tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095275693450181441.post4996940713441099407..comments2023-10-20T04:42:48.166-04:00Comments on Free to Fly: Happy Hollisters and Chocolate Souffle'sShe Rose Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04468898873508947166noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095275693450181441.post-24416169216559643532008-03-31T15:36:00.000-04:002008-03-31T15:36:00.000-04:00Hi, Amy! Tee-hee! Thanks! I had a chuckle with tha...Hi, Amy! Tee-hee! Thanks! I had a chuckle with that myself! And I missed you, too! As Ah-nold says "I'll be back!"<BR/><BR/>Leslie, You're on track! Thanks so very much for all your kindness, prayers and friendship! It means so much to me. (and your fashion consulting as well!) ;)<BR/><BR/>Denise, thank you very much! On all counts!<BR/><BR/>Melanie Joy, all I can say is buckle up, pray up and savor the moments!<BR/><BR/>Sharon, thanks you! Miss you! Hope you're hanging in there! Still praying for you.<BR/><BR/>Carole, Praying for your bil's surgery! And you're either funny or sweet, I'm not sure which! (or Both!) :) <BR/><BR/>Well, I qualify as far as the weak and the foolish thing goes, and that's about it! I guess EVERY Mom is a little bit of a preacher! Ha!! <BR/><BR/>When I was 5, I use to pretend to be a priest (because I was raised Catholic & was so taken with the reverential way they conducted the service) and an author...time went by and I forgot those things until my late 30s & it seems I came full circle, bc THEN I began having dreams (waking and sleeping dreams)of both, (not a priest but a preacher/teacher something(I'm not a Catholic as an adult)). As I couldn't understand what to do with the things in my heart and the visuals in my mind, I shelved them (like we many do). By now (7ish yrs later) I'm just contented & focused on one day at a time...there'd have to be a burning bush or something remarkable for me to step out beyond what small things I do now. This is WAY more than you asked for I know...but, no other response seemed appropriate...I've resigned myself to being a bit of an oddball! :) Thanks for being a sport!<BR/><BR/>Julie, I SO hear you & agree! I too am impatient to fast forward (you know, to "peek at the end of the book"). Oh the peace we could have (or so it seems). But as my oldest son told me, "then it wouldn't be faith mom!" LOL!<BR/><BR/>You're SO right, God looks on the heart! I need to like put that up on yellow stickies all over the house!<BR/><BR/>Karen, you're welcome & thank YOU! You always do the same for me! Still loving that brokenness message! <BR/><BR/>Stacey, so true for me & you & everyone! The only differences are some are blessed to realize and some are still searching for that understanding. Not enough is understood of His mercy OR His justice. BOTH are important to pursue knowledge of.<BR/><BR/>Hi, Tiff! Don't you worry about it! It's the kind of thing that you just have to "flow" with it, and never feel like you have to force it! I just look forward to when you do post! I know it will be great! Love to you, too! Oh, and thanks!<BR/><BR/>Nicki, Thank you so much! My Mama would say thanks to!<BR/><BR/>Thanks bunches, Ya'll! Hope you are having a good week!She Rose Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468898873508947166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095275693450181441.post-6462216312693237532008-03-31T13:58:00.000-04:002008-03-31T13:58:00.000-04:00Great post, very truthful....your momma does have ...Great post, very truthful....your momma does have some wise words..many that I need to take to heart even today! Hope you're having a good Monday!!ThreeGirlyGirlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083155721729508314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095275693450181441.post-37835137559522672322008-03-31T11:21:00.000-04:002008-03-31T11:21:00.000-04:00Good Post Maria! I love your blog's new look, too!...Good Post Maria! I love your blog's new look, too! I'm sorry I haven't gotten my March marriage post up, but I guess I'll just have to have 2 in April! Love ya!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586917313753074696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095275693450181441.post-19321696088577432352008-03-30T21:05:00.000-04:002008-03-30T21:05:00.000-04:00I am a living example that God can bring good out ...I am a living example that God can bring good out of bad "even after this". I am so stubborn and self-centered that I would have destroyed myself long ago, if not for the redeeming power of God. Praise Him!Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11428773334848494136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095275693450181441.post-11213014835984588562008-03-30T16:37:00.000-04:002008-03-30T16:37:00.000-04:00You are such an encouragement to me. Thank you!!!G...You are such an encouragement to me. Thank you!!!<BR/>God will do what He will do - in spite of my best efforts. I am so glad I can trust HIM.Karen Hossinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049412644792482270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095275693450181441.post-70622893454449452262008-03-30T10:33:00.000-04:002008-03-30T10:33:00.000-04:00This was a wonderful post, Maria. My sons are grow...This was a wonderful post, Maria. My sons are growing into "themselves" more and more each day, vs. the framed picture perfect ideas I had for them. Frankly I think they know better than me sometimes!! :) I guess I just feel like the bumpers that keeps them in a safe zone and they chart the rest. <BR/><BR/>I had someone try to chastise me for letting them grow their hair long. I was really very frustrated because their hair does not define their heart. Their hearts are much nicer than mine, that's for sure. <BR/><BR/>Trying not to wish away our lives--but I do so want to see how it will all work out. I'm impatient. <BR/><BR/>Blessings to you!! <BR/><BR/>JulieJoyful Dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605433538598120854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095275693450181441.post-55736551756827621962008-03-30T08:00:00.000-04:002008-03-30T08:00:00.000-04:00I think you are a born preacher.I think you are a born preacher.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828426520214270655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095275693450181441.post-83173623063634459852008-03-29T20:46:00.000-04:002008-03-29T20:46:00.000-04:00A good word.And I love the new look.A good word.<BR/>And I love the new look.Sharon Brumfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662853880018410132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095275693450181441.post-32955545855931276742008-03-29T19:14:00.000-04:002008-03-29T19:14:00.000-04:00I was just thinking yesterday how my nephew and ni...I was just thinking yesterday how my nephew and niece or totally opposite! My nephew is four and talks so grown up. It's unreal some of the things he says. I told his mom the otherday I can not wait to see what God has in store for their futures. Prayers for your family!MelanieJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11678136709252939843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095275693450181441.post-51771148645872367002008-03-29T14:41:00.000-04:002008-03-29T14:41:00.000-04:00I love those beautiful flowers. You, and your dear...I love those beautiful flowers. You, and your dear family are in my prayers.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275456448997619944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095275693450181441.post-17567794287181049262008-03-29T12:58:00.000-04:002008-03-29T12:58:00.000-04:00Sweet sister...I think I am reading well between t...Sweet sister...I think I am reading well between the lines. Ih ave so been there...getting a different kind of souffle than I thought I had mixed up...and it is so true that God takes what is apprently not a blessing and makes it into one. I love how Joseph put it to his borthers. What you intended for evil God intended for good. I KNOW that you have been a conscientious, faithful parent...it is hard waiting for our children to find their own ways and allow them to make wrong choices so that they too might learn of grace and forgiveness first hand. Praying for your lovely family dear sister! Love the pink!luvmy4sonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261302721883036680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095275693450181441.post-8538489468826345322008-03-29T11:08:00.000-04:002008-03-29T11:08:00.000-04:00Oooh your Souffle' sounds divine! I will have to t...Oooh your Souffle' sounds divine! I will have to try that out. ♥<BR/><BR/>Heehee: <I>harem headquarters, for an extreme make-over!</I> you are so cute! :D I love that visual... I am sure that must have been what it was like... Thanks for stopping by! I missed you!!Hey it's Amy Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01927201090750371111noreply@blogger.com