Two Hours of Tenderness
... small deeds really count ...26 total reviews
Comment from chasennov
... small deeds really count ...Two Hours of Tenderness.' This is truly a magnificent story about your family and I enjoyed reading from beginning to end. very well done.
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2016
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... small deeds really count ...Two Hours of Tenderness.' This is truly a magnificent story about your family and I enjoyed reading from beginning to end. very well done.
Comment Written 20-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2016
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So glad you enjoyed it.
My best and happy writing,
Relda
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You are most welcome.
Comment from Annette Gulliver
This is a lovely story, Relda. A sweet bond between a little girl and her favourite Aunt. She sounds like a lovely gentle soul. Everyone should have an Aunt Lorene. Good luck in the contest.
Annette
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2016
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This is a lovely story, Relda. A sweet bond between a little girl and her favourite Aunt. She sounds like a lovely gentle soul. Everyone should have an Aunt Lorene. Good luck in the contest.
Annette
Comment Written 19-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2016
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The good book says we often entertain angels unaware. I think an angel entertained me.
Thank you for your comments and insight.
God bless and my best,
Relda
Comment from Sun
Beautiful story. I really enjoyed reading this. A great story about a great person. This story is already perfect and there isn't anything I would change about it.
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2016
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Beautiful story. I really enjoyed reading this. A great story about a great person. This story is already perfect and there isn't anything I would change about it.
Comment Written 19-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2016
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Sun - Your comments and insight mean a lot to me. Thank you for the encouragement.
God bless and my best,
Relda
Comment from GWHARGIS
I love this woman too. She seemed magical. I love how you described feeling safe and noticed while you were in her presence. Great dialogue and I could hear her in my mind. Great story. Gretchen
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2016
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I love this woman too. She seemed magical. I love how you described feeling safe and noticed while you were in her presence. Great dialogue and I could hear her in my mind. Great story. Gretchen
Comment Written 19-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2016
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Thank you for the confirmation. She was special. A lot of people looked down on her but she never minded and never stopped extending love their way. I think she understood her purpose for being on this earth - to be an encourager in the Lord.
God bless and my best ... and thank you also for the stars!
Relda
Comment from Bill O'Bier
A lovely piece-I can surely say you've created some strong images. Your words are well chosen. Of course the artwork compliments the theme.
Thanks for sharing--
Bill
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2016
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A lovely piece-I can surely say you've created some strong images. Your words are well chosen. Of course the artwork compliments the theme.
Thanks for sharing--
Bill
Comment Written 19-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2016
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Bill - so nice to hear from you. I appreciate your comments and encouragement.
Happy writing!
God bless and my best,
Relda
Comment from franichm
This is a great story. It proves that anyone can make a difference in someone's life. How lucky you were to have her in your life. I'm sure you've passed that lesson on to many over the years. Well written!
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2016
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This is a great story. It proves that anyone can make a difference in someone's life. How lucky you were to have her in your life. I'm sure you've passed that lesson on to many over the years. Well written!
Comment Written 19-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 20-Feb-2016
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So lucky! And I do try to pass it on. Interesting thing is the ones who need it the most are also the ones who most appreciate the little things. I had an autistic 5-yr old in the Sunday School I taught. I tried every thing for months - no headway. Then his mother mentioned he loved apple juice. After that I kept a kid's cartoon of juice in my purse and gave it to him when class was over and it was just the two of us. Something just for him. And I blessed him with the Lord's love. He's 10 now and very active with contemporaries at church. He always has a hug for me.
Thank you for understanding my aunt and me.
God bless and my best,
Relda
Comment from foxangie123
That is just the sweetest picture you chose to go with your writing. You did a captivating job entertaining us readers and complying with the prompt in my opinion. Awesome.
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2016
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That is just the sweetest picture you chose to go with your writing. You did a captivating job entertaining us readers and complying with the prompt in my opinion. Awesome.
Comment Written 19-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2016
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Thanks for the review and kind comments. It was fulfilling to finally document my time with my aunt.
God bless and my best,
Relda
Comment from acerisestory
What a wonderful story you've told, Relda!
I could not have loved your story more. Your characters were perfectly developed, and there was not one change I would suggest.
I could sense the love between your parents although they strongly disagreed about visiting your Aunt Lorene. I also understood why you felt the strong love and connection to your Aunt Lorene. She was surely your Fairy Godmother, at least in your mind; and that's what mattered.
You've done a beautiful job. Surely, your story is a winner. Well done, my friend. Take care. Alana
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2016
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What a wonderful story you've told, Relda!
I could not have loved your story more. Your characters were perfectly developed, and there was not one change I would suggest.
I could sense the love between your parents although they strongly disagreed about visiting your Aunt Lorene. I also understood why you felt the strong love and connection to your Aunt Lorene. She was surely your Fairy Godmother, at least in your mind; and that's what mattered.
You've done a beautiful job. Surely, your story is a winner. Well done, my friend. Take care. Alana
Comment Written 19-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2016
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Alana - so glad you like it. Means a lot. My mom and dad were children in the 'great depression' then married at the beginning of WWII. They weren't big on religion before that time, but dad and she decided they were going to 'live-it-up' for the rest of their life. Mom even had to negotiate bringing children into the mix by promising they would not affect their lifestyle in any way. Believe it - they did a good job doing that.
Thanks again. Encouragement is a wonderful tonic for what ails you!
Relda
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You are very welcome, Relda! Thank you for telling me more about your parents. And I know what you mean about encouragement. I means so much! Take care. Alana
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You are very welcome, Relda! Thank you for telling me more about your parents. And I know what you mean about encouragement. I means so much! Take care. Alana
Comment from vkmack
Lovely, sweet, and tender. You weave a sweet spell that draws us into this day in the past when your aunt made you happy, safe, and warm for the short amount of time you spent with her. I can understand why she felt like magic. Sometimes, those who are unique are here to open doorways that allow us to appreciate ourselves. I would have loved to meet this special woman. She makes me think of the women--and some of the men--from own childhood, who never made me feel different, because they were comfortable with their own idiosyncrasies and thought nothing of my own differences--a lazy eye, bony knees, wheezy lungs, and an almost crippling shyness. God bless all of them. They made us whole.
You descriptions of her home and that fairyland are wonderfully well written and paint a picture that keeps us enthralled, as does the tale of the wild kitten and the little talks about Jesus. I am familiar with those, too.
Thank you for putting me in a time machine and taking me back in time. My own mother used Cashmere Bouquet, and I see it here and there in dollar stores, though not often, and I always get a box for her. She is 84 now. That tender scent lingers for months--jasmine and talcum. Wonderful.
Thanks again. It was a magical trip. I wish I had a six for you.
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2016
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Lovely, sweet, and tender. You weave a sweet spell that draws us into this day in the past when your aunt made you happy, safe, and warm for the short amount of time you spent with her. I can understand why she felt like magic. Sometimes, those who are unique are here to open doorways that allow us to appreciate ourselves. I would have loved to meet this special woman. She makes me think of the women--and some of the men--from own childhood, who never made me feel different, because they were comfortable with their own idiosyncrasies and thought nothing of my own differences--a lazy eye, bony knees, wheezy lungs, and an almost crippling shyness. God bless all of them. They made us whole.
You descriptions of her home and that fairyland are wonderfully well written and paint a picture that keeps us enthralled, as does the tale of the wild kitten and the little talks about Jesus. I am familiar with those, too.
Thank you for putting me in a time machine and taking me back in time. My own mother used Cashmere Bouquet, and I see it here and there in dollar stores, though not often, and I always get a box for her. She is 84 now. That tender scent lingers for months--jasmine and talcum. Wonderful.
Thanks again. It was a magical trip. I wish I had a six for you.
Comment Written 18-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2016
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Thank you so much for your encouragement. I am so glad 'special people' are willing to do 'special things' for children. It doesn't take much time and certainly not money and reaps so much happiness. My aunt passed a few years ago - the oldest of twelve siblings and the last one to go. I guess God wanted her to touch a lot of folk's lives before He called her home.
I appreciate your review a lot.
God bless and my best,
Relda
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I'm so sorry to hear of your aunt's passing! That's why these people are so familiar--my mother is the youngest of eleven siblings, and her mother had fifteen brothers and sisters by two different mothers. Those women and men are happy to be themselves and enjoy life, as well as to share the beauty that they find all around them. They seem to have some sort of special powers of perception. I miss that generation so much.
God bless you on your continuing journey. I'm so glad that you had the joy of your aunt for the time that you did. Yes, those special people are gifts in a child's life.
Grateful for them; grateful for your story.
Have a great night.
Comment from w.j.debi
What a heart-warming story. It does seem like magic that your aunt new just what to say and how to treat you so you felt like a princess with a fairy godmother. I am sur it was the genuine love she had for you that provided that magic.
Good descriptions a me excellent dialog.
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2016
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What a heart-warming story. It does seem like magic that your aunt new just what to say and how to treat you so you felt like a princess with a fairy godmother. I am sur it was the genuine love she had for you that provided that magic.
Good descriptions a me excellent dialog.
Comment Written 18-Feb-2016
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2016
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Thank you for your review, comments and encouragement. They mean a lot.
God bless and my best,
Relda
