tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13925627.post8805780783692141685..comments2023-12-15T23:36:01.113-06:00Comments on Joni's Muse ~ The Poet Within: Endurancejonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401569094090026684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13925627.post-79593654484793650862017-07-16T07:32:52.177-05:002017-07-16T07:32:52.177-05:00Welcome back, Heather!
I was going to send out th...Welcome back, Heather!<br /><br />I was going to send out the troops for ya but then I realized, you do have a life outside the virtual world. :)<br /><br />You always know what to say and when to say it, for that I am eternally grateful, thank you! <br /><br />Love & *HUGS*jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401569094090026684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13925627.post-59139410206844452642017-07-15T09:42:50.936-05:002017-07-15T09:42:50.936-05:00Joni,
Sorry I've been a little absent lately....Joni,<br /><br />Sorry I've been a little absent lately. Took a trip up to see family, and still recovering. <br /><br />This world is crazy. We are bombarded on every side. Worn down by things that don't matter in perspective to eternity, but they distract us. It seems that every interaction, wears just another little bit off of us. BUT we are encouraged:<br /><br />Col 3:2 - Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.<br /><br />Eph 2:1-10 - As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.<br /><br />PRAISE GOD that we have hope, when all the world around us is hopeLESS.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960897703010502688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13925627.post-41698118674365157382017-07-13T13:01:32.005-05:002017-07-13T13:01:32.005-05:00Dixie,
She was obviously having a bad day as well...Dixie,<br /><br />She was obviously having a bad day as well as I was. It just all bubbled, it happens. <br /><br />And a lol moment, I'm five years older than my husband and in hindsight, it was actually a compliment at how youthful HE looks. :) She said she has a forty-five-year-old friend with a thirty-year-old son. She felt bad. lol I felt good because I'm not 45! :D<br /><br />My husband wasn't released from his care, the doctor was not coming back to this area and staying in his office in Omaha. We could visit him there if we HAVE to but it was just a release of us being his patient in our area. Too many things at once hit me. <br /><br />My concern for my son was he just got the job after MONTHS of looking. It's an awesome job, he loves it, he's just weeding through his life and I totally get it. I can't keep him forever, I don't own him. Hard nonetheless.<br /><br />Prayers are what I'm living and thriving on at this moment! Thank you! <3 jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401569094090026684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13925627.post-75591271372762189632017-07-13T12:26:56.852-05:002017-07-13T12:26:56.852-05:00Well, the printer doesn't work on my laptop bu...Well, the printer doesn't work on my laptop but I did put a star next to the email and keep reading it throughout the day! :) I'm amazed at the significance and how it all just walks into my life.<br /><br />You said ASS, on MY blog! Daggum you! lol<br /><br />Continue on...it is all I CAN do. :)<br /><br />*HUGS* <3 <br /><br /> jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401569094090026684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13925627.post-67778643475821348972017-07-13T12:11:26.863-05:002017-07-13T12:11:26.863-05:00People don't mean to insult you. They are ign...People don't mean to insult you. They are ignorant of your life situation and speak from their own situations and life stories. I get how it feels to be called mother of someone older. That has happened to me before too. I catalog it under things to never say to someone else and then laugh about it later. <br /><br />Since losing Teresa, and having someone on that horrible day asking if it's true she was pregnant and single, I learned to choose my battles carefully.<br /><br />Learning to be a duck, and letting if flow off your back like water, is a skill that has helped me keep my sanity in a world that is steadily growing insane.<br /><br />I know it is stressful having your son learning to make his way in the world, but I'm sure what you want for him is his happiness and good fortune. Try to keep in mind that he is not leaving you forever, he will return to visit often.<br /><br />Your husband's doctor releasing him from his care is good news, Joni. It means he is doing so well that he no longer needs a specialist to see him anymore. Praise God!<br /><br />Still praying for a good outcome and peace and happiness for you and your family.NurseArtisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13722433622899562506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13925627.post-86571367308278315182017-07-13T11:39:01.476-05:002017-07-13T11:39:01.476-05:00"When you're up to your ass in alligators..."When you're up to your ass in alligators, ..." :)<br /><br />Your job is to clear that swamp of alligators. Ain't easy, ain't enjoyable, but there are 'here and now' benefits. Walking through an entire store, is one, right? Yep, you got a 'Life Alligator' nibbling at you, and that won't be the last, either. So pull up your waders and continue on, Joni. <br /><br />I trust you've PRINTED out that email, and the pertinent Scriptures, taped it to the wall, above your pooter, and will keep it in sight often. Right? ;)<br /><br />*HUGS!* :D <3benninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883327259794768568noreply@blogger.com