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so refreshing to hear your thoughts, Shelley.. I f...

2009-11-08T20:33:22.019-05:00

so refreshing to hear your thoughts, Shelley.. I feel this way myself, quite often.
thanks for sharing..

well said tina...

2009-10-19T17:09:11.723-04:00

well said tina...

i've been getting better (more well-er) as i've ac...

2009-10-17T10:34:25.813-04:00

i've been getting better (more well-er) as i've accepted that God is with the striver and the rester. positionally, He is not apart from me at all ... He's in the car as i push the button, beside me on my knees as i beg for help ... He really loves me in all of it; my brokeness, my feeble but sincere attempts to morph. the more i live in whatever moment i'm in and acknowledge His

yea...isn't it hard!? I have been realizing I hav...

2009-09-11T17:57:43.815-04:00

yea...isn't it hard!? I have been realizing I have perfectionist issues with myself and my expectations of myself. sigh...

Another beautiful post. Welcome, Ben.

2009-09-11T00:04:23.559-04:00

Another beautiful post. Welcome, Ben.

Great blog! You totally sound like Brennan Mannin...

2009-09-10T23:59:44.053-04:00

Great blog! You totally sound like Brennan Manning in this post...

I love this part:
"She is way more sacrificial, energetic, willing to listen and help, ready to take on challenges, to jump in wherever needed. If I stop being her, I will be grouchy, tired, selfish, and turning people down left right and centre. At least in my mind that is how it looks and feels to me.&

thank you :)

2009-07-22T10:29:50.795-04:00

thank you :)

beautiful

2009-07-01T19:18:16.179-04:00

beautiful

i think i've been guilty of being on the giving or...

2009-07-01T19:12:13.944-04:00

i think i've been guilty of being on the giving or receiving end of everything on the list, at some point in my life. i'm with the nip in the bud thingie ... it's awkward sometimes ... but so much healthier.

love it all ... tina

2009-07-01T19:06:19.114-04:00

love it all ... tina

I caught the end of Joyce Meyer this morning and s...

2009-04-17T08:39:00.000-04:00

I caught the end of Joyce Meyer this morning and she quoted this verse. And said "stop thinking about yourself and start loving others!" I've no doubt that has worked for her. Doesn't work at all for me. She said "love God, and love others". I have to go by 'Love your neighbour as yourself.' If I ignore myself I wallow in stuff and have nothing for you. If I am 'rooted and established in love

I borrowed it from Jacqui P. It is not very excit...

2009-04-16T08:37:00.000-04:00

I borrowed it from Jacqui P. It is not very excitingly written, but full of great and helpful info.

sure Julie! I could take a crack at it...we all n...

2009-04-16T08:34:00.000-04:00

sure Julie! I could take a crack at it...we all need another voice outside of our own heads, don't we?!

My brother dropped in just when I was wrestling with this one and in talking to him about it I saw a different perspective.

I promise I won't use SIGV on you. ;)

Maybe I should read this book.

2009-04-16T01:47:00.000-04:00

Maybe I should read this book.

Holy cow! I so get this. Thank you for posting t...

2009-04-16T01:01:00.000-04:00

Holy cow! I so get this. Thank you for posting this... I have been reading John lately and have been so frustrated with so many of Jesus' words. Can I send you them and you can re-translate them from my dysfunctional interpretation into a more healthy one??

Half the time I'm so frustrated with what I think He's saying that I feel like giving up all together... I've been having a

HI Juliethanks! nice to know we aren't the only on...

2009-04-12T20:04:00.000-04:00

HI Julie
thanks! nice to know we aren't the only ones throwing this ball around...

The nakedpastor has a post on this I just read awh...

2009-04-11T02:52:00.000-04:00

The nakedpastor has a post on this I just read awhile ago... your note reminded me of it... It's funny/sad.

http://www.nakedpastor.com/archives/2965

yes. we throw the ball to God. my thing isn't to...

2009-04-09T14:14:00.000-04:00

yes. we throw the ball to God.

my thing isn't to do nothing about it, but not to own it or avoid it either...

let's just participate

wow Tina, that is food for thought!! thanks for s...

2009-04-09T14:11:00.000-04:00

wow Tina, that is food for thought!! thanks for sharing that.

and isn't it so true that it often ends up being about ourselves needing the changes.

thanks so much for this perspective!

we're all so broken. grant mullen says that the ch...

2009-04-09T00:41:00.000-04:00

we're all so broken. grant mullen says that the church could (should) be a place where people can find love and community. the problem that people most often have when they come to church ... is they see that we just as broken as they are ... AND we have the additional baggage of shame and condemnation. who wants to have community with that? he asks 'wouldn't it be something if 10 to 15% of the

ha ha ha ... i used to worry about people like tha...

2009-04-09T00:12:00.000-04:00

ha ha ha ... i used to worry about people like that too shelley, until suzanne died. there were so many times in my relationship with her that i was frustrated with my desire for her to change, so she could be whole (and not annoy me so much ;) when her cancer came back, we actually talked about our relationship honestly. i'll never trade how close we became, after that, for anything. after she

true Tina. Sometimes I have to step back and ask ...

2009-04-03T09:03:00.000-04:00

true Tina. Sometimes I have to step back and ask myself...can I love this person even if they never change? What if they go to be with Jesus with all their 'issues' still controlling their life? Is that okay? Am I still 'in'?
You have helped me a lot with that Tina, by reminding me often that people are not projects.

thanks Terry...

HI TinaI did see a lot of truths in her story...an...

2009-04-03T09:00:00.000-04:00

HI Tina
I did see a lot of truths in her story...and I would love to be in that conversation!

But I am sad that so far at least, she didn't find her peace in Jesus.

I was talking to Connie, who also has read the book, and she was ticked about the guy at the end too. I thought she really short-changed herself there...

how about next week sometime? :)

Wise words...

2009-04-03T04:03:00.000-04:00

Wise words...

harsh ... so harsh!!! i see SO much of God in her...

2009-04-03T02:09:00.000-04:00

harsh ... so harsh!!! i see SO much of God in her story. i was kind of ticked that she went for that guy at the end. a nice loud conversation with a bunch of other gals who have read the book, over a beer at a pub would be a great way to debate this one. let me know when your kidney is up for it ;) love you ... t