tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646396.post1028841055958739694..comments2023-06-06T05:18:31.958-04:00Comments on Ponderings: Surprised by JoyJoyfulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010498759199040612noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646396.post-386476771433701222008-03-18T16:40:00.000-04:002008-03-18T16:40:00.000-04:00How sweet! I can relate as well.How sweet! I can relate as well.Jodie Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734191097693490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646396.post-33822571678467554222008-03-17T14:13:00.000-04:002008-03-17T14:13:00.000-04:00Oh girl I wish I could give you a great big old hu...Oh girl I wish I could give you a great big old hug!! I have said it before but I will say it again, you bless me more than you know! I was never a part of the popular, or "in crowd" either. In fact, it wasn't so long ago that I didn't have any friends at all. I was so busy with kids and terribly unsure of myself. It was something I prayed and prayed about and now I see that God has been more than abundant in answering that prayer! I look at who I am today and I can't believe who I see. The older I get the more confident and brave I am. I guess age has its benefeits after all. <BR/><BR/>BTW-I got your email and I plan to respond I have just been swamped with kids, writing my lecture and life in general. I promise to write soon, until then consider yourself cyber-hugged.<BR/><BR/>Love, KelleyKelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06726306325680033645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646396.post-65888436614406061252008-03-17T13:06:00.000-04:002008-03-17T13:06:00.000-04:00Joy:I, too, have known the rejections of childhood...Joy:<BR/>I, too, have known the rejections of childhood. They've gone a long way into scripting how I've felt about myself. Thankfully, God has given me a new view. It's not come by accident. It's come by deliberate pursuit of Him and by being obedient to what he is telling me to do.<BR/><BR/>Part of that obedience has been to "write"...even when I didn't think I had anything to say. Write...not for the approval of man...but for God's approval. You are his child, and you are seeing some of the fruit of your obedience. <BR/><BR/>I'm excited for the days ahead and want to encourage you to keep penning your thoughts. From one writer to another...keep to the practice and you will be surprised where God will take you.<BR/><BR/>peace~elaineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646396.post-85219034616339200572008-03-17T12:24:00.000-04:002008-03-17T12:24:00.000-04:00I LOVE pondering---my friends say it's catching. ...I LOVE pondering---my friends say it's catching. I can ponder over the tiniest things or be curious over the silliest. WOO HOO for our God who is bringing forth the song He has written for you. I will have to come back to your site when I have more time to ponder through with you.pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741559479032449072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646396.post-86285301193405058502008-03-17T09:56:00.000-04:002008-03-17T09:56:00.000-04:00Joy,Just wanted to take a minute and say that your...Joy,<BR/>Just wanted to take a minute and say that your writings on your blog have been a great inspiration to me in the past few weeks! I have used some of your thoughts in my ladies Sunday school class. I tend to have a lot of the same insecurities that you talk about having so can really identify with a lot of the things you write about. Keep up the good work!!Marilyn in Mississippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808156475777748077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646396.post-41876006493231125972008-03-17T08:28:00.000-04:002008-03-17T08:28:00.000-04:00BEAUTIFUL as you are beautiful. Just as God plann...BEAUTIFUL as you are beautiful. Just as God planned you to be!<BR/><BR/>Isn't it so awesome how God gives us those glimpses, in the dark of the night, when everthing around us is silent, and He truly has our undivided attention?!!!<BR/><BR/>Lovngly,<BR/>YolandaYolandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09728042597055536307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646396.post-68787287129286947772008-03-16T23:21:00.000-04:002008-03-16T23:21:00.000-04:00I'm so glad to hear how this wonderful world of bl...I'm so glad to hear how this wonderful world of blogging is touching your life sweet friend. <BR/><BR/>For the past 2 years I've made the most amazing friends here and had the opportunity to meet many of them in person. Their words are encouraging. Their messages uplifting. Their prayers humbling. <BR/><BR/>God has blessed you with such a great talent and I am so glad that you're using it for Him...and that we get to enjoy the blessing too as we read and learn from what you have written.<BR/><BR/>Should God open the doors for you to go to 'She Speaks' you may have the opportunity to meet some of the wonderful ladies you're meeting online! Cool!!!<BR/><BR/>Love you friend. Thank you so much for the wiggly ladubug treat. She's adorable and reminds me of the adorable, wiggly bundle of love that God is preparing for me.<BR/><BR/>(((hugs))) and prayers, Cath xoxoCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120007274654255204noreply@blogger.com