tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post8293365526066146414..comments2024-01-07T03:29:03.439-05:00Comments on Like a warm cup of coffee: Imperfectly Beautiful - Stretch MarksSarah Maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079648125245754566noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-3446104647978089732008-06-21T22:48:00.000-04:002008-06-21T22:48:00.000-04:00Well said!!!Thanks for stopping by to play POW!Well said!!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by to play POW!McMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205694488371923701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-78112601118790536722008-06-21T21:59:00.000-04:002008-06-21T21:59:00.000-04:00So true! I'll try & remember that the next time I...So true! I'll try & remember that the next time I look at my "imperfectly beautiful" stomach!<BR/><BR/>Great post - came over from McMommy!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769967354682232429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-69586809784027045362008-06-18T10:20:00.000-04:002008-06-18T10:20:00.000-04:00So true - I wouldn't trade these stretch marks for...So true - I wouldn't trade these stretch marks for anything - they are the markings of 3 beautiful babies!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16372988727575644425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-91951362187195355242008-06-17T22:42:00.000-04:002008-06-17T22:42:00.000-04:00Sarah, it's called The Shape Of A Mother. :)Great ...Sarah, it's called The Shape Of A Mother. :)<BR/><BR/>Great post, Sarah Mae!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-76330733195393091742008-06-17T11:11:00.000-04:002008-06-17T11:11:00.000-04:00So true! I wouldn't trade my babies for a perfect ...So true! I wouldn't trade my babies for a perfect body. Those marks are part of a life well lived!Melissa Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451670238096966507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-89077003571904954032008-06-16T23:42:00.000-04:002008-06-16T23:42:00.000-04:00Thank you, thank you, thank you. What a wonderful...Thank you, thank you, thank you. What a wonderful post. I haven't always appreciated my stretch marks,but a few years ago I realized their significance and have felt a tidal wave of thankfulness for the miracle of childbirth and just being a woman.<BR/><BR/>Praise be. *grin*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-41615423844816551512008-06-16T19:53:00.000-04:002008-06-16T19:53:00.000-04:00Amen!Amen!Bonitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945043297139219733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-70352418118631688822008-06-16T16:59:00.000-04:002008-06-16T16:59:00.000-04:00So glad I'm not the only "I wish!" voter on the po...So glad I'm not the only "I wish!" voter on the poll!! Honestly, the IDHTBPTBB challenge is really reassuring--no one seems to be perfectly neat ALL the time like we assume they are. Aaaahhh....<BR/>I, too, take pride in the changes my 9 months of pregnancy resulted in. Our bodies are miracle-makers!!Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08138538420842925505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-51312111075032882642008-06-16T15:36:00.000-04:002008-06-16T15:36:00.000-04:00Love it!!I just wanted to stop by and say thanks f...Love it!!<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to stop by and say thanks for visiting my blog! Gotta love SITS :)Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272841722936736948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-70405622043657038722008-06-16T13:37:00.000-04:002008-06-16T13:37:00.000-04:00So inspiring! I haven't yet had the opportunity to...So inspiring! I haven't yet had the opportunity to earn my stretch marks. Looking forward to joining the club tho!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764437077561164662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-39745567916393391922008-06-16T13:22:00.000-04:002008-06-16T13:22:00.000-04:00This made me feel really good. Although, I don't h...This made me feel really good. Although, I don't have kids, I do have stretchmarks. Lots of them. I gained a lot of weight in the last year or so. I have stretchmarks all over my thighs and I get so insecure about them. This made me feel a little bit better about myself. Thanks Sarah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-84800274272602670012008-06-16T12:41:00.000-04:002008-06-16T12:41:00.000-04:00So true! Thanks for the perspective.So true! Thanks for the perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-25113782478295863892008-06-16T12:36:00.000-04:002008-06-16T12:36:00.000-04:00Yes! great post. I would not trade any one of my b...Yes! great post. I would not trade any one of my badges of motherhood.My Three Girls (The A girls)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12063579606910252124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-83087043081746111552008-06-16T11:07:00.000-04:002008-06-16T11:07:00.000-04:00I'll try to remember the beauty as I stuff the 4 i...I'll try to remember the beauty as I stuff the 4 inch overhang into my undies.Finding Normalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15542473853342128094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-87527193733846037042008-06-16T11:05:00.000-04:002008-06-16T11:05:00.000-04:00Wow - great way to look at them! (Plus, you get to...Wow - great way to look at them! (Plus, you get to keep the "proof" the rest of your life!) NancyNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16360786316003275471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-82276670764371646552008-06-16T10:44:00.000-04:002008-06-16T10:44:00.000-04:00I think I love you. Is that creepy? LOLI agree wi...I think I love you. Is that creepy? LOL<BR/><BR/>I agree with Nester, we need to have an imperfectly body edition (MINUS the pics *ahem*)Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330592107479342634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-64522223935463589562008-06-16T10:34:00.000-04:002008-06-16T10:34:00.000-04:00what a beautiful way to look at it! you have such ...what a beautiful way to look at it! you have such a great attitude :)katylinvwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09248951104776233083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-39724025819767068932008-06-16T10:18:00.000-04:002008-06-16T10:18:00.000-04:00Since I haven't worn a two piece that shows my bel...Since I haven't worn a two piece that shows my belly since I was FIVE, and don't plan on it EVER again, my stretch marks serve the same purpose they do for you...remind me that I once nurtured the little life of my not-so-little-anymore son. So sweet! But you couldn't pay me enough money to take a picture of them! HA!Heathahleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03526348513736437292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-48720389754876937932008-06-16T10:15:00.000-04:002008-06-16T10:15:00.000-04:00Love it! I have three kids... need I say more. Wou...Love it! I have three kids... need I say more. Wouldnt change a thing! Thanks for being so real! Susie HSusie from Bienvenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428674663127912455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-69210121831539920522008-06-16T10:14:00.000-04:002008-06-16T10:14:00.000-04:00Good reminder! Love those stretch marks!Good reminder! Love those stretch marks!sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439305584795731097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-74304250736848999732008-06-16T10:07:00.000-04:002008-06-16T10:07:00.000-04:00I'm going to try to think of my stretchmarks this ...I'm going to try to think of my stretchmarks this way! Good point. If I have to give up bikinis to have two beautiful children, well, that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.<BR/><BR/>Love your blog! -Julia :-)Julia @ Hooked on Houseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937060849774403002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-35471485647046304142008-06-16T09:54:00.000-04:002008-06-16T09:54:00.000-04:00Just wait til you can start being thankful for all...Just wait til you can start being thankful for all of the gray hair, too, lol ;) What a nice post to read on a Monday morning, thanks!Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338523113829241852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-3520746091078522072008-06-16T09:43:00.000-04:002008-06-16T09:43:00.000-04:00Have you seen that website that is all about accep...Have you seen that website that is all about accepting our post childbirth bodies? I forget what it is called "Something of a Woman" I think--except "something" is the wrong word.<BR/><BR/> ~ Sarahfrillsfluffandtruckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09431701816444678306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-3112982716669217252008-06-16T07:35:00.000-04:002008-06-16T07:35:00.000-04:00There you go again. Being all sweet and thoughtful...There you go again. Being all sweet and thoughtful and right again. Sometimes I forget that God has made my body - stretch marks and all - and I lament the body that I've lost. But you're right, the stretch marks, the laugh lines, the grey hairs - well, those don't stay around for long ;-) - are all signs of a life being lived.Kimbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013989296760980717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-40231608659936735832008-06-16T07:33:00.000-04:002008-06-16T07:33:00.000-04:00Great post!Great post!Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617133305191792462noreply@blogger.com