tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post809566558214043980..comments2023-05-08T05:34:13.212-07:00Comments on Three Bees in a Blue Bonnet: Five Minute Friday: Ordinary (Day 11 in the 31 Days Project)Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225311578597379415noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-26644128920585822522013-10-12T07:31:06.772-07:002013-10-12T07:31:06.772-07:00Wow! That one really took me back to our desert e...Wow! That one really took me back to our desert experience. I know exactly how it feels to choose the top ramen, make a choice between the toilet paper and the utility bill and how low it feels to walk into the public assistance office and hope someone will help you feed your kids. I've been there sister. <br /><br />You wrote about it beautifully and I remembered each moment of wondering "Is this ever going to end?"<br /><br />But God is so faithful isn't He? Week after week He provided for us and I will never look at a woman using her EBT card the same way again. Because I was that woman once. Thank you for reminding us that we never know who is struggling and to be Christ to everyone. You ROCK!!!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04124707449786410619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-54976838529714375082013-10-11T17:56:46.597-07:002013-10-11T17:56:46.597-07:00I appreciate your words Jessica. Thank you for sto...I appreciate your words Jessica. Thank you for stopping by. I enjoy my FMF peeps so very much!Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225311578597379415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-60669314119772195752013-10-11T17:55:48.764-07:002013-10-11T17:55:48.764-07:00Thank you Kim. You've shared so transparently ...Thank you Kim. You've shared so transparently about some of your struggles and have encouraged me through doing so. We never know, do we! So much need for grace!Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225311578597379415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-448019881442749992013-10-11T17:53:48.362-07:002013-10-11T17:53:48.362-07:00I think so many words like that: grace, love, fait...I think so many words like that: grace, love, faith - they can all be verbs. There is action there for us to take - that we must take. And you are so right, we become better equipped to do this once we have suffered through brokenness of our own.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225311578597379415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-64359592389050221432013-10-11T17:51:42.401-07:002013-10-11T17:51:42.401-07:00I know you've been there in the desert too Hol...I know you've been there in the desert too Holly! Praying that your time is short and that He will bring through to a beautiful oasis in His timing and through His grace.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225311578597379415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-57052521870604856212013-10-11T17:50:27.952-07:002013-10-11T17:50:27.952-07:00You know, I have to invite myself to do this every...You know, I have to invite myself to do this every day - I still need those reminders. Even the crazy folks in front of us in the drive through need that grace - right?!? Thank you faithful friend. You bless me.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225311578597379415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-19057734264769026652013-10-11T17:49:28.255-07:002013-10-11T17:49:28.255-07:00Writing in humble obedience to what I hear Him cal...Writing in humble obedience to what I hear Him calling me to. I thank you for your encouragement and for sharing these words and experiences. I hope that they will bring hope to someone else in the midst of a desert and so point them back to Christ.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225311578597379415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-75188484983134132992013-10-11T14:57:48.087-07:002013-10-11T14:57:48.087-07:00Beautiful post friend! Love the imagery that you p...Beautiful post friend! Love the imagery that you painted with this post. and so true: you never know what people's story are and so every deserves grace. <br /><br />Visiting from FMF!<br /><br />Have a beautiful and extraordinary weekend!<br /><br />Jessica<br />http://mybeautifulli.blogspot.com/2013/10/blogging-about-blogging.htmlJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971280212632871066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-41301556925891313862013-10-11T14:40:44.552-07:002013-10-11T14:40:44.552-07:00I know you have Sarah, and your story of redemptio...I know you have Sarah, and your story of redemption is such a beautiful blessing. So glad that you have come through yours. Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225311578597379415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-37121466818147507412013-10-11T14:40:05.575-07:002013-10-11T14:40:05.575-07:00Thank you Jennifer - I appreciate you!Thank you Jennifer - I appreciate you!Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225311578597379415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-8700149159858643812013-10-11T14:39:15.286-07:002013-10-11T14:39:15.286-07:00I'm so glad you stopped by Janet. This time of...I'm so glad you stopped by Janet. This time of reflection has been so rich for me. And a reminder that I never want to get so far away that I can't remember what it feels like. I want to remember so I can keep my compassion at the forefront.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225311578597379415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-47747984435159610402013-10-11T14:37:46.083-07:002013-10-11T14:37:46.083-07:00Summer, thank you so much for stopping by and for ...Summer, thank you so much for stopping by and for your kind thoughts. We are out of the desert now - this series is a lot of reflection on that time and on His faithfulness during that journey. Love you you mention Hagar - I have another link up I join with on Mondays and I *just* wrote about her and her lessons from the desert.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225311578597379415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-68490223218020008862013-10-11T14:03:05.090-07:002013-10-11T14:03:05.090-07:00I love, love, love this! I too have walked throug...I love, love, love this! I too have walked through deserts of many kinds and no one knew. We need to give grace first, because we don't know what is going on in the lives of those around us. Beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-54617010901698655062013-10-11T11:50:36.622-07:002013-10-11T11:50:36.622-07:00Just so wonderful a post. Painful, true. But the c...Just so wonderful a post. Painful, true. But the call to grace as a verb... extending it because we are all broken and you just don't know what the other person is going through. So so good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04973610403689488582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-26375680485445719432013-10-11T10:32:17.725-07:002013-10-11T10:32:17.725-07:00Love love love this call for grace! I've been ...Love love love this call for grace! I've been there in my life too and your words are spot on. Thanks for the reminder that we may not know what's going on behind someone else's bravado! It's a call for us to be more compassionate and in turn to be more transparent about our own ordinary situations. Much love to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-40038190391013286922013-10-11T08:33:04.839-07:002013-10-11T08:33:04.839-07:00I love you! And this, right here: "This is a...I love you! And this, right here: "This is a call for grace. An invitation to be gentle to those around us. A humble request to consider others and their situations – even if we don’t know what those situations are." You know me... and this is so my heart! Kindred... and anything but Ordinary! ~Karrilee~ from Abiding Love, Abounding Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698176066735604032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-58073186703206523472013-10-11T06:12:47.535-07:002013-10-11T06:12:47.535-07:00Rebekah your words are so very powerful especially...Rebekah your words are so very powerful especially today. As we walk through our ordinary lives I pray our eyes are opened to needs and struggles of all those around us. Thank you for sharing your life and how God brought you through it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-42253796684160087092013-10-11T05:41:40.379-07:002013-10-11T05:41:40.379-07:00I have experienced the loneliness of he desert and...I have experienced the loneliness of he desert and I pray to never be there by myself again. This is so raw, so true, so lovely. SarahWKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11306073539846340933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-90463168901161879782013-10-11T04:37:12.249-07:002013-10-11T04:37:12.249-07:00"A call for grace". Absolutely! I love t..."A call for grace". Absolutely! I love this. Beautiful and inspiring words today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-35083588921356172152013-10-11T04:18:17.848-07:002013-10-11T04:18:17.848-07:00We never know who is going through the pretense of...We never know who is going through the pretense of keeping up with the ordinary, or just trying to live a little of the ordinary. Well said. A good reminder to see with new eyes, to feel with a heart like Jesus, and to use our God-given gifts to help and not harm. There are blessings in the ordinary.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07263629738556756592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-18880664892057264802013-10-10T22:28:35.160-07:002013-10-10T22:28:35.160-07:00Sometimes the weight of a financially lean time is...Sometimes the weight of a financially lean time is very lonely...especially when everyone else seems to be going and doing...its also freeing though..to realize that life can exist with very little...That He is Enough...its a truth being learned many times in my life...sometimes i wonder...will i ever get it?... I hope that you aren't in a desert right now...i loved the scripture you quoted here...Consider it pure joy my sister when you face trials of many kinds knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance....I heard recently a pastor say that God most wants to produce perseverance in His children..thats what all these deserts do...persevere through the arid soul zapping heat, with the hope in our chest that one step at a time God will have a well for us and does have one ...just like he did for HagarShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01897455324381891849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-25170066000423107452013-10-10T21:31:55.650-07:002013-10-10T21:31:55.650-07:00Love that quote too - even more now having been th...Love that quote too - even more now having been through this space of learning in the desert. Thank you for your encouragement tonight! You inspire not only here, but in your life - you amazing 10K runner!Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225311578597379415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-21827739098029256252013-10-10T21:23:08.870-07:002013-10-10T21:23:08.870-07:00I would love to do that ladybug girl! You cross my...I would love to do that ladybug girl! You cross my mind and I wonder how things are going with your full plate and college and internship and everything that you do. It's amazing what will pour out of your in a few minutes when tears and memories pave the way. Seriously. Thank you for your words!Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225311578597379415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-4067125490441340002013-10-10T21:21:02.095-07:002013-10-10T21:21:02.095-07:00Yes it has been and I've been missing you. Lur...Yes it has been and I've been missing you. Lurking and reading your words, but missing the exchanges we had a while back. Things are finally calming down at work and I may have a bit more elasticity to allow me to say hello more often - and other things - as I like. I don't want to get too far away from where you are with your novel and everything else. Sending you love and hugs.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225311578597379415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455946971539117782.post-61397333343170850142013-10-10T21:10:21.654-07:002013-10-10T21:10:21.654-07:00I love the power of your words here, friend. One o...I love the power of your words here, friend. One of my favorite quotes is "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." Thank you for the reminder to extend grace over and over, especially in the situations we don't know. Love this post...happy Friday to you. You are a blessing to this community, friend! :) Mel Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257881383640700251noreply@blogger.com