tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post6293488000335683444..comments2024-03-28T06:31:14.583-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: Your Dying Spouse 95 - Perspective's Shoes {FMF}Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-80084767517742098392015-12-20T09:37:29.304-08:002015-12-20T09:37:29.304-08:00Oh, Beth, your brother! I'm so glad he's r...Oh, Beth, your brother! I'm so glad he's rallied. A septic abdomen is a lot of woe...my prayers are with you, with him, and with all your family.<br /><br />I truly appreciate the prayers, and really, the community I've found through this medium has made it possible to go on,and to keep looking up.<br /><br />If my health hadn't collapsed, I would not have found this. I wouldn't change a thing.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-29582276602048016452015-12-20T09:17:55.172-08:002015-12-20T09:17:55.172-08:00So much of the time we focus on what we do not hav...So much of the time we focus on what we do not have. It's no wonder that we feel cheated or discouraged in life when that's our focus. Just today during my prayer time, I was thinking about how there are so many gifts and protections that God has given me that I do not see. They happened, I have no doubt, but I did not see them because they were done in the spiritual realm for me or others I love. In fact, just this past week, my brother became septic from an abdominal infection. We worried if he would recover because his mind was "gone." But he has rallied finally and I believe that is a blessing from God! So like you, Andrew, I'm grateful that I have shoes and so much more in this life. Let us never forget! Merry Christmas, my sweet friend! Prayed for you during my prayer time as I do every day! I hope you have a day that is at the very least less painful than yesterday and are encouraged by all the friends who love you here in the cyberspace!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156048755652103073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-35114915294173377392015-12-20T08:40:47.535-08:002015-12-20T08:40:47.535-08:00And thank you, Holly...for being here, and most es...And thank you, Holly...for being here, and most especially for the prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-54690795553362677622015-12-20T08:22:20.050-08:002015-12-20T08:22:20.050-08:00Thanks for the reminder of how blessed we are! We ...Thanks for the reminder of how blessed we are! We all need that perspective from time to time...and maybe especially at this time of the year. Praying for you, as always. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-35928721126266246882015-12-19T20:55:07.461-08:002015-12-19T20:55:07.461-08:00Thank you so much, June! I figure...well, Yeshua i...Thank you so much, June! I figure...well, Yeshua is pronounced Ye-SHOE-ah, so I guess I'm good to go!<br /><br />I truly appreciate the prayers, It's a rough evening. I need them.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-74378483031114629882015-12-19T20:53:49.145-08:002015-12-19T20:53:49.145-08:00Drusilla, your words just did something very rare....Drusilla, your words just did something very rare. They made me cry. Thank you.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-62709694941684595022015-12-19T20:53:06.495-08:002015-12-19T20:53:06.495-08:00Carrie, thank you so much! God is here. This is a ...Carrie, thank you so much! God is here. This is a physically dreadful night - feel like I've been impaled (and I HAVE been impaled), but His presence is very real now.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-32004530992438743482015-12-19T18:43:06.958-08:002015-12-19T18:43:06.958-08:00The "shoe" perspective is a valuable one...The "shoe" perspective is a valuable one indeed, Andrew. Bless you for sharing. Prayers continue for you and Barbara.Inspired By Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846209740481251443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-59682117713627874532015-12-19T12:06:10.045-08:002015-12-19T12:06:10.045-08:00I'm glad you keep those shoes. I'm glad th...I'm glad you keep those shoes. I'm glad they help you carry your cross.<br /><br />Drusilla Barron<br />http://lovedasif.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773449834173767180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-24901595734466730322015-12-19T09:13:13.565-08:002015-12-19T09:13:13.565-08:00Once again, you've given me pause and reminded...Once again, you've given me pause and reminded me how fortunate and blessed I am. I am rich indeed. May you feel God's presence and Love this Christmas season, Andrew.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021062382764679577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-61558105807521302352015-12-18T20:43:57.176-08:002015-12-18T20:43:57.176-08:00Rose, you said it beautifully..."the harder i...Rose, you said it beautifully..."the harder it gets to remember the more real these blessings become..."<br /><br />Perfect. Just perfect!<br /><br />Thank you for being here, and for bringing this wisdom to the conversation!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-73845063088578938552015-12-18T20:42:37.827-08:002015-12-18T20:42:37.827-08:00Thank you for being here today, Martha...and I'...Thank you for being here today, Martha...and I'm as comfortable as circumstances allow. For that, I'm grateful. I won't ask for more.<br /><br />You're absolutely right, we DON'T want to learn this stuff under difficult circumstances...but if I could trade away the pain and would have to give up the learning as well...I wouldn't do it.<br /><br />I love my life.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-60842203190889876502015-12-18T20:40:17.554-08:002015-12-18T20:40:17.554-08:00And thank you, ANita...you said it perfectly...&qu...And thank you, ANita...you said it perfectly..."a backwards way of acting ungrateful". I never thought of it that way, and did it SO often in my life!<br /><br />Thank you for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-28737198565221232862015-12-18T20:39:11.281-08:002015-12-18T20:39:11.281-08:00That's perfect, Becky..."comparison is th...That's perfect, Becky..."comparison is the thief of joy." Thank you for bringing that to the conversation! I hadn't heard it before.<br /><br />It's so true. So much of my life I wanted what "he or she" had...and didn't realize that my life was incomparably richer than those to whom I would compare.<br /><br />And I got over wanting the Ferrari 308...last week.<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-24906350427270605242015-12-18T20:36:19.094-08:002015-12-18T20:36:19.094-08:00Yes, indeed, Christy...every step I take, I am gra...Yes, indeed, Christy...every step I take, I am grateful for the shoes I have, and for the lesson they teach.<br /><br />And duct tape can fix almost anything! I wonder...on which day did God create it?<br /><br />Thanks so much for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-27327496654920129322015-12-18T20:34:41.519-08:002015-12-18T20:34:41.519-08:00Thank you, Carly. Indeed, even when we focus on on...Thank you, Carly. Indeed, even when we focus on one thing...like the shoes we have...it's so easy to overlook others. Clean clothes, a roof, the love of family, friends, and dogs (all 24, here!)...itcan be so easy to pass through this, "eyes on the prize", as they say, unheeding the real prize that we already have.<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-12794025778647126902015-12-18T20:32:25.168-08:002015-12-18T20:32:25.168-08:00And thank you for being here, Norma...you're i...And thank you for being here, Norma...you're in my prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-49130253835161729702015-12-18T20:24:34.829-08:002015-12-18T20:24:34.829-08:00Angela, thank you. Your kind words mean so much to...Angela, thank you. Your kind words mean so much to me! I'm grateful for them, and for your presence here today.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-69216184209658930022015-12-18T20:23:52.616-08:002015-12-18T20:23:52.616-08:00Barbara, thank you so much for this. So often we h...Barbara, thank you so much for this. So often we have what we truly need, and let it fall into a sort of contempt because we want more...and it is so easy to lose the simple appreciation.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the prayers, and for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-33497137569856815342015-12-18T20:22:00.082-08:002015-12-18T20:22:00.082-08:00And thank you, Samantha...for being here, and for ...And thank you, Samantha...for being here, and for the wisdom of your words..."We're in a season of giving, but many of us take advantage of it as a season of greed."<br /><br />Stunningly good stuff. You nailed it, So often we push the greed onto "them"...but in reality it's us, and certainly has been me.<br /><br />Thanks again...and Merry Christmas!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-46192643411112866132015-12-18T20:19:57.574-08:002015-12-18T20:19:57.574-08:00karen, I'm so glad that those shoes...and I no...karen, I'm so glad that those shoes...and I now look at them with different eyes...spoke to you. The season is indeed well-garnished by lies, but the underlying truth remains.<br /><br />Yes. Let us both experience Emmanuel.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-13543191935656635462015-12-18T20:17:59.687-08:002015-12-18T20:17:59.687-08:00Joy, thank you so much for your kind and grace-fil...Joy, thank you so much for your kind and grace-filled words. hey mean a lot to me...I'm so privileged to know you, and indeed to know everyone here at FMF.<br /><br />It will be a good Christmas, no matter what. It's just a matter of deciding.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-16217483571413250942015-12-18T20:16:26.419-08:002015-12-18T20:16:26.419-08:00Susan and Karilee...thank you! You've made me....Susan and Karilee...thank you! You've made me...and my shoes, which may one day be retired but will now never be discarded...very happy!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-51024072408978985072015-12-18T20:15:19.641-08:002015-12-18T20:15:19.641-08:00Oh, gosh, Tara...what a story! It just leaves me s...Oh, gosh, Tara...what a story! It just leaves me stunned, the grace and courage...wow.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your kind words, and most especially your prayers. They are SO appreciated, my friend!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-81258808071507987512015-12-18T20:13:11.497-08:002015-12-18T20:13:11.497-08:00Katy, thank you so much!I'm returning slowly t...Katy, thank you so much!I'm returning slowly to what passes for normal...and at least I can write off being weird by saying, "Hey...concussion? Helooo?"<br /><br />Perspective is one thing, but pain still hurts, and I'm sorry for the troubles you've had. My prayers and thoughts are with you.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.com