tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318849374082206791.post8593935115557877811..comments2023-05-31T05:24:59.447-05:00Comments on The Tie that Binds: Preview of Coming Distractions (aka: Prayers for Us)Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535925648047727394noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318849374082206791.post-17699843192892443092009-04-25T14:18:00.000-05:002009-04-25T14:18:00.000-05:00Natalie - I "refound" your blog and read every wor...Natalie - I "refound" your blog and read every word of this post . . .and I'm glad you "cyber vomitted" (that's what I call it anyway . .) so I could know how to pray for you. I look forward to reading of the ways the Lord Himself answers every one of those questions as only He can. Perfectly. In His plan. By His precise design. Better and more intentionally for the Kingdom than you could ever do on your own. <br /><br />I will pray. And personally and selfishly, i sure hope He brings you back here!! Or maybe He could just return here to take us ALL home so we could be in heaven!! Now THAT would be grand! <br /><br />Love you and blessings on your Disneyland trip. Remembering how I felt at 36 weeks with Brady makes me say OUCH for you!!Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457631702963943958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318849374082206791.post-32486831075243188292009-04-02T12:09:00.000-05:002009-04-02T12:09:00.000-05:00Yikes! You guys do have a ton of stuff going on r...Yikes! You guys do have a ton of stuff going on right now! Just gotta focus on what you can one day at a time and let God worry about the future for you, right? Yeah, easier said than done!!! Talk to you soon!andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15085387501240025813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318849374082206791.post-62757493489897769602009-03-28T15:42:00.000-05:002009-03-28T15:42:00.000-05:00I think it is great you shared, and I will be pray...I think it is great you shared, and I will be praying for you. <BR/>On another note, you and I have the same due date June 9th, but I am expecting it to be more like late May. <BR/>Keep you in my prayers!Connor, Kaylee, Tripp, Thatcher, and Truetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872883972575595935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318849374082206791.post-11924814335437445302009-03-26T23:47:00.000-05:002009-03-26T23:47:00.000-05:00You're such a great writer, you process things so ...You're such a great writer, you process things so well! Thinking of you and ALL the stuff you shared...thank goodness God knows ALL the answers! I will praying for you!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07038009263262423951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318849374082206791.post-21535338430151543892009-03-25T18:34:00.000-05:002009-03-25T18:34:00.000-05:00Nat...I am so in awe of your willingness to face t...Nat...<BR/>I am so in awe of your willingness to face these questions directly, with all the beauty of WHO YOU ARE. The answers no doubt will be murky, and I give you the strength and prayer and power to find what your true desires are in the bit of your stomach and go for it. Isn't your heart saying take a year off? Trust that, and You'll find a way to cope with comes from that...Special Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938792898158363548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318849374082206791.post-5399540178300436802009-03-24T11:46:00.000-05:002009-03-24T11:46:00.000-05:00praying for you---a song I cling to by Rich Mullin...praying for you---a song I cling to by Rich Mullins, "And step by step you'll lead me and I will follow you all of my days." <BR/><BR/> I also like Psalms 37:23 "The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives." Knowing God is in the details brings me great peace. I will be praying for you friend, sounds like lots of details are up in the air but God will sort it all out in due timeSusan @ Blessed Assuranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632499638170390624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318849374082206791.post-39996279906905553122009-03-23T17:28:00.000-05:002009-03-23T17:28:00.000-05:00It's your blog...you can say whatever you want!!!P...It's your blog...you can say whatever you want!!!<BR/><BR/>Praying for you...I knew you would be too swamped to get together last weekend and I wound up getting called into work late anyways. Sure would have liked to have seen your face and encourage you in some way.<BR/><BR/>I reflect on Charles and I's years in Searcy, Little Rock, Memphis, and Crowley and knowing they were all temporary and remembering struggling to invest. When we left each place I had fond memories (but still wasn't super sad to see the Crowley city limit sign in my rearview mirror) and was thankful I invested in some way. If in no other way, but to invest in my relationship with the Lord.<BR/><BR/>I hear you on so many of these fronts...we get questions like where will you put another baby? what will you do if Storyline can't support you when your funds run out? what will you do about schools? are you going to stay in an apartment forever or when will you try to buy a house? where will you buy a house? how would you afford private school? It is overwhelming to analyze these questions and I have let the unknown steal way too many hours of joy from my current life. But I'm human too and it's hard not to wander...<BR/><BR/>Hang in there, call when you want to talk or give a gal a sewing tip...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759954044888827902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318849374082206791.post-17846730162507217402009-03-22T10:56:00.000-05:002009-03-22T10:56:00.000-05:00You are simply amazing! You just blessed my heart...You are simply amazing! You just blessed my heart in so many ways! I will be praying for you guys! We love you guys!The Tucker Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515164123942733197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3318849374082206791.post-30450196565563290442009-03-22T08:58:00.000-05:002009-03-22T08:58:00.000-05:00Oh, Natalie, this is wonderful -- truly a pouring ...Oh, Natalie, this is wonderful -- truly a pouring out of your heart to God and to family/friends, all of whom love you so much.<BR/><BR/>Some of your questions and dilemmas are those with which military families deal all the time: how much time and energy do you invest in people in a new area when you might be there 6 months or a year or however long. (Fortunately, it's usually 3 years but not always.)<BR/><BR/>Far-flung friends: a blessing and worth every ounce of investment. Trust me on this, Nat. Neil and I -- and our children -- were at the time and are now MUCH richer because we chose to get involved, make friends, and invest our time and energy, whether we were in a place 6 months or 4 years, and anything in between.<BR/><BR/>I always felt deeply saddened for those military families who chose to sequester themselves away from relationships, thinking they were protecting themselves from future hurts of "goodbyes". I suppose they might have been successful in that, but oh, the joys of relationships that they missed.<BR/><BR/>Remember when we studied "Calm My Anxious Heart"? Good book to think about right now. My two favorite and most-needed chapters were the "What if . . . " and the "If only. . . " chapters, and in the most stressed-out times of life, I've been known to take the book out and reread those chapters.<BR/><BR/>Love you -- will be praying for you and yours -- and know God has a wonderful plan for you all!!<BR/><BR/>P.S. Owen ALWAYS knows how loved and special he is. Trust me! You guys are great parents!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146099139065272101noreply@blogger.com