tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post6078537599931479688..comments2023-09-27T06:00:33.482-04:00Comments on Beneath My Heart: Wednesdays with WandaTraci@ Beneath My Hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999589776655702059noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-38353804364754528292010-02-16T22:05:36.046-05:002010-02-16T22:05:36.046-05:00As I write this tears are streaming down my face. ...As I write this tears are streaming down my face. Your story has touched me so much. God has been telling me lately to live in the moment and realize what a gift each and every day is. This "story" shows me in such a strong way how we can be hear today and gone tomorrow. Your mom leaves behind a tremendous legacy (and I just started reading, I'm sure I've not scratched the surface). She has inspired me and so have you. I hope to be half the mother she sounds like she was to my two little ones. Your son sounded AMAZING. I'm sure you're mom would've been so proud of him.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401365806555216990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-80109897051237257372010-02-15T10:22:49.040-05:002010-02-15T10:22:49.040-05:00Amazing, Powerful, and what a Blessing! I cannot e...Amazing, Powerful, and what a Blessing! I cannot even beging to tell you how much my heart has been blessed stumbling across your blog! Your son is very gifted with his voice. I know your Mama was proud! Thanks for sharing with us.Creations By Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652249357420269173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-42194243659643888522009-12-01T22:39:46.119-05:002009-12-01T22:39:46.119-05:00I have never read your blog before just now. I fo...I have never read your blog before just now. I found you through a series of blogs that started with my sister. She follows Shanty2Chic. Anyways, I just read this post and have been so touched by it. What a brave and precious child to sing at his grandmother's funeral. That was probably hard for him, but I am sure he was so glad to be able to do it. Your mother certainly has left a lasting legacy. I think it is so incredible that a person's life and love for her grandsons can touch a total stranger in such a profound way. That is the power of the love of God. It binds His kids together in a unique way. May God richly bless you and your family with ALL of His goodness.sahmqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387054805547136210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-78300142845006480552009-11-30T08:19:27.517-05:002009-11-30T08:19:27.517-05:00This is a beautiful post...God Bless you and your ...This is a beautiful post...God Bless you and your sweet family. I'm Glad I found you through Kim's Blog at My Domestic Bliss. <br />Hope you have a wonderful day~Queenie's Vintage Findshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00721900066940447320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-83702875693262528142009-11-29T15:20:51.867-05:002009-11-29T15:20:51.867-05:00He has such a beautiful voice. And what an amazin...He has such a beautiful voice. And what an amazing woman your mother was. And such a great example for your young boys.Loriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677588485104564266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-50728407266135000032009-11-29T10:01:55.714-05:002009-11-29T10:01:55.714-05:00WOW!!!! First I want to say how very sorry I am t...WOW!!!! First I want to say how very sorry I am to hear of you Mom's passing. I'm sure you know this but with the strong Faith you and your family have you will get through this. <br /><br />Tracy...Your son is AMAZING!! What a special gift to have and use it in such an inspirational way. <br /><br />You have a beautiful family...Congrats!!!<br />You will remain in my prayers!!<br />JamieJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449925830716727309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-69060491902412417552009-11-28T22:53:27.410-05:002009-11-28T22:53:27.410-05:00Thanks for posting. I can't believe how long ...Thanks for posting. I can't believe how long it's been since I've seen you last. You have beautiful children and Jonathan's song was spectacular! We have been praying for your family during these past months. Your mother was an amazing lady!<br /><br />LaDonna Jaynes Ingram<br />Richmond, KYLaDonna Jaynes Ingramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-22078283018216852372009-11-27T15:11:24.594-05:002009-11-27T15:11:24.594-05:00You don't know me. I stubbled upon your blog s...You don't know me. I stubbled upon your blog somehow and just finished watching your son sing. All I can say is that he is so AMAZING! He sure does have a blessed gift! Wow. I had goosebumps watching him. How did he ever make it through that song at him grandma's funeral. I am speechless.My Family Foreverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13193214997614158873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-80260992258649219662009-11-27T14:56:19.511-05:002009-11-27T14:56:19.511-05:00Tracy:
Thank you so much for your kind words. I...Tracy: <br /><br />Thank you so much for your kind words. I was a little bit leary about checking back. :) I worry for children like yours and I am grateful that you are doing everything you can for your son. You didn't offend me at all, in fact, after I hit the summit button, I was concerned that I had offened you!! I am just very strong on my views and want our future children such as yours to grow up comfortable with their hearing loss. <br /><br />I am just concerned with parents thinking, oh, why can't my child be like yours with that much amount of hearing loss. I hear and see that all the time. I can speak very well, ahem, I even have some southern accent (arkansas native) if I may say so! I have had parents asking me why can't their child speak like I can...it does break my heart. I try to tell them that I just had a straw of luck and a LOT of speech lessons, public and private. Trust me, it was no fun. Funny how things turn out now, both of my parents sign to me at the best of their ability. <br /><br />As for CI, if you are considering that for your son in the future, please, and please do your research on it before it is to be done. I will say this: I am not a big advocate of it at all. I do try to encourage parents to let the child make the decision in wanting it or not. It's a life long medical decision that can really mess things up at a later life: ie: not able to have it removed if needed. <br /><br />Okay, I think I hogged up your comment section. <br />Again thanks for being so nice to me about this, I can come on a little to strong at times and do often come to regret it later. <br /><br />BTW: I DO love your blogs, I have bookmarked so many of your ideas and I am starting to save my money for power tools (hubby won't share his beloved toys with me,,, ;) -- still love him)<br /><br />Take care!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217355324773809693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-1025349062286654112009-11-27T13:44:21.529-05:002009-11-27T13:44:21.529-05:00You have such an amazing family. Thank you for sha...You have such an amazing family. Thank you for sharing your faith through this blog. Your son has a wonderful voice. Truly!Carriehttp://lifeundivided.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-8227476361642490682009-11-27T00:15:50.902-05:002009-11-27T00:15:50.902-05:00Traci
I posted an award for you.
Had an idea I wa...Traci<br />I posted an award for you.<br /><br />Had an idea I wanted to run by you also. I can send you an e-mail tomorrow since it it 12:15 am and I need to hit they hay<br /><br />CheriIts So Very Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15042464927497145835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-68042385917506534512009-11-26T23:17:54.093-05:002009-11-26T23:17:54.093-05:00Kelly,
I truly appreciate your comment and your ho...Kelly,<br />I truly appreciate your comment and your honesty. <br />I have often wondered what we would do if Jonathan lost the rest of his hearing. At this point, because he has developed his speech, his audiologist said he would be a good candidate for cochlear implants.<br />I said in my post that Jonathan lost his hearing at birth. At least that is what we think. He failed some hearing tests in the hospital, but he was never officially tested because he showed signs of being able to hear. (long story about that, too much to put down here)<br />He developed fine as a baby and toddler. His speech developed perfectly just like other children. But at age 3 I started noticing that he was not hearing well, so I took him to the doctor and he had fluid on his ears. His hearing got better, but a few months later, I noticed he was not hearing well again. I took him back to the doctor and they did more testing to find out he had a hearing loss. I don't know if he lost more then or had already lost it at birth. He has more trouble with the higher frequencies than the lower frequencies.<br /> Jonathan has gone to an amazing hearing and speech center for 7 years. They teach sign and lip reading, but Jonathan has never had to have either of these services.<br /><br />When I taught 2nd/3rd grade, before Jonathan was born, I had a little girl in my class who was completely deaf. We had a full time interpreter in the classroom at all times. I learned a lot of sign during that year because at times I had to sign to her myself. That little girl was the love of my life! I have always had a love for the hearing impaired, even before I had Jonathan. I love to talk, so I never like to have a barrier between me and others. I even took some sign language classes at church so I could share my faith with the hearing impaired. I always hoped to be good enough to sign for the hearing impaired during church services...what a ministry! But I was never quite good enough. If Jonathan were born completely deaf, I am sure that my husband and I would have used sign with him. I actually did teach him how to say "please", "thank you", "more", etc, when he was one year old and before he was talking. But not because I thought he had a hearing loss. <br />When I found out about Jonathan's hearing loss, of course I was upset, but I knew that no matter what, he was God's perfect creation. I knew God had big plans for him.<br />I am truly sorry if my post seemed insensitive toward the hearing impaired, that was never my intention. I did not mean to imply that deaf people can learn to talk or should be forced to learn to lip read, etc. I would not have done that with Jonathan. Like I said, we never had to face that decision. <br />Again, I thank you for your comment. May God bless you and your family!<br />TraciTraci@ Beneath My Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999589776655702059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-72704277922689141542009-11-26T22:11:15.857-05:002009-11-26T22:11:15.857-05:00Awe.some.Awe.some.tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358329699057564528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-3291483860541150002009-11-26T20:00:47.494-05:002009-11-26T20:00:47.494-05:00I am truly curious:
What if your son lost the re...I am truly curious: <br /><br />What if your son lost the rest of his hearing, then what? Nothing wrong in learing ASL as a backup, I mean, really. <br /><br />I am Deaf myself and I do hear some with my hearing aid (my parents always has paid for one and I do count my lucky stars) I use ASL as my communcation everyday even though my husband and both of my sons and ALL of my family are hearing. I AM so, so, so thankful that most of my family are willing to learn signs not the other way around by continue making me to talk, lip read, etc. It's very hard, I know. Spend alot of time in speech training, and all, I ain't stupid. <br /><br />All in all, I do enjoy reading your post and I don't enjoy seeing people misleading others that hard of hearing people, deaf or whatever can learn how to talk, listen, etc. You have to be able to hear YOURSELF in order to be able to speak fairly well. I know, I can hear my self talk which does help me a great deal but at the same time I am already prepared in losing the rest of my hearing in the future so I won't be entirely upset about it. <br /><br />I know I wrote a long comment, took me a couple of days to really push myself to say something. <br /><br />Caio!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217355324773809693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-48826754475646315882009-11-26T13:47:11.220-05:002009-11-26T13:47:11.220-05:00What a precious post. Thank you for sharing these ...What a precious post. Thank you for sharing these special memories with us. Your son has such a wonderful calling upon his life. You can see that He loves his Jesus so much. What a comfort to know that your mom is part of that great cloud of witnesses looking down and cheering you all on in your walk with the Father.Janine Claire Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814119908907688750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-47538290283026250322009-11-26T12:53:17.665-05:002009-11-26T12:53:17.665-05:00Thank you for your posts. They both inspire and t...Thank you for your posts. They both inspire and touch me. You were very blessed to have a Mother who obviously loved you very deeply. <br /><br />Your son has a beautiful voice! <br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving:)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142638060562034636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-23359004440812252272009-11-26T08:58:21.047-05:002009-11-26T08:58:21.047-05:00I am a few days behind so thought I'd comment ...I am a few days behind so thought I'd comment here on your kitchen! It is GORGEOUS! I am blown away by your husband's cabinet making ability! Love the glass doors, the beadboard doors, the handles, the light, you name it, I love it! :)Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355490512757848795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-31639766291600223612009-11-26T08:54:25.895-05:002009-11-26T08:54:25.895-05:00Wow, Traci I am blown away by Jonathan's singi...Wow, Traci I am blown away by Jonathan's singing! Like others have said, his confidence at 10 is amazing as well. I KNOW your Mom was so very proud of him! What a precious son you have.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355490512757848795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-47483463630439611012009-11-26T01:45:11.961-05:002009-11-26T01:45:11.961-05:00Hey Traci. I was just getting ready to go to bed ...Hey Traci. I was just getting ready to go to bed and you were on my mind. I wanted to come by and wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving. I know this is your first without your Mom and how much you'll be missing her. I only know her through your blog and am always touched when I read about her and feel like I knew her and miss her (maybe for or with you). Crazy, hun? Anyway, I received a blessing before I could even wish you Happy Thanksgiving. I read your beautiful post and by the time I played the video of your son I was in tears. What a precious and generous person your Mother was and what a blessing hearing your son sing Amazing Grace was for me. He is amazingly gifted and you can just feel the earnest love he has for our Lord.<br /><br />Thank you and Jonathan for your blessings to me. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.<br />Hugs...TracyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643279791342765171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-3710405577112512702009-11-25T23:04:13.796-05:002009-11-25T23:04:13.796-05:00Oh Traci! How wonderful!!! I used to sing and le...Oh Traci! How wonderful!!! I used to sing and lead worship on guitar at my church, but haven't picked it up in 4 years or so (long sordid tale). My 23 year old son began singing at 10 too, and is now a part time musician with his own band as well as part of a kinda well-known local band. He has a minor in classical guitar...I remember teaching him his first chords :o)<br />Just before I quit leading, I had the opportunity to co-lead with my son at a few services, and it was a surreal experience. <br />Isn't it amazing to see the talent in our kids? You must be so proud, and you have every right to be!cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11231641398378820087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-72666983441324595992009-11-25T20:31:02.631-05:002009-11-25T20:31:02.631-05:00AMEN Sister....WOW...can your sing!!! I agree wit...AMEN Sister....WOW...can your sing!!! I agree with you God has TRULY gifted him with an amazing voice.<br /><br />I could listen to him sing that over, and over, and over again. <br /><br />Know that I'm thinking about you...and your precious family as you celebrate your first Thanksgiving without your precious Mom! <br /><br />Love ya friend.<br />Kim~Kim@Seasons of My Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562441645287044164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-56789300555417282322009-11-25T19:44:30.868-05:002009-11-25T19:44:30.868-05:00Thank you for sharing your son's story with us...Thank you for sharing your son's story with us. He has a wonderful voice. God has bestowed a great talent on him. My children and I enjoyed watching his video. Your mothers love is very evident in your life and in your posts.<br /><br />I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13664673474528230532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-36101141558825046902009-11-25T17:44:40.304-05:002009-11-25T17:44:40.304-05:00Traci-I remember seeing your sons dressed in their...Traci-I remember seeing your sons dressed in their sport coats in the original post and thinking "what a feat just to get four boys dressed and cute". God's wisdom never ceases to amaze me--While Michael's hearing is imperfect, he has been given the gift of a beautiful voice. In His infinite wisdom God plans what we can only hope to understand. I know this will be a hard holiday, but I know of no greater gift than for a mother to see her children and their children walk with God. She knows :)susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04747371887761333128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-18113123150479484252009-11-25T17:34:10.089-05:002009-11-25T17:34:10.089-05:00Goosebumps. I look forward to your Wednesday post...Goosebumps. I look forward to your Wednesday posts, your sons will be so grateful when they look back on these.Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02829277956194155119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-760167183316444479.post-62106040972670896412009-11-25T17:09:35.118-05:002009-11-25T17:09:35.118-05:00Thank you for being a blessing to others by sharin...Thank you for being a blessing to others by sharing this story. What an amazing gift your son has been given with his voice and the love of your mom. <br /><br />NancyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601073005728827355noreply@blogger.com