tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974975240095238803.post3395680502179879830..comments2014-08-11T23:33:08.415-07:00Comments on Heart of Life: A Bit of Ironynancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632422675465383172noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974975240095238803.post-25853815881365734702009-01-23T11:59:00.000-08:002009-01-23T11:59:00.000-08:00Rob- I don't think anyone claimed that phrase to b...Rob- I don't think anyone claimed that phrase to be biblical. I believe it is credited to Mother Theresa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974975240095238803.post-1256191944794505852009-01-23T11:58:00.000-08:002009-01-23T11:58:00.000-08:00Nance,I just wanted to tell you that I laughed out...Nance,<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to tell you that I laughed out loud when I read the part about losing your Asian husband. I know you probably didn't write it with the intent of being humorous but I certainly thought your take on losing the necklace was funny. <BR/><BR/>I also wanted to tell you that I so admire your strength through all of this. You are doing so great and I am so proud of you!! <BR/><BR/>I love you Nance!!<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>TaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974975240095238803.post-61817658291261052962009-01-23T08:12:00.000-08:002009-01-23T08:12:00.000-08:00Nance,I love your new necklace. I think its impor...Nance,<BR/>I love your new necklace. I think its important to still see the beauty in things that remind you of D even though there is lots of pain there. You are doing such a great job and I'm proud of you. Granted I don't see you everyday, but given the kinds of posts you've been putting up, I think you are doing great. :) Love you too! And keep on hanging in there.Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128442364616488882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974975240095238803.post-34166885592506323172009-01-23T07:50:00.000-08:002009-01-23T07:50:00.000-08:00Bummer about the necklace! I'd make you a new one,...Bummer about the necklace! I'd make you a new one, but I didn't save the pattern and I can't remember what the symbol means. I think it means "good health" or "long life" but I'm not sure. Thanks for the plug too! Maybe I should hire you as my marketing person!<BR/><BR/>I'm amazed at how well you're doing in light of all the crap going on in your life. I think of you often and send good thoughts your way. I'm always here if you need someone to talk to. Perhaps you, me and my mom should plan a little happy hour sometime - just for fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974975240095238803.post-58292933866395270522009-01-22T21:44:00.000-08:002009-01-22T21:44:00.000-08:00That's funny, I was just trying to edit my post an...That's funny, I was just trying to edit my post and now it says I deleted it. Anyway... Take 2:<BR/><BR/>The phrase that “God doesn’t give us more than we can handle” came up at our church this past Sunday. In fact, it was the overall topic of the entire sermon. And it’s the opposite of what you’d think, so I’ll briefly summarize our pastor’s thoughts. Here goes:<BR/><BR/>The phrase that God doesn’t give us more than we can handle is not Biblical. The Bible says that we will not be tempted beyond what we can handle. And somewhere along the line, that has been twisted into saying that God doesn’t give us more than we can handle. But temptation is an entirely different topic. <BR/><BR/>God never says that He won’t give us more than we can handle. We’re using that phrase to try to make ourselves feel better and convince ourselves that we can handle any situation.<BR/><BR/>How incredibly arrogant of us to think that we can handle it all. If that’s true, then why did Jesus come to die for our sins? It’s OK to admit that we’re overwhelmed.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes we do get more than we can handle. And perhaps the reason is so we’re forced rely on God.<BR/><BR/>Again, that’s a condensed version of a 45 minute sermon. Re-reading what I just typed, it sounds harsher than our pastor said it. But it’s made me re-think a very commonly used phrase.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750156040064527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4974975240095238803.post-74812050689215857952009-01-22T21:22:00.000-08:002009-01-22T21:22:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750156040064527450noreply@blogger.com