tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post8352406653970940195..comments2023-10-04T07:54:09.785-07:00Comments on Growing Is Beautiful: When You Need A New NameCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019187519810116317noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post-53495881330899885592012-02-29T19:35:32.752-08:002012-02-29T19:35:32.752-08:00@chris: Thank you for seeing the joy and hope mix...@chris: Thank you for seeing the joy and hope mixed in with all this mourning and fear. There are so many days when I just want to push past this part of the grieving and move right into the rebuilding. But I know it well that there's no rushing the process and there's nothing to be gained by refusing to work through the loss. Your words here, they're comforting me tonight--the tearing down is for a moment and the building up is for always. And without the tearing down, there is no building up. Thank you, always, for prayers.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019187519810116317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post-61744887920477910432012-02-29T19:30:12.363-08:002012-02-29T19:30:12.363-08:00@tinuviel: Your words here paint a picture that b...@tinuviel: Your words here paint a picture that breathes comfort into a weary heart tonight. You keep reminding me where it is I'm really going--straight into that Home He Is where I can curl up beside Him and just *belong.* You are grace to me, Friend.<br /><br />Thankful--so thankful--for your love and prayers. Sending both right back at you across the miles tonight.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019187519810116317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post-90184653656306642852012-02-29T19:27:36.973-08:002012-02-29T19:27:36.973-08:00@Bernadette: Oh, Friend, to know that these words...@Bernadette: Oh, Friend, to know that these words of mine are lessening the hard for you--this is sweet grace to me! It seems a number of us are on the same journey right now, this letting go of what's been and reaching out for what He's leading us to. And what you've said here is spot on--we're learning all over how to walk in a new land. Thank you for the reminder to be patient while we find our feet. I am deeply grateful for you, too.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019187519810116317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post-36860990257676848922012-02-27T04:54:06.636-08:002012-02-27T04:54:06.636-08:00hi Courtney,
such a complicated mix of mourning a...hi Courtney,<br /><br />such a complicated mix of mourning and joy, fear and hope, letting go and holding on...it's no wonder if you don't feel "free and unburdened", when you're being pulled in so many directions at once! but as Christina says, through all the tearing down and building up, you're held in--and held together by--God's unconditional love. i'm praying that our Lord will comfort and encourage you with the knowledge that the tearing down is "of a moment", and the building up is for always--<br /><br />chrischrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673834639722877016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post-69812037771764529092012-02-25T12:26:05.640-08:002012-02-25T12:26:05.640-08:00Dear Courtney,
May the Father of mercies comfort y...Dear Courtney,<br />May the Father of mercies comfort you. He is holding on to you, no matter what. He really is the only Home you need. You are right in that. May He settle you in so deeply that your spirit feels free to take off your shoes and curl up beneath a quilt in front of the fire. He loves us both more than we know.<br /><br />Love and prayers,<br />christinatinuvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462001159262770932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post-292857346998622202012-02-24T18:56:32.833-08:002012-02-24T18:56:32.833-08:00Who doesn't feel a bit of aching emptiness whe...Who doesn't feel a bit of aching emptiness when there's nothing left of the life that once was? Yes. This is me too. Walking all different still feels awkward, uncomfortable and so unfamiliar. I do miss that. Thank you for being honest about it. Thanking God for your hand to hold, and your words to feast upon so that I don't feel it all so hard. Grateful...for you.<br /><br />BernadetteBernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05332663226765227179noreply@blogger.com