tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post1684630105740589020..comments2023-10-24T05:53:13.006-05:00Comments on Something She Wrote: Me and My EarJanna Leadbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-20927463952159550712010-10-07T19:02:15.508-05:002010-10-07T19:02:15.508-05:00Wow, thank you! I appreciate your saying that. :) ...Wow, thank you! I appreciate your saying that. :) And thanks for visiting my blog, too.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-3324498455657271222010-10-07T17:52:32.405-05:002010-10-07T17:52:32.405-05:00Just happened across your blog and read about your...Just happened across your blog and read about your keloid scar. That must be frustrating...to fight that scar and have it keep on fighting you! It truly is not at all bad to look at...I think that you are lovely! and I don't notice it and would not likely give it a second look if I happened to see you in public with your ear 'out' in the open.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-25182636269660953132009-11-01T16:33:55.432-06:002009-11-01T16:33:55.432-06:00Ana - And I appreciate you. Thanks.Ana - And I appreciate you. Thanks.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-75986002813677195252009-10-31T14:45:03.257-05:002009-10-31T14:45:03.257-05:00That's a very brave and liberating thing to do...That's a very brave and liberating thing to do, as you are sharing with us a great part of who you are. Thank you. :) We appreciate you.Anahttp://expressiveworld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-24472245850209064102009-10-19T17:12:12.302-05:002009-10-19T17:12:12.302-05:00Ladybird - You have me rolling! Ha! What a, erm, m...Ladybird - You have me rolling! Ha! What a, erm, mental picture you've given me. :P But thanks. You rock, too, for your own reasons.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-72925132880789576262009-10-19T17:01:37.280-05:002009-10-19T17:01:37.280-05:00You're just lovely!! Now that you've done...You're just lovely!! Now that you've done that, shall I be brave and show you how damned hairy my legs can REALLY get? I just love that you have done this... you are awesome. You ROCK. xxxxxLadybird World Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410236464722005178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-24223574946975884552009-10-19T13:38:32.852-05:002009-10-19T13:38:32.852-05:00Lori - Well thanks! I like 'em, too. :) And I ...Lori - Well thanks! I like 'em, too. :) And I know, I know. You are all so wise! Thanks.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-45043814681024901722009-10-19T11:52:01.429-05:002009-10-19T11:52:01.429-05:00Oh, Janna, I missed this post.
I am sorry. I have...Oh, Janna, I missed this post. <br />I am sorry. I have to say that you have really cool glasses. I love them!<br /><br />I cannot imagine what took for you to gather the strength to do this post. I am so proud to know you! And I am sure everyone else has said it before me (I didn't get time to read all the replies) but really, how does that little boo-boo change anything about you? Except Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17708851895104018255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-38162222192727516272009-10-19T08:02:19.238-05:002009-10-19T08:02:19.238-05:00Thank you, Susan.
LeSan - Wow! Thanks for your am...Thank you, Susan.<br /><br />LeSan - Wow! Thanks for your amazing comment.<br /><br />Heather - *hugs*<br /><br />Michele - Pfft. What marble? Right! ;)<br /><br />Kristen - Well, I admit. It's not the first time I've been called silly. ;)<br /><br />JOY - That means so much to me!Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-89291791431242482652009-10-18T19:59:26.397-05:002009-10-18T19:59:26.397-05:00Your beauty shines from every word you write, spea...Your beauty shines from every word you write, speak and share. Your beauty is respected by me and many others. I see nothing but a unique wonderful Janna who eminates beauty! You inspire!JOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530746118038339670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-26516574652105708472009-10-17T20:16:12.955-05:002009-10-17T20:16:12.955-05:00Everyone has something they don't like about t...Everyone has something they don't like about themselves, you know? And just think - you can hide yours if you want.<br /><br />I think you're brave for showing it off, but silly to think it might change the way your friends think of you. ;o)Kristen Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-13641080684028783862009-10-17T19:31:44.600-05:002009-10-17T19:31:44.600-05:00I hope you feel better after sharing this, Janna. ...I hope you feel better after sharing this, Janna. I still think you're PURDY - always!!!!!<br /><br />And... what marble?<br /><br /><br />:-D<br /><br />Hugs,<br />MicheleMichele | aka Raw Juice Girlhttp://www.healingwithjuices.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-71939082129986703672009-10-17T00:19:29.581-05:002009-10-17T00:19:29.581-05:00I love you ear, it is part of what makes you speci...I love you ear, it is part of what makes you special! Show off that lovely ear. <br />~HeatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-32411144081142661532009-10-16T20:43:00.828-05:002009-10-16T20:43:00.828-05:00Janna I read every one of these comments from your...Janna I read every one of these comments from your wonderful friends and I can't think of a single thing to add other than "Everything they said!" You are a tremendous inspiration to have put forth not your wayward ear but your vulnerability. That is what makes you brave. We all have something that we consider our personal curse to suffer under. We unwittingly give it power over us LeSanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07939320676822416742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-9483876362651826182009-10-16T20:34:57.998-05:002009-10-16T20:34:57.998-05:00Hi Janna -
You're a beautiful woman - inside ...Hi Janna -<br /><br />You're a beautiful woman - inside and out.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Susan :)Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-15784654178586360792009-10-16T20:30:26.671-05:002009-10-16T20:30:26.671-05:00PS, Heidi - I'll be out of town over the weeke...PS, Heidi - I'll be out of town over the weekend. If you do it over the next couple days, I'll see it when I return!Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-84163135501893563112009-10-16T20:29:09.233-05:002009-10-16T20:29:09.233-05:00You all have humbled me very much.You all have humbled me very much.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-46957836325027325952009-10-16T20:28:40.133-05:002009-10-16T20:28:40.133-05:00Deb - I suppose I did know. And I'd hoped my p...Deb - I suppose I did know. And I'd hoped my post would be relatable. Thank you.<br /><br />Karen - "Give me a sweet ear lump anyday." I love that, and thanks. :)<br /><br />scarlethue - We <i>are</i>. We can all be so self-aware that it distracts us from the good and the best of ourselves. Here's to your beautiful jaw!<br /><br />Heidi - I hope you do it, and I will applaud youJanna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-88392181143616101222009-10-16T19:52:03.147-05:002009-10-16T19:52:03.147-05:00You are amazing!! Beautiful inside and out :) You...You are amazing!! Beautiful inside and out :) You have such courage. You help ALL of us who have something that we're self-conscious about. I'm sorry for your pain. You are a terrific woman and writer. We are all lucky to have found you :)septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-50657888604292738762009-10-16T19:27:18.994-05:002009-10-16T19:27:18.994-05:00Oh Janna, you just grew to be a giant in my eyes (...Oh Janna, you just grew to be a giant in my eyes (and I'm not talking about your scar!)<br /><br />You know what? I think this post was for me. I really do, because I am contemplating doing a vlog on my blog and I am NOT a public speaker not do I have the suave, grace, etc etc etc to do something like that well. But I feel like I have to do it too, in obedience to God.<br /><br />Your braveryStonefoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315274338937631860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-28641557037183686762009-10-16T16:54:42.093-05:002009-10-16T16:54:42.093-05:00It's not as bad as you think it is. We blow th...It's not as bad as you think it is. We blow these things up in our minds, don't we? I have a weak jawline, at least I think I do, and I'm so afraid of appearing to have a dreaded double chin that sometimes my jaw will ache at the end of the day from my subconsciously pushing it forward all day. I discovered it after seeing myself on video when I was 17. I like to think of that day as scarlethuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261263598183741538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-76866881294178768032009-10-16T16:52:08.341-05:002009-10-16T16:52:08.341-05:00Janna, an ear does not a person make. I've met...Janna, an ear does not a person make. I've met some physically very beautiful people, who were so ugly! Give me a sweet ear lump anyday. I am sorry it causes you pain.<br /><br />May your ministry and career grow in the sharing. Blessings**Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012982939454873340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-1673797601941668402009-10-16T16:33:35.493-05:002009-10-16T16:33:35.493-05:00I love your willingness to be so honestly vulnerab...I love your willingness to be so honestly vulnerable. I'm in awe. I hope by sharing you'll be able to see the beautiful, talented and kind woman we all know, before you see the keloid. <br /><br />You know, don't you, we all have scars we'd prefer others didn't define us by. Some are attached to ears, others to hearts, yet others to perception.<br /><br />This is an amazing Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-29613171672618638952009-10-16T16:04:10.180-05:002009-10-16T16:04:10.180-05:00Midlife Jobhunter - I really hope so, about the ho...Midlife Jobhunter - I really hope so, about the honest and touching writing. And I'd take any advice your neice has, if she's got some trick for her scar.<br /><br />Thank you, Susan. That's so nice of you.<br /><br />Nadine - You're right. We have to find the good in those insecurities and turn them around. I was just giving my daughter a lesson about little things that give us Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-3596079221284881932009-10-16T12:59:41.633-05:002009-10-16T12:59:41.633-05:00I was expecting something hideous that would gross...I was expecting something hideous that would gross me out, but honestly, it just looks like an enlarged earlobe to me. I commend you for your bravery, I know what it's like to feel self-conscious about something and then expose it. For years I never wore short sleeves because to me my loads of arm hair grossed me out. It wasn't until long after I had children that I decided God made me Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.com