tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post6955155542523863946..comments2023-05-19T04:46:54.536-07:00Comments on Beautiful rubbish:: How a soul growsAmber Cadenashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-31916779675423649322014-11-14T17:16:11.326-08:002014-11-14T17:16:11.326-08:00Thank you, Elizabeth. I understand that focus, too...Thank you, Elizabeth. I understand that focus, too, as I've lived it a number of my years in the church. And yes, I love to meet him by the sea, too. Such a beautiful place.Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-12258857361399089942014-11-14T17:12:18.854-08:002014-11-14T17:12:18.854-08:00Oh. The slow work... how true and wise that is. Th...Oh. The slow work... how true and wise that is. Thank you for all these words of encouragement, Dolly. I'm a hugger, too ;)Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-89718794069981213362014-11-14T17:10:26.557-08:002014-11-14T17:10:26.557-08:00Yes, friend. Thank you.Yes, friend. Thank you.Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-38606486412824580352014-11-14T17:09:31.213-08:002014-11-14T17:09:31.213-08:00How beautiful, Sharon, that you have made this di...How beautiful, Sharon, that you have made this discovery about joy as you near the end of the year of reflecting on it. He does honor the seeking heart, no matter who or what does the blocking, doesnt he? Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-23854362902509115062014-11-14T17:06:53.982-08:002014-11-14T17:06:53.982-08:00Thank you for the times of showing up here, Kelly,...Thank you for the times of showing up here, Kelly, and reminding me this is courageous. I cannot say just how much that means to me, but I have the sense you get that, too.Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-16004495412832492532014-11-13T19:28:23.780-08:002014-11-13T19:28:23.780-08:00 I guess, in church, I focus more on being there f... I guess, in church, I focus more on being there for the hurting ones. When I reach out to others, I sense God filling me up and His love flowing out of me. So, for our relationship, just God and me, my favorite place to meet with Him is by the sea. It seems to be the place I hear Him most clearly.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572872315082254364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-76214225360435106072014-11-13T18:47:58.134-08:002014-11-13T18:47:58.134-08:00Amber,
I always admire how you are so brave to wai...Amber,<br />I always admire how you are so brave to wait in that tension...not rush ...but just be and to allow as De Chardin says to "always trust in the slow work of God"....((hugs))...hope you don't mind...I'm a hugger :)Dolly@Soulstopshttp://soulstops.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-91741975209525298532014-11-13T14:37:13.181-08:002014-11-13T14:37:13.181-08:00Ah yes... the glory in dying... in shifting and ch...Ah yes... the glory in dying... in shifting and changing... in being Light and Love inside, maybe - but outside - yes! Yes... let's do that!~Karrilee~ from Abiding Love, Abounding Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698176066735604032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-79251424056441342052014-11-13T09:57:25.000-08:002014-11-13T09:57:25.000-08:00Ah, to see Jesus. Sometimes I have commented that...Ah, to see Jesus. Sometimes I have commented that we believers often block Him from view. Sometimes we make better walls than windows. We impede others from seeing Him, the real and raw HIM. Sometimes we do that within ourselves. I am also striving to see Jesus, wanting an intimate and unmistakable encounter with His Person. For He is just what I need so desperately, just what I want so deeply. This year, my "word for the year" has been joy. Trust me, I have struggled with its concept in arguably the most difficult year of my life. As I'm nearing the end of it, I know that I have discovered this one thing - for me, joy means Jesus, Only You.<br /><br />God honors a searching heart, for He will meet the heart who seeks after Him.<br /><br />GOD BLESS!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00840994989201507494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-3693422793056072162014-11-13T03:50:38.723-08:002014-11-13T03:50:38.723-08:00"I feel something in me dying and something i..."I feel something in me dying and something in me waking . . . " <br />To have the courage to wait, the faith to believe and the grace to call even this most difficult process "good," - Thank you Amber for your reflections. I'm grateful you found that place of silence. kchripczukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585289101589690551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-48696858468607008052014-11-12T19:52:25.580-08:002014-11-12T19:52:25.580-08:00Discouraging, Carol? No, not at all. You offer hop...Discouraging, Carol? No, not at all. You offer hope for me, of how to embrace questions with honesty and courage, even as we grow older. I appreciate this about you. And I thank you, for giving me so much space and grace to be where I am.Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-69469672189155092582014-11-12T18:39:31.323-08:002014-11-12T18:39:31.323-08:00As always, I love the words you put to feelings, t...As always, I love the words you put to feelings, thoughts. I have my own version of "this tension, this weight of uncertainty, without tearing down the middle". And sometimes wondering if this is where I will stay. And sometimes I wonder if the fact that I find myself here at my age is discouraging to you. (until one of us has a birthday I am exactly double your age!) I hope it is not. It is probably not unusual that we circle back to questions....not in the same way, but questions nevertheless. And I am glad you are holding onto the "middle." blessings Amber. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440697330625609117noreply@blogger.com