tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post2100311435090618977..comments2024-03-29T07:37:59.526-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: A Story Worth Telling?Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-10010301413513068242021-02-04T20:23:11.186-08:002021-02-04T20:23:11.186-08:00Jane, I'm looking for a few turns 'round h...Jane, I'm looking for a few turns 'round heaven's block with you, as well.<br /><br />I'm so grateful for your presence here, and your friendship.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-26898649766562583332021-02-04T18:30:29.385-08:002021-02-04T18:30:29.385-08:00I agree with Carol. You could the same thing over ...I agree with Carol. You could the same thing over and over and over again, Andrew, and my heart would revel in its Light - that looks into all my dark places and still sees hope. ❤ ❤ ❤ Looking forward to a couple of spins around heaven's block with you some eternal day.jane williamshttp://inplainjaneview.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-37436649835465241492021-02-04T12:45:21.907-08:002021-02-04T12:45:21.907-08:00Theresa, I love this thought, that our stories are...Theresa, I love this thought, that our stories are the glue that binds us to others. That gives me,personally, such encouragement, an a way ahead.<br /><br />Thank you for this.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-21833061685281331582021-02-04T12:18:20.929-08:002021-02-04T12:18:20.929-08:00Linda, Barb was rehearsing this or her church'...Linda, Barb was rehearsing this or her church's music group (she's vocals and percussion...I tell her she looks like Phil Collins).<br /><br />It's a good song, and does clarify focus.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-25950971881619907202021-02-04T12:05:00.652-08:002021-02-04T12:05:00.652-08:00Beth, yes, there is some discouragement...I want t...Beth, yes, there is some discouragement...I want to share this, share the chiaroscuro of despair and joy intermingled, but who would want to read it? It's a conceit to say that 'only someone who's been here can unerstand, and the rest don't want to'.<br /><br />I want to share this. I want to share the fact that hope can bloom when all is truly hopeless. I don't know how.<br /><br />And yes, you caught me! I am a British-educated Mongol who spent perhaps too much time with AustraliansAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-15596194836760594162021-02-04T12:01:24.418-08:002021-02-04T12:01:24.418-08:00Barb, you said this so well...the diagnosis is hea...Barb, you said this so well...the diagnosis is heartbreaking but the end doesn't have to be.<br /><br />Thank you for this, for your presence here, and for your prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-86158950759862817252021-02-04T11:24:07.471-08:002021-02-04T11:24:07.471-08:00Deanna, thank you so much for this encouragement.....Deanna, thank you so much for this encouragement...I do try to write in a way I hope will help others find 9and keep!) faith through the dark times that life can bring, and as you so aptly put it, to make it all less scary.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your prayers!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-58919489109862260612021-02-04T11:14:40.165-08:002021-02-04T11:14:40.165-08:00My dear Norma, thank you so much for being here, a...My dear Norma, thank you so much for being here, and for sharing these stories. There is indeed good out there, the kind of good that begets hope anew, every day.<br /><br />I'm so sorry the book proposal hasn't gone anywhere, but please, keep at it and don't think about reinventing yourself. You're loved just as you are.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-57585967000402437292021-02-04T11:01:27.188-08:002021-02-04T11:01:27.188-08:00Grams, you just flat-out mae my day...I'm so d...Grams, you just flat-out mae my day...I'm so delighted that what I've said has found value in your heart!<br /><br />We thank you so much for your prayers. This has been a truly dreadful week. I will try to get to your post later today.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-53547640261781746642021-02-04T10:59:12.194-08:002021-02-04T10:59:12.194-08:00Annette, I see hope in each sunrise (we have a cle...Annette, I see hope in each sunrise (we have a clear horion here, and I can usually see the sun's corona peek up), feel it in the desert breeze, hear it in the sound of fifteen dogs happily snoring in the middle of the night, and touch it in my dear wife's chee...because all o these are from God, and are the blessings of my lifeAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-91473910501099812842021-02-04T10:55:51.455-08:002021-02-04T10:55:51.455-08:00Cindie, I'm so grateful for your affirming wor...Cindie, I'm so grateful for your affirming words, and most epecially your prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-3880151015047583872021-02-04T10:48:41.299-08:002021-02-04T10:48:41.299-08:00jennifer, to quote Lou Gehrig, I feel that I'm...jennifer, to quote Lou Gehrig, I feel that I'm the luckiest man alive.<br /><br />I know love, and I know God. That's enough.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-34096208854554580922021-02-04T10:32:55.898-08:002021-02-04T10:32:55.898-08:00Leon, thank you for this. There are times I do fee...Leon, thank you for this. There are times I do feel very much at sea, being blown further and further from any safe shore.<br /><br />It's in my long bones now.<br /><br />Holding on, but it really hurts.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-55243090386132825482021-02-04T10:17:43.906-08:002021-02-04T10:17:43.906-08:00Loretta, your words do me such honour...there'...Loretta, your words do me such honour...there's nothing I can ay but a humble Thank You, truly.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-32148039463010593572021-02-04T10:14:26.646-08:002021-02-04T10:14:26.646-08:00Aliyah, thank you for this...and I'm so sorry ...Aliyah, thank you for this...and I'm so sorry for the loss of your Gran. It does suck, and sorrow has no expiration date.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-63984893962265961432021-02-04T10:13:23.377-08:002021-02-04T10:13:23.377-08:00Mary, I thin you nailed it with the question, what...Mary, I thin you nailed it with the question, what if our words are meant for just one person?<br /><br />I think David's psalms were just that, meant or God.<br /><br />And the poem you wrote, it's just lovely. Thank you for sharing it.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-24429309297865901852021-02-04T09:17:55.764-08:002021-02-04T09:17:55.764-08:00Duane, thank you, for your kind and affirming word...Duane, thank you, for your kind and affirming words, and especially for your prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-10443663372604710792021-02-04T09:04:20.184-08:002021-02-04T09:04:20.184-08:00Karen, wow...your words and thoughts here mean so ...Karen, wow...your words and thoughts here mean so much to me, and are such an honour!<br /><br />As are your prayers, and we deeply thank you.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-5615415517060108462021-02-04T08:23:00.159-08:002021-02-04T08:23:00.159-08:00Joanne, thank you so much for this affirmation...I...Joanne, thank you so much for this affirmation...I'll keep this going as long as I am able.<br /><br />And I'm so glad you like the song!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-70709443697762013732021-02-04T08:11:41.997-08:002021-02-04T08:11:41.997-08:00So true, Wemi...we can only testiy to His Love wit...So true, Wemi...we can only testiy to His Love with what we have!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-76611321078071406422021-02-04T07:28:38.766-08:002021-02-04T07:28:38.766-08:00((((((ANNIE!))))))
We're so glad you're h...((((((ANNIE!))))))<br /><br />We're so glad you're here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-53432115777488011342021-02-04T07:17:15.180-08:002021-02-04T07:17:15.180-08:00Paula, I love this, that His story begat ours. Ble...Paula, I love this, that His story begat ours. Blessings back!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-44356096094989382832021-02-04T07:16:14.809-08:002021-02-04T07:16:14.809-08:00Fiona, this is perfect! Thank you!Fiona, this is perfect! Thank you!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-74845478405624513272021-02-04T07:02:06.751-08:002021-02-04T07:02:06.751-08:00Anita, thank you...these are good points, and a wa...Anita, thank you...these are good points, and a way ahead to tell the story.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-88579622851365734112021-02-02T12:12:09.949-08:002021-02-02T12:12:09.949-08:00Our own stories often don't seem unique and sp...Our own stories often don't seem unique and special to us, but they provide encouragement and can point to God and help others not feel alone in their troubles and what seems ordinary life. I think our stories can be the glue that binds us to others, connecting us in ways that nothing else can. We know our self, but only when hearing the story of another do we get a peek into them and their life. Theresa Boedekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05313461532575587907noreply@blogger.com