tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203357414342043203.post678689425000517632..comments2023-03-25T03:41:13.700-07:00Comments on He Shall Direct Our Path: Underneath are the Everlasting ArmsBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07646203562357155260noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203357414342043203.post-34578422562710718332014-03-19T15:19:53.417-07:002014-03-19T15:19:53.417-07:00So there is this epic book out in the world of boo...So there is this epic book out in the world of books that I just love (aside from the Bible of course...and I think the "anonymous" would love it to :)). It is called "Loving the little years-life in the trenches" by Rachel Jankovich. Seriously, changed my life. I have no idea how you do it with four-none. Our kiddos were sick for a week and I about lost it...but 4!!! That is like exponentially more! Please tell the anonymous poster about that book to-it helped me to see Jesus in the most beautiful light, especially in parenting. love youAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115434448579543553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203357414342043203.post-23874019449287082552014-03-11T21:08:25.451-07:002014-03-11T21:08:25.451-07:00Very well said Brooke. I doubt there is a mother ...Very well said Brooke. I doubt there is a mother out there that hasn't felt that way at some point or another or should I say at one season or another. Having an infant and all that goes with it, just amps up all of the frustrations of motherhood. And yet, we wouldn't change anything! Praying for you, dear sister!Megan Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019279830848758936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203357414342043203.post-91711517045358735982014-03-08T18:45:50.088-08:002014-03-08T18:45:50.088-08:00Dear Anonymous,
In reading your comment I am real...Dear Anonymous,<br /> In reading your comment I am really concerned about your level of discouragement. I don't know if you know who Gordon Hayhoe is, but he once told me that Satan takes advantage of us when we are physically weak. That is why he tempted the Lord at the end of 40 days of fasting. Weariness, even female hormones make us more vulnerable to his suggestions.Perhaps you just need a break, and if you are in the Puget Sound Region I would be happy to come babysit for you or help you clean. I am older, and not Mary Poppins, but Brooke can assure you that your children would at least be safe with me.Do you know a christian you trust and respect to talk to? We can't fight these important battles if we don't believe the Lord is for us.We tend to put ourselves in a performance category with Him, and He just does not operate that way with His children. Think about the story of the Prodigal son and the welcome he got when he returned.We all know that is a picture of 0ur <br />Father and His Love for us.One of the ladies here quoted the verse "He knoweth our frame;he remembereth that we are dust."I know Brooke would be very happy to talk to you if you know her.(Maybe you landed here randomly?) I am praying for you.<br />Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203357414342043203.post-44120920912546921062014-03-07T16:07:35.762-08:002014-03-07T16:07:35.762-08:00Thanks for the good cry, Brooke. I'm glad I&#...Thanks for the good cry, Brooke. I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. If I hear myself saying "one day at a time" again, I'll go crazy for sure.robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14836048079653110077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203357414342043203.post-31863398924262325872014-03-07T16:05:10.602-08:002014-03-07T16:05:10.602-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14836048079653110077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203357414342043203.post-30169994492135347632014-03-07T05:29:29.033-08:002014-03-07T05:29:29.033-08:00I hear you loud and clear! I like your comment, &...I hear you loud and clear! I like your comment, "too busy not listening." That's me!<br /><br />These two verses help me during times like this: "Let us not be weary in well doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." (Gal. 6:9) But I faint all the time, in all sorts of ugly ways! Answer: "He knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust." (Psalm 103:14)<br /><br />Our precious Savior has designed a race where the stumblers and the losers win. What a God we have.<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing this post; you've used a difficult time in your life to bless others! Besides, now I can remember to pray for you. :-)kdkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905151476880746206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203357414342043203.post-34335693355281318902014-03-06T18:22:37.570-08:002014-03-06T18:22:37.570-08:00This is a beautiful post! This is a beautiful post! The Chatty Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093735675843694976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203357414342043203.post-47254277891636704962014-03-06T16:45:08.345-08:002014-03-06T16:45:08.345-08:00Thank you for this! You're not the only mom wh...Thank you for this! You're not the only mom who goes through these thoughts. You took a lot of words right out of my mouth!~Holly~https://www.blogger.com/profile/11209506934321686433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203357414342043203.post-2067965686761099692014-03-06T08:21:16.418-08:002014-03-06T08:21:16.418-08:00Sooooo many days I want to quit. Just leave, or di...Sooooo many days I want to quit. Just leave, or die. I'm sure there's someone better for filling this job. Someone who could actually succeed, that would have energy and joy and be a good example to these watching eyes. <br />The kids are not so cute and tackle-able any more. They have braces and attitude and awful language and are right more often than me (and yes, they call me on the carpet). And they're sneaky and snotty. And hungry all the time (not at 3am any more, though). We eat less and less vegetables and more and more junk food. They scrounge. Nice mom. What am I here for - so God can prove that I'm worthless? Where are His arms? What is love? Other than a set of requirements that seize us and say, BE MORE, DO THIS, so that I'll love you? Of course, I know the love is always there - it's just that it seems I have to be good enough to actually be near, and I'm not that good. Scarier still, I don't even want to try and be that good any more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com