tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post428738783264551692..comments2024-03-27T04:15:43.507-05:00Comments on Blessed to Be: A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayStephanie @ Blessed to Behttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-57170619940475198192013-11-22T16:36:20.276-06:002013-11-22T16:36:20.276-06:00Gregorian Chant!! What a great recommendation. I&#...Gregorian Chant!! What a great recommendation. I'll definitely have to check it out. Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-15915481159056997692013-11-22T16:35:17.454-06:002013-11-22T16:35:17.454-06:00Thank you, friend. <3
That's a great mantr...Thank you, friend. <3<br /><br />That's a great mantra and a great verse. Another great mantra I've heard is good for repeating is: "This is not permanent." I've got to remember these for the next time I'm have a temper tantrum with God. <br /><br />Glad to hear I'm not the only one who listens to K-LOVE and thinks it's cheesy. I say the cheesiness is worth it though, especially when you consider the alternatives (i.e. pop stations).<br /><br />Hugs!! And prayers for you too.Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-32428633501187293202013-11-21T22:44:31.577-06:002013-11-21T22:44:31.577-06:00So sorry for this awful day! A million times yes t...So sorry for this awful day! A million times yes to what Kat said! And I just wanted to say I appreciate your take on K-LOVE. I made the switch from Top 40 to Christian radio and despite the cheesiness you captured so well:-), it is definitely better for my soul! I have also started listening to Gregorian Chant. I find it's soothing and calming. And lastly just wanted to acknowledge that what your doctor said seems dead on... "it's probably as hard as patients finding out they have cancer or some other serious illness, because it's a loss of control over your own body and an unclear future." I find it very freeing when other people are able to name the reality/depth our cross. Prayers! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568392175026945091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-71635649799256906102013-11-21T20:36:07.496-06:002013-11-21T20:36:07.496-06:00Praying for you, sweet friend. Thank you so much ...Praying for you, sweet friend. Thank you so much for your raw honesty. It helps me feel not so alone when I suffer and eat lots of cheesecake... The mantra I repeated to myself over and over during my long separation was "God sees." I almost had to MAKE myself believe it most of the time, but I know it's true. God sees you and He knows... He's not threatened by your anger and sadness and hopelessness. You can lay it before Him. "To all those who mourn, He will give beauty for ashes..." (Is. 60-something). Oh, and I secretly listen to the cheesy saccharine Christian station too... :)CRJSistanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-91498316527495726692013-11-18T18:22:40.120-06:002013-11-18T18:22:40.120-06:00That does make a lot of sense! I had honestly neve...That does make a lot of sense! I had honestly never though of that. Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate the support. :)Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-58918631746386073442013-11-18T18:21:15.681-06:002013-11-18T18:21:15.681-06:00Thank you! Thank you! Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-4060759084836097422013-11-13T15:55:52.010-06:002013-11-13T15:55:52.010-06:00Ugh, what a rough day(s). Sooooooooooo sorry. It&#...Ugh, what a rough day(s). Sooooooooooo sorry. It's hard to prepare for those moments, and when they come, they are not pretty, like you said. The following verse really helped me a few weeks ago. It was Jesus' response to Peter when Jesus began washing the disciples feet at the last supper. The part that struck me was that even the disciples, who had just spent the last 3 years with Jesus didn't understand what he was doing. So maybe we, as Jesus' followers, should *almost* take comfort in not understanding what God is doing, maybe it's par for the course. Not sure if that makes sense, but thought I'd share: John 13:7Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not understand now, but you will understand later.”Mike Brummondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276797377377334510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-40174085686860584112013-11-12T17:49:35.690-06:002013-11-12T17:49:35.690-06:00Stephanie, I'm sorry you're going through ...Stephanie, I'm sorry you're going through this. I'm praying for you and sending you hugs :) ( I also love Kat's advice)sayin' i love youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04637537819085454966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-83819477165831756952013-11-12T17:16:22.040-06:002013-11-12T17:16:22.040-06:00This is really good advice. I actually used it rig...This is really good advice. I actually used it right after I read it. Thank you for opening my eyes to this new, more selfless perspective. And I'm with you... I don't like letting things go to waste. And up until I read this, I was thinking all of that angry energy was just so wasteful. I know what to do with it next time. :)Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-15007327546539871662013-11-12T17:14:21.852-06:002013-11-12T17:14:21.852-06:00Thank you for the book recommendations. I will def...Thank you for the book recommendations. I will definitely look into them!! Especially if our IF persists. I don't think I can keep on this crazy rollercoaster for another year and keep my sanity! Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-49858828723985036102013-11-12T17:13:23.284-06:002013-11-12T17:13:23.284-06:00Thank you for this. That's a great verse for w...Thank you for this. That's a great verse for when I'm feeling low. And though I don't love feeling so angry and so down, you are right... it's ok to just let the feelings be, so long as I don't let them linger too long, I s'pose. Two great things to remember for the next time I'm in a funk. Thank you! Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-88272126996793692672013-11-10T09:41:12.559-06:002013-11-10T09:41:12.559-06:00Know that you are in my prayers! That being said I...Know that you are in my prayers! That being said I wish I had all the answers and please done take what I am about to say as a judgement on how you are handling things I think you are doing the best you can andI agree w/ Ecce that you should let those feeling be because they too shall pass.<br /><br />Something that has helped me to cope especially when I was in physical pain from horrific period cramps on top of IF or when I was miscarrying my daughter was to lift up that suffering for someone else or for the salvation of my soul. It helped me to remember that Christ suffered too and he understood suffering. I would pray specifically to save a child from abortion on CD1 and that made me feel like I spiritually adopted those little babies who have been aborted or are in danger of being aborted. Trying to turn outward from myself when I am suffering so that I can help others who are suffering also has been fruitful for me. This does not mean I forgot my feelings and my own suffering they are very real but I did something with it. I am a frugal person and I don't like letting things go to waste and a wise Carmelite nun at our local convent likes to remind people not to waste our suffering which has reminded me not to waste my suffering but to use it as a tool to help others and bring myself closer to Christ. <br /><br />That being said I think pizza and cheesecake are totally acceptable ways to deal w/ suffering ;) For me it was chocolate and coffee, yum! (((Hugs)))<br />Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670331855264293102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-26989049706329883292013-11-09T21:44:42.285-06:002013-11-09T21:44:42.285-06:00Praying for you!Praying for you!Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11895875475425360758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-36407654217073181812013-11-09T17:40:32.714-06:002013-11-09T17:40:32.714-06:00Praying for you! Praying for you! DM + AM https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375817644349023976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-23429409116419150492013-11-09T17:18:34.383-06:002013-11-09T17:18:34.383-06:00I am so sorry for your pain my friend! I am hopefu...I am so sorry for your pain my friend! I am hopeful for you and will continue praying for you. Two books which have helped me understand suffering are "trustful surrender to divine providence" and "why must I suffer "? And yes I totally agree with the pizza and cheesecake. Some days are so hard but God will give us the graces we need.Blessedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756895165590758081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753193842106749410.post-35528379809549694572013-11-09T15:38:19.064-06:002013-11-09T15:38:19.064-06:00Sending you a BIG hug!! I resonate with everything...Sending you a BIG hug!! I resonate with everything you wrote and I have just as few answers. That interview would have bothered me too. One verse that comforts me is "the Lord is close to the brokenhearted" because feels like nothing as much as a broken heart. My therapist says "just let the feelings be" and that helps too. Wish I had more wisdom to offer - be assured of my prayers!!ecce fiatnoreply@blogger.com