tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post7015341502524141026..comments2024-02-02T23:18:20.621-05:00Comments on Baby Bangs: Christmas Week 2013Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16777762608528843328noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-68855783469744837292014-01-03T19:06:29.309-05:002014-01-03T19:06:29.309-05:00So glad y'all had a great Christmas!So glad y'all had a great Christmas! labridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08462077123452782300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-86183558526471316052013-12-31T17:48:32.397-05:002013-12-31T17:48:32.397-05:00Yay for great Christmas gifts and double Yay for y...Yay for great Christmas gifts and double Yay for you blogging again!!!<br />The Lord has already set aside who is meant to be part of your loving family...waiting is always the hard part. Don't lose heart...He who promised is faithful!!!<br />Remember one year you recommended a few books...Radical, Crazy Love and Interrupted...well I took your recommendations, read them back then and my life was wrecked in an awesome way!! Thank you!!! Heard these quirky sayings on the local Christian radio station today...but they made me smile hope they do the same for you...<br />too blessed to be stressed<br />too anointed to be disappointed<br />too grateful to be hateful<br />Happy and Healthy New Year!!! aurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12949188158355700402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-32411575271914090102013-12-31T13:46:59.623-05:002013-12-31T13:46:59.623-05:00Glad to hear your voice again! Keep writing Sister...Glad to hear your voice again! Keep writing Sister!<br />Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04379883624436424670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-23618528538881648792013-12-31T10:34:36.875-05:002013-12-31T10:34:36.875-05:00So glad you have started blogging again. Praying f...So glad you have started blogging again. Praying for strength and peace for your family.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872118900699647512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-44256884390118172512013-12-30T16:14:47.994-05:002013-12-30T16:14:47.994-05:00Love all of the pics, beautiful post!
~Jennifer
ww...Love all of the pics, beautiful post!<br />~Jennifer<br />www.mommylifeafterphd.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02952777017611276632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-91749858226746970522013-12-28T23:26:57.562-05:002013-12-28T23:26:57.562-05:00Dear Amanda,
I'm so glad that you and your fam...Dear Amanda,<br />I'm so glad that you and your family had such a wonderful Christmas. I'm so pleased your blogging again. You have such a wonderful way of looking at the world and the Savior you've invited into your heart. Every time you write I feel like you are allowing us to stand beside you and peer through the window of the beautiful heart God has placed within you and we can just sit back and enjoy the view of all the marvelous things He is sewing into your heart and life. I pray that God will continue to comfort you as you've had to let go of a very precious boy. I will pray for him too...Lord bless you.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968094495128995323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-16772035567332947242013-12-28T12:25:23.599-05:002013-12-28T12:25:23.599-05:00Hi Amanda,
I am so glad you are writing again. My...Hi Amanda,<br /><br />I am so glad you are writing again. My heart aches for you. You are in my prayers. Hurray to your wonderful husband. What a thought gift! Merry Christmas and may 2014 be your best year yet.<br /><br />SabrinaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02847977244886909417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-58174618042331519192013-12-28T12:20:14.154-05:002013-12-28T12:20:14.154-05:00Yes, I join the throngs of those so glad you decid...Yes, I join the throngs of those so glad you decided to write again! I am both amused and inspired by what you write here. I love all the photos of your Christmas celebrations. Little Annabeth is your clone, but I am sure you already know that! Your kiddos are so precious! I will continue to pray for you and look with anticipation for the redemption that will eventually come from your pain this last year.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578816364202546948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-70664075989393357242013-12-27T22:56:49.081-05:002013-12-27T22:56:49.081-05:00Your kiddo's have gotten so big! I am also gl...Your kiddo's have gotten so big! I am also glad to read your blog again and hope that you find joy in the words. Hugs to you as you find your way through this season. We love your family!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-3210384423614030132013-12-27T22:18:07.665-05:002013-12-27T22:18:07.665-05:00I'm so sorry you are in a funk right now. I kn...I'm so sorry you are in a funk right now. I know how that is. I was in a funk for a really long time after Dave got laid off and we had to move so far away from family. Even though I know what it's like to be in a funk, I have no idea how it feels to miss out on adopting a baby I already loved. It must be excruciatingly painful. I will be praying for you.<br /><br />You are an amazing person and an inspiration to so many people. Without you realizing it, you helped inspire me to get out of my funk 4 years ago. Blessings to you and your family.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400427028201975373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-76460256131996828932013-12-27T18:50:00.492-05:002013-12-27T18:50:00.492-05:00Annabeth is looking more and more like you.
I'...Annabeth is looking more and more like you.<br />I'm glad you had such a special Christmas.Dionnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915895529974670130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-2701873049169802242013-12-27T15:27:27.606-05:002013-12-27T15:27:27.606-05:00Glad 'the memorable gift' fell to you this...Glad 'the memorable gift' fell to you this year - indeed, CJ is a good (and wise!) man. I too have loved reading your words again :) Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395021133377965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-68279647892853378042013-12-27T09:59:14.532-05:002013-12-27T09:59:14.532-05:00P.S. After my daughter was born, I thought I was g...P.S. After my daughter was born, I thought I was going bald, but after I read your explanation of baby bangs, I felt so much better. It was a public service. Lol!RPGilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639390661615467036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-36162320971094969962013-12-27T09:56:51.743-05:002013-12-27T09:56:51.743-05:00I'm so happy to see you blogging again! This w...I'm so happy to see you blogging again! This was the first blog I ever read and it is still my favorite. Thanks for sharing your life with us.RPGilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639390661615467036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-48302041014718768532013-12-27T09:56:12.521-05:002013-12-27T09:56:12.521-05:00My sweet man took the award for best gift this yea...My sweet man took the award for best gift this year in our home. We lost everything over a 4 year period due to the economy. E.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. Including 2 miscarriages and my wedding rings were stolen. It will be 4 years next month that my rings were taken from me. Our family got nailed with the flu this month. Who knew tamiflu was so very expensive? For a family of 6, it blew our budget. I would not dare even whisper my wish of a wedding band. We agreed we would only do stockings for each other this year. Christmas morning I began to open mine. I pulled out a real tree camo fleece coat. Ummmm what? Next the matching camo gloves. Seriously? I smiled so that he and the kids would think I was elated over camo. As I was putting on the gloves I saw it! On the left glove, ring finger. Diamonds! Instant tears. Restoration flooded my soul. Only God. This girl got camp and diamonds! Hahahaha!<br /><br />As for you sweet Amanda...Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? Behold, I am doing a new thing!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392647118057860826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-31979812772895112652013-12-27T09:51:57.865-05:002013-12-27T09:51:57.865-05:00My sweet man took the award for best gift this yea...My sweet man took the award for best gift this year in our home. We lost everything over a 4 year period due to the economy. E.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. Including 2 miscarriages and my wedding rings were stolen. It will be 4 years next month that my rings were taken from me. Our family got nailed with the flu this month. Who knew tamiflu was so very expensive? For a family of 6, it blew our budget. I would not dare even whisper my wish of a wedding band. We agreed we would only do stockings for each other this year. Christmas morning I began to open mine. I pulled out a real tree camo fleece coat. Ummmm what? Next the matching camo gloves. Seriously? I smiled so that he and the kids would think I was elated over camo. As I was putting on the gloves I saw it! On the left glove, ring finger. Diamonds! Instant tears. Restoration flooded my soul. Only God. This girl got camp and diamonds! Hahahaha!<br /><br />As for you sweet Amanda...Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? Behold, I am doing a new thing!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392647118057860826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-81601475684874908812013-12-27T08:24:05.280-05:002013-12-27T08:24:05.280-05:00Welcome back - I have missed, missed, missed your ...Welcome back - I have missed, missed, missed your blog. I am not a writer so as I would read your blogs about the challenges of being a young mother, and just living life, I would say “Yes!, that is exactly how I felt, or “Oh I remember times like that” Thanks for writing about what I have felt, experienced, loved, and lose but was never able to put the experience into words. You are a total blessing to me!JeannieofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168062265434048198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-17834343688830084102013-12-27T02:37:02.192-05:002013-12-27T02:37:02.192-05:00This may be a duplicate. Typing on my phone...not...This may be a duplicate. Typing on my phone...not so well.<br /><br />Oh yes! Keep on writing, oh please!<br /><br />Then I added that I sent you an email. I'm not sure that is still your address, but I wanted you to know that the Lord often beings you to mind to pray. That in and of itself is a miracle. He brings you to my weak, distracted and pitiful brain. And I pray for you, sweet Amanda. He is so very in love with you that He wants you to walk in the power of undergirded prayer. I'd say that is pretty amazing . He really is so very good.<br /><br />Love and prayers from ColoradoHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794673914973256109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-59428500991371982142013-12-27T02:31:53.649-05:002013-12-27T02:31:53.649-05:00Yes! Do keep on writing ...oh please. I sent you a...Yes! Do keep on writing ...oh please. I sent you an email. Not sure if you still have that address. Just told you what I often do. The Lord brings you to mind pretty often and I pray for you. Much love, HollyHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794673914973256109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-5350847797043459972013-12-27T00:14:14.793-05:002013-12-27T00:14:14.793-05:00Amanda, thanks for sharing your words with us! I&#...Amanda, thanks for sharing your words with us! I'm glad that you are writing too! Congrats on your new MacBook :) My hubby surprised me with one two years ago and I love it still! Sounds like you all had a wonderful Christmas. Still praying for you!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817882710228513104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-17047063966254516362013-12-26T23:49:27.743-05:002013-12-26T23:49:27.743-05:00What a wonderful gift! Glad you're continuing ...What a wonderful gift! Glad you're continuing to write. I started my blog many years ago thinking it was for the waiting process of our adoption, but when we went through a loss, God had other plans to use it as a process to grieve and heal. I remember how clouded my thoughts were back then, but the Lord graciously used my own words sometimes to give me understanding. I look forward to reading as you continue to blog. Merry Christmas!Sincerely Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471373571294324906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-78553452740399262102013-12-26T22:38:33.650-05:002013-12-26T22:38:33.650-05:00Great pictures! Annabeth looks so grown up in the ...Great pictures! Annabeth looks so grown up in the first pj picture! I'm so glad your husband is encouraging you to keep writing because you have a gift. You have often made me laugh while at the same time causing me to ponder a deeper meaning. So thanks!This Is The Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15758756721252571064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-25584719736557715032013-12-26T21:01:44.251-05:002013-12-26T21:01:44.251-05:00I missed your posts - glad your hubby encouraged y...I missed your posts - glad your hubby encouraged you to keep pressing on.<br />Beautiful photos of the children.<br />My goodness in some of those photos of Annabeth I can see your Mom's face.<br />Adorable. Maryellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08375436627544043508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-73073162412673590462013-12-26T17:13:14.953-05:002013-12-26T17:13:14.953-05:00I know you don't know me but I am soooo glad y...I know you don't know me but I am soooo glad you are writing again. Your blog has brought me to tears, joy and laughter. Thank you for sharing your heart. I pray 2014 is a year of great joy for you and your family Naehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680810618861704377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-85028719122931357912013-12-26T17:06:30.989-05:002013-12-26T17:06:30.989-05:00I'm so glad you are writing again....your hear...I'm so glad you are writing again....your heart and words are always beautiful and encouraging! I hope and pray 2014 is over the top wonderful for you. Much love...<br /><br />FranFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463139671535000329noreply@blogger.com