tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803025816547957119.post4061086154067540491..comments2012-07-03T22:14:05.431-05:00Comments on Cottonwood Lane: Sleep Don't WeepMalloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07248222553819678341noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803025816547957119.post-64398016941801106812011-07-09T19:46:43.451-05:002011-07-09T19:46:43.451-05:00Thank you all for your comment/encouragement.
Je...Thank you all for your comment/encouragement. <br /><br />Jessica- So great to hear what's going on in your life and that I'm not the only one experiencing these things! Your so right about church. I couldn't live here without my church family. Their love for our family is indescribable. God is the reason for our joy. He has blessed us in so many ways and I know He has the same for you and your family! There is nothing greater than raising your kids to have relationship with Christ! Thanks so much for being open. You never know who you might inspire :)Malloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07248222553819678341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803025816547957119.post-39153352774906804552011-07-09T09:18:31.075-05:002011-07-09T09:18:31.075-05:00You posted a picture of Ella laying in your bed an...You posted a picture of Ella laying in your bed and of course my first thought was how beautiful she was then I noticed how clean the room looked and thought to myself "Ella is only a week old and look how clean her house is Brinley is already 2 months old and look at this mess" then I seen how bright the room looked and the next day I went and bought paint and me and Nic painted our kitchen bright red. After we were done I realized nothing we previously had matched so I needed to spend more money that we don't have to redecorate. Moral of that long drawn out story is that my once beautifully decorated kitchen now has gorgeous red walls with nothing on them. That's what the enemy wanted I lost focus of what was important and I spent time and money on a materialistic need..that's ok though because I learned from that and never again will I compare what I do or don't have to someone else because what's important cannot be compared. He didn't win that time..my family did! <br />Me and Nic have talked about going to church for a long time but when I seen how many people loved Ella before she was even born and how happy and just in love with life you are I realized we can't wait anymore because I want Cadence and Brinley to grow up not knowing there is any other way to feel than that. So I..no we thank you for giving us that little push. You are beautiful person inside and out!Jessica McGuirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803025816547957119.post-18663500730699758572011-07-08T12:37:49.686-05:002011-07-08T12:37:49.686-05:00I'm so glad you wrote about this. I've be...I'm so glad you wrote about this. I've been struggling lately with some of these issues....and there is someone that always tells me "It depends on how you view it"...and I realize I have been viewing things the way the enemy wants me to. Instead of realizing these are blessings, I've been treating them as nuisances, "why does this have to happen?" and "can anything go right?" I'm also guilty of coveting others' possessions, instead of being blessed with what I have. So, again, thank you.Jadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485593879316724168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803025816547957119.post-78099133640492935442011-07-08T12:27:19.208-05:002011-07-08T12:27:19.208-05:00Oh sweet Mallory---it is in our vulnerability that...Oh sweet Mallory---it is in our vulnerability that God wants to move most. Yes someone will always have a "better" whatever it is, but you will get to the point where you don't even notice. The more you cry out to Him and draw near to Him...those things? They grow strangely dim. Seek Him first and then all things will be added unto you-pressed down, shaken together and running over!! All your needs, desires, wishes and dreams. <br /><br />You know what else I learned? The more the enemy tries to keep you from something, the more you should be encouraged to DO IT. Because it means there is something GREAT on the other side. Something he doesn't want you to have. So don't entertain the lies. Instead, today, make a step. One little step forward- toward your dream, toward your desire. One step will lead to the other and then you'll look back and go wow! how did that happen??--the answer is God. Faith and trust and being led by the Holy Spirit. <br /><br />Push through. Keep fighting. We've all been there. some are still there. God will use your transparency to teach and encourage others. Continue to allow Him to work through you so that others can see Him. <br /><br />You have gifts to be shared. Don't let the enemy rob you of the blessing of sharing and giving.Laura Caddell https://www.blogger.com/profile/06307051115695828671noreply@blogger.com