tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.comments2019-01-30T15:37:23.435-05:00Like the Spring Rain Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14000842468349907728noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-4949292981714215582019-01-30T15:37:23.435-05:002019-01-30T15:37:23.435-05:00Thank you, Kathleen! He is on an antibiotic right ...Thank you, Kathleen! He is on an antibiotic right now, but yes, we will also be exploring natural treatments and remedies as well. Thank you so much for the encouragement! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000842468349907728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-24809206785871658572019-01-24T18:48:12.702-05:002019-01-24T18:48:12.702-05:00Thanks for sharing these thoughts and truths. So s...Thanks for sharing these thoughts and truths. So sorry that your son has Lyme. I have recently seen a lot of natural helps for Lyme that are working. I trust that you are guided to the right help for him.<br />KathleenKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16559092855185240910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-18277091161615927822018-12-19T13:37:08.299-05:002018-12-19T13:37:08.299-05:00It is so easy to get caught up in the lies, though...It is so easy to get caught up in the lies, though, isn't it? At least it is for me. I don't know if it's just because I'm such a feeler or not, but sometimes I just feel the defeat from the lies. I'm working on growing out of the tendency to do that. God is growing me! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000842468349907728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-26921405064412839432018-12-19T13:33:48.849-05:002018-12-19T13:33:48.849-05:00Hi Kristen! I'm so glad my story was able to g...Hi Kristen! I'm so glad my story was able to give you encouragement. I will add you and your husband to my prayer list. You are more than welcome to email me if I can be of any further encouragement and help. I would love to talk with you. My email address is megan_elzey at yahoo dot com. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000842468349907728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-75219912300942777262018-12-18T08:04:13.918-05:002018-12-18T08:04:13.918-05:00Oh Megan, you have no idea how much our stories li...Oh Megan, you have no idea how much our stories line up. I am going through this right now, except I haven’t asked my spouse to leave. Thank you so much for writing your story, it gives me so much hope. I’m praying that I find someone to talk to who has been in this situation. Kristennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-7622860194942011382018-12-11T23:18:11.399-05:002018-12-11T23:18:11.399-05:00Thank you for this timely reminder not to listen t...Thank you for this timely reminder not to listen to the lies. No use looking back - I am NOT going that way!<br />Kathleen<br />Blogger's Pit StopKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16559092855185240910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-78631625575441030212018-12-07T15:40:35.672-05:002018-12-07T15:40:35.672-05:00There are so many times I can look back and see ho...There are so many times I can look back and see how I am so glad I didn't get something that I was praying for. For years my heart longed to sell our house and move. For several summers we tried to sell our house and I looked and looked at all of the homes I thought I would love. So many "no" answers. So much disappointment. But then I look at the home we are in now, the one that is so perfect for us in so many ways. And I think of how this house came on the market the same time our house finally sold. And I think, "How could I have ever doubted?" His faithfulness even in the "no" answers is something I never want to forget, though I know I will always need to be reminded of it. Thank you for stopping by and for your encouragement, Michele <3 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000842468349907728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-33285859456798925212018-12-07T09:15:30.350-05:002018-12-07T09:15:30.350-05:00Oh, Megan, this is one of the hard truths of Scrip...Oh, Megan, this is one of the hard truths of Scripture that you are sharing today. Whenever I come face to face with God's goodness in all the things I DIDN'T pray for, I'm reminded of all the cracks in my theology. <br />Blessings to you as we both live our way into the solid truth that God is good even when He does not act in ways that we understand.Michele Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814119096056835884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-35153562920162961552018-12-07T08:07:12.463-05:002018-12-07T08:07:12.463-05:00Yes! The growing and stretching is always uncomfor...Yes! The growing and stretching is always uncomfortable, but we can trust that God will use it to guide us into something greater. Thank you! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000842468349907728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-50099413306340685112018-12-07T08:03:03.276-05:002018-12-07T08:03:03.276-05:00I completely agree! I don't mean to imply that...I completely agree! I don't mean to imply that when there are issues in a marriage, it is always the wife's fault <3 And you are right, marriage does take work. Sometimes we can get into cyclical thinking of focusing on our spouse's wrongs rather than our own, and tend to wait on them to change before we will. I am always reminding myself and others that we can't control or change our spouse, we can only control and change ourselves. Oftentimes all it takes for a couple to begin working their way out of the crazy cycle is for one to start making changes for the better. And the burden of responsibility for being the one to make the first step falls on the one who realizes there is a problem, whether it's the husband or the wife. Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000842468349907728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-72456684024201474992018-12-07T07:40:28.605-05:002018-12-07T07:40:28.605-05:00I think this happens on both sides of a couple and...I think this happens on both sides of a couple and it takes both to change things. Marriage takes a lot of work. #thatfridaylinkywraemsandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08583066476459776244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-13135366372042731992018-12-07T06:46:43.794-05:002018-12-07T06:46:43.794-05:00Hey, thank you for stopping by! Unfortunately, the...Hey, thank you for stopping by! Unfortunately, there are a lot of hurting people, even in the church. And hurting people hurt people,even in the church. I have been on both sides of that, and I know many other people who have as well. It's unfortunate, but a marriage relationship is one of the "safest" relationships we have, and therefore is one of the places where the ugliest of our ugly comes out. The call to love and respect each other is a great and challenging call that, if followed, brings heaps of blessings to a marriage. But in reality it is a challenge that is not always followed. There are disgraceful wives and unloving husbands even now just as there were when this Proverb was written. I pray that I will never again be one, but I can't deny that I was once one. <3 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000842468349907728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-80867986691765199982018-12-06T21:28:51.369-05:002018-12-06T21:28:51.369-05:00Remembering when a door closes a window opens. He...Remembering when a door closes a window opens. Heavenly Father always knows. Found you on Blogger's Pit Stop Link Partycandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05082238123921950824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-62253565759939668212018-12-06T21:18:19.380-05:002018-12-06T21:18:19.380-05:00Why would any woman act like this toward her husba...Why would any woman act like this toward her husband. Especially if they are suppose to love and respect each other. Found you on Blogger's Pit Stop Link Party.candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05082238123921950824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-89561429135712811452018-12-06T07:10:36.833-05:002018-12-06T07:10:36.833-05:00I hope you were encouraged and given hope for the ...I hope you were encouraged and given hope for the difficult situations you are walking through, and know that you are not alone. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000842468349907728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-30370651004807840712018-12-06T02:35:00.337-05:002018-12-06T02:35:00.337-05:00This site definitely has all the info I needed con...This site definitely has all the info I needed concerning this subject and didn?t know who to ask.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-8147571354835185712018-12-04T14:29:56.702-05:002018-12-04T14:29:56.702-05:00Wow, Kathleen, that is amazing. Thank you so much!...Wow, Kathleen, that is amazing. Thank you so much! The thing I have discovered about forgiveness is that it is a decision that you have to make over and over again. I once read that forgiveness is a decision you make once and you never bring it up again. While it may be true for some circumstances, in the really difficult circumstances it just isn't always realistic. Sometimes you have to bring it up again, not in a "Remember that you did this" kind of way, but in a "The pain of what happened is still haunting me some, but I'm still making the decision to forgive, even though it's hard and I still need some time" kind of way. Does that make sense? One is accusatory, the other is simply asking for patience. Thank you again for featuring my story. It is such a blessing to my heart! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000842468349907728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-88019525393648081582018-12-04T06:04:06.647-05:002018-12-04T06:04:06.647-05:00Thank you for sharing your heart. I have had to fo...Thank you for sharing your heart. I have had to forgive some big things but none as big as what you describe. Forgiveness is so powerful and you have demonstrated that. We will feature your post in the next Blogger's Pit Stop in the hope that it may help others.<br />KathleenKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16559092855185240910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-23746732330694884582018-11-30T20:20:53.540-05:002018-11-30T20:20:53.540-05:00Isn't is amazing how God speaks the same messa...Isn't is amazing how God speaks the same message to us through different avenues sometimes? I look back at the times in my life that felt the hardest to go through, both personally and relationally, and see that those are the times when I grew the most. If you are facing something that is hard, tuck further into God's promises and he will walk you through it and grow you through it. <3 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000842468349907728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-9481328998422809532018-11-30T08:46:57.984-05:002018-11-30T08:46:57.984-05:00Wow, I'm getting this topic from you and read ...Wow, I'm getting this topic from you and read something similar elsewhere not too long ago, reinforcing for me that truth that just because something is hard, it doesn't mean it is not God's will for me!<br />Thank you!Michele Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814119096056835884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-4781234956429654542018-11-14T08:32:04.514-05:002018-11-14T08:32:04.514-05:00Definitely a tough subject. There is so much pain ...Definitely a tough subject. There is so much pain and sacrifice and undeserved forgiveness required in these types of situations. It's a hard thing to ask of someone. But for me (and many others that I've seen walk through similar situations), it was so worth it to have the incredible marriage I have now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000842468349907728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-90884884372747116242018-11-11T16:50:23.852-05:002018-11-11T16:50:23.852-05:00Thanks for sharing! tough subject for sureThanks for sharing! tough subject for sureSamanthahttps://healthbeat.spectrumhealth.org/pregnancy-childbirth/childbirth-world/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-86765184538250591602018-11-03T11:40:37.055-05:002018-11-03T11:40:37.055-05:00Dawn, yes! Having the attitude of true surrender i...Dawn, yes! Having the attitude of true surrender is one of the hardest and most rewarding places to be. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000842468349907728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-14250939758806066842018-11-01T22:21:00.263-05:002018-11-01T22:21:00.263-05:00This reminds me of the song "They Will Be Don...This reminds me of the song "They Will Be Done" by Hillary ScottAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15500299792702502726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697570928210992520.post-55026176131199973142017-08-20T07:07:18.258-05:002017-08-20T07:07:18.258-05:00Ahhhh, the waiting. The most dreaded yet most tre...Ahhhh, the waiting. The most dreaded yet most treasured when it's past. We have had the hardest waiting these last few weeks, but such trust in His plan. That is what He desires from us - our trust and our worship! I know His plans for you are good, and I know that you both are trusting in the waiting. Love, MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com