tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post5808914116489267429..comments2023-12-26T10:45:55.481-05:00Comments on Lots of Scotts: Seaglass & My Middle Aged ManifestoJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903375700915031290noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-17011858532041242542016-08-22T13:10:22.120-04:002016-08-22T13:10:22.120-04:00Love this so much...many situations presenting the...Love this so much...many situations presenting themselves in my life lately - and realizing that screaming the Gospel, a Bible verse, or a prayer - do more harm than good. That to live my life and rely on the Gospel, Bible verses, and prayers...with peace, grace, and love...are what I need to do and these actions speak louder than any scream I can offer. Love your heart and your shared perspective!!Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393024979088165399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-72337481378076623112016-08-16T11:29:13.611-04:002016-08-16T11:29:13.611-04:00I have seen you grow/change over the course of our...I have seen you grow/change over the course of our friendship and I am thankful that the experiences you share are so transparent and REAL. #lifeisbutadream. Thankful to do it with you! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090624135231290455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-10217260217877377632016-08-11T00:41:56.654-04:002016-08-11T00:41:56.654-04:00I've read your blog off and on for years and t...I've read your blog off and on for years and this is my favorite of all your posts. Much of what you have written in the last year has resonated deeply with me, but nothing more than this. Thank you for sharing your heart! I find my edges becoming much softer with every passing year. More and more I realize that love is always the answer! That does not mean I change my faith or my beliefs at all, it just means that, as you said, shouting accomplishes nothing other than hurting someone who is obviously already hurting. Showing love and listening will move mountains, not shouting and judging. We must hold ourselves accountable first and foremost...and love those that are making decisions that are clearly based on a deep hurt in their heart. Obviously easier said than done, and a pass cannot and should not be given for unacceptable and unrepentant behavior. That being said, love will open up more doors and start more conversations than shouting and judging ever will. Thank you for sharing this.<br />MichelleMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14874032470291053620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-37888604648764533542016-07-30T22:49:30.955-04:002016-07-30T22:49:30.955-04:00I think this is what they call a 'mature faith...I think this is what they call a 'mature faith'. :) Thankful for your perspective and testimony...hopeful that I, too, am headed that way. J & Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06281682306257803925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-37134144182239993072016-07-30T12:22:17.285-04:002016-07-30T12:22:17.285-04:00Cabell, I cant believe I found you! Not sure if yo...Cabell, I cant believe I found you! Not sure if you remember me! My name is Jenn and I was burned at crooked creek ranch in Colorado in July 2000. You were & continue to be a big part of my story! If I could only begin to tell you the many ways God has used it to His Glory! All you prayers & letters encouraged my heart! Something you wrote has stuck with me all these yrs. "it is so easy to praise God when things are wonderful but what a testimony to praise and thank him in the middle of a painful experience". After reading some of your blog I am so sorry to hear of your husbands passing. I am encouraged by your heart and the many ways he is using you. Today 16yrs ago is when he accident happened, it is imprinted on my heart the prayers you prayed over me as we drove to the emergencey room. God has healed me & I thank God for you!!The HUBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151227414952084467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-23833793089976978822016-07-29T09:45:36.574-04:002016-07-29T09:45:36.574-04:00Beautiful observations and your heart is so clearl...Beautiful observations and your heart is so clearly focused on Jesus. He's the one who cared for the widows, the prostitutes, the adultress, the sick. He didn't say anything about their right or wrong actions, but he cared for them. May we each strive to do the same.Wife Goes Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410026629281514658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-13367466156968334232016-07-28T13:29:14.422-04:002016-07-28T13:29:14.422-04:00This is so wonderful. I just wanted you to know t...This is so wonderful. I just wanted you to know that these words encouraged this 34 year old mama of three today. Thank you for sharing. <br /><br />Nicholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01144095247492078887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-9371966699304093242016-07-27T17:34:16.494-04:002016-07-27T17:34:16.494-04:00Beautiful said, my friend. <3Beautiful said, my friend. <3Laura Elmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14976016129349817690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-37692306659015271232016-07-27T16:41:33.588-04:002016-07-27T16:41:33.588-04:00I'm finding my mindset and faith is in a simil...I'm finding my mindset and faith is in a similar place to yours. I used to think everything was clear cut and I had all the answers. Life us complicated and we complicate it well ourselves. We are human and fallen. At middle age, I realise I don't have all the answers, and possibly it is better that I don't. I wouldn't seek Gid so needily if I did. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057976015865894921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-76180740160881603562016-07-27T11:40:04.109-04:002016-07-27T11:40:04.109-04:00Thank you for detailing the evolution of your fait...Thank you for detailing the evolution of your faith. Like you, I once believed that doubt eliminated faith. Through my own life experience, and that of those around me, I now believe that faith cannot exist without doubt. The doubt is what creates the catalyst for faith.<br /><br />I loved your analogy to sea glass. May the softer sides of each of us increase the faith of those to whom we minister. May His glory shine through in the darkest places. May we keep turning to Him in our questions, trusting when we question and seeking when we are lost.Missy Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020559836786005693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-88716737249083662592016-07-27T09:56:44.642-04:002016-07-27T09:56:44.642-04:00This could be my manifesto too. This could be my manifesto too. Beth in the Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702179612923382436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-11313757784390275642016-07-27T09:52:43.165-04:002016-07-27T09:52:43.165-04:00What a beautiful piece of writing. You are growing...What a beautiful piece of writing. You are growing and evolving in your walk with God - open to how God comes to you in new experiences and ways of being with others. <br />I pray you feel God's strength and companionship as you serve God in foster-parent ministry.<br />Jacquie Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543753105930454802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-75065816677429582102016-07-27T07:30:29.955-04:002016-07-27T07:30:29.955-04:00Thank you for sharing your heart. I love this and ...Thank you for sharing your heart. I love this and am finding I feel the same. Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01408573099786554451noreply@blogger.com