing...the good or the bad...it's still my life!Michelle Nahomhttp://www.adishofdailylife.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-12588996744104130762013-10-04T19:49:18.206-04:002013-10-04T19:49:18.206-04:00I love that poem. It sums up life so nicely. LIf...I love that poem. It sums up life so nicely. LIfe is a big long series of choices. Sometimes we make the right ones, sometimes we make the wrong ones, and sometimes we have to wait a long time to find out. MamaRabianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-49910965783546005322013-10-04T17:27:15.039-04:002013-10-04T17:27:15.039-04:00Hi, sounds like a great book. Will be getting a co...Hi, sounds like a great book. Will be getting a copy. ;)Mary Hillhttp://mary-anderingcreatively.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-74099436052579775462013-10-04T08:50:39.639-04:002013-10-04T08:50:39.639-04:00To our book and our kids for sure!!! (Raising my ...To our book and our kids for sure!!! (Raising my coffee mug and virtually clinking!)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-2416032438634297742013-10-04T08:49:30.453-04:002013-10-04T08:49:30.453-04:00That has definitely been true for me. The big dec...That has definitely been true for me. The big decision were easy because I just knew they were right. Might not always happen that way as I still have half a lifetime ahead of me (I hope!), but I hope I can always follow the path that is right for me.Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-90275446073718416352013-10-04T08:47:32.734-04:002013-10-04T08:47:32.734-04:00Yes! Everyone has to follow his/her own path &...Yes! Everyone has to follow his/her own path & hard but wonderful! Yes!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-31798448608545660662013-10-04T08:46:37.320-04:002013-10-04T08:46:37.320-04:00Thanks Lisa!Thanks Lisa!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-42473953214319808242013-10-04T08:46:26.870-04:002013-10-04T08:46:26.870-04:00Thank you Richard! That is an awesome quote!Thank you Richard! That is an awesome quote!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-88588354950925413392013-10-04T08:45:49.971-04:002013-10-04T08:45:49.971-04:00Thank you Lizzi! I am very blessed! :-)Thank you Lizzi! I am very blessed! :-)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-15296024455135281212013-10-04T08:45:08.169-04:002013-10-04T08:45:08.169-04:00Great minds, indeed! :-) At the time,I didn't...Great minds, indeed! :-) At the time,I didn't even realize I was doing those things "at a young age." I was just doing what felt right. Now, most of my mom friends with same age kids are at least 4 or 5 years older than me. Still wouldn't change it though. :-)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.com