tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post2079043502728753992..comments2023-10-17T04:39:04.912-04:00Comments on lattes & rainy days: mon coeur & the blenderkirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789771023962578029noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-60541519417295716052007-11-22T12:05:00.000-05:002007-11-22T12:05:00.000-05:00Kirsten, I don't have many words to offer in respo...Kirsten, I don't have many words to offer in response to this post. My e-mail to you communicated some of my heart to you in this place. But I love your words. I subsist on them sometimes. :) And you beat with such a beautiful intensity.christiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278757714101308785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-36942930741143715732007-11-21T19:47:00.000-05:002007-11-21T19:47:00.000-05:00Blessings to you and your family as well, my frien...Blessings to you and your family as well, my friend. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!23 degreeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269271075086462618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-77001641916578835792007-11-21T17:51:00.000-05:002007-11-21T17:51:00.000-05:00Katie - Yes, it does hurt right now, but it's gett...Katie - Yes, it does hurt right now, but it's getting better. And at least I can let Christ do something with it. At least I know He didn't innoculate Himself from human experiences like these. That does help. Thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>23 Degrees - I could weep with gratitude for your words. Putting this out there was a very "heart on my sleeve" move, & while there was some trepidation on my part in letting this all hang out, I am so terribly grateful for the encouragement I have received as a result, especially from those who have never met me, yet seem to have keen insights into not only this, but so many things (whew, that was a LONG sentence). :o) <BR/><BR/>So, thank you really. I just returned from the gym & as I lay in the sauna after my workout, I shed tears of gratitude for all this. My cup runneth over, truly. Thank you. <BR/><BR/>Blessings to you & your family this Thanksgiving!!kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789771023962578029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-69959516639010407252007-11-21T11:48:00.000-05:002007-11-21T11:48:00.000-05:00It’s so exhausting sometimes, the not knowing. I ...It’s so exhausting sometimes, the not knowing. I understand that feeling well. I’m glad you’ve found a place to rest.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15042066987180810998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-62080983110381185182007-11-21T00:46:00.000-05:002007-11-21T00:46:00.000-05:00You really put it all out there—and what keeps com...You really put it all out there—and what keeps coming to my mind is how much you want to please and know the Lord in everything. His promise will hold true that He strongly supports those whose hearts are completely His."<BR/><BR/>I want to encourage you, Kirsten, that you are rarity: Godly, creative, mysterious, beautiful, funny and uber-nice. Your writing is so full of life and love, even when you are struggling. You say that you feel like you have been left behind, but you haven't. God knows the desires of your heart, and like an masterful artist, the color will come in this area of your life at the perfect time for the best composition.<BR/><BR/>And you will be in awe.23 degreeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269271075086462618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-7210891571340383032007-11-20T15:54:00.000-05:002007-11-20T15:54:00.000-05:00ouch... i'm sorry it hurts so much right now. than...ouch... i'm sorry it hurts so much right now. thanks for letting your fingers type out your heart...Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037359962224075856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-14995413532485425762007-11-19T20:50:00.000-05:002007-11-19T20:50:00.000-05:00Sorry, Carl!! :o)"Out of the overflow of the hear...Sorry, Carl!! :o)<BR/><BR/>"Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks" ... or in this case, the fingers type.<BR/><BR/>I know that this is a season that will pass, but for the time being, I have to allow myself to be led through it. At least Jesus is good about sticking close & leading us through these rocky periods. Otherwise, I'd be a REAL basketcase! :o)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting again, & thank you even more for the care and prayers. Truly.kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789771023962578029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-3070192171995265432007-11-19T16:19:00.000-05:002007-11-19T16:19:00.000-05:00Ohh, you gonna make me cry again! Keep it up and I...Ohh, you gonna make me cry again! Keep it up and I am going to have to stop comming (yeah right!!)<BR/><BR/>What I have learned is that the best thing to to is seek contentment. Contentment with God, contentment with circumstance, contentment with ourselves. When yo do that, truly do that, God will come along and start to give you the desires of your heart. <BR/><BR/>that is just my nickels worth though. Hang in there and know you are loved and prayed for!jcubsdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441530898226119655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-42860043436762985702007-11-19T14:25:00.000-05:002007-11-19T14:25:00.000-05:00Thanks, Blue! That same song came to mind for me ...Thanks, Blue! That same song came to mind for me as well. I just need to be directing my hope in the correct direction.<BR/><BR/>Hi Laura. I didn't call out my "hope deferred" too explicitly, so no, you are not a dense reader! :o) Hope is deferred where my relationship status is concerned; I really allowed myself to hope that this was it like I haven't before in other relationships; I'm not sure if it's simply a matter of timing or of rightness, or some combination of the two. In any case, my heart was exposed & now I'm recovering from that.kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789771023962578029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-41122864832297197012007-11-19T13:49:00.000-05:002007-11-19T13:49:00.000-05:00Your hope deferred... what is it? Or am I being a ...Your hope deferred... what is it? Or am I being a terribly dense reader?L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-32624285774012461322007-11-19T13:09:00.000-05:002007-11-19T13:09:00.000-05:00For some reason, this post reminded me of these ly...For some reason, this post reminded me of these lyrics to 'in the bleak midwinter':<BR/>"What can I give him, poor as I am? <BR/>If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; <BR/>if I were a Wise Man, I would do my part; <BR/>yet what I can I give him: give my heart...."<BR/><BR/>i feel for you, kirsten... i really do. i've been in that place before and all i know, and i know you do to, is that God is faithful. and we somehow come out on the other side, wiser and stronger. hope is what sustains... so never give it up.bluemountainmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693762079368522noreply@blogger.com