Comments on: Stumbling Blocks http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:45:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: exskindiver http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-450 exskindiver Wed, 02 May 2007 15:59:00 +0000 http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-450 love the reference to Job.<br/>i hear you. love the reference to Job.
i hear you.

]]> By: jessabean http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-449 jessabean Wed, 02 May 2007 15:23:00 +0000 http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-449 Thanks for sharing such an honest post with us. I am so sorry for everything you've been going through and hope that you will get your reward tenfold for all of this effort. You deserve it! Thanks for sharing such an honest post with us. I am so sorry for everything you’ve been going through and hope that you will get your reward tenfold for all of this effort. You deserve it!

]]> By: Cherann http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-448 Cherann Wed, 02 May 2007 15:17:00 +0000 http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-448 I'm sorry Brillig. You're still my idol. You're a blogging mama with Lots and lots of kids...I don't know how you do it. I can barely cope with two!!<br/><br/>I'm also sorry for your loss. I've been through that too and I know how difficult that can be. I’m sorry Brillig. You’re still my idol. You’re a blogging mama with Lots and lots of kids…I don’t know how you do it. I can barely cope with two!!

I’m also sorry for your loss. I’ve been through that too and I know how difficult that can be.

]]> By: moodswingingmommy http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-447 moodswingingmommy Wed, 02 May 2007 14:32:00 +0000 http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-447 I'm so sorry you are going through such a hard time. You are way stronger than I would be in your situation! Keep your chin up and try not to think of the jerks in the world. I’m so sorry you are going through such a hard time. You are way stronger than I would be in your situation! Keep your chin up and try not to think of the jerks in the world.

]]> By: Life As I Know It http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-444 Life As I Know It Wed, 02 May 2007 00:38:00 +0000 http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-444 Oh, wonderful, heartfelt post. It feels good to get all of that out, doesn't it?!? <br/>As you know, I'm right there with you on the selling and buying front. <br/>All in good time. Or atleast, that's what I keep telling myself.<br/>Hang in there!! Oh, wonderful, heartfelt post. It feels good to get all of that out, doesn’t it?!?
As you know, I’m right there with you on the selling and buying front.
All in good time. Or atleast, that’s what I keep telling myself.
Hang in there!!

]]> By: cathouse teri http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-443 cathouse teri Tue, 01 May 2007 23:51:00 +0000 http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-443 Well I tell ya what. It just seems like we can have a day from time to time when we don't have to fight. But that ain't happening. So let's just be happy that we have a house or two to fuss over.<br/><br/>Once, I was in the depths of despair. I was in a very unhappy marriage. I was pregnant again. I wanted to die.<br/><br/>I thought if I just turned the steering wheel, I could go off the bridge and be finished with it.<br/><br/>At that moment, the song "Signs" was playing on the radio. It was right at the point where it said, "Thank you, Lord, for thinkin 'bout me! I'm alive and doin fine!"<br/><br/>And it hit me. I needed to be thankful to be alive and really, I was fine! Much finer than some. Finer than most!<br/><br/>It's in the giving of thanks that we find contentment and peace.<br/><br/>(PS - My son, with whom I was pregnant at the time - has now had that line tattooed on his forearm, with a cross in the background.)<br/><br/>And we KNOW that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose.<br/><br/>For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.<br/><br/>(I know these are verses that are used so much we may overlook them, but do try to wrap them around you now. Be persuaded. Do ya love it when you get preaching from a cathouse?) Well I tell ya what. It just seems like we can have a day from time to time when we don’t have to fight. But that ain’t happening. So let’s just be happy that we have a house or two to fuss over.

Once, I was in the depths of despair. I was in a very unhappy marriage. I was pregnant again. I wanted to die.

I thought if I just turned the steering wheel, I could go off the bridge and be finished with it.

At that moment, the song “Signs” was playing on the radio. It was right at the point where it said, “Thank you, Lord, for thinkin ’bout me! I’m alive and doin fine!”

And it hit me. I needed to be thankful to be alive and really, I was fine! Much finer than some. Finer than most!

It’s in the giving of thanks that we find contentment and peace.

(PS - My son, with whom I was pregnant at the time - has now had that line tattooed on his forearm, with a cross in the background.)

And we KNOW that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose.

For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

(I know these are verses that are used so much we may overlook them, but do try to wrap them around you now. Be persuaded. Do ya love it when you get preaching from a cathouse?)

]]> By: Annie http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-442 Annie Tue, 01 May 2007 22:57:00 +0000 http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-442 Just remember that 'what doesn't break you, makes you stronger' - that's my mantra when the crappy stuff happens. Better times ahead I hope. Just remember that ‘what doesn’t break you, makes you stronger’ - that’s my mantra when the crappy stuff happens. Better times ahead I hope.

]]> By: Jenn in Holland http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-441 Jenn in Holland Tue, 01 May 2007 22:49:00 +0000 http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-441 Brilliant Brillig! Just brilliant.<br/>Even your meltdowns are poetic and frankly I give kudos to you for having the meltdown in the first place and for sharing it in the second place. I have no real advice or sage wisdom to share, I wish I did. Perhaps it would be profound AND prophetic. Nah, probably not. <br/>But I will say this: I hear you. Obviously so do the other commenters thus far. That's gotta be worth something, right? <br/>I hear you Brillig. Keep talking. Brilliant Brillig! Just brilliant.
Even your meltdowns are poetic and frankly I give kudos to you for having the meltdown in the first place and for sharing it in the second place. I have no real advice or sage wisdom to share, I wish I did. Perhaps it would be profound AND prophetic. Nah, probably not.
But I will say this: I hear you. Obviously so do the other commenters thus far. That’s gotta be worth something, right?
I hear you Brillig. Keep talking.

]]> By: Jewels http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-439 Jewels Tue, 01 May 2007 22:08:00 +0000 http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-439 Oh honey, I would give you a big hug and a pound of chocolate if I could! I know we can all relate to how you are feeling - sometimes I feel like I handle things with so much grace and keep pushing on, only to be blindsided by something I can't fix. Then I have a total breakdown. I think they are healthy, we have to have them to remember that we are fragile little things! I'm so sorry that the selling of your house is difficult and I am extremely sorry to hear about your little loss, you've been through so much. Hang in there, I love you! Oh honey, I would give you a big hug and a pound of chocolate if I could! I know we can all relate to how you are feeling - sometimes I feel like I handle things with so much grace and keep pushing on, only to be blindsided by something I can’t fix. Then I have a total breakdown. I think they are healthy, we have to have them to remember that we are fragile little things! I’m so sorry that the selling of your house is difficult and I am extremely sorry to hear about your little loss, you’ve been through so much. Hang in there, I love you!

]]> By: Kateastrophe http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-438 Kateastrophe Tue, 01 May 2007 21:22:00 +0000 http://www.twas-brillig.com/2007/05/01/stumbling-blocks/#comment-438 Darlin', as we hear so often . . . this to shall pass. But that doesn't excuse the person making fun of you.<br/><br/>Let's go hunt them down and do something mean. I'll stay for an extra day just to accomplish that!<br/><br/>Haha, ok, I'm kidding. But if you wanted to I'm so there. Darlin’, as we hear so often . . . this to shall pass. But that doesn’t excuse the person making fun of you.

Let’s go hunt them down and do something mean. I’ll stay for an extra day just to accomplish that!

Haha, ok, I’m kidding. But if you wanted to I’m so there.

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