tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071263087792803960.post7158161964487600232..comments2010-03-28T21:34:22.613-06:00Comments on One Mom's Purpose: In the DesertMichelle (wife, mom, grandma, daughter, sister, friend, co-worker, and striving to be a Proverbs 31 woman)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15073514366455942396noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071263087792803960.post-14834707216012380442008-09-06T15:36:00.000-06:002008-09-06T15:36:00.000-06:00Michelle,I have wondered how the transition is goi...Michelle,<BR/>I have wondered how the transition is going. It reminds me of my own move 1 1/2 years ago! I am praying for you--that you will continue to fall at the feet of our Lord because only peace and joy can come from that. <BR/>Love,<BR/>ErinErin Szczerbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14371304911109610455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071263087792803960.post-52130897671095656132008-08-24T08:24:00.000-06:002008-08-24T08:24:00.000-06:00Oh, and I HIGLY recommend you reading the The Shac...Oh, and I HIGLY recommend you reading the The Shack...I think you would like it. It's great, and I'm not even done with it.Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08006200795634275170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071263087792803960.post-49919923453047278222008-08-24T08:23:00.000-06:002008-08-24T08:23:00.000-06:00Michelle, I wish I had something amazing to tell ...Michelle,<BR/> I wish I had something amazing to tell you. And maybe I do...I don't know. They are words I need to listen to myself. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes in the desert God is doing His best work. It's so hard to see that, but you will gain strength from this time, although sometimes it seems easier to throw in the towel. <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry things have been hard, but hang in there. God ALWAYS has the best intentions for us, even when we can't see the bigger picture! If I can be of any help to you, please let me know. May God bless you!!!<BR/><BR/>Larissa :)Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08006200795634275170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071263087792803960.post-72185828031394892872008-08-24T04:47:00.000-06:002008-08-24T04:47:00.000-06:00Change is always difficult, and all the more so wh...Change is always difficult, and all the more so when we have teenagers. I know. I moved mine across the world back then. But you have to keep focussed on Psalm 139. I have clung to that through really difficult times, Michelle. <BR/><BR/>There is beauty everywhere, if we let ourselves see it, but I know how much you must miss the mountains. I desperately long to be in Switzerland walking in "my" mountains again too.<BR/><BR/>I will be praying for you and your family, and I will be back to check on you too!God's plans are never wrong. You are there because it is part of His plan. He knows what He is doing!Lindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141761866483224572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071263087792803960.post-55800633168625553482008-08-23T22:50:00.000-06:002008-08-23T22:50:00.000-06:00Thanks for coming over today - it is ironic that I...Thanks for coming over today - it is ironic that I mentioned Kev's story, and you had read it back then. I need to have Kev read it again, because he's a bit discouraged right now - he has one more year of school to finally have his degree (age 32), and isn't at all sure he wants a job in social work. He's struggling with the church they attend, because he feels inferior to the "engineer" type of guys who are in their small group. I sometimes wonder if the drugs really messed with his mind and his ability to think clearly and see things positively. Please pray for him, if you have a minute. Is your older son the one you spoke of in the comments back then? <BR/><BR/>Let's do keep in touch!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938607712512860569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071263087792803960.post-46816140162764563682008-08-23T07:38:00.000-06:002008-08-23T07:38:00.000-06:00Sharon asked me to come over and visit you today. ...Sharon asked me to come over and visit you today. I"m glad she did, because I have not "found" you out in blogland before. I am from Colorado and can totally understand how you would cry, coming back here for a short visit from LV. We drove through the desert one day - I had not been to LV, nor had any desire to go there - and I could not believe the view of that crazy place sticking up out of nowhere - a monument to gree, it seemed. But I know there are wonderful churches and schools there, at least that what I've heard. I can only imagine how frightening it would be to have kids growing up so close to that stuff. But I feel your pain and sadness in this post, and will pray for you. I know what it's like to have your beautiful kids turn away from the way they've been taught (you can see on my sidebar, if you ever want to be encouraged in that regard!) <BR/><BR/>I trust that you have found a good church, that you will be able to travel less, that you will hear God's voice in all of this. Blessings!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938607712512860569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071263087792803960.post-83271310976359378062008-08-22T23:39:00.000-06:002008-08-22T23:39:00.000-06:00Michelle,My heart and prayers are with you.Cling t...Michelle,<BR/><BR/>My heart and prayers are with you.<BR/><BR/>Cling to what you know is true.<BR/>God loves you. He loves each person in your family. <BR/><BR/>When God is silent, you can still cling to his attributes...He is compassionate, merciful, faithful.<BR/>I've had to repeat these over and over to myself when I feel desperate and alone.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you're reading his Word. Keep clinging to the VINE.<BR/><BR/>Remember poor Joseph who spent so many years in prison. I'm sure he thought God forgot him. But God worked everything for good.Sharon Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538835090062707610noreply@blogger.com