Comments for matt, liz and madeline

Comment on north india, part ii – fatehpur sikri. by Marie May

Marie May — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:37:05 +0000

The pictures you post are so amazing

Comment on thief, junkie. by Marie May

Marie May — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:28:46 +0000

Beautiful words, as always, Matt. I agree, take some yellow packets…

Comment on north india, part ii – fatehpur sikri. by Julia

Julia — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:43:25 +0000

Matt,

I’ve been reading your blog for a long time now, but the thing that brought me here today was to find some comfort. A friend or stranger as you like to call them passed away today leaving behind a loving husband and beautiful 8 month old baby girl. I’ve been so sad all day thinking about them, but then I remembered you and Maddie and what a wonderful job you’ve done with her and it brings me comfort. I hope that Liz is welcoming our friend Shelly tonight and helping her to know that her sweet baby girl will be okay with her daddy.

Thank you, Matt for bringing me a small amount of peace tonight.

Comment on north india, part ii – fatehpur sikri. by Sassy

Sassy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:33:20 +0000

Awesome photos, Matt (and Rachel). I love the resemblance of the old photos matching the new. My favorite is the one of Maddy walking on the plank that Liz once did. This looks like an amazing trip.

Comment on north india, part ii – fatehpur sikri. by Erika

Erika — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:12:21 +0000

Rachel has to be one hell of a cool girl. My props to her! As hard as it for me to read your posts, see your photos, and wish like anything that you didn’t have to suffer the loss of your beautiful wife and your precious girl’s mommy, it has to be ultimately tougher on Rachel who experiences it all firsthand. It’s hard to watch people you love mourn. You were so lucky to find her. I love the picture of her giving Maddie a drink of water. She obviously cares very much for you guys. And she seems like a good sport!

Comment on thief, junkie. by cassie

cassie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:01 +0000

Beautiful post!

Comment on heat, or lack thereof. by Rebeca

Rebeca — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:57:24 +0000

I said you were my friend…

I was at work, then a coworker said that we needed to get a changing table for the ladies restroom, since all the moms had trouble changing their babies without it. I said, and it came out naturally, that if we were going to do that, we should also put one in the men restroom, because I had a friend (you) that is always having problems to change his baby since they don’t put changing tables in the men restrooms.

I don’t know you personally, I believe you have never been to my country, you wouldn’t imagine that I exist, or that I read you, but through your blog, your stories, I feel I have come to know you so much, and that’s why I call you my friend. Even though you don’t know me, you have a friend in Latin America. Maddy has a stranger friend here and the frienship grows bigger and bigger with each word I read.

THANK YOU for touching my soul like that. I’m sure that Liz is absolutely proud of you both. I care deeply for you and Maddy, God Bless you!

(This was my first time commenting)

Hugs!

Comment on north india, part ii – fatehpur sikri. by Linda from WI

Linda from WI — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:42:38 +0000

absolute favorite, FAVE-o-rite post of your time in India. Amazing pictures, love the ones of Liz in the same places. thanks for sharing your surreal journey with us!

peace and goodness
L

Comment on north india, part ii – fatehpur sikri. by amy holst

amy holst — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:23:48 +0000

Amazing. amazing words. amazing photos. amazing people. Liz was so beautiful and Maddy is already looking just like her! I can’t believe how big she is getting, though I’m not sure why cuz she and my daughter are only 2 weeks apart. I just think it’s so awesome what you’re doing Matt, that you’re not only NOT afraid to go to these places, but you are eager to do it. i love that and Maddy will surely appreciate it throughout her life. Maddy will know more about her mom than a lot of kids know about their living mothers.

Oh, and the condom billboard. best. billboard. ever.

Comment on north india, part ii – fatehpur sikri. by Seattle Kate

Seattle Kate — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:10:40 +0000

Matt, this thing you do with the “then and now” photos is so haunting and evocative. You can tell from the posts that you touch a lot of people. The way that you put these images together, in combination with your words, is really something amazing. If I owned a gallery I would ask you to do a whole exhibit like this cuz “art is” not “boring”. I’ve said this before and I still really hope you go on to do some type of photo essay book(s). You’ve got some real magic mojo happening there.