tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post2207103039787007509..comments2023-10-17T04:39:04.912-04:00Comments on lattes & rainy days: A Word From the Wilderness: Part 2kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789771023962578029noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-29803041531720246922007-05-31T14:16:00.000-04:002007-05-31T14:16:00.000-04:00Thank you, Christianne. I intended to get this po...Thank you, Christianne. I intended to get this post out there much sooner, but time seemed to get away from me. The next installment should be here in less than a month.<BR/><BR/>You know -- I am all for the well-constructed, artfully produced movie. And I think we should watch movies as critical thinkers. But with a movie like "Pirates", I just want to be entertained, you know? There is clearly some fantasty element to the series and while I expect a solid story and good acting, ultimately I'm not going to have my opinion swayed by critics who are picking it apart.<BR/><BR/>Just my two cents there. Plus seriously: Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom. Where's the dilemma here? :o)<BR/><BR/>LL - glad you liked this reflection. God was so incredibly tender with me throughout this week, guiding my every step. Oh, if I had a couple hours, I could type out all the following installments right now!kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789771023962578029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-37923014634049650852007-05-31T10:50:00.000-04:002007-05-31T10:50:00.000-04:00Mmmmm... loved this reflection. And I loved how te...Mmmmm... loved this reflection. And I loved how tenderly God spoke, in ways you won't soon forget.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-41086270810231821172007-05-30T18:28:00.000-04:002007-05-30T18:28:00.000-04:00I know what you mean, K. So many times, I have no ...I know what you mean, K. So many times, I have no adequate response for how I feel about things -- and especially when it comes to God. I can't wait to read your next installment! <BR/><BR/>PS: Thanks for sharing your take on Pirates. I'll be going to see it soon, and I, too, have heard mixed reviews. I think I'll try not to think too hard about it and just enjoy it! :)christiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278757714101308785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-61295042733093896132007-05-29T22:36:00.000-04:002007-05-29T22:36:00.000-04:00Christin -- You have been missed, my friend! Movi...Christin -- You have been missed, my friend! Moving is no excuse (okay, I'm kidding). I too, love when God reminds us in a very personal way that He is alive and moving, and ready to invade our lives with grace daily if we are willing to let Him. I got chills when I read the paragraph; not only did it refer to the things to which my attention had been drawn, they were even listed in the same order. Hello, GOD!!<BR/><BR/>Christianne -- I am so thankful to hear that this blessed you. I look back on this day and was reminded that God was so ready to respond to my invitation for Him to meet with me. In a very simple way, He showed me He was there and would be providing for me every moment along the way. It really did set the foundation for the remainder of my week, which was chock full of blessing and revelation from heaven.<BR/><BR/>To say "God is good" does not seem adequate, yet I do not how to improve that response.kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789771023962578029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-2441950835715562392007-05-29T20:45:00.000-04:002007-05-29T20:45:00.000-04:00Thank you for sharing this, Kirsten. I'm so glad t...Thank you for sharing this, Kirsten. I'm so glad to get glimpses of God's good heart toward you through that week of retreat you enjoyed, and I'm also glad to get glimpses of Him at work in the world, period. It emboldens and enlivens my faith to read such things. It confirms what I am learning to be true about Him: that He is alive and active and participates in our growth and the outpouring of our breath on this earth. <BR/><BR/>I've thought again and again of this post in the past 24 hours, trying to get my hands around my feelings about it. Mostly, I'm just blessed by it -- blessed on behalf of you, my friend, because you are indeed a beauty, you do not indeed need to worry, and you can indeed grow ever more beautiful the more you relax into His embrace of you every day. <BR/><BR/>With love always,<BR/>Christiannechristiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278757714101308785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064478678164369045.post-6813396499903238572007-05-28T15:40:00.000-04:002007-05-28T15:40:00.000-04:00Beautiful! God is so good. What a testimony to the...Beautiful! God is so good. What a testimony to the fact that God is real and personal, that he works daily in our lives. He moves to provide the right house, to provide the right finances, the right roommates. What a gift that he drew your attention to the exact things that would so lusciously illustrate the message he had for you that day.Christinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16920629834101712567noreply@blogger.com