tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332235454173435701.post9094154876027197877..comments2024-01-10T21:26:29.386-08:00Comments on 5 Hearts, One Family: We're Only HumanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621231092375521848noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332235454173435701.post-1788184681228839742014-01-27T09:57:57.596-08:002014-01-27T09:57:57.596-08:00Especially with the internet this is hard. :) Tha...Especially with the internet this is hard. :) Thanks for the comment! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621231092375521848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332235454173435701.post-53045797938038866072014-01-25T18:06:50.020-08:002014-01-25T18:06:50.020-08:00I am soo with you! It can be a delicate balance be...I am soo with you! It can be a delicate balance between carefully chosen words, and speaking what needs to be heard...at the risk of offending people! I wish I could say I have mastered that...but..well...<br />Not quite there yet! You and others have really called me to analyze my writing, what I do, and why! Thanks for that! Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358082469481452041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332235454173435701.post-39958475610608194202014-01-25T10:48:59.828-08:002014-01-25T10:48:59.828-08:00I have those same desires for me and my family. B...I have those same desires for me and my family. By God's grace only though. Thanks for the comment! :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621231092375521848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332235454173435701.post-70387523373394622042014-01-25T10:48:11.521-08:002014-01-25T10:48:11.521-08:00I enjoy a good opinion - and I enjoy sharing my op...I enjoy a good opinion - and I enjoy sharing my opinions. lol As long as we can all get along afterwards. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621231092375521848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332235454173435701.post-43287376156791532892014-01-25T10:47:27.242-08:002014-01-25T10:47:27.242-08:00That's been my philosophy too! There are cert...That's been my philosophy too! There are certain blogs that I have come across and I know immediately it's just not for me so I move on. Thanks for the comment! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621231092375521848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332235454173435701.post-18446423029874370682014-01-25T06:08:39.521-08:002014-01-25T06:08:39.521-08:00Your blog, your space. If people don't like wh...Your blog, your space. If people don't like what you have to say, they don't have to read it. There will be haters--count on it. Christians seem to draw more "intolerant" people than those we are supposedly intolerant of. You write your heart and don't worry about anyone else...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304258552185464265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332235454173435701.post-35148048828330108522014-01-24T20:22:01.348-08:002014-01-24T20:22:01.348-08:00Keep going. People always have an opinion about wh...Keep going. People always have an opinion about what you should do or not do. *hug hug* I'm glad that this blog gives you an outlet to express yourself.PinkStripeySockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236854887165432334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332235454173435701.post-52190258829300751242014-01-24T17:00:46.391-08:002014-01-24T17:00:46.391-08:00Geeze how frustrating! But sometimes it's easi...Geeze how frustrating! But sometimes it's easier to live in a glass house than in reality. I think that's why I don't befriend other parents who have kids with disabilities easily. Many talk about how amazing their kids are and that's where the conversation seems to stop. I tend to get frustrated by Marie's limitations. Wasn't the Apostle Paul one of those guys who always told people straight up when they were being morons? I like to think he did it in a like able way. But maybe not. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621231092375521848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332235454173435701.post-80343188706468183412014-01-24T15:14:23.761-08:002014-01-24T15:14:23.761-08:00I once had a fellow Christian friend call me out o...I once had a fellow Christian friend call me out on something right in the middle of a conversation. she had been saying little snide remarks since she entered my home -- and it happened to be one of those really hard, stressful days of parenting that just wasn't going well. I already felt beat down -- I thought a friend - another of faith, could help me back up. bring restoration. Instead, she side swipped my legs out from underneath me......all in the name of Christian duty/love. <br />I didn't feel loved at all. And the thing she felt "called by God" to rebuke me on (she was almost in tears over this "terrible" thing I had done) was such a minor thing. so very insignificant. Yet, she made it sound like I was the worst mother in the world. But, her stance was that she hoped if I ever saw her doing something that was against God's word as a wife, a mother, a friend - that I would also call her out. Um no. How is that a nice world? going around pointing an accusing finger every time someone steps out of line? <br />Where is the Grace in that? The forgiveness? Judgement without dialogue infuriates me. <br />She was very upset with me that I didn't subscribe to her mode of thinking. It just doesn't sound very Christian to me. And the surprising thing is: this rock thrower lives in THE biggest glass house you ever saw. Perhaps she wanted me to tear that sucker the heck down! <br />Of and the terrible thing I did? My kids were messing with the garden hose - despite being asked 3 times already to leave it alone - and aimed it at an open window, thus soaking inside the house. So I told them, half laughing - "alright, enough acting like idiot's with the hose - turn it off now or everyone comes inside."<br />Apparently calling idiots out for being idiots (according to her theory), crushes their tiny souls. *eyeroll*<br />I guess my kids missed the memo, because all they did was laugh like.....well, you know. :)LA Botcharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045857399816360885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332235454173435701.post-65098866901985595532014-01-24T14:18:28.504-08:002014-01-24T14:18:28.504-08:00I have always hated it that Christians can end up ...I have always hated it that Christians can end up being the hardest judges of all - worse than the world, sometimes, really. I want to be different. My family to be different. There should be love, grace and truth spoken (only wrapped in Love, though). It's hard. Hoping you find ways to set boundaries and find that place where your voice is heard and you don't worry about what others will say/do. #RiskRejection Cheering you on!Mary Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05629969623523569218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332235454173435701.post-41490412188670404722014-01-24T09:29:15.648-08:002014-01-24T09:29:15.648-08:00Yeah. I agree. I definitely expect differing opi...Yeah. I agree. I definitely expect differing opinions when I post my thoughts and opinions on the internet. I was talking more personally in daily life. Thanks for the comment! :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621231092375521848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4332235454173435701.post-20912198003583503702014-01-24T02:32:56.473-08:002014-01-24T02:32:56.473-08:00You're right, people are judgmental. And a lo...You're right, people are judgmental. And a lot of times they stick their nose in places it doesn't belong. On the flip side, people are going to leave their opinions on public forums, including blogs. Those opinions may not always agree with yours. I definitely agree with your opinion that step-parenting is one of the hardest jobs in the world.Terra Heckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01528404663373917950noreply@blogger.com