tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post8433709549368748141..comments2024-03-28T20:57:55.651-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: Your Dying Spouse 325 - Don't Look BackAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-12829436342603159302017-06-21T22:57:10.337-07:002017-06-21T22:57:10.337-07:00Carol, thank you...I try to stay optimistic, too, ...Carol, thank you...I try to stay optimistic, too, holding plans and dreams beyond my diagnosis. It's hard sometimes.<br /><br />I so appreciate your prayers!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-34140088262351257212017-06-21T22:56:04.318-07:002017-06-21T22:56:04.318-07:00jeanne, thank you so much...and rest assured, God ...jeanne, thank you so much...and rest assured, God is here, and He has patience with my sometimes petulant nature!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-913520516815557212017-06-21T22:55:22.200-07:002017-06-21T22:55:22.200-07:00Beth, thank you so much for this affirmation! I do...Beth, thank you so much for this affirmation! I do agree that in most cases understanding the past can build a more coherent future...but in my situation, it's just not so.<br /><br />We so appreciate your prayers!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-33037381096098022432017-06-21T22:35:11.049-07:002017-06-21T22:35:11.049-07:00Alice, thank you so much for sharing your perspect...Alice, thank you so much for sharing your perspective here...and you're so right, that what we look back at and share can cause harm deeper and more profound than we could have imagined.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the prayers!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-20537606980880132142017-06-21T22:31:43.575-07:002017-06-21T22:31:43.575-07:00Donna, thank you so much for the prayers...and you...Donna, thank you so much for the prayers...and you're right. God hasn't made a mistake. Even if I can't see the purpose, it's there, and I am not resentful.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-8076762580364929722017-06-21T22:30:56.067-07:002017-06-21T22:30:56.067-07:00Norma, thank you so much for this - the lyrics and...Norma, thank you so much for this - the lyrics and music from Messiah are perfect!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-6239293425034555652017-06-21T22:19:27.760-07:002017-06-21T22:19:27.760-07:00Linda, you're right that understanding the pas...Linda, you're right that understanding the past can help shape a better future. For me, without much of a future to shape, it's dangerous.<br /><br />Thanks so much for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-89689187808373698852017-06-21T22:18:26.621-07:002017-06-21T22:18:26.621-07:00Lisa, thank you so much! And yes, I was enthusiast...Lisa, thank you so much! And yes, I was enthusiastic enough about golf that I considered turning professional. Would have been a different life, for sureAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-70838466103959848372017-06-21T21:49:35.534-07:002017-06-21T21:49:35.534-07:00Andrew - if today is all we can handle, then today...Andrew - if today is all we can handle, then today is all we should try to handle. Not the future, not the past. I suppose I still am a bit idealistic, in that I continue to try to be optimistic about what tomorrow holds. I do not know what it's like to walk in your shoes - so again, I thank you for your simple reminders like this one - just deal with today! Prayers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06445253220976981136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-66785359778216890212017-06-20T15:27:54.140-07:002017-06-20T15:27:54.140-07:00Andrew, I'm praying for you, friend. May God g...Andrew, I'm praying for you, friend. May God give you His strength for each moment, and may He help you in keeping your mind set on Him. May He show you His love for you in special ways today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-23631267960727262792017-06-19T19:11:48.761-07:002017-06-19T19:11:48.761-07:00Though I'm like Linda, seeing the value of loo...Though I'm like Linda, seeing the value of looking back to better understand and deal with the present, I also see how that truth doesn't really transfer well to your situation, Andrew. So your words--"When there's no tomorrow, there's no yesterday. There's only now"--makes a lot of sense. I'm praying for you daily, my friend, and hoping you continue to conserve your energy for meaningful moments with Barbara. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156048755652103073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-56483734441813467912017-06-19T10:49:54.371-07:002017-06-19T10:49:54.371-07:00Hello Andrew, as I try to read your posts through ...Hello Andrew, as I try to read your posts through the filter of marriage, I am frequently struck by how your wisdom permeates life to other relationships. Sometimes the things we glance back at, and then share, cause irrevocable (although unintentional) damage to those we love. Focusing on the present, without denying the past, is a worthy goal. Prayers for a comfortable day, complete with joys in the moment.Alice Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839929905396575588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-19791705900632080872017-06-19T09:56:14.620-07:002017-06-19T09:56:14.620-07:00Hi Andrew, God has not forgotten you or made a mis...Hi Andrew, God has not forgotten you or made a mistake. He is faithful in all our circumstances, even when it doesn't look like from our human perspective! Praying for you!Donna Reidlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15093807018808620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-79817800904467413812017-06-19T09:02:57.915-07:002017-06-19T09:02:57.915-07:00Strength for today, hope for tomorrow. That 's...Strength for today, hope for tomorrow. That 's what we all need. Praying it for you, my friend. For some reason the lyrics from Handel's Messiah are running through my head as I write this, "Be ye comforted..."Meridian Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415904614368419453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-26932116630796309792017-06-19T08:28:42.908-07:002017-06-19T08:28:42.908-07:00Hi Andrew ... although I'm a big advocate of l...Hi Andrew ... although I'm a big advocate of looking back to help us move forward well, you're right, it's hard to regain our equilibrium, get rebalanced, and have energy for today when we're always gazing with fondness at the past. <br /><br />Thanks for your wisdom, as ever.<br /><br /> Linda Stollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568264417855502332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-6602543366188823642017-06-19T07:27:14.160-07:002017-06-19T07:27:14.160-07:00"There's only now." That is a truth ..."There's only now." That is a truth we all need to accept, regardless of how many or how few days we may think we have left. Thanks for sharing this, Andrew. And I didn't know you were once an avid golfer. We're still learning new things about you. Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.com