tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post7263780345019500499..comments2024-03-28T11:09:46.338-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: Your Dying Spouse 261 - Refiner's Gold {FMF}Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-79700039634940571172017-01-25T19:21:34.046-08:002017-01-25T19:21:34.046-08:00Thanks so much, Tara. It continues to be rough, bu...Thanks so much, Tara. It continues to be rough, but I continue, by God's Grace, to be here.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-26965728932282794952017-01-25T19:09:36.524-08:002017-01-25T19:09:36.524-08:00I'm glad you're still here friend. Sorry i...I'm glad you're still here friend. Sorry it was a rough week. Tara Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-57745028390585291552017-01-22T22:47:10.207-08:002017-01-22T22:47:10.207-08:00Oh, Jan, my friend...thank you for this. I am trul...Oh, Jan, my friend...thank you for this. I am truly blessed by your words.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-44369984890476732512017-01-22T22:46:34.801-08:002017-01-22T22:46:34.801-08:00Leigh, you're so right. We're human, and w...Leigh, you're so right. We're human, and we cry...and so did Jesus.<br /><br />This was brought home to me shortly after I wrote this post, when the pain reached a level I could not longer bear, and I could only say, "Hold me, Lord."<br /><br />And He did.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-41237293078526411562017-01-22T22:44:03.258-08:002017-01-22T22:44:03.258-08:00Mary, you made my day...I never thought of my writ...Mary, you made my day...I never thought of my writing as my cry, but you're absolutely right. It is.<br /><br />Thank you so much for this!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-35197598424763962572017-01-22T22:43:07.128-08:002017-01-22T22:43:07.128-08:00Christy, thank you for the hymn...Barbara knew it,...Christy, thank you for the hymn...Barbara knew it, but it's new to me.<br /><br />And thank you for your kind words, and your prayers. They are needed.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-37680517931996325412017-01-22T22:42:07.780-08:002017-01-22T22:42:07.780-08:00Martha, I love how you said this, that God's g...Martha, I love how you said this, that God's giving of love and mercy doesn't lessen His supply. So true!<br /><br />And you're so right...we don't have to do it alone. What a gift!<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here, and especially for your prayers.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-18023279750623288262017-01-22T16:56:21.425-08:002017-01-22T16:56:21.425-08:00You're still here for a reason. Maybe that rea...You're still here for a reason. Maybe that reason is the way you inspire all of us.Janet Ann Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234310280477491538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-15516520060907313582017-01-22T16:36:56.274-08:002017-01-22T16:36:56.274-08:00To be able to still find good things in the midst ...To be able to still find good things in the midst of tragedy is a gift to not just ourselves, but all we may come into contact with. However, i do recall many a psalm where David cried out. We are human and yes we cry. May His word comfort you and encourage you. Blessings! LeighLeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339809047230206010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-5461886320706897832017-01-22T11:02:20.028-08:002017-01-22T11:02:20.028-08:00Your beautiful words lift me up. Your gift of writ...Your beautiful words lift me up. Your gift of writing is your cry and as hard as it is for you to cry out to God, I hear it in your writing over and over. God is refining and pruning you even in the pain. Thank you for allowing me to learn from you.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281912720738542321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-72692732929772935902017-01-22T05:11:40.914-08:002017-01-22T05:11:40.914-08:00Dear friend, you, facing death most likely sooner ...Dear friend, you, facing death most likely sooner than any of us, are expounding wisdom we all need to hear. Finding your blessings in the midst of your very real, very physical pain. Makes me think of the old hymn. Count your blessings. Do you know it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZECFq4BvRQ <br /><br />praying for you and your precious Barbara. love and hugs!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908195823729570648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-49216196278448787792017-01-21T19:33:16.910-08:002017-01-21T19:33:16.910-08:00I cry and am moved that you had to, and yet so exc...I cry and am moved that you had to, and yet so excited that you could.<br />God is real. God hears. And that steel demeanor that has protected you for so long is melting in the sheer heat of adversity lobbed at you like poor Job.<br />Underneath? You're in that fiery furnace and walking around with the ropes removed. You're going to come out unscathed on the end of this thing.<br /><br />I hope that you find true surrender to Him possible, though you find comfort in logic and rationality. There is a sense, in your heart, that is unlike any logical rational possibility, that I have had.<br />I have been in a room where evil was a tangible presence and yet you couldn't see or hear or taste or touch it or even smell it, but it was there even when I woke from the dream and the lights were on.<br /><br />Sometimes you have to know evil is real to see that good is also real. You have seen more than your share...may you see more good than you've ever beholden in this new year!<br />Love,<br />TammyTammysincerityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959015797818229243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-91281738236263057342017-01-21T02:57:20.375-08:002017-01-21T02:57:20.375-08:00i'm with you andrew. i don't like to ask f...i'm with you andrew. i don't like to ask for help either. but the great thing about GOD is that He is infinite and giving help and mercy and love to anyone does not lessen His supply:) i say that as if i had learned it well. but each time i think i have learned it, i forget as quickly and miss out on His comfort and care the next time I need it...until i get totally desperate.<br />of course, He doesn't want a bunch of whiny followers, but i don't think you fall into that category at all:) He promises to be with us when we walk through the valley of the shadow of death as our Shepherd. (psalm 23) how comforting is that? you don't have to do it alone!<br />praying for you. thankful for the blessings you have listed. blessings to you today as you walk through this difficult time. glad your dogs are with you too.martha68https://www.blogger.com/profile/16210599251566858182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-13280722947047071062017-01-20T22:45:43.863-08:002017-01-20T22:45:43.863-08:00mary, you raise an interesting point...and I think...mary, you raise an interesting point...and I think you're right. Drawing near and crying out are two parts of the same whole. Thank you for this!<br /><br />And thank you, too, for correctly saying that crying out is neither surrender nor defeat, but that 'proclamation of determination'. You said this so well!<br /><br />I'll be looking forward to seeing your post, Mary. And thank you for being here, always!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-35174228631057036162017-01-20T22:43:14.630-08:002017-01-20T22:43:14.630-08:00Gayl, thank you, and yes, I think you're right...Gayl, thank you, and yes, I think you're right - the ability to feel gratitude is indeed God's Gift. And I have so many gifts from Him, an embarrassment of riches!<br /><br />It's a hard thing to deal with - especially tonight - but if this is the price for learning to appreciate all I have been given, it's well worth it.<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here today, Gayl.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-9926624641149941262017-01-20T22:33:10.166-08:002017-01-20T22:33:10.166-08:00Norma, my prayers are with you, now and always. I ...Norma, my prayers are with you, now and always. I pray for God to hold you extra-close<br /><br />I have a feeling that your prayers at midnight may have coincided with an 'episode' here, around that time, because while unable to draw breath I felt myself supported from beneath, on invisible hands.<br /><br />Thank you for this, my friend.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-41129222694521385102017-01-20T22:30:41.966-08:002017-01-20T22:30:41.966-08:00Lesley, thank you so much. I see gratitude as a li...Lesley, thank you so much. I see gratitude as a life preserver...let go of it for even a moment, and I will sink without trace.<br /><br />I'm so grateful for your presence here! Thank you.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-59919201526361476862017-01-20T22:15:34.733-08:002017-01-20T22:15:34.733-08:00Rachel, thank you for these lovely words, and most...Rachel, thank you for these lovely words, and most especially for your prayers!<br /><br />You are in our prayers, too.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-19961044927371806152017-01-20T22:11:16.707-08:002017-01-20T22:11:16.707-08:00My gosh, Joy...I'm honoured beyond words. Your...My gosh, Joy...I'm honoured beyond words. Your comment truly touches my heart, and gives me a sense of humility that's so very uplifting.<br /><br />Thank you for this, from the bottom of my heart.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-12725935298933364952017-01-20T22:09:21.046-08:002017-01-20T22:09:21.046-08:00You gave me a smile here, Kimberly. But then, you ...You gave me a smile here, Kimberly. But then, you always do!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-2991842915243281732017-01-20T22:08:24.782-08:002017-01-20T22:08:24.782-08:00June, I love the way you put this..."...this ...June, I love the way you put this..."...this is something we can do for Him."<br /><br />That's a stunningly brilliant take on our true relationship with the Almighty. Thank you for this.<br /><br />I do feel His Presence, and while pain ensured there wasn't much peace...I was OK.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-82521276990650800742017-01-20T21:42:36.784-08:002017-01-20T21:42:36.784-08:00Wow, Tammy! Yeah, the person who wrote that is a l...Wow, Tammy! Yeah, the person who wrote that is a long way back in the past.<br /><br />He was, in retrospect, far too brittle to deal with life as it is today. But I suppose that chrysalis was necessary.<br /><br />Thank you for this, my friend. And yes, it is OK to cry out to God...as I had to, today, because the pain went where I could no longer bear it.<br /><br />Quite a lesson. Glad to have had the chance to learn it.<br /><br />Blessings back!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-72915460642456404802017-01-20T21:38:50.488-08:002017-01-20T21:38:50.488-08:00Annette, you're right. Absolutely right; I had...Annette, you're right. Absolutely right; I had to ask Him to hold me close today, because the pain just became too much to cope with.<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-74296669235798660732017-01-20T21:36:55.564-08:002017-01-20T21:36:55.564-08:00Thanks you so much for the prayers, Sarah - truly!...Thanks you so much for the prayers, Sarah - truly! And God is here, immanent, as a comfort and a strength.<br /><br />He's a pretty decent God, I'd say. (And can you hear Him laughing at me?)<br /><br />So glad you're here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-23180169458286184012017-01-20T21:35:41.918-08:002017-01-20T21:35:41.918-08:00And I sure appreciate your crying out in my behalf...And I sure appreciate your crying out in my behalf, Susan. Today, perhaps, more than ever. This is kind of rough.<br /><br />And I loved the reference to 'Refiner's Fire'; I didn't know the song!<br /><br />XOXOXOWaggyWaggyWaggyWOOF!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.com