tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post3973928903559982750..comments2024-03-28T11:09:46.338-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: Your Dying Spouse 536 - Embracing Failure {FMF}Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-59311885022095487762018-11-07T20:16:55.911-08:002018-11-07T20:16:55.911-08:00Susan, thank you so much, and I'm absolutely d...Susan, thank you so much, and I'm absolutely delighted that you enjoyed this. Your ind words made my day!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-88898655584879672752018-11-07T20:10:00.153-08:002018-11-07T20:10:00.153-08:00Beth, thank you so much for this...and yes, that m...Beth, thank you so much for this...and yes, that meeting in Heaven will be wonderful. Today things are bad, so meeting in this life doesn't seem very likely...but it's OK.<br /><br />Heaven awaits!<br /><br />Thank you so much for the prayers!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-164266490361672902018-11-07T16:44:38.011-08:002018-11-07T16:44:38.011-08:00Oh, Andrew, I love your "take" on enteri...Oh, Andrew, I love your "take" on entering the pearly gates! "And at that door will be just about everyone. While waiting for the line to thin, we'll exchange embarrassed glances, then Hellos, then stories...and then laughter." Yes. So very much, YES. Your words are a witty but humbling reminder that we are all just so human, and we need each other in our joys and in our failures. Especially in our failures. I'm so glad I stopped by here tonight.Susan Nowell @ My Place to Yourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08220347296206361001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-2699006925303883542018-11-05T10:42:25.765-08:002018-11-05T10:42:25.765-08:00I'm a big believer in the power of failure to ...I'm a big believer in the power of failure to teach me better than any success I might have in life--hence, Messy Marriage?! Lol! Yes, I agree wholeheartedly, Andrew! <br /><br />And I love how you want a side door into heaven instead of walking through those pearly gates. ;-) I think it will be quite the wonderful day to meet so many other believers in that amazing and joy-filled place. Perhaps you and I will meet here on earth ... I doubt it. Still, I'll be looking you up when I get to the other side, my friend! Praying for you daily!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156048755652103073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-27496125733058382572018-11-03T22:00:02.671-07:002018-11-03T22:00:02.671-07:00Jan, they can be...a lot of mine were really spect...Jan, they can be...a lot of mine were really spectacular disasters, where it would have been really churlish not to laugh.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-84910311686964092392018-11-03T21:59:12.107-07:002018-11-03T21:59:12.107-07:00Linda, this is so well-said! You cut right to the ...Linda, this is so well-said! You cut right to the heart...thank you for bringing your grace and insight to the conversation!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-25843340477438308052018-11-03T21:58:21.785-07:002018-11-03T21:58:21.785-07:00Marie, yeah...I thought 'Revenge Of The Sith&#...Marie, yeah...I thought 'Revenge Of The Sith' was pretty weak, mainly because of the way they chose to cast and define Anakin Skywalker, as a kind of James Dean/Marlon Brando Bad Boy. He should have been a classically tragic hero, a good and likable man with a fatal flaw.<br /><br />And, agreed. The image of the open gates really, really touches my heart. As it should!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-49643261718738963732018-11-03T21:40:57.114-07:002018-11-03T21:40:57.114-07:00Me too, ANita!Me too, ANita!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-88391242982926732102018-11-03T21:38:23.833-07:002018-11-03T21:38:23.833-07:00Lesley, yes...and don't we have a really aweso...Lesley, yes...and don't we have a really awesome Father?Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-87835336049203598262018-11-03T21:37:52.033-07:002018-11-03T21:37:52.033-07:00It's the best, isn't it, Traci? Community ...It's the best, isn't it, Traci? Community is hat we're made for.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-73758059748026724172018-11-03T21:37:18.220-07:002018-11-03T21:37:18.220-07:00Karen, that's so true...we do miss the big pic...Karen, that's so true...we do miss the big picture more often than not...I did, for sure.<br /><br />{{{{{HUGS}}}}} back, and we thank you so much for your prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-52301696351190383382018-11-03T21:34:54.732-07:002018-11-03T21:34:54.732-07:00Dear Mary...I think you've had the greatest su...Dear Mary...I think you've had the greatest success of all, in having the courage and grace - yes, grace - to fall to your knees before the Saviour.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the heartening words, the prayers...and for the link. I'll be headed there shortly.<br /><br />Praying for you!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-16596052178659981642018-11-03T09:39:48.941-07:002018-11-03T09:39:48.941-07:00This post makes failures seem like fun!This post makes failures seem like fun!Janet Ann Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234310280477491538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-53159876589263775462018-11-03T04:57:32.418-07:002018-11-03T04:57:32.418-07:00Sure ... our lives are strewn with failures, disap...Sure ... our lives are strewn with failures, disappointments and screw ups. What else is new<br /><br />But we love the One who redeems all our stuff, who brings good out of bad, who forgives our sins, who knows Whose we are.<br /><br />Heads up ...Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170871743323855687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-7758438737718563002018-11-02T19:44:27.960-07:002018-11-02T19:44:27.960-07:00You don't like "Revenge of the Sith?!&quo...You don't like "Revenge of the Sith?!" I have to rethink our whole friendship. <br /><br />Kidding, of course. But that fight between Yoda and the Emperor was epic, to say the least.<br /><br />I'm thinking of all the gates that the New Jerusalem has, and how none of them will ever be closed. Anyone and everyone who has been washed in the blood of the Lamb, as the old hymn says, gets to go in. That's all that matters.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280944336944538944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-42252434855402836272018-11-02T13:01:24.929-07:002018-11-02T13:01:24.929-07:00I love that God will ALWAYS redeem us--not matter ...I love that God will ALWAYS redeem us--not matter how badly we've messed up. Anita Ojedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229412035357894309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-69178745173080545412018-11-02T11:38:38.748-07:002018-11-02T11:38:38.748-07:00So true- we all fail, but we learn from it. And i...So true- we all fail, but we learn from it. And it is amazing to know that God accepts us as we are, even with our failings.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698239597149299662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-3997372943067406902018-11-02T08:51:13.610-07:002018-11-02T08:51:13.610-07:00I love community! I love community! Traci Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868420770414629597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-58080617261991957672018-11-02T07:38:44.551-07:002018-11-02T07:38:44.551-07:00Oh Andrew, I so love this reality check. We can tr...Oh Andrew, I so love this reality check. We can try so hard in our own efforts to succeed that we fail to see the big picture. Your clarity is painfully refreshing. Praying for you! {{{{HUGS}}}}} to you and your wonderful caregiver!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609501384947528337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-8000297133905969762018-11-02T04:19:51.316-07:002018-11-02T04:19:51.316-07:00Andrew I am still failing. I don't know if I h...Andrew I am still failing. I don't know if I have had any successes, except the success of returning to Jesus, on my knees, in repentance. That, I guess, for me has to be enough, even right now as I feel like a failure in so many areas. I am focusing on the yellow dandelion this month and praying with Jan Cox and "Bold in the Cold" against abuse. I have a poem and blog post on http://medium.com/@tqhousecatmom. Your success is revealed in the lives you touch for the Lord. (Even dogs). I am one of your success stories! Praying always for you.Mary Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528465484642169618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-17987047117348235212018-11-01T21:47:01.281-07:002018-11-01T21:47:01.281-07:00Annette, it sure does...and the poem you wrote for...Annette, it sure does...and the poem you wrote for FMF was SO WAY COOL! Great job!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-83659561119065338332018-11-01T21:46:11.468-07:002018-11-01T21:46:11.468-07:00Jane, you're so right, about the simplicity an...Jane, you're so right, about the simplicity and complexity of 'but for the grace of God'.<br /><br />For me, it's like certain levels of integral calculus, which seem like they should be so simple, kind of like if I could just dive through it I'd BE there...but I always snagged on the minutiae, and had to beat my way to the solution.<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here...you're in our prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-37734744705868290102018-11-01T21:45:48.265-07:002018-11-01T21:45:48.265-07:00Oh, I've learned the same, failure is a good t...Oh, I've learned the same, failure is a good thing. It teaches us so VERY much.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07731853888897956775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-83432152533862753172018-11-01T21:43:18.534-07:002018-11-01T21:43:18.534-07:00Tara, thank you...one of the notable things about ...Tara, thank you...one of the notable things about this journey is how some things suddenly become clear, things you read but suddenly they're REAL...and thus this post.<br /><br />And it was so cool to meet Susan! I hope you do, one day!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-5263439546511112122018-11-01T21:37:33.912-07:002018-11-01T21:37:33.912-07:00Nomad, thank you so much for this! My spirits soar...Nomad, thank you so much for this! My spirits soar, on this thought.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.com