tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post914354913651921770..comments2024-03-28T20:57:55.651-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: Your Dying Spouse 240 - And God Is Still Good {FMF}Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-38048553547602024082016-12-06T20:57:09.224-08:002016-12-06T20:57:09.224-08:00Susan, there are no words, but thank you, my frien...Susan, there are no words, but thank you, my friend. I appreciate you so very, very much.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-26279416322201617222016-12-06T08:20:45.864-08:002016-12-06T08:20:45.864-08:00You've made me cry.You've made me cry. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364430951695372897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-21336678706008027452016-12-04T20:27:04.498-08:002016-12-04T20:27:04.498-08:00Barbie, thanks so much, and it is SO WONDERFUL to ...Barbie, thanks so much, and it is SO WONDERFUL to see you here! I promise, I will keep going as long as the Almighty sees fit. I won't quit.<br /><br />Many, many thanks for the prayers - we truly appreciate them.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-47920680744649583532016-12-04T20:25:53.266-08:002016-12-04T20:25:53.266-08:00Martha, thank you so much. It was kind of a hard w...Martha, thank you so much. It was kind of a hard weekend, and it's getting worse rather than better...the prayers are so very appreciated!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-42834935290851334592016-12-04T09:38:23.827-08:002016-12-04T09:38:23.827-08:00Andrew, I've missed you. I am sorry about the ...Andrew, I've missed you. I am sorry about the decline that you are experiencing, but to come here after so long a time and see you still fighting the good fight of faith, with purpose, is refreshing my own spirit. You are a light in this world, Andrew. Praying for you and Barbara!BARBIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537827307867912139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-36703467509649868592016-12-03T23:59:12.869-08:002016-12-03T23:59:12.869-08:00andrew, i'm sad to hear of the progression of ...andrew, i'm sad to hear of the progression of your disease:( each week i check to see if you are here. i will pray for comfort for you and barbara and relief for your pain...and rest for your weary bones. blessings brother!martha68https://www.blogger.com/profile/16210599251566858182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-5938036545800193202016-12-03T20:42:33.175-08:002016-12-03T20:42:33.175-08:00And, Shauna, thank you for the link. Headed there ...And, Shauna, thank you for the link. Headed there now.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-43168650716147094572016-12-03T20:41:55.485-08:002016-12-03T20:41:55.485-08:00Shauna, your words honour me beyond measure. Thank...Shauna, your words honour me beyond measure. Thank you for this. And you're so right, that disillusionment can only begin from holding onto an illusion.<br /><br />Proud to know you as well. my friend. Baie dankie!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-61375612340964179932016-12-03T20:38:12.028-08:002016-12-03T20:38:12.028-08:00Jan, thank you for these words, and for the prayer...Jan, thank you for these words, and for the prayers. We do appreciate - and need - them.<br /><br />And I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-49289383427256006522016-12-03T20:37:22.174-08:002016-12-03T20:37:22.174-08:00Joy, you're so right...I am really a much happ...Joy, you're so right...I am really a much happier person hat when I was well, because now I realize and see clearly all those blessing for which I can, at last, be fully grateful<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here, and for your prayers. We truly appreciate them.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-17796313080064937912016-12-03T20:35:15.665-08:002016-12-03T20:35:15.665-08:00Oh, Tammy, thank you so much for this. I'm ove...Oh, Tammy, thank you so much for this. I'm overwhelmed, and humbled, and above all honoured to keep doing my very best.<br /><br />I am so grateful for your loving and grace-filled words<br /><br />Love back!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-43159560548545705262016-12-03T20:33:29.767-08:002016-12-03T20:33:29.767-08:00Thanks so much, Christy. I know God has had a job ...Thanks so much, Christy. I know God has had a job of work to do with me...and He's been helped so very much by His hands, feet and heart made manifest in the world...the FMF crew!<br /><br />Hugs and prayers back!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-81890148262826826952016-12-03T20:26:30.428-08:002016-12-03T20:26:30.428-08:00Oh,, Barbara, thank you so much for this! Truly, i...Oh,, Barbara, thank you so much for this! Truly, it is hard be be where one is meant to be if it's an uncomfortable place, but perhaps God has taken care to let us be there, because we can bring some light to others?<br /><br />So grateful to the hugs and prayers! Hugs and prayers back!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-30210227357938595042016-12-03T15:11:20.838-08:002016-12-03T15:11:20.838-08:00Not nearly the same circumstances, but you may enj...Not nearly the same circumstances, but you may enjoy reading this... <br />http://blaaklistwriters.com/i-didnt-ask-for-this-god/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779023629515870278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-13488855523676205052016-12-03T15:08:12.768-08:002016-12-03T15:08:12.768-08:00❤️️ This: "I once craved a return to health; ...❤️️ This: "I once craved a return to health; but there is fulfillment in being exactly where I am supposed to be." I think people spend too much time moaning about all of the things that haven't gone perfectly in their life. They too easily become disillusioned (which only means they believed an illusion to begin with). <br /><br />You know what I love about you? You challenge us to be more than just self-absorbed, small-minded people. You challenge us to embrace each day with gratefulness and courage, regardless of our circumstances. <br />Proud to know you, Andrew, even if it is only in CyberCity. Sterkte!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779023629515870278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-2706187081928135102016-12-03T14:37:53.857-08:002016-12-03T14:37:53.857-08:00Andrew, you're such an inspiration! As you kno...Andrew, you're such an inspiration! As you know, I pray for you and Barbara every day. And thanks for the video.Janet Ann Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234310280477491538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-85102512871070870002016-12-03T09:41:01.339-08:002016-12-03T09:41:01.339-08:00Oh Andrew, this is a breathtakingly beautiful post...Oh Andrew, this is a breathtakingly beautiful post! Not many could say these words and mean them, even in far more salubrious situations than your own: "My cup of delight and joy is filled to overflowing." Such phenomenal grace witnessed in every word you write! You truly do shine a light for God. I sense a quietening, a mellowing in your soul, a contentment that is greater than before. When life takes us to the wire, it is there that we are invited to live a deeper cruciform life. And you are. It's so inspiring and humbling. Thank you for still writing, still sharing the gritty reality and the way God's grace is shaping your thoughts and days. We are all rooting for and praying for you, brother, and for Barbara and the canine heroes too. May you continue to see sweetness in your circumstances, painful, humiliating and arduous as they are. And may God bless you and yours with the warm radiance of His love. xJoy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-9729073450343342602016-12-03T08:21:27.384-08:002016-12-03T08:21:27.384-08:00Andrew,
A greater Christmas miracle than this post...Andrew,<br />A greater Christmas miracle than this post may not be found this year. "My cup is overflowing with delight and joy."<br /><br /><br />I am seeing someone who is allowing himself to be loved and realizing he is worth loving. No longer the stoic hero that does it all and saves the day, you are a much more endearing character when you are no longer invincible. Truly, you are now a Nicholas Sparks novel and we all want to be Barbara and adore her-except that it's better than fiction!!<br /><br />True love, commitment, perseverance, this is God's masterpiece!!! And we crave the stories of sticking together in hardship. Your story is beautiful indeed!<br />May God richly bless you both-and keep you warm!<br />Love,<br />TammyTammysincerityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959015797818229243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-36062126246888662592016-12-03T08:05:12.832-08:002016-12-03T08:05:12.832-08:00Yes Andrew I think you worked the prompt in quite ...Yes Andrew I think you worked the prompt in quite nicely :) It's so encouraging to see how God is working in you each time I visit this bright orange place. God bless Barbara as she serves you. Hugs and prayers to you both! Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908195823729570648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-36812653584297610742016-12-03T05:44:06.483-08:002016-12-03T05:44:06.483-08:00Yes, Andrew, life IS still worth living! And, in ...Yes, Andrew, life IS still worth living! And, in the midst of everything, you are doing what you can to live it to the fullest...that is quite admirable! And, I do feel you ARE where you are meant to be; just as I am realizing, as hard as it may be, that I am where I am meant to be.<br /><br />Thank you for always "hitting the nail on the head" with your words; even writing ahead and connecting your words to Kate's word for the week...<br /><br />Continued hugs and prayers!! (Hint hint: in my "crave" post, I crave HUGS!!)BarbaraLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800573662220355361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-5797857666949655102016-12-02T22:22:47.880-08:002016-12-02T22:22:47.880-08:00Mary, you're so right! God wastes nothing. Tha...Mary, you're so right! God wastes nothing. That is perfect!<br /><br />And He needs US, our intentionality to tell of His Grace even when we're assailed by pain and, sometimes, fear.<br /><br />I'm so truly glad you're here.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-16051304007162552812016-12-02T22:21:10.829-08:002016-12-02T22:21:10.829-08:00Mollie, thank you so much for your loving words, a...Mollie, thank you so much for your loving words, and for your prayers. We do appreciate them.<br /><br />It's funny; as things get harder I seem to enjoy life more, because I can see the blessings and grace so much more clearly. Does that make sense?Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-52772155423797451252016-12-02T22:19:25.195-08:002016-12-02T22:19:25.195-08:00Norma, I intend to be around for quite awhile. I p...Norma, I intend to be around for quite awhile. I push myself pretty hard, as you know, and I think that, along with the appreciation of the beauty to be found even in pain, has kept me here and vital way past the doctors' 'sell-by' date. It's worth it; this is the job for which the ALmighty has formed me.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the prayers, my friend, and I will let Barbara know of the appreciation and esteem in which she's so deservedly held.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-50591125865229363212016-12-02T22:16:29.666-08:002016-12-02T22:16:29.666-08:00Lisa, thank YOU. I so appreciate this, and your pr...Lisa, thank YOU. I so appreciate this, and your presence here.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-91523515831567552072016-12-02T22:14:50.237-08:002016-12-02T22:14:50.237-08:00Lesley, the journey and decline have made it possi...Lesley, the journey and decline have made it possible for me to have a spiritual renewal, and to develop an attitude of gratitude that I don't think could have happened otherwise.<br /><br />And the FMF community has been a huge part of this. I've learned so much from everyone here, and have received more love and grace than any man could expect.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the prayers; we truly appreciate them.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.com