tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post6057693222343846249..comments2024-03-28T11:09:46.338-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: Your Dying Spouse 543 - Why We WriteAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-90300021734818351102018-11-20T20:05:14.534-08:002018-11-20T20:05:14.534-08:00Judith, thank you so much...I do feel the warmth.Judith, thank you so much...I do feel the warmth.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-82330436166389111212018-11-20T20:04:38.701-08:002018-11-20T20:04:38.701-08:00Annie...I do. God's here. And I'm so glad ...Annie...I do. God's here. And I'm so glad you're here.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-17889252873649507322018-11-20T20:02:07.819-08:002018-11-20T20:02:07.819-08:00Bettie, it's an honour to share...and I am so ...Bettie, it's an honour to share...and I am so grateful for your prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-32042105048840981512018-11-20T20:00:48.539-08:002018-11-20T20:00:48.539-08:00Jane, I don't know what to say...except that t...Jane, I don't know what to say...except that this is such a lovely poem (and I love lighthouses!), and I'm so glad I could help.<br /><br />We're praying for you, my friend.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-11737201408027972752018-11-20T19:42:12.037-08:002018-11-20T19:42:12.037-08:00Norma, my dear friend...thank you.Norma, my dear friend...thank you.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-84879337876338932642018-11-20T19:41:48.108-08:002018-11-20T19:41:48.108-08:00Mary, you've nailed it, with the genesis of st...Mary, you've nailed it, with the genesis of stories, and you've said it so gracefully!<br /><br />And yes, Jesus wants us THERE, to know Him, to know us. Perfect.<br /><br />We thank you so much for your prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-90857436547592276462018-11-20T19:40:07.745-08:002018-11-20T19:40:07.745-08:00Ara, thank you so much for these lovely, grace-fil...Ara, thank you so much for these lovely, grace-filled words; and I am so happy that you found something of value here. The pain will pass, one way or the other, but the meeting-place with God it created will remain.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your prayers!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-34157265375617922018-11-20T10:44:20.760-08:002018-11-20T10:44:20.760-08:00Surrounding you with love and prayer, Andrew. Surrounding you with love and prayer, Andrew. Judith Roblhttp://www.praisegarment.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-2003070023270221132018-11-20T08:23:38.701-08:002018-11-20T08:23:38.701-08:00I hope you have more comfort than pain, and more p...I hope you have more comfort than pain, and more peace than fear, Andrew.<br /><br />Annie in Texas<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-30560813427942777532018-11-19T21:27:10.835-08:002018-11-19T21:27:10.835-08:00Thank you for sharing your story to bring us encou...Thank you for sharing your story to bring us encouragement. Praying so much that you feel that same comfort tonight.BettieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184677704960428160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-20283390231806154222018-11-19T21:20:20.728-08:002018-11-19T21:20:20.728-08:00I wish I could tell you a story, Andrew, but I'...I wish I could tell you a story, Andrew, but I've never been a good story teller - instead, I'm a poet. So here ya go<br /><br />The storm surrounded me<br />waves crashing against my <br />battered heart<br />these tattered sails <br />drifting in shattered hope <br /><br />and then<br /><br />clear<br /><br />unmistakeable<br /><br />a distant lighthouse<br />a sure and shining spark of life<br />true<br /><br />unyielding<br /><br />leading me, not out, but through<br />guiding me, not beyond, but deeper still<br />leaving me, not alone, but anchored again<br /><br />to the One who<br />still calms these stormy seas<br /><br />even when they keep raging<br /><br />You've done that for me, Andrew. <br />just a small part of your beautiful, well-done-faithful-one story.<br /><br />JANE WILLIAMShttp://ofspitandmud.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-68610327433102216712018-11-19T20:55:15.370-08:002018-11-19T20:55:15.370-08:00Bless you.Bless you.Meridian Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415904614368419453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-21053323318483589982018-11-19T20:36:12.411-08:002018-11-19T20:36:12.411-08:00It all started with telling stories. Fathers told ...It all started with telling stories. Fathers told their children, who told their children. People talked before they wrote. Now they write their stories. I love hearing yours, not the pain and suffering, but the places it all brings you to, the raw, the real, the hope, the fear, its all you and your not afraid to show and tell. And Jesus wants us to come to that place, not to just know Him but to know us, who we are, and then to know even there he loves us. Praying for you and Barb. Thank you Andrew, truly, your writing is an offering to us and I know it costs you a great price to keep giving it. Mary Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528465484642169618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-10007798233166030102018-11-19T19:48:51.591-08:002018-11-19T19:48:51.591-08:00You have beautifully expressed the struggle of a h...You have beautifully expressed the struggle of a hurting heart. I can relate to your questions and your hope and needed to know today that I am not struggling alone. If your title gives context to your pain, I am so sorry you are facing such suffering. I pray God buoys your spirit and reassures your faith in a very real way. Ara Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455726537798679862noreply@blogger.com