On the eve of the beginning of International Comment Leaving Week (which btw, I am very excited about, I already have the first 5 blogs picked out which I will be commenting on tomorrow) I received a beautiful comment on one of my earlier posts from last week. And it really was like getting a big reassuring hug.
I love all the comments I get on my blog. It's so wonderful to know other people are reading and empathizing with you. Seeing comments at the bottom of a post always gives me butterflies of excitement, maybe that will wear off when I become a more seasoned blogger? I hope not. But this comment had something extra special about it. This comment was so kind and so heartfelt, it made me shed a tear, or two, or maybe three. The author of this big warm hug in the shape of a comment was my sister-in-law. Here is what she wrote:
Hey Clare,
like I said I was going to read your blogs when I had turned in my paper..So I did last friday and I took some time off from the computer (I started to get square eyes..). Today I was at work and I was bored so I started to read your blog from where I last read it..Thank you for making me cry like a baby at work.. (thank god there was no one across me ;) That was really emotional and in one story I could understand just how you must have felt that day. I hope you feel a bit better now. You're one of the strongest people I know and I know you will get yourself and my brother through this.I have all the time in the world to wait for my niece/nephew because I know it must take a long time for Allah to create a little creature like my brother and you. Perfection doesn't happen overnight, you know ;)
This is probably the most wonderful thing anyone has said to me during this TTC journey. Posting it here is my way of saying thank you and honouring such beautiful words. Those words that wrapped their arms around me and gave a much-needed reassuring squeeze.
Hugs certainly are the best medicine in the world. And comments are blog love. This week I will be sure to reach out to others I have not found yet and spread some groovy blog love too.
