tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post8868164874701057038..comments2023-05-19T04:46:54.536-07:00Comments on Beautiful rubbish:: Ornaments of hope: Why Audrey Assad is one of my songbirdsAmber Cadenashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-46207920739476773422014-03-19T19:39:06.434-07:002014-03-19T19:39:06.434-07:00Shelly, thank you for this. I hadn't thought o...Shelly, thank you for this. I hadn't thought of it that way, that when we're ourselves, that alone can be encouraging, regardless of the nature of the content. Being fully human... yes. This is a beautiful, inspiring thing to be and to behold. <br /><br />I so appreciate you being here - it's an honor.<br /><br />Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-56045009366879578312014-03-19T19:37:19.386-07:002014-03-19T19:37:19.386-07:00I've read your writing, and I think it's h...I've read your writing, and I think it's honest, too. You're brave, friend, and I admire that. You are also as you are, not painting any other image but what is right there.<br /><br />I'm so happy that "Good to Me" touched your heart. It has seriously fed mine. I am sorry that hard stuff is constantly happening to your family. I honestly relate to that, though I know our 'stuff' is different. I resonate with your feeling that friends might think you're exaggerating. I hear your pain. And I'm trying, as you are, to remember - which is an effort, as you said - that God is good, in the sorrow and in the sweet times. It's not always the comfort I want, but when I grasp this, truly grasp it, it is something much deeper. <br /><br />Thank you for being here. I value your voice.Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-60796916268386616262014-03-19T18:28:38.703-07:002014-03-19T18:28:38.703-07:00I think you should definitely be yourself, because...I think you should definitely be yourself, because when you write as yourself it comes across encouraging whether you think that is the message or not. The most inspiring thing someone can do, for me at least, is be fully human, the way God created them to be, not like someone else. This is lovely Amber. I'm going to go peek at the others in your Lent collection.Shelly Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051889442102350746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-10994239850018156602014-03-19T16:00:35.190-07:002014-03-19T16:00:35.190-07:00I definitely resonate with you. I struggle findin...I definitely resonate with you. I struggle finding a balance in my writing between positive and uplifting topics versus the hard ones that aren't always fun to discuss. I like to think that my writing is just honest. When things suck, they suck. When they are awesome, they are awesome. <br /><br />The song, Good To Me, really touches my heart today. There is a lot of hard stuff happening to our family all the time. Constantly. I'm sure friends think we exaggerate. But we don't blab all the crap that happens all the time. It takes effort to remember that God still takes care of our basic needs every day. Just like this song says. He is good to me. Even when things SUCK. He is still good to me. :) <br /><br />I think the way you write is awesome. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621231092375521848noreply@blogger.com