tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post8174816328449286444..comments2023-05-19T06:04:20.872-04:00Comments on Wanna Cuppa?: Mo ReeseBeatrice Blounthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18412115311766270612noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-32760304109929503492011-06-13T15:50:42.045-04:002011-06-13T15:50:42.045-04:00Thanks so much for your kind words, friends. I app...Thanks so much for your kind words, friends. I appreciate you all so very much.Beatrice Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18412115311766270612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-90566876895690691662011-06-11T11:35:16.038-04:002011-06-11T11:35:16.038-04:00Tiff, your words regarding "Each person is va...Tiff, your words regarding "Each person is valuable to the community in which they have been placed" - IS exactly what Maurice lived, walked and gave to all who crossed his path. <br /><br />Maurice spoke words to me just a few weeks ago that seem to echo within my spirit even though he's gone. I will miss him.<br /><br />Thank you for helping the Body of Christ to grieve!Antonia (Toni)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04418427934386337832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-49073909463906097992011-06-11T11:12:28.488-04:002011-06-11T11:12:28.488-04:00Thank you, Tiffany...you said it so well. I wish ...Thank you, Tiffany...you said it so well. I wish I had told him how much he blessed us, but I think he knows...Hazeline Longnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-27739843096848367572011-06-10T17:57:25.950-04:002011-06-10T17:57:25.950-04:00What depth of real love and insight you project in...What depth of real love and insight you project in your writing. Great tribute to Maurice.Jerry Diaznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-59687500235506459792011-06-10T08:35:19.509-04:002011-06-10T08:35:19.509-04:00Tiffany, let me add to the many "thank you...Tiffany, let me add to the many "thank you's" that have all ready been said and to the countless others coming. I never knew him on a personal level, so I was very bothered and surprised and... ashamed, somewhat, for my seemingly inappropriate emotions and grief stricken moments. Thank you for not just validating, but explaining to me, that I'm ok. It's not freakish. It's not vicarious. It's real. And it hurts. Maybe not the way that someone who knew him intimately would hurt. But, it's my pain, my heart. And, now thanks to you, I can own it. I'm part of a community that didn't exist until now. Thank you for making me feel welcomed and accepted.Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760992880463648942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-60707551332948566522011-06-10T00:37:42.291-04:002011-06-10T00:37:42.291-04:00and on that day you coached Maurice.... keep writi...and on that day you coached Maurice.... keep writing...agreed of it all yet speachless and crying through it all. I loved your ending, your promise kept, very endearing =) Keep writing you have a good voice & keep singing Maurice would not have steered you wrong in that area either. =)Jeni Chasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-39508604112319354592011-06-09T12:11:52.278-04:002011-06-09T12:11:52.278-04:00Written as only you can, Tiffany. I cannot imagin...Written as only you can, Tiffany. I cannot imagine how many of these stories will be told over the next few months/years. It is an amazing legacy that the number one thing people remember about you is not the talent with which you sang, but the personal touch which made the music penetrate the soul. I want to be like Mo-reese when I grow up.Rick Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-55493599821901225862011-06-09T10:42:17.358-04:002011-06-09T10:42:17.358-04:00Tiffany,
This is so beautifully written and it t...Tiffany, <br /><br />This is so beautifully written and it touched my heart so much. I'm so grateful for you to share this with us. Hearing the details of some of his last interactions is so sweet. His precious life made profound and deep footprints all in my heart and I will never forget. <br /><br />Again, thanks for sharing and I'm praying for you and your family in your time of grief. <br /><br />ChristyChristy Tullosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-48361765552084414572011-06-09T10:42:15.916-04:002011-06-09T10:42:15.916-04:00God has a way of letting us glimpse His love for u...God has a way of letting us glimpse His love for us through the pain we feel when we discover the depth of love we had for one who had passed on. Tiffany, you have written a fitting memorial to a good man that we knew, and discovered we loved, from afar.Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-43905872353548004982011-06-09T09:48:10.227-04:002011-06-09T09:48:10.227-04:00Tiffany, thank you for saying what I cannot put in...Tiffany, thank you for saying what I cannot put into words. Thank you for blessing us all for your gift of language and love for Maurice. He and his family have been constantly on my heart, I dream of them every night. It brings comfort to my heart that I have a "body" to mourn, share, and love through this really crappy time. Thank you for honoring our friend so well.the beam teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439055106391295715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-16556207314103939092011-06-09T09:46:09.745-04:002011-06-09T09:46:09.745-04:00I loved the way Maurice led us in worship. I didn&...I loved the way Maurice led us in worship. I didn't know him well, just the casual hellos as we passed in the church. But I find myself gasping for deep breaths because of the grief. Thanks for your blog, Tiffany. It correctly explains just how I feel.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689132743986405737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-38084682693945346762011-06-09T08:10:59.976-04:002011-06-09T08:10:59.976-04:00Tiffany, Thank you for reaching into the hearts of...Tiffany, Thank you for reaching into the hearts of so many and giving us words for our grief. Most of all, thank you for being real with yours so we can have a safe place to express our hearts pain also.<br /><br />In your few words written here, you've extended Maurice's legacy of love - both yours and his.<br /><br />You and Austin have my prayers in a very special dose right now. The staff of Christ Church have not been forgotten in this season of sorrow. May God hug your hearts today.<br /><br />Much Love, ShannanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-72879102261109519742011-06-09T02:27:19.816-04:002011-06-09T02:27:19.816-04:00LOVE & completely agree! Thanks for sharing! I...LOVE & completely agree! Thanks for sharing! It was great seeing you tonight!<br /><br /><br />"Unlike some, I'm going to say that it doesn't make sense. I see no plan or reason, and I certainly don't want anybody to say that my friend is in a better place. If you believe in Heaven, as I do, you know that he is indeed in a better place. But it is only better for him. It isn't better for us."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-41742615552595270302011-06-09T01:52:31.114-04:002011-06-09T01:52:31.114-04:00So beautiful, Tiffany...So beautiful, Tiffany...GingerSnapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044802667513369523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-41715378335771861652011-06-09T01:09:35.718-04:002011-06-09T01:09:35.718-04:00This was amazing and beautiful. You made me wish ...This was amazing and beautiful. You made me wish that I had the pleasure of knowing him.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948517493585440821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-13256678544669738722011-06-08T23:57:40.282-04:002011-06-08T23:57:40.282-04:00Wow...Tiffany...this blessed me so much. The way y...Wow...Tiffany...this blessed me so much. The way you conveyed how when you lose a part of the body, it really does impact you. I find myself missing something that can not be replaced. Maurice is a loss and we must recognize the loss. He had such a way of seeing the gift inside a person regardless of the many he saw with gifts around him. His validation and recognition is what made him a natural life coach. Its like he had the eyes of Jesus...seeing the potential realized and saying....very good! And you felt as if God said it to you. Special indeed. I have cried some, slept hardly at all at night and remembered alot. He left a space on the planet. It probably is a chair in starbucks:)cissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13795483301590187776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-58966875949840904522011-06-08T23:28:44.373-04:002011-06-08T23:28:44.373-04:00What a beautiful tribute from a beautiful lady - i...What a beautiful tribute from a beautiful lady - inside and out. Thank you, Tiffany, for reminding all of us that it is OK to feel the loss and the emotions that are involved in losing someone that has had such an impact on so many lives. I even heard Amy on the phone talking with another 8 year old friend and she asked her to please pray for Maurice Carter's family because he died from a heart attack and went to Heaven just like her Papa. Thank you for putting words to our grief and for sharing your thoughts with all of us.Darlene Rappettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-1783602642980695752011-06-08T23:05:56.607-04:002011-06-08T23:05:56.607-04:00Maurice has been part of my life for the past 9 ye...Maurice has been part of my life for the past 9 years, playing different roles in different seasons. He was there with me during my marriage, helping with various ideas and projects, and he's been there after the marriage... life-coach, counselor, and friend. He was an inspiration on platform, and more of an inspiration in my day-to-day life.<br /><br />There was a moment not that long ago, when he and I met, that was a true God-Moment for both us. I'll never forget it... it affected me then, it has changed me forever now. <br /><br />Thank you sharing your heart, my heart, the body's heart... you've captured it, so beautifully, so perfectly... thank you for not burying your talent but instead multiplying it.ReflectionsByPjhttp://pennyshire.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-4106617037457777642011-06-08T22:45:00.383-04:002011-06-08T22:45:00.383-04:00Tiffany, this is so beautiful. You are an incredib...Tiffany, this is so beautiful. You are an incredible writer! I could never begin to put words together the way you do. You know this, but it bears repeating: You are so gifted! <br /><br />I have grieved so much this week and have also been surprised at my intense emotions. I don't think I ever really considered the impact Maurice had on my life. I am so mad at myself for not letting him know how important and precious he was to me.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this!Sarah A. Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711054550573912705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-38923796667813915462011-06-08T22:34:14.033-04:002011-06-08T22:34:14.033-04:00This is truly beautiful, and so helpful. As a rela...This is truly beautiful, and so helpful. As a relatively new member to Christ Church I can't say i knew Maurice very well, but i acutely feel the pain of his loss, and i appreciate your validation of that pain. And while it isn't really about me, it is actually all about me. Maurice is gone to a beautiful place where he is comforted and fully loved, and we are left to learn from his life and death, make the most of the rest of the life we have been given, and continue to strive to be ready for the day we are called to meet him again. Thank you Tiffany.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334495307139666738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-75369078841905321492011-06-08T21:40:42.383-04:002011-06-08T21:40:42.383-04:00Beautifully written. I am tearful for several reas...Beautifully written. I am tearful for several reasons and hurting for all of you.Talithanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2963733760359755862.post-46583239258033706242011-06-08T21:14:40.783-04:002011-06-08T21:14:40.783-04:00Lovely tribute Tiffany. Especially loved the last...Lovely tribute Tiffany. Especially loved the last paragraph, great ending!Shelly Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051889442102350746noreply@blogger.com