tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post2216750879124702383..comments2024-03-28T20:57:55.651-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: Your Dying Spouse 175 - Protecting Who You Are {FMF}Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-15827129224293167872016-07-06T09:43:59.349-07:002016-07-06T09:43:59.349-07:00I'm right there with you, Andrew, seeing shade...I'm right there with you, Andrew, seeing shades of my heart that are rather unflattering and hard to see. But that's also a good thing, because it reminds me to rest in God's care and cleansing of my heart. Keep on "dancing"--in heart if not in body--during these dark days, my friend. You inspire us all with your words even when they are not set to music. ;-)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156048755652103073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-49582217850082852542016-07-04T21:22:24.558-07:002016-07-04T21:22:24.558-07:00Andrew,
you say much with little these days. I ...Andrew, <br /> you say much with little these days. I appreciate each word from you. Happy Independence Day!<br />Love,<br />TammyTammysincerityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959015797818229243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-65295254420659228662016-07-04T13:58:24.277-07:002016-07-04T13:58:24.277-07:00Glad Strawberry is doing so well! :) I know she mu...Glad Strawberry is doing so well! :) I know she must be a bright spot in your life right now. You know, we try to protect our hearts, but sometimes we are caught by surprise. May God give you wisdom and comfort in knowing He loves you and in the friendships you have found online. (I didn't write a fmf post this week, but hope to next time.)Gayl Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564461995154051353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-87381692108926611172016-07-04T13:33:58.457-07:002016-07-04T13:33:58.457-07:00Blessings, Andrew. Thanks for your faithful repre...Blessings, Andrew. Thanks for your faithful representation of what's going on in your daily life. My perspective is always altered just a bit by reading your words.Michele Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814119096056835884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-50160193754476247732016-07-03T20:59:23.285-07:002016-07-03T20:59:23.285-07:00I have come face to face with my 'shadow' ...I have come face to face with my 'shadow' self too and become undone by what I found :( Sounds like you are on the right path though - the path of descent is the way forward (in the sentiments of Richard Rohr)... the cracks are the way for the Spirit to get in... our woundedness becomes our glory... these have become sentiments I repeat often to myself... because I often forget the upside down way of Jesus!The Very Cranky Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030888915545863480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-42004016966359918392016-07-03T14:33:11.483-07:002016-07-03T14:33:11.483-07:00Hi Andrew. I didn't read every comment, but I ...Hi Andrew. I didn't read every comment, but I saw some good thoughts here. Glad to see support from friends. I don't know what's going on with you, but I am praying for you. That God would bring healing spirit, soul, and body. KellyRBakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542645011605890714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-11957606606942445182016-07-03T11:47:10.297-07:002016-07-03T11:47:10.297-07:00Visiting for the first time. You have a wonderful ...Visiting for the first time. You have a wonderful community here, Andrew. And that talks loud and clear. I don't think we need teflon hearts, we just need to know what to do with nasty things in life (redirect them to Jesus) and where to find peace (Jesus). Our happiness does not come from other people. Only Jesus. <br />Thanks for sharing. May God continue to bless you and keep you. Mari-Anna Frangén Stålnackehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986988630184932857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-65427474335119414832016-07-02T20:28:11.309-07:002016-07-02T20:28:11.309-07:00Katy, I am SO HAPPY to see you here!!! I missed yo...Katy, I am SO HAPPY to see you here!!! I missed you.<br /><br />I love your comment, and thank you so much for the grace you've extended to me in your words. You've touched my heart. a healing touch, and I am so very, very grateful.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-23913401603072823822016-07-02T20:26:40.542-07:002016-07-02T20:26:40.542-07:00Marie, thank you so much for this perspective. Can...Marie, thank you so much for this perspective. Can't begin to tell you how important your words are to me.<br /><br />And yes, not saying this boastfully, but I do run to the sound of the guns, and would without hesitation die to protect you. It's how I'm wired.<br /><br />Thanks so much for being here, my friend.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-36488111503994571462016-07-02T20:24:14.488-07:002016-07-02T20:24:14.488-07:00Cheryl, thank you so much for sharing these experi...Cheryl, thank you so much for sharing these experiences. I can sure relate to being trapped in a body that's become a kind of bad place to live...and the craziness that goes with it.<br /><br />That can really magnify small things...like when you have a small amount of appetite and clumsily drop a carefully prepared meal, the only thing you're up top eating...as happened last night. I was not at my best.<br /><br />I thank you so much for the encouragement to see myself as God sees me...and to trust those who do know the 'real me' in their love.<br /><br />Thanks so much for being here.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-25296495068905865272016-07-02T20:20:49.105-07:002016-07-02T20:20:49.105-07:00Christy, thank you so much for the lovely comment,...Christy, thank you so much for the lovely comment, and the sharing of your heart.<br /><br />I think opposites do attract, at least in optimism/pessimism. Believe it or not, I tend to be the optimist, and many times it forces me to look past a very high wall of pain into the landscape of a normal life I can never really know...to help my wife see that there is sunlight on her horizon. It's not easy.<br /><br />So glad you liked the video!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-22100116485760225962016-07-02T20:18:02.217-07:002016-07-02T20:18:02.217-07:00Thank you so much for these words, Tara. You are a...Thank you so much for these words, Tara. You are a balm to my soul. And thank you for the prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-41376479592494379202016-07-02T20:16:53.587-07:002016-07-02T20:16:53.587-07:00Norma, it was an awfully hard post to write. Sorry...Norma, it was an awfully hard post to write. Sorry for the confusion...it does partially reflect my own heart.<br /><br />It seems to me that explaining your thinking is a good thing, a way of building a stronger connection to the person to whom you're speaking. It's a combination of vulnerability and boldness I find admirable. (And in conversation, I am the opposite...talking to me is about as rewarding as chatting with an Easter Island monolith.)<br /><br />Love the motto, Norma. Thank you for sharing that. And for the prayers. Strawberry says Woof!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-52145250052765769732016-07-02T20:13:24.062-07:002016-07-02T20:13:24.062-07:00Kristina, I was so delighted when you appeared in ...Kristina, I was so delighted when you appeared in FMF. You have a brightness to your writing that I love.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the prayers (and for thinking of me when it came to tht e trucks...very familiar, that).Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-40201992824105601502016-07-02T20:11:47.970-07:002016-07-02T20:11:47.970-07:00Martha, thank you for this...it is indeed through ...Martha, thank you for this...it is indeed through jesus' eyes that we are truly seen, and truly loved.<br /><br />It's sometimes easy to overlook this, and focus on the temporal...easy, stupid, and wrong, and I do it all the time.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your presence here, and your prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-52242199951667477722016-07-02T20:10:20.067-07:002016-07-02T20:10:20.067-07:00LOVE the Dr. Seuss quote, Barbara! Thank you for t...LOVE the Dr. Seuss quote, Barbara! Thank you for that. And it is indeed true-er than true.<br /><br />Hugs delivered, Strawberry gives a high-pitched yodel back! And thank you so much for the prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-84759561631427169822016-07-02T20:08:56.435-07:002016-07-02T20:08:56.435-07:00Jan, thank you so much...and I appreciate YOU, my ...Jan, thank you so much...and I appreciate YOU, my friend.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-49825713922524779402016-07-02T20:06:49.642-07:002016-07-02T20:06:49.642-07:00Shauna, thank you so much for illuminating things ...Shauna, thank you so much for illuminating things here with your heartfelt words, and your wisdom! I truly appreciate your presence here.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-41772328629454833062016-07-02T19:52:38.415-07:002016-07-02T19:52:38.415-07:00Annie, thank you so much for your prayers, and for...Annie, thank you so much for your prayers, and for being here.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-46665266224679011662016-07-02T19:52:12.046-07:002016-07-02T19:52:12.046-07:00Susan, thank you so much...and the FMF book arrive...Susan, thank you so much...and the FMF book arrived in today's mail! What a wonderful thing to have on a day that's gone horribly bad. XO and waggies!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-20832586430267779362016-07-02T19:51:08.729-07:002016-07-02T19:51:08.729-07:00Thanks, Linda. She just gave me a Mastiff-hug, and...Thanks, Linda. She just gave me a Mastiff-hug, and I pass that on to you!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-86448368717301760242016-07-02T19:50:29.765-07:002016-07-02T19:50:29.765-07:00Tammy, thank you so much. I truly appreciate this ...Tammy, thank you so much. I truly appreciate this thoughtful and loving assessment. I can't do it justice with a longer reply; forgive me. Not in good shape.<br /><br />Love back, and thank you for the prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-8662407760076921592016-07-02T19:49:09.720-07:002016-07-02T19:49:09.720-07:00jeanne, thank you so much for this comment. You...jeanne, thank you so much for this comment. You're so right. Please forgive that I can't give a longer reply. Last 24 hours have been a bit much.<br /><br />And thank you for the prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-34594003337957175542016-07-02T18:06:12.853-07:002016-07-02T18:06:12.853-07:00Andrew, it's been so long and I'm so happy...Andrew, it's been so long and I'm so happy to be back visiting FMF friends. I'm sorry that you had such a painful experience this week. Whenever I get down on myself over the truth of my personal depravity, I remind myself that "by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect." The Lord is mightily at work in your life, as all of us who read your blog know!<br /><br />I also want to say that, no matter what others say, I have only seen you as a selfless person who is suffering greatly yet giving to others greatly. I will never forget the night in the midst of my lonely, frantic race to the finish line of my prelim exam, seeing your comment appear on my blog post: "You’re a Daughter of the Most High, and He will be right with you through it all." That was hands-down the most encouraging and God-appointed word I received leading up to my prelim. To me, that is all I see when I think of you. Thanks, friend, for being you.<br /><br />~Katy (#61 at FMF)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-72396055128188644862016-07-02T14:30:23.059-07:002016-07-02T14:30:23.059-07:00I'm not sure it matters how others perceive us...I'm not sure it matters how others perceive us. I mean, in one sense it does because sometimes feelings get hurt and we have to make that right if we can. But on a deeper level, God knows. He made you the way you are. Though we've never met face-to-face, I know that you'd lay down your very life for me or anyone else. What deeper love is there? God says it doesn't exist.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280944336944538944noreply@blogger.com