tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post1056854703399998501..comments2024-03-28T17:58:26.154+00:00Comments on Are we nearly there yet? : Back to basicsHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-91139880627167626422013-06-06T22:20:15.875+01:002013-06-06T22:20:15.875+01:00Very honest and yet somehow inspiring. I love that...Very honest and yet somehow inspiring. I love that you remind yourself to see God in everything, even the painful things...Have you come across Ann Voskamp? Your wriitng reminds me of hers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-48264324142618314132013-06-06T14:53:40.098+01:002013-06-06T14:53:40.098+01:00This is beautiful, and echoes so many women's ...This is beautiful, and echoes so many women's thoughts everywhere. Thank you for writing this out for us to read! It's amazing to me here in America to read another believer's thoughts across the sea and realize we are so similar in our struggles, and, thankfully, in our beliefs. You've encouraged me- thank you!Beth Coultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17725084047646351485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-70009858163180532952013-06-05T20:26:12.367+01:002013-06-05T20:26:12.367+01:00Oh, Tania, thank you for being so lovely! Confusi...Oh, Tania, thank you for being so lovely! Confusion - yes. Still working out what the step of faith might be but I do get a sense that something new is beginning. I'm listening hard and I keep saying, 'Yes, Lord'... <br />Thank you for your words and your encouragement. Lots of love.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-44808916113335093872013-06-05T20:24:21.498+01:002013-06-05T20:24:21.498+01:00Thanks Lynda. Thanks for stopping by and for your ...Thanks Lynda. Thanks for stopping by and for your kind words. It means a lot. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-74224383947233745482013-06-05T20:23:41.739+01:002013-06-05T20:23:41.739+01:00Yes! I know He does. I keep forgetting, though, an...Yes! I know He does. I keep forgetting, though, and wanting to be worthy of His love. I want to 'make God proud' or somehow live up to His love for me. But nothing I do surprises Him...<br />Thank you for such a thoughtful comment. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-65163790645538292082013-06-05T20:20:58.616+01:002013-06-05T20:20:58.616+01:00Mulching along... lovely. Yep, I do a lot of mulch...Mulching along... lovely. Yep, I do a lot of mulching... <br />Thanks Fran.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-44916502062481663982013-06-05T20:20:20.724+01:002013-06-05T20:20:20.724+01:00It's a relief that someone else thinks like th...It's a relief that someone else thinks like this! Thank you, Sarah. Re ACTS: the oldies are the goodies, it seems. :-)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-43445736781799817202013-06-05T20:19:21.093+01:002013-06-05T20:19:21.093+01:00Joy, you leave such wonderful comments! Thank you....Joy, you leave such wonderful comments! Thank you. I'm really amazed at the response to this post - it's been so hard to write anything lately that I thought to myself that I'd just press 'publish' whatever I managed to get down. Thank you so much for your encouragement. It means a lot. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-19560111243678629212013-06-05T20:17:50.877+01:002013-06-05T20:17:50.877+01:00Thank you, Helen. Those things we were taught long...Thank you, Helen. Those things we were taught long ago are still there when the new stuff deserts us! Thanks for coming. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-86921560573154206192013-06-04T19:47:27.317+01:002013-06-04T19:47:27.317+01:00Helen
I always love to read your posts - no-one s...Helen<br /><br />I always love to read your posts - no-one says it like you do and you are anything but inadequate - your words flow so beautifully. It certainly sounds like God is working and this time of confusion often comes before a great step of faith. Stop trying to understand that is leaning on your own understanding - trust him, he is not going to show you the big picture - yet! Take the first step, even if it makes no sense, even if you don't know how it ties in with your dream or where it will lead, just take the first step - I feel you already know what it is - Just trust.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213345919583683267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-89505519551402512452013-06-04T16:53:29.473+01:002013-06-04T16:53:29.473+01:00Thank you for this. I've been feeling so like ...Thank you for this. I've been feeling so like this. Very helpful! Back to basics it is then! God bless youLynda Alsfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260944221255162533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-139017698566783412013-06-04T16:02:27.129+01:002013-06-04T16:02:27.129+01:00This is beautiful. There is so much of this that I...This is beautiful. There is so much of this that I can relate to as a child of God, as a parent etc etc. I also find myself on twitter when there's something that needs prayer! Be loving to yourself, the only judge that matters loves you for who you are.Mandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-88562254602984641422013-06-04T15:11:52.092+01:002013-06-04T15:11:52.092+01:00I've not heard the ACTS thing before. That...I've not heard the ACTS thing before. That's a good idea. Honest post, and encouraging for the rest of us mulching along too....Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10909633328173452935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-72685023182142929762013-06-04T12:48:24.127+01:002013-06-04T12:48:24.127+01:00A beautiful post and who says it's not profoun...A beautiful post and who says it's not profound? Your thoughts seem so similar to mine, it's amazing to me that I am not the only one who thinks like this!<br />I too learnt ACTS at confirmation classes 30 odd years ago - it's funny what sticks in your head. I use it all too rarely, maybe your blog is a good reminder that I should give it a try more often than I do!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953334708365738152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-34984438240938205302013-06-04T12:23:42.444+01:002013-06-04T12:23:42.444+01:00Oh, Helen, if this poetic and profound work arises...Oh, Helen, if this poetic and profound work arises when you "have nothing to say", then God has spoken so well through your perceived weakness. There is so much here that I can relate to. What a good idea to go "back to basics" and allow the words to flow in a pattern of familiar prayer. I love what has come from your feeling of emptiness. Proof indeed of how God answers, points out His glorious Presence everywhere, fills us with Himself and provides such a rich offering to share. Thank you, my friend. So pleased I read this today! Blessings and love xx :)Joy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8354279212912469509.post-12115122440546389062013-06-04T12:13:10.064+01:002013-06-04T12:13:10.064+01:00Love that 'your train of thought is still boar...Love that 'your train of thought is still boarding at the station!' might borrow that sometime please. <br />I was also taught ACTS as a prayer help and still use it 40yrs later. <br />You might feel you have nothing to say but you have the same thoughts as so many of us, certainly me, and it's the little things in life that worry or thrill us.<br />ThankyouHelennoreply@blogger.com