tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436337434445842616.post8299351511101687351..comments2024-01-29T00:24:01.199-05:00Comments on Embrace the Grace: Just RealSheri Hawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793306141253278799noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436337434445842616.post-63896139348659489982011-09-10T10:35:10.123-04:002011-09-10T10:35:10.123-04:00Thank you Sherri...Thank you Sherri...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436337434445842616.post-91133522900288107782011-09-09T22:08:12.355-04:002011-09-09T22:08:12.355-04:00Sheri, how well I understand. Thank you for being...Sheri, how well I understand. Thank you for being so real.<br /><br />I have to be honest with you, this is one reason why I absolutely adore my 1 and 1/2 year old dog Max. Many days I have thanked God that he will never be getting married and moving, experiencing a job transfer or telling me his "season" is over. He wakes me up in the mornings and welcomes me home from the office everyday. He's consistent, like clock-work, nothing changes - I can count on it. In the world of ministry where everything changes on a dime, sometimes just that simple consistency means so much. Max is our second dog that my husband absolutely insisted upon (sound familiar? Smile...) and he has proven to be the greatest gift ever. While Maddie is wonderful, she stays to herself a lot, at the window or laying the in the sun. Not Max -- he's my constant companion. <br /><br />Praying for you as you go through this shift. I experienced it with a staffer once where I didn't "open my heart" for an entire year, for surely I thought the dam would break and I might not "get it back together" I was so broken. <br /><br />How well I understand my sister, and I am praying for you. <br /><br />Love youDr. Deanna DossShrodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06651422170585497480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436337434445842616.post-84337757184292872542011-09-08T15:13:04.669-04:002011-09-08T15:13:04.669-04:00And chocolate...(all lifestyle "diets" m...And chocolate...(all lifestyle "diets" must contain chocolate or what good are they?) I will share...I even volunteer Becky to share chocolate!Guerrinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436337434445842616.post-51074105461049255922011-09-08T00:43:43.542-04:002011-09-08T00:43:43.542-04:00I have found that challenges often reap great rewa...I have found that challenges often reap great rewards, and I am confident there are many to be discovered for you. Life, real living, involves change, and it is how we deal with those changes that define our journey. I think you're doing great. You always seem open and honest when you blog, so today's update is not a surprise to anyone except perhaps you. We always see your heart. You couldn't hide it if you tried.<br /><br />As for writing, I think it was Dorothy Parker (I could be wrong as I am known to make things up) who defined writing as taking a piece of paper and opening a vein over it. Pretty accurate if you ask me.<br /><br />Also, I do have a question. Why do you always write "Smile" when you make a humorous comment or reference? Do you not know that your writing is sharp enough to make that point for you? You should re-read your stuff. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.Sue Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661749227670056682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436337434445842616.post-75542283418959796692011-09-07T20:50:33.461-04:002011-09-07T20:50:33.461-04:00You are such a dear person to me and I'm sorry...You are such a dear person to me and I'm sorry you've had such a challenging chapter of life. I'm with Guerrina--I can dispense Kleenex, understanding, and hugs.<br /><br />Love you, friend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374218036340274908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436337434445842616.post-46041125198270865402011-09-07T19:45:16.393-04:002011-09-07T19:45:16.393-04:00Oh, Sheri, I very much identify with all of this i...Oh, Sheri, I very much identify with all of this in my own situation. I keep coming back to the old hymn, It Is Well With My Soul. No matter the heartache and challenges, it is safe to fall apart in my Lord's arms and let His peace in. In spite of emotions that roll (or "sorrows like sea billows roll"), He holds me and reassures me and though the pain, sorrow, loss and questions are present, it is bearable and somehow He will bring it all together in a new journey. I, like you, have to do the best I can with with what I've got and how He wired me :) How precious and comforting to lay against my Father's chest, hear His heartbeat and know all will be well...some how, some way. I have plenty of tissues - shall I send some? :)<br /><br />Love,<br />Guerrina in CTGuerrinanoreply@blogger.com