Comments on: an essay & more…

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:33:01 +0000

Nepal? No Nepal? Is it in the book?

By: Kristen Hegg Zueger

Kristen Hegg Zueger — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:36:12 +0000

Matt,

It was such a pleasure to meet you at The Butcher Block in Minnesota. Since following your story via your blog for the past year, I was thrilled to meet you. Thank you for taking the time to stop by our table to visit.

Safe travels and best wishes with the book. We will continue to follow your journey from South Dakota!

By: Alli

Alli — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:25:53 +0000

Your love for your wife and daughter is apparent in every word you write. Of course I don’t know you, but you seem like an incredible father to me. I love to read your blog, it is just beautiful.

By: Amy McD. Lakhani

Amy McD. Lakhani — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:39:28 +0000

Congrats, Matt. Fantastic essay. I hope you and Maddy got to pose in a photo with Arnold for this.

By: Terren in Virginia

Terren in Virginia — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:24:00 +0000

Great essay. After my wife died, I can remember getting similar questions about this, but more along the lines of if I would move back to my hometown so my mother could “help me” raise my girls, because a man couldn’t possibly be up to the task. Not sure if the genders were reversed that the question would ever be posted to my wife.

btw – have you heard of this movie? amazing guy that lost his wife to breast cancer then went on a run from St. Paul to Atlanta! Maybe he’ll need to be your starter for the next 5k!

http://www.myrunmovie.com/

By: victoria

victoria — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:56:28 +0000

Great essay!
Matt, I came across another single father’s blog a few months ago. He lost his wide suddenly as well, after she gave birth to their daughter this past september. Here is his website

http://bandssullivan.blogspot.com/

in case you haven’t been before, I just thought maybe he could use your own “words of wisdom” and prayers through it all…..

You and Madeline are still in my thoughts and prayers!! What a great Santa picture you two took Merry Christmas!!

By: Stephanie in Canada

Stephanie in Canada — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:01:55 +0000

Your essay was really great, I hope that someday I will be an awsome mom just like you are an amazing dad to Maddy, Can’t wait to buy your book

By: Sara B.

Sara B. — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:36:02 +0000

Absolutely loved your essay.

By: Terrace Crawford

Terrace Crawford — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:36:55 +0000

Nice! Congrats on your new work… and welcome back from India.

–Terrace Crawford
http://www.terracecrawford.com
http://www.twitter.com/terracecrawford

By: Lisa Lawrence

Lisa Lawrence — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:00:55 +0000

hi matt..incredibable essay and boo to the unbelievably obtuse person in the nicu. on another subject entirely…(i was the woman on the plane from vancouver to LA who introduced myself to you and maddy, not knowing you had just come from meeting with the family on the occasion of your’s and liz’s wedding anniversary.) omg..here i was being all cheery, and there you were, dying inside. I apologize again. I wanted to ask you something completely off topic. my daughter is travelling to australia for xmas to be with my family there. she has a 14 hour layover in LA. i saw on rachel’s tweets that she was looking for nannying jobs..do you think she would accept a one day job picking up my girl (19, and raised on rural Hawaii) at LA airport and driving her around to show her the sites..or whatever? I would pay her well, and would feel a hell of alot more comfortable with my daughter being with someone responsible in the wilds of LA. I *think* her flight to Sydney leaves at around 10.30pm that same night. I am not a tweeter, so cannot access Ray-oh directly. Many thanks in advance. my email is portmoresbygirl@aol.com..