Life is partly what we make it,
and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose.
and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose.
Today is the last day of the month of August. On this post, I'll try to recap how the month went for me.
August has been such a great month, with many things happening one after the other.
And guess what... I'm back in Manila!
A friend has given me a free plane ticket to join her and a group of friends to spend a few days in Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines, a lovely city nestled up in the mountains of Northern Luzon!
Baguio is a place full of memories. It is where Ernie and I spent our honeymoon thirty-one years ago. So, this trip is really an unexpected opportunity for me!
It also gives me another reason to be with my daughter again, back at the home where I spent my childhood, teenage years and early twenties. This home has never lost its warmth and serenity! It is full of beautiful memories.
I arrived here early yesterday (Sunday) morning. I purposely took the first flight out of Bacolod City to give me and Obedient One a chance to go to church together.
I so look forward to being in church on Sunday mornings! Pastor Edgar's message at Victory Church in Quezon City was just what I needed to hear. He spoke on why we as Christians go through suffering in this life.
To summarize, he said that we go through suffering for three main reasons:
1. As a consequence of our own sinful choices
2. As a result of our own righteous choices (the world hates righteousness)
3. As a means of building the character of Christ in us
The topic was not really new to me, but the way Pastor Edgar explained it to us was so simple, Bible-centered, and direct to the point.
I thanked God for the timeliness of His message.
We all long for a time when our life will be just as we want it to be... but somehow things don't always turn out the way we want them to.
It is a fact of life: on the lowest scale of suffering, we just have to live with the disappointment caused by unfulfilled dreams and unmet expectations.
On the opposite end of the scale, we may be required to go through crippling loss, such as a financial reversal, a serious health issue, a trauma, a calamity, a death...
Writing this last-day-of-the-month post certainly helps me focus on this third reason that God allows us to suffer. Mild or serious, still, it is the kind of suffering that is a daily reality for all of us.
In many ways, we may have to live with the consequences of a sinful choice for the rest of our lives, as well as suffering for choosing to do right. These two also form part of the third reason, which is the suffering that God allows to make us more like Christ - in our words, thoughts, and actions.
And no matter what others say, this is actually the arena where our life is acted out moment by moment, day after day.
August is so special for me because I realize more than ever that I am not alone in my journey.
In our country, we have an ice cream factory that puts out a special Flavor of the Month ice cream for each month of the year.
For me, the special flavor for the month just ended is friends. They have been the icing on my cake.
I name this month "Circle of Friends."
August has been such a great month, with many things happening one after the other.
And guess what... I'm back in Manila!
A friend has given me a free plane ticket to join her and a group of friends to spend a few days in Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines, a lovely city nestled up in the mountains of Northern Luzon!
Baguio is a place full of memories. It is where Ernie and I spent our honeymoon thirty-one years ago. So, this trip is really an unexpected opportunity for me!
It also gives me another reason to be with my daughter again, back at the home where I spent my childhood, teenage years and early twenties. This home has never lost its warmth and serenity! It is full of beautiful memories.
I arrived here early yesterday (Sunday) morning. I purposely took the first flight out of Bacolod City to give me and Obedient One a chance to go to church together.
I so look forward to being in church on Sunday mornings! Pastor Edgar's message at Victory Church in Quezon City was just what I needed to hear. He spoke on why we as Christians go through suffering in this life.
To summarize, he said that we go through suffering for three main reasons:
1. As a consequence of our own sinful choices
2. As a result of our own righteous choices (the world hates righteousness)
3. As a means of building the character of Christ in us
The topic was not really new to me, but the way Pastor Edgar explained it to us was so simple, Bible-centered, and direct to the point.
I thanked God for the timeliness of His message.
We all long for a time when our life will be just as we want it to be... but somehow things don't always turn out the way we want them to.
It is a fact of life: on the lowest scale of suffering, we just have to live with the disappointment caused by unfulfilled dreams and unmet expectations.
On the opposite end of the scale, we may be required to go through crippling loss, such as a financial reversal, a serious health issue, a trauma, a calamity, a death...
Writing this last-day-of-the-month post certainly helps me focus on this third reason that God allows us to suffer. Mild or serious, still, it is the kind of suffering that is a daily reality for all of us.
In many ways, we may have to live with the consequences of a sinful choice for the rest of our lives, as well as suffering for choosing to do right. These two also form part of the third reason, which is the suffering that God allows to make us more like Christ - in our words, thoughts, and actions.
And no matter what others say, this is actually the arena where our life is acted out moment by moment, day after day.
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August is so special for me because I realize more than ever that I am not alone in my journey.
In our country, we have an ice cream factory that puts out a special Flavor of the Month ice cream for each month of the year.
For me, the special flavor for the month just ended is friends. They have been the icing on my cake.
I name this month "Circle of Friends."
This month, on August 9, we had the pamanhikan, the formal agreement made by two families for the forthcoming wedding and marriage of my son Worshiper and his fiancee Chosen One.
On August 11, my grandson Forerunner was discharged from hospital after a four day stay. We praise God for the speedy recovery that this little boy went through after being seriously ill.
August 22, many friends and family members made me feel so loved by being present at the unveiling of my husband's tombstone.
On August 25, my Family Foundations family celebrated the birthday of my dear British friend, Trudi. We also held the despedida (or a going away blessing party) for our friends Mitch and Jessa who were going back to New Zealand after a month-long visit.
On August 28 and 29, I, together with my friends Buddy and Tata, conducted a Transforming Hearts seminar for a group of thirteen persons. God poured so much blessing in our midst as we experienced spiritual breakthroughs and healing of emotional wounds in the lives of many.
This is also the month that I have received the most number of blog awards. Maryleigh, Kat, Andrea, Christy Rose, and Mari, I do want to thank you for passing on these awards to me. I am truly humbled even as I appreciate what you have done. Of course, the glory belongs to God alone. He is My Creator!
This month God led me to discover a number of new inspirational blogs, and through this, I have made new blog friendships! I welcome Denise, Stephanie, Amy and Matt, Cynthia, Charlotte, Joanne and a few others into my blog life.
Christy Rose also tagged me, asking me to share some of the special things I'll remember about this summer.
This month, I was also officially made a member of the Scarf Sisters, upon the invitation of Cathy.
On this post, as an act of gratitude and courtesy, I will take time to acknowledge the friends who have honored me by passing on a blog award to me.
These are gracious reminders to me of the fact that my suffering is made much more bearable because of friends, my fellow travelers with whom I share a common experience called "life."
Friends remind me that being human is universal, there is no such thing as perfection on this planet. Even the best laid out plans can still miscarry, the ones we dearly love will hurt us the most, and many of our best dreams will not always make it to reality.
Moses never saw the promised land, Paul had his thorn in the flesh, David's tabernacle was ruined and destroyed.
But the wonderful promise of restoration is spoken time and again, through many words of promise found in Scripture. There is a coming day when all earthly suffering will come to an end, and those who have trusted in Jesus as their Righteousness will enjoy eternity in His presence!
Some of my favorites are quoted below:
On August 11, my grandson Forerunner was discharged from hospital after a four day stay. We praise God for the speedy recovery that this little boy went through after being seriously ill.
August 22, many friends and family members made me feel so loved by being present at the unveiling of my husband's tombstone.
On August 25, my Family Foundations family celebrated the birthday of my dear British friend, Trudi. We also held the despedida (or a going away blessing party) for our friends Mitch and Jessa who were going back to New Zealand after a month-long visit.
On August 28 and 29, I, together with my friends Buddy and Tata, conducted a Transforming Hearts seminar for a group of thirteen persons. God poured so much blessing in our midst as we experienced spiritual breakthroughs and healing of emotional wounds in the lives of many.
This is also the month that I have received the most number of blog awards. Maryleigh, Kat, Andrea, Christy Rose, and Mari, I do want to thank you for passing on these awards to me. I am truly humbled even as I appreciate what you have done. Of course, the glory belongs to God alone. He is My Creator!
This month God led me to discover a number of new inspirational blogs, and through this, I have made new blog friendships! I welcome Denise, Stephanie, Amy and Matt, Cynthia, Charlotte, Joanne and a few others into my blog life.
Christy Rose also tagged me, asking me to share some of the special things I'll remember about this summer.
This month, I was also officially made a member of the Scarf Sisters, upon the invitation of Cathy.
On this post, as an act of gratitude and courtesy, I will take time to acknowledge the friends who have honored me by passing on a blog award to me.
These are gracious reminders to me of the fact that my suffering is made much more bearable because of friends, my fellow travelers with whom I share a common experience called "life."
Friends remind me that being human is universal, there is no such thing as perfection on this planet. Even the best laid out plans can still miscarry, the ones we dearly love will hurt us the most, and many of our best dreams will not always make it to reality.
Moses never saw the promised land, Paul had his thorn in the flesh, David's tabernacle was ruined and destroyed.
But the wonderful promise of restoration is spoken time and again, through many words of promise found in Scripture. There is a coming day when all earthly suffering will come to an end, and those who have trusted in Jesus as their Righteousness will enjoy eternity in His presence!
Some of my favorites are quoted below:
On that day I will raise up
the tabernacle of David
which has fallen down,
and repair its damages;
I will raise up its ruins,
and rebuild it as in the days of old...
- Amos 9:11
They shall neither hunger anymore
nor thirst anymore,
the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat;
for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne
will shepherd them
and lead them to living fountains of waters.
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
- Revelation 7:16-17
And now on to the blog awards!
Thank you Mari, for letting me have this precious blog award!
I pass on the Circle of Friends Blog Award to the following blog friends who have really been exactly what the award says, a circle of friends! The award goes to:
the tabernacle of David
which has fallen down,
and repair its damages;
I will raise up its ruins,
and rebuild it as in the days of old...
- Amos 9:11
They shall neither hunger anymore
nor thirst anymore,
the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat;
for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne
will shepherd them
and lead them to living fountains of waters.
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
- Revelation 7:16-17
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And now on to the blog awards!
Thank you Mari, for letting me have this precious blog award!
I pass on the Circle of Friends Blog Award to the following blog friends who have really been exactly what the award says, a circle of friends! The award goes to:
Kat at Heart 2 Heart
Andrea at Arise 2 Write
Annie at Calling to Deep
Katie at Hope is Calling
Felisol at On the Far Side of the Sea
Amrita at Yesu Garden
Cathy at Whatever Happened To...
Beautiful Grace at Beautiful Grace
Kathy at The Other Side Of...
Saija at Through a Glass Darkly
Terry at Canadian Blogger
Andrea at Arise 2 Write
Annie at Calling to Deep
Katie at Hope is Calling
Felisol at On the Far Side of the Sea
Amrita at Yesu Garden
Cathy at Whatever Happened To...
Beautiful Grace at Beautiful Grace
Kathy at The Other Side Of...
Saija at Through a Glass Darkly
Terry at Canadian Blogger
True Heart AwardThose who receive this award are of the sweetest nature. They are kind, friendly, funny, loving, eager to share their love for Jesus with others, and brave in their efforts to reflect Him to this darkened world. They are the kind of folks you're blessed to know, even if it's only in the bloggy-sphere.
I want to thank Kat at Heart 2 Heart for giving me this award.
And now I pass on the True Heart Award to:
Cindy at Letters From Midlife
Yolanda at Higher Grounds
Andrea at A Parson's Wife
Elsie at My Yarn Tales
Deb at He Gave Me A Dream
Julie at Jewels' Sightings
Cathy at Whatever Happened To...
Maryleigh at Blue Cotton Memory
Jennifer at More Than Just Adam's Rib
Cory at Searching for God in the Everyday
Loyal Friend and Visitor AwardThe title of the award is self-explanatory. This award goes to the one who has been a loyal visitor of your blog, and in doing so, has developed a special friendship with you!
Thank you, Kat (of Heart 2 Heart), for giving this award to me!
Each one of you who visits my blog regularly is truly deserving of this award! You know how it feels when a friend drops by often just to say hello. It really encourages your heart!
A few blog friends deserve special mention. I want to pass on The Loyal Friend and Visitor Award to:
They have visited my blog almost daily over these past months, and I truly appreciate that!
A few blog friends deserve special mention. I want to pass on The Loyal Friend and Visitor Award to:
Felisol at On the Far Side of the Sea
Amrita at Yesu Garden
Kat at Heart2Heart
Andrea at Arise 2 Write
Eileen at Umma's World
Beautiful Grace at Beautiful Grace
Kathy at The Other Side Of...
Terry at Canadian Blogger
Amrita at Yesu Garden
Kat at Heart2Heart
Andrea at Arise 2 Write
Eileen at Umma's World
Beautiful Grace at Beautiful Grace
Kathy at The Other Side Of...
Terry at Canadian Blogger
They have visited my blog almost daily over these past months, and I truly appreciate that!
Neno's AwardNeno's Award is given to those who love blogging, love to encourage friendships through blogging, and who help others seek the reasons why we all love blogging.
I want to thank the two dear blog sisters who gave me this blog award, Andrea at Arise 2 Write, and Christy Rose at The Secret Life of an American Wife and Mom.
I'm passing on the Neno Award to the following blog friends:
Terry at Canadian BloggerAmrita at Yesu Garden
Sita at Sita's Sanctum
Cathy at Whatever Happened To...
Eileen at Umma's World
Bong at Bong Pagong
Inspirational Mom's Blog AwardThis blog award is given to an inspirational mom whose blog is such an inspiration to her readers.
I want to thank Andrea at Arise 2 Write for specifically mentioning in a comment that she was passing this award on to me.
I pass on the Inspirational Mom's Blog Award to:
Maryleigh at Blue Cotton Memory
Andrea at A Parson's Wife
Amy at Beautiful Descent
Deb at He Gave Me a Dream...
Julie at Jewels' Sightings
Linda at Absolute Grace
Lisa at My Passionate Pursuit
Yolanda at Higher Grounds
Christy Rose at The Secret Life of an American Wife and Mom
Thank you, my dear blog friends, for adding spice and color to my life journey! You have all been a tremendous blessing and encouragement to me! Thank you for welcoming me into your hearts!
35 comments:
Dear Lidj,
thank you for honoring me with two awards.
Your too nice,You now that.
I am a lousy blogger, and I come over to you to get inspired and educated, (and also some times to pray, and see just how things are going in your everyday life.
Today I sucked into my heart the things you wrote about trials.
Yesterday I spoke for 2 hours with my best friend from childhood and youth in my birth-town.
She's an extraordinary human being, has always been so and it seems that her trials will never come to an end.
Now three of her four children are suffering badly, and she has to travel around to offer immediate support at the same time she's taking 24/7 care of her mentally ill and to times violent brother, she is a good wife to her husband and managing the best coffeehouse back home.
Towards the end of ouor conversation she said, "I've been stuck with this question from Our Lord's Prayer- Lead us not into temptation-. Can a loving God be wanting to lead us into temptation?"
I felt I had no good answer to offer her. Maybe you have?
From Felisol
P.S. A heartfelt welcome to the Scarf Sisters. Amrita ans Saija have also signed up.. Now I have all my dearest blog-friends gathered there.
Amen
From Felisol
Hi Lidj, I'm back from vacation and am catching up! It's wonderful to read of your month and the way you've seen God working in your life. Congratulations on all the awards!
To summarize, he said that we go through suffering for three main reasons:
1. As a consequence of our own sinful choices
2. As a result of our own righteous choices (the world hates righteousness)
3. As a means of building the character of Christ in us
These thoughts are a great reminder. I have endured suffering due to all three of them!
Thank you for the blog awards. Your thoughtfulness warms my heart!
With Much Love...
Beautiful Grace
Lidj,
Congratulations on being the recipient of so many treasured blog awards. Your spirit is contagious and people love just being part of your family.
As August comes to a close you have reflected back on the many blessings you have received and I am confident that many, many more lie ahead.
Thank you so much for the Loyalty and Circle of Friends awards. It means the world to receive them from you.
Love and Hugs ~ Kat
Thank you, Beauty! So lovely to be included in your Circle of Friends.
The time away has been a bit more solitary, but very good. (I like solitary, some times!) I especially love what you've recounted in your blog here. That hard times come:
1. As a consequence of our own sinful choices
2. As a result of our own righteous choices (the world hates righteousness)
3. As a means of building the character of Christ in us
So true! concise, and yet correct. I loved reading those displayed so neatly.
Thank you for your continuing friendship, my dear. Perhaps someday I will be able to visit you in your beloved home country. :)
Hi Lidj,
You have been busy with family, church and friends. I just wanted to pass along a tiny thanks for the sweet mention in your post today.
All these women of faith from Kat at Heart 2 Heart to Christy Rose that I just meet are a lovely circle of Christian women with hearts full of Love for the Lord,their families & friends.
May the Lord bless you and yours this week with his amazing love and peace!
Charlotte
Congratulations, Lidj, for your deserved awards, and so like you to give the Glory to God.
Thank you, Lidj, for these two awards you have passed on to me. Thank for thinking of me, I'm honored.
I have found your posts to be for me a spiritual healing, a guide to a deeper relationship with God, and a renewal of my soul.
Thank you, Lidj.
Love,
Eileen
Thanks Lidj. I still think the greater "award" is discovering your blog and just enjoying reading the words of the best undiscovered Christian writer in the world.
Dear Lidj,
You are such an encourager! God calls all women to be spiritual mothers and sisters; however, not all women answer that call. You have. Thank you for constantly encouraging me, gently reminding me about the great love of my Savior, and your prayers. You have been an ECC friend who helps lift up when others are down. Thank you for blessing me with your friendship and support!
Maryleigh
And here I thought I put all of my soul crying away ;) .. but after reading your endearing post, I have once again become a well spring. It is comforting to know that others have their burdens to bear. I'm thankful for making your acquaintance and can draw great strength from what you write. this especially touched my spirit today:
[These are gracious reminders to me of the fact that my suffering is made much more bearable because of friends, my fellow travelers with whom I share a common experience called "life."]
Thank you for the beautiful awards!!! I shall humbly accept them from you .. but it may take a week to publicly acknowledge them on my blog. Tonight I'm cooking a special 'first of the new season post' dinner for the new Scarf Sister's adventure and have much to do in preparation.
You have cheered me up greatly. Thank you.
I have been blessed beyond measure with your heart and friendship...
You have encouraged me so many times.....
Thank you for your gift of awards for me... Again you have touched me....
love you dear friend
Lidj,
What a very special lady and friend you are deep into my heart and my thoughts. What an honor you have blessed me with today and I in turn, want to give that back to the One that has allowed me to be in the Family Of Christ, God Himself. He is truly, my hearts desire.
Love to you and thank YOU Miss Lidj!!!!
Yolanda
Have enjoyed these words from U --
Blessings
Thank you so much for the heart award! Receiving it is the bright spot I needed today. Love to you, dear Lidj.
What a blessing to be called your friend. You inspire me to strive to be more like our Savior every day.
Blessings ~ Lisa
Dear Lidj, Thank you, dear, dear friend and sister. I am so appreciative and honored by your kindness and thoughts.
You, dear one, are a very, very special woman of God. I am so thankful the Lord led me to your blog. I am always inspired by your beautiful posts, but even more, I am so inspired by your godly, faithful life.
May the Lord bless you. May He give you great joy and peace, and may He bless your precious family.
Enjoy your time in Manila! Thank you for being a wonderful friend! :)
In Jesus' Love,
Andrea
Dear Lidj,
I referred my daughter Jessica to your blog to read about Ernie's unveiling ceremony. Her grandfather (My ex FIL) passed away last week and I think when she is able, she will love to read your entry! As a fellow scarf sister, I look forward to the next adventure of our sisterhood!
I will always remember something I learned in Beth Moore's "Daniel" study.
"Sometimes God delivers us FROM the fire, sometimes He delivers us IN the Fire and sometimes He delivers us THROUGH the fire!"
Powerful stuff!
Hugs from the Lone Star State!
Connie
Thank you, Lidj! I feel blessed to be now sharing your friendship. May September be a month of promise for you, as you see promises fulfilled, and receive new ones from our Everlasting Father.
Lidj,
Thank you so much for the sweet words and the award. I have definitely enjoyed getting to know you and coming to visit you, reading what God is showing you and learning from your wisdom. I am looking forward to continuing on in our journey with God together.
It seems that you have had a wonderfully blessed month. I pray the month of September brings even more of God's goodness your way.
Christy
Dear friend Lidj,
Today I read your blog and it brought tears again as you opened your heart to us.Yes I live with my friend grace , guiding me and it is His righteousness that makes anything good in me. This week we had revival at our church with Gerald Crabb, the father of the singing Crabb family . He preached about the good Samaritan out of Luke and how He was Grace, who delivers us from danger and brings us to a place of safety and rest.
I am honored that you gave me this award but its by grace i am what and who I am.
bless you dear friend.
Many thanks for the kind words, Lidj. You are NEVER alone. God has blessed you with a loving biological and blogging family, many close friends, and the knowledge that He loves you and will comfort you the rest of your days. God is good. And we can feel His presence is we are just still and listen.
dear crown of beauty
i have finally been able to catch up with you.
i am feeling in fine shape the last few days.
my back is not hurting and it makes it easier for me to sit here and do more typing.
now i have been reading and i don't know whatever makes the feedjit thinks that i am from smith falls and not welland!...ha!
this is such a long post that i think that i will comment in sections and the first part here where you say the preacher was speaking about the christians...and why they suffer.
it takes my mind back a little while ago when felisol was commenting to our friend justin who has had to suffer so much in his young life.
i have kept her words closely to my heart ever since and i am going to just copy what she said,
felisol said.."I'm sad beyond words that you, so sweet, caring, tender and nice should be suffering so much for so long.
I have no good answers to offer.
My dad, the most righteous and caring man I've ever met also was well acquainted with pain.
He never lost his firm belief in God. "If I weren't ill, I maybe would have thought I didn't need God, and that would have been worse than anything ," he would say, when I came with my many whys."
isn't that just beautiful crown of beauty and so in agreement to what your preacher said?
i love it!......love terry
oh what a busy month you have put in crown of beauty.
how you ever managed so much is beyond me!
i am happy that your favourite ice cream frosting is all of the dear friends that you have....sweeter than honey, eh?
so great that you will be getting another daughter into the family, when worshiper brings in his chosen one!
that too will be sweeter than honey!
crown of beauty, i was sorry to hear about your little grandbaby being so ill. as you know, i was gone for three and a half weeks and had very little contact with the internet...i am so glad that he is feeling better...the lord is so good!
i read all about the unveiling of ernie's tombstone and i just was so astounded and touched by the whole thing!
august 25th was my birthday too crown of beauty and you know what the bestest birthday present i received was?
passing-thru, a beloved friend of my felisols', our sweet donnas' and mine showed up into our lives again after one year gone!
this made me so happy and so much happier still that you have met him too!
again i must say...how great is the god we adore!.....love terry
dearest crown of beauty,
you surely deserve all of these rewards.
you, even in your sadness of saying so long to ernie[for just a little while] have been a help and a comfort to so many of us and for that i cannot thank you enough!
thank you for the awards that i don't even feel i deserve.
coming to your blog daily?
well to tell you the truth..that is for me!!!
i always come away blessed!
and also i feel that the scarf sisters are getting a real good award....your coming to join us.
isn't that like icing on the cake too you dear sister, crown of beauty?....love terry
I was just telling Matt the other day what a good thing you are in our blogging lives. What an awkward sentence...I hope you understand. Thank you for your blogging friendship and the mention of that here in your post (as well as the award).
Reading your post makes me think of the last verse in Psalm 23..."my cup overflows..." Your cup has been overflowing this month because you were willing to see it as such (in some of the hard times especially).
Dear Lidj,
Just want to let you know I am thinking and praying for you and Obedient One.
From Felisol
Hello, Beautiful Lidj! Thank you so much for your warm welcome back to Blogland for me!!! I love the simple 3 causes of suffering you shared from the sermon you heard. I needed the reminder that not all suffering is because I have blown it somewhere along the way, a streak of self-condemnation the Evil One likes to nurture in me. Love you, my precious friend - it's so great to be back in touch!
Lidj, what a heartwarming post. You are truly blessed of God.
Blessings,
Vickie
you are so kind to all of us! and you certainly deserve the accolades sent your way ... thank you for mentioning me in your group of blog buds ... i am so honoured ... God has caused our paths to cross! blessings on you!
Thanks for your award, Lidj.
Lidj,
I'm blessed to be a part of your circle of friends.
I respect you. Your honesty. Humility. Faithfulness.
Each time I read one of your devotionals, I hear your heart.
And how you love Him. Our Faithful One. Our Savior. Our Friend.
You help me to grow ever closer to Him.
Thank you for sharing from your heart.
Even when it hurts.
I thank you for the awards that you've presented to me.
Sweet dreams, sweet friend.
Congratulations on your awards!
You deserve them.
Sweet dreams.
Dear Lidj,
Congratulations on your awards! I read your blog and am so inspired and encouraged by your faith. You help me to have new eyes to see God through. You my sweet friend are worthy of each that you were given.
And thank you so much for honoring me with one of your awards. It really means a lot coming from you. (I'm sorry it took me so long to respond.)
Thank you for sharing your life with me! I look forward to the day we can meet!
Blessings,
Cory =)
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