tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109207.post3828274638991606857..comments2024-03-28T12:29:34.644-04:00Comments on Lookin' Up: DrynessMarthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293816902877287168noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109207.post-20503560372905697992013-08-16T09:55:24.824-04:002013-08-16T09:55:24.824-04:00Changing church fellowships is never easy and is o...Changing church fellowships is never easy and is often made harder by the fact that other members don't understand and can make us feel ostracized. When we all get to heaven, what a day of rejoicing that will be! Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293816902877287168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109207.post-88630334587126988262013-08-16T00:51:49.178-04:002013-08-16T00:51:49.178-04:00" 'smack-down', then some spinning an...<i>" 'smack-down', then some spinning and drenching, then more spinning and lots of pressure. And that's just to get it centered."</i><br />Yep, that's how we feel sometimes, but forgetting the purpose is to get centered.<br /><br />This has been a year of change for us, too, as we break ties with a church that we've been with since we were married, and Benny all his life. Not easy. Necessary and the right thing, but not easy.joekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02667559017050803003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109207.post-35153710704263991932013-08-11T22:20:36.886-04:002013-08-11T22:20:36.886-04:00There was something profoundly beautiful about my ...There was something profoundly beautiful about my father's battle with lung cancer. He faced his own mortality with his faith intact and his heart set on heaven. When God feels distant, I think back to Dad. He was constant and faithful. <br />Yes, heaven is close and we are almost there!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293816902877287168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109207.post-12033426858037419662013-08-11T14:05:48.695-04:002013-08-11T14:05:48.695-04:00Martha, you have shared your heart so beautifully....Martha, you have shared your heart so beautifully. I thank God for you because you have remained constant and faithful. Press on. Heaven is so close. We're almost there!M.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09758756422495505630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109207.post-68520233688121862152013-08-08T21:56:25.590-04:002013-08-08T21:56:25.590-04:00You are a wonderful, thoughtful,spiritual writer.....You are a wonderful, thoughtful,spiritual writer...<br />And witty as well...<br />Quite a talent!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682800877894439940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109207.post-11370963024223618932013-08-08T14:37:47.383-04:002013-08-08T14:37:47.383-04:00"and hadn't I prayed to be flexible?"..."and hadn't I prayed to be flexible?"<br /><br />That speaks to me Martha!kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109207.post-16203798477733037632013-08-08T08:52:54.948-04:002013-08-08T08:52:54.948-04:00What's really weird is when I make myself thin...What's really weird is when I make myself think. Sometimes I look back in my blogs and say, "I wrote that?"Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293816902877287168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109207.post-57412537875580234592013-08-08T08:52:08.677-04:002013-08-08T08:52:08.677-04:00Actually, an analogy can help me feel just a littl...Actually, an analogy can help me feel just a little bit better. :)<br />And life isn't really bad, just a bit dry.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293816902877287168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109207.post-46460754105598312522013-08-08T08:50:39.475-04:002013-08-08T08:50:39.475-04:00If the lump of clay on the wheel had a mind, it wo...If the lump of clay on the wheel had a mind, it would probably be thinking, "What ARE you doing to me?!" First a "smack-down", then some spinning and drenching, then more spinning and lots of pressure. And that's just to get it centered.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293816902877287168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109207.post-45318713916422536182013-08-08T08:34:19.696-04:002013-08-08T08:34:19.696-04:00I love the analogy of you feeling like life is spi...I love the analogy of you feeling like life is spinning out of control...and then maybe it's really just that the potter's wheel is spinning! :)Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21109207.post-25511305833778239842013-08-07T22:46:34.920-04:002013-08-07T22:46:34.920-04:00Very thought provoking, Martha...
Cheers!
Linda :...Very thought provoking, Martha...<br /><br />Cheers!<br />Linda :o)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682800877894439940noreply@blogger.com