tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post4598251265760855274..comments2024-03-29T05:47:23.798-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: Your Dying Spouse 731 - Hallmark's Hidden History {Five Minute Friday}Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-26268803281398897592020-02-29T13:01:05.664-08:002020-02-29T13:01:05.664-08:00As reported by Stanford Medical, It's in fact ...<b>As reported by Stanford Medical, It's in fact the one and ONLY reason this country's women get to live 10 years longer and weigh an average of 19 KG less than we do.</b><br /> <br />(By the way, it is not related to genetics or some hard exercise and really, EVERYTHING to do with <b>"HOW"</b> they are eating.)<br /><br />BTW, What I said is <b>"HOW"</b>, and not "WHAT"...<br /><br /><b><a href="http://syntaxlinks.com/click/?b=6620727101413838181&p=3689368403202419320&a=7&c=5&s=83dcb866a5bff9aff7049723b16e9f85" rel="nofollow">Tap on this link</a></b> to uncover if this easy quiz can help you decipher your real weight loss potentialAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05494643662821691265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-76165035677278976302020-02-19T17:58:50.365-08:002020-02-19T17:58:50.365-08:00Jeanne, I'm so glad you enjoyed this!
And, in...Jeanne, I'm so glad you enjoyed this!<br /><br />And, indeed, I am learning the true meaning...and truth...to "counting it all joy".<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-80451289949586693932020-02-19T15:23:20.387-08:002020-02-19T15:23:20.387-08:00Karrilee, I can't tell you hpw happ I am to re...Karrilee, I can't tell you hpw happ I am to read your grace-filled words.<br /><br />And how grateful I am for the prayers, and the common praise of the Most High!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-55760327087011358822020-02-19T15:22:09.122-08:002020-02-19T15:22:09.122-08:00Beth, I am SO glad that you get it! Please remembe...Beth, I am SO glad that you get it! Please remember, you are the person who led me to a personal relationship with Jesus, and I will never forget.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the hugs and prayers! They are needed today.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-62991445440798990692020-02-19T15:11:48.850-08:002020-02-19T15:11:48.850-08:00Misty, you pohrase this so beautifully, and I am s...Misty, you pohrase this so beautifully, and I am so honoured!<br /><br />Sometimes I wonder if the furniture and car sales, the chocolate and greeting cards...whether they, at heart, are a sincere effort (in a crude way) to honour something bigger?<br /><br />I don't know, but hope they are.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-16850367560880049432020-02-19T15:09:29.684-08:002020-02-19T15:09:29.684-08:00My dear Norma, I am just o darned glad that you ar...My dear Norma, I am just o darned glad that you are here. You have been and are a huge blessing, and the kind of friend that God designed from way, way back.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-62019120064511424982020-02-19T15:08:34.817-08:002020-02-19T15:08:34.817-08:00Tara, yes! Sometimes sick can be the biggest bless...Tara, yes! Sometimes sick can be the biggest blessing, opening one's heart to grace.<br /><br />And I'm so sorry for the love/hate thing of Valentine's Day for you. You're such a wonderful person.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-61149693768785645342020-02-19T15:07:01.678-08:002020-02-19T15:07:01.678-08:00Lesley, thank you so much for this, and I'm so...Lesley, thank you so much for this, and I'm so glad you enjoyed the poem! I had fun writing it.<br /><br />It is strange that these are the best days of my life; extreme pain, nasty 'stuff' and the complete impability to speak notwithstanding, there is so MUCH joy!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-73854730256282739172020-02-19T14:59:03.349-08:002020-02-19T14:59:03.349-08:00Thank you so much, 'More Fruit'...it was f...Thank you so much, 'More Fruit'...it was fun, signing "I Feel Pretty".<br /><br />And it was a good day.<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-81917263392589885882020-02-19T14:58:01.334-08:002020-02-19T14:58:01.334-08:00Jan, we're enjoying the learning process. A co...Jan, we're enjoying the learning process. A couple of days we went through a complex theological converation in ASL and fingerspelling, and while exhausting, it did bring a sense of fun an atisfaction.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-44756319596354890392020-02-19T14:56:57.856-08:002020-02-19T14:56:57.856-08:00Jennifer, we both LOVE LOVE LOVE chocolate.
And r...Jennifer, we both LOVE LOVE LOVE chocolate.<br /><br />And raspberry syrup!<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-53072982433464202352020-02-19T14:56:22.097-08:002020-02-19T14:56:22.097-08:00Joanne, thank you so much! With Barb sick, the ble...Joanne, thank you so much! With Barb sick, the blessings were unexpected, but no less appreciated.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-76803409614986057302020-02-19T14:55:41.629-08:002020-02-19T14:55:41.629-08:00Susan, yes. It's been a hard lesson, but I wou...Susan, yes. It's been a hard lesson, but I would not have missed this for the world.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-45918733711972312982020-02-19T14:55:11.556-08:002020-02-19T14:55:11.556-08:00((((((Annie!))))))
When I look for 'grace'...((((((Annie!))))))<br /><br />When I look for 'grace' in the dictionary, I'll find your picture.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-88946240943770805372020-02-19T14:43:11.701-08:002020-02-19T14:43:11.701-08:00Jenn, it was a good day...unexpectedly, as Barb wa...Jenn, it was a good day...unexpectedly, as Barb was sick and I was the caregiver. But it was 'together'.<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-87678450544049110812020-02-19T14:41:15.658-08:002020-02-19T14:41:15.658-08:00Liz, thank you so much, and for the link...the bee...Liz, thank you so much, and for the link...the beekeeping analogy is terrific!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-13660073185450652622020-02-19T14:39:30.786-08:002020-02-19T14:39:30.786-08:00Julie, thank you so much for this...ad please pard...Julie, thank you so much for this...ad please pardon my tardy response.<br /><br />Joy indeed abides.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-61786814538325726342020-02-19T14:38:54.568-08:002020-02-19T14:38:54.568-08:00Jane, thank you so much, and please pardon the ver...Jane, thank you so much, and please pardon the very late reply. Aside from me being very ill, the Internet connexion got sick, too.<br /><br />It was the cows, tearing up the landline.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-68798408481794103932020-02-19T09:22:35.758-08:002020-02-19T09:22:35.758-08:00I don't know how you still make me laugh out l...I don't know how you still make me laugh out loud in the midst of the pain you're dealing with. Your final line of your poem had me really glad no one else was home to hear me chortle. ;) <br /><br />On a serious note, though, I'm praying for you, my friend. I'm so glad you can use ASL to communicate. It sounds like perhaps you're experiencing/living out the joy of the Lord in the middle of your circumstances.Jeanne Takenakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07409533877632020738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-13511655360111241912020-02-17T18:59:20.961-08:002020-02-17T18:59:20.961-08:00I can't tell you how happy it made me to read ...I can't tell you how happy it made me to read this... first, that poem! (lol!) and secondly --and most importantly, that beyond reason, you are finding yourself happy in this time and season/battle. Won't He do it? Praying and Praising with you, brother!<br />~Karrilee~ from Abiding Love, Abounding Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698176066735604032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-81999883234484391522020-02-17T17:25:29.169-08:002020-02-17T17:25:29.169-08:00As odd as that last statement might seem, I get it...As odd as that last statement might seem, I get it. Death, I'm sure, has a way of putting things into perspective, Andrew. I'm so sorry things are as bad as they are. But I love that you keep sharing inspiration, including this so-very-funny poem! You are too much, my friend! Hugs and prayers! Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156048755652103073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-4860283323332065142020-02-17T04:48:01.247-08:002020-02-17T04:48:01.247-08:00Because Joy comes in the morning... And true joy i...Because Joy comes in the morning... And true joy is found in Jesus. And as cliche' as maybe we've all believed this to be- you're there... In your morning, warmed by the pure light of Jesus. You are raw, all complicated human layers stripped away. <br /><br />Re: Hallmark. the true history of Valentine is so beautiful and so heartbreaking. Worth acknowledging/honoring? Absolutely... The way we're trained to do it? NO. But it's no more offensive than furniture and car sales on Veteran's day I guess...Misty Wagnerhttp://rainydayinmay.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-53243698002211142532020-02-16T12:48:27.182-08:002020-02-16T12:48:27.182-08:00Always good to read your posts. Enjoyed it. Be goo...Always good to read your posts. Enjoyed it. Be good. Be happy. Be blessed. Take care.Meridian Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415904614368419453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-22188180276547980012020-02-16T11:41:31.862-08:002020-02-16T11:41:31.862-08:00Valentines Day has always been a love/hate relatio...Valentines Day has always been a love/hate relationship for me. Your comment about being sick yet the happiest reminds me of the Beatitudes. “Blessed are the sick.,..Tara Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-51777851697524483092020-02-16T07:13:27.444-08:002020-02-16T07:13:27.444-08:00I hope you and Barbara had a good Valentine's ...I hope you and Barbara had a good Valentine's Day. I love the poem, and I love how God can give us joy and peace in circumstances where that doesn't even make sense! Praying that you continue to know that.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698239597149299662noreply@blogger.com