tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post3129192253522474075..comments2024-03-25T13:04:01.933-05:00Comments on Strangers & Pilgrims on Earth: The Girl I Used to Be... {For Mothers}JEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-1486763621073278222012-04-05T08:43:38.526-05:002012-04-05T08:43:38.526-05:00I have come over from Deep Roots at Home! Wonderfu...I have come over from Deep Roots at Home! Wonderful poem! It expresses so much of why I am a stay at home mom and why I home school. There is nothing more precious or a higher calling than laying down our lives and ambitions for others...our children and our dear Husbands and all those who the Lord sends our way. Thank you for sharing!Homemanagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13645445919199820207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-89136389636178035562012-04-04T14:29:22.953-05:002012-04-04T14:29:22.953-05:00Thanks for this. Lovely, just lovely :)Thanks for this. Lovely, just lovely :)Bambihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624729876102511669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-44865988782146555232012-04-04T11:13:24.193-05:002012-04-04T11:13:24.193-05:00I had never heard that poem. LOVED it!I had never heard that poem. LOVED it!http://www.joyfilleddays.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337137004335757614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-54492915133569472032012-04-04T10:21:26.363-05:002012-04-04T10:21:26.363-05:00Ohhhhh! You have made me cry - but happy tears… Su...Ohhhhh! You have made me cry - but happy tears… Such a sweet thing to write. I am so blessed to have "met" you Jacqueline :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-89577110322461229472012-04-04T10:13:35.876-05:002012-04-04T10:13:35.876-05:00This is what I put on the FB link to you: "I ...This is what I put on the FB link to you: "I am featuring this post by JES my friend with the gift of encouragement. (PS, she is not on FB, so this may be the only way you find her) Every time I take 5 minutes to go to her blog, I am hugely touched. I think you will be, too!"Jacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01518103581463259974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-42131652066028542642012-04-03T15:36:11.839-05:002012-04-03T15:36:11.839-05:00JES, How can I thank you enough for sharing the ge...JES, How can I thank you enough for sharing the gems you find here? They all are so lovely and draw my heart back to Christ. Wonderful exhortation in few words!!Jacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01518103581463259974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-34295701635070045522012-03-29T05:15:44.371-05:002012-03-29T05:15:44.371-05:00I see… in that case, we continue to honor and love...I see… in that case, we continue to honor and love our father knowing that we must continue the calling and be obedient to our Heavenly Father.<br /><br />And during all this, we know God is making sense of everything else behind the scenes (Romans 8:28).JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-88927012521483817512012-03-28T20:42:43.896-05:002012-03-28T20:42:43.896-05:00I wish it were so sweet, he is just disappointed i...I wish it were so sweet, he is just disappointed in my path...homeschooling mother, large family, etc. <br /><br />"The great career, the splendid fame,<br />All the wonderful things to do?"<br /><br />This excerpt is what he wanted for me.Miss Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801431863687524648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-1066111792499313662012-03-28T13:28:22.351-05:002012-03-28T13:28:22.351-05:00I think it is such a blessing because we know our ...I think it is such a blessing because we know our "dreams" as little girls and this speaks straight to the heart. Thanks for stopping by!JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-18942618267889121272012-03-28T12:19:03.343-05:002012-03-28T12:19:03.343-05:00So beautiful, I have never heard that. I am so ble...So beautiful, I have never heard that. I am so blessed by it. I am stopping by from a wise woman's link up. So glad for the encouragement.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497636907002853665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-60521157490568491462012-03-28T10:51:55.709-05:002012-03-28T10:51:55.709-05:00I don't think many daddies want their little g...I don't think many daddies want their little girls to grow up :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-43425256096895375072012-03-28T09:56:46.683-05:002012-03-28T09:56:46.683-05:00Beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing. I thin...Beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing. I think I will print it off and give it to my Dad (who wishes I was still the "girl I used to be").Miss Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801431863687524648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-31594597040462031622012-03-28T06:26:09.323-05:002012-03-28T06:26:09.323-05:00Hi Sara, Nice to hear from you! Glad you liked it ...Hi Sara, Nice to hear from you! Glad you liked it :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-84614775358577496462012-03-28T05:53:11.513-05:002012-03-28T05:53:11.513-05:00Oh, wow! That is a great message to me! Thank you ...Oh, wow! That is a great message to me! Thank you for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761858349934860610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-17675009527290442902012-03-27T18:12:46.473-05:002012-03-27T18:12:46.473-05:00Doesn't it just tear at the heart and put ever...Doesn't it just tear at the heart and put everything into perspective in a simple way? Thanks for visiting!JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-12499395352367743752012-03-27T10:21:05.197-05:002012-03-27T10:21:05.197-05:00Beautiful...thanks so much for sharing. BlessingsBeautiful...thanks so much for sharing. BlessingsSimply Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933046149294440134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-22414680557657175562012-03-25T19:19:35.414-05:002012-03-25T19:19:35.414-05:00I agree! Thanks for visiting Mara :)I agree! Thanks for visiting Mara :)JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-67749878165402947142012-03-25T17:31:57.394-05:002012-03-25T17:31:57.394-05:00Not only is this poem beautiful, but it has a grea...Not only is this poem beautiful, but it has a great message as well. Thank you for sharing it. It's one for all wives/mothers/homemakers to remember always. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-22624237949743887742012-03-23T20:26:41.235-05:002012-03-23T20:26:41.235-05:00The tears came when I first read it today. I am gl...The tears came when I first read it today. I am glad you liked it too...JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137578215906638858.post-56510891405484685212012-03-23T17:30:54.287-05:002012-03-23T17:30:54.287-05:00I love that poem. Thank you for sharing it and hav...I love that poem. Thank you for sharing it and have a blessed weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com