tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034044339369402776.post2265266840915631438..comments2024-01-03T18:03:56.731-08:00Comments on HINTZ'S HAPPENINGS: THANKFUL FOR SOME DISTRACTIONSSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17679265370655421932noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034044339369402776.post-38993367622556532542009-10-24T16:07:24.304-07:002009-10-24T16:07:24.304-07:00Oh friend, I'm certainly praying for you. I k...Oh friend, I'm certainly praying for you. I know that your way with words is such an encouragement to so many, and I know the Lord will use that - Samuel's little life is being used. <br /><br />I'll call you this week ~ have fun with the Tiews.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757371276950679366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034044339369402776.post-15450301402683487502009-10-23T23:15:35.915-07:002009-10-23T23:15:35.915-07:00Sara,
I just want you to know that you and your st...Sara,<br />I just want you to know that you and your story ARE an encouragement to others - especially me. I read your blog and I am reminded of the big picture. You don't pretend to know what God has planned for you, but you are so aware of it, and so reassuring to me that God will use every drop of sorrow and pain for His glory. I am telling you, sweet Sara, that God is already using you and your story (thus far) for His glory. You may be faithfully waiting for a lot of things, but please know that you being an encouragement and a HUGE blessing to others is not one of them. As I think about my Amelia and what losing her has churned into motion in my life - I wonder constantly about how her life might affect others, if at all. I know that, that will be up to what God does in me (and my family). I trust that hope will well up in me when I think of her. Hope and gratefulness instead of the ever present sorrow. <br />Ashes to beauty - those are the words that come to mind when I think of my life. My prayer is that God turns my sadness and sorrow into something beautiful, something only He can fashion. What a great thing for you to make a difference in your church - to help your congregation to be more open and loving to those who need it most. Sometimes I think of how grieving and understanding how to help those who are grieving is a life skill. A life skill that is seriously lacking in a lot of people (me included). I feel the desire to encourage people in being more proactive. I can't tell you how many people have told me, "I wanted to say something or do something for my friend - but didn't know what or how..." I know that you have experienced this too. I just want to shake those people! (in a good way) <br />I see that you are serving our great God through joy, pain, and all that is between and it is a witness to me. It may seem to you as though you are a "weaker" person than you were before. Forgeting things and feeling not like yourself, shy almost, and not as "on top of it" as you were before. Tears come to my eyes when I think of your strength, and it is obvious that God has made His strength fully visible to others through you. His strength is so real - in our weakness. Thank you for being a light for Christ. I don't think a little boy named Samuel could be more proud of his momma. <br />I am blessed by you, and I am kind of a rambler - hope you don't mind :) My prayers and love are with you in the days ahead.<br />SherriSherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01403560567061886014noreply@blogger.com