tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post6740771431421719655..comments2023-05-03T05:27:42.701-07:00Comments on Beauty for Ashes: Perplexed In My PajamasJoannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17152737939303560896noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-62923341610495316142010-07-17T11:59:51.145-07:002010-07-17T11:59:51.145-07:00Sarah, thank you for sharing all of that with me. ...Sarah, thank you for sharing all of that with me. This is what I was hoping for when I asked those questions at the end of my post. I will consider your words more than once.<br /><br />:)Joannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152737939303560896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-81713050637297441732010-07-17T11:24:47.875-07:002010-07-17T11:24:47.875-07:00Joannah, I hope you are not tired of me relating p...Joannah, I hope you are not tired of me relating parts of my journey with you. I will never say that I understand what you are personally going through b/c each person's journey is so unique, but I do "get" the feelings you are describing. I will share what eventually helped me. I remember it so clearly. It was about a year after Paul died and I could not understand why I was a 26 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-30256917084524484912010-07-12T21:44:18.374-07:002010-07-12T21:44:18.374-07:00Ferree said it best! One of my "pet peeves&qu...Ferree said it best! One of my "pet peeves" as a Christian school teacher is the tendency to teach as if God has "one plan" for our lives, and that the "plan" is specific to a career or something along those lines. Rather, I believe His plan is simply for us to follow Him. He will bless whatever we are doing, as long as we do it to honor Him. <br /><br />Now, I will AprilMayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03792808556842224049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-16864246660159124072010-07-12T20:16:38.704-07:002010-07-12T20:16:38.704-07:00Psalm 46:10 I wish I could give you a three-step p...Psalm 46:10 I wish I could give you a three-step plan to finding God's will, but after many years of seeking His plan for my life I've found His plan is simply for me to be his daughter and to accept and receive His love, one day, one step at a time. I still clutch my little to-do lists a little too tightly, though. Prayed for you today, my friend.Ferree Bowman Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739485535852107104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-42395990101463578772010-07-12T18:19:08.537-07:002010-07-12T18:19:08.537-07:00JoAnn, I've got single-minded stubborness in s...JoAnn, I've got single-minded stubborness in spades!<br /><br />:)Joannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152737939303560896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-87968959720770586312010-07-12T18:17:13.288-07:002010-07-12T18:17:13.288-07:00Joannah,
I am so sorry for the pain you are going ...Joannah,<br />I am so sorry for the pain you are going through. I don't have any wisdom for you, but I found that sometimes single minded stubborness is the way to go.<br /><br />Keep going strong...you'll get to a better place!JoAnn in NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114295980713581767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-66265223587450203382010-07-12T16:48:17.838-07:002010-07-12T16:48:17.838-07:00I can't answer any of those questions but I kn...I can't answer any of those questions but I know from my life and challanges that I just keep my spirits up and try to work through the things that God lays in my path.. <br />I hope I do the right things..<br />You know that I LOVE YOU BIG. <br />and I feel that he will give you Michaels babies.. I just sooo hope that I am right.. I feel it and hope it comes true..<br />BIG HUGS..Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16373111344793230801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-25330501082734150012010-07-11T18:29:04.898-07:002010-07-11T18:29:04.898-07:00Catherine, thank you for sharing and for being an ...Catherine, thank you for sharing and for being an advocate for adoption. I am a huge fan of adoption. I was once on that path, but since losing my husband it has become the desire of my heart to see him in our children. It's not so much about how to become a mother at this point.<br /><br />If this IVF fails, I will be open to dating again in time, and if I should be blessed with another Joannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152737939303560896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-16523820391342895542010-07-11T18:21:53.961-07:002010-07-11T18:21:53.961-07:00I have always thought that the Lord's calling ...I have always thought that the Lord's calling for me was adoption. I recently received assurance of this conviction through a wonderful Bible vers, :"He places the lonely in families."<br />I would really encourage you to pursue adoption. There are so many lonely children out there. The need for families to step forward for African American or biracial infants is huge. Sometimes Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203465202426658080noreply@blogger.com