tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post720111994254395440..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: Exercising Faith and Seeing the Hand of GodPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-18314754146880875712008-10-22T16:49:00.000-04:002008-10-22T16:49:00.000-04:00Hmm this sounds a lot like yours and Michelle's fa...Hmm this sounds a lot like yours and Michelle's faith these last few years. :D<BR/>What great examples of faith your parents have and passed on to you.chellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210133892778678260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-69820856472423885872008-10-21T15:10:00.000-04:002008-10-21T15:10:00.000-04:00Tasha, Mom and Dad D served in Winnsboro and Walte...Tasha, Mom and Dad D served in Winnsboro and Walterboro, SC in early 2000-2001. <BR/><BR/>Maybe you could choose one of Ray's posts and print it out for Marcus. Maybe he'd read it that way? Hopefully that wouldn't be too overwhelming or pushy.<BR/><BR/>And maybe you should both cave in and read Twilight, lol! Actually, I doubt Ray will. He still hasn't read W&G, after he said Mama Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647417825144481742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-40747720845110351962008-10-20T21:14:00.000-04:002008-10-20T21:14:00.000-04:00Ray when did your parents serve? My parents serve ...Ray when did your parents serve? My parents serve their first mission in SC. <BR/>I wish i could get Marcus to read your blogs.<BR/>stay away from Twilight, i cannot be the only one who has not read it!Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217894212045727531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-7839081414460171922008-10-20T18:55:00.000-04:002008-10-20T18:55:00.000-04:00good post, but i think you should read twilight.. ...good post, but i think you should read twilight.. now!! and ryan read it! just because there is a question to his masculinity, doesnt mean he's not a dude! so there!Reinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241253517705526527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-85627717173411320902008-10-20T12:26:00.000-04:002008-10-20T12:26:00.000-04:00Oh, and TraceyBaby, congratulations on the weight ...Oh, and TraceyBaby, congratulations on the weight loss. That is awesome!Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-83338392890025541322008-10-20T12:25:00.000-04:002008-10-20T12:25:00.000-04:00"often it can feel like we are struggling alone an..."often it can feel like we are struggling alone and stuck with the consequences of our own stupidity." <BR/><BR/>Well said, anon. Many people fight that feeling regularly. It can be hard, especially "in the moment". That is something I've told Mama many times - that "enduring to the end" is just as applicable to the trials of a single day or hour as it is to the lifelong struggle. <BR/><BR/>Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-9604817333966488612008-10-20T11:40:00.000-04:002008-10-20T11:40:00.000-04:00My sister has sent me a few of your posts to read....My sister has sent me a few of your posts to read.<BR/><BR/>Me, her ex-Mormon, but not anti-Mormon sister.<BR/><BR/>I mostly blog about the 12-steps which is pretty huge in the God department so I can relate to what you write about.<BR/><BR/>I'm working OA and Alanon and have lost 40 pounds so far, thanks to God alone. I could not have done this on my own.<BR/><BR/>So sorry about your niece....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-67135695364770755412008-10-20T11:20:00.000-04:002008-10-20T11:20:00.000-04:00Stepping into the darkness is an incredibly diffic...Stepping into the darkness is an incredibly difficult thing to do. It is essentially giving up our need to control our lives and trusting Him to come through and catch us. <BR/><BR/>When I can accomplish this, I have been blessed. Sometimes I am too afraid to take that first step, feeling that particular situation is too hard, too limited, too harsh. Many times, the examples of you and your Mama Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647417825144481742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-71682998386058547632008-10-20T08:46:00.000-04:002008-10-20T08:46:00.000-04:00You've given me more to share with my family. Tha...You've given me more to share with my family. Thanks Ray.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15878083089636912645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-79241785678527854722008-10-20T06:47:00.000-04:002008-10-20T06:47:00.000-04:00I so need to be reminded that Our Father can make ...I so need to be reminded that Our Father can make good our inadequacies-often it can feel like we are struggling alone and stuck with the consequnces of our own stupidity.I seem to have stepped out of the realm of miracles,yet still feel i believe in them.How wondeful to be able to share in your family's quiet and elegant miracle.I love God's economy.What beauty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com