Comments on Nat The Fat Rat: IN WITH THE NEW

I'm a bit late in telling you this, but this p...

2012-01-11T23:09:49.226-05:00

I'm a bit late in telling you this, but this post brought me to tears. I absolutely loved it. The part about your revelation about beauty was just that: beautiful. And your resolutions are so inspiring. (And may 2012 be the year of more babies for many of us!!!)

I love your goals for 2012 too! I really need to b...

2012-01-09T01:07:55.245-05:00

I love your goals for 2012 too! I really need to blog mine before I forget what they are. Im sorry you will be in UT for a funeral - but - I am in UT too, was wondering if you were going to do any type of meetup while you are here to meet your Utah readers? That would be awesome!

Happy New Year! My goodness, do you two make a cu...

2012-01-07T22:45:27.076-05:00

Happy New Year! My goodness, do you two make a cute pair. xo emma

ok nat, an entire blog post inspired by your writi...

2012-01-07T03:50:26.175-05:00

ok nat, an entire blog post inspired by your writing!

http://www.chroniclesofshe.com/2012/01/beauty.html

Hi aunt Natalie, it's Makayla. Henry is the cu...

2012-01-06T14:54:24.311-05:00

Hi aunt Natalie, it's Makayla. Henry is the cutest little thing.

THIS is such a beautiful post. So inspiring. Tha...

2012-01-06T10:57:06.476-05:00

THIS is such a beautiful post. So inspiring. Thank you for that. Happy 2012! :)

This is so amazing. What you just wrote reminds me...

2012-01-05T00:34:19.064-05:00

This is so amazing. What you just wrote reminds me a lot of the book I'm reading right now. It's called "Cold Tangerines." It's about a woman who finally realized the beauty this life had to offer and the gloriousness of what God created. I think you'd really like it!

I loved the quote "It will be whatever you ch...

2012-01-04T22:51:50.447-05:00

I loved the quote "It will be whatever you choose." That changed my attitude today entirely, and I quoted it on my depression support blog! Thanks for sharing.

Love, love, LOVE this post. It was so refreshing t...

2012-01-04T20:13:49.157-05:00

Love, love, LOVE this post. It was so refreshing to read. Thank you for writing it.

Natalie, I completely agree with you by wanting ev...

2012-01-04T19:46:30.102-05:00

Natalie, I completely agree with you by wanting everything to be beautiful. I used to feel guilty wanting to have a beautiful home or to look beautiful or to produce something beautiful... but then I heard a sermon once where my pastor was talking about service and how through cleaning a neighbor's yard, we weren't only helping them, but we were beautifying her yard, which is how God originally created things, as beautiful! So wanting things to be beautiful isn't shallow or vain, as long as we are seeking to create beauty to bring honor back to God.

blessings! :)

beautiful Natalie, just absolutely beautiful.

2012-01-04T13:03:34.591-05:00

beautiful Natalie, just absolutely beautiful.

2012-01-04T13:02:23.032-05:00

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these resolutions are so touching... may this be a...

2012-01-04T12:58:57.459-05:00

these resolutions are so touching... may this be a beautiful 2012 for all of us!

Nat -- I really love this post. Thanks so much for...

2012-01-04T12:10:44.878-05:00

Nat -- I really love this post. Thanks so much for putting your thoughts out there. Usually I skim over other people's resolutions so I can think of my own uncluttered by other people's thoughts. But yours I'm glad I read. So lovely. Here's to a beautiful 2012.

Stupendous post. I think I'm going to run with...

2012-01-04T11:07:08.519-05:00

Stupendous post. I think I'm going to run with this one and tell all my girlfriends. Natalie said "just be beautiful"! So many times I forget that it's that simple, to love and enjoy life and let it loves me back.

one of your best posts of all time. and i have rea...

2012-01-04T03:14:09.060-05:00

one of your best posts of all time. and i have read every one of your posts. best of wishes for the new year!

Thank you for lifting my thoughts, and helping me ...

2012-01-04T00:09:04.686-05:00

Thank you for lifting my thoughts, and helping me think more positively (at least for a little bit.) I love that so often when I am doing reading your posts cheers me up. The rice krispy treats made me laugh.

Your post inspired my only resolution this year - ...

2012-01-03T22:54:07.552-05:00

Your post inspired my only resolution this year - to act on those "promptings" that most of the time I think are just thoughts from my own head. Even if they are, who cares, right? I will treat them like they're not because they're usually beautiful thoughts.

good thoughts, those! and huck's sweater is a...

2012-01-03T22:11:06.510-05:00

good thoughts, those! and huck's sweater is adorrrable!! : )

i love how you see beauty in everything. and isn't it nice how knowing our loved ones are happy & safe w/ our Father makes it hurt just a little less that they're gone from our presence?

Firstly, I thought you and Huck were ice skating i...

2012-01-03T21:41:43.275-05:00

Firstly, I thought you and Huck were ice skating in the first photo.

And next, well, I feel like you about 2012. I'm just turning 29, but I feel that "adulthood" comin' round the bend, and I'm ready to take it AND shove it. Or something.

Good luck! And that beauty, thought, that is profundity. And I wish for your fecundity!

Yes.

Yes. And may 2012 also bring you beauty you'v...

2012-01-03T21:10:40.136-05:00

Yes.

And may 2012 also bring you beauty you've not even imagined.

lovely goals. why is it that people (myself inclu...

2012-01-03T21:05:58.831-05:00

lovely goals. why is it that people (myself included) struggle with wanting simplicity and beauty in their lives? it's not shallow at all!!

ooohhh a little baby girl. that would be entirely cute.

That post was beautiful and so are you and your li...

2012-01-03T20:29:50.734-05:00

That post was beautiful and so are you and your life! I really hope when it's time for baby #2 it does happen for you without all the stress. Keep holding onto that faith and hope. You deserve it.

"You are a lone reed. You are a lone reed, standing tall, waving boldly in the corrupt sands of commerce."

XO

Beautiful post girl! I too echo your sentiments on...

2012-01-03T20:18:14.734-05:00

Beautiful post girl! I too echo your sentiments on having a beautiful life. Not one that's picture perfect because who really is, but one that is filled with purpose, joy, and wonder.

And holla' for the babies of 1982! I hit the big ol' dirty thirty in November. I'm equally dreading/anticipating it. You've got a great attitude about it!

You're starting out on the right foot. Beautif...

2012-01-03T19:12:18.291-05:00

You're starting out on the right foot. Beautiful post!