tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post7937149131889380926..comments2024-03-21T01:18:25.759-05:00Comments on moms are for everyone!: Abandoned Room.Emery Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10269921971808302592noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-81830819600133971182009-04-16T12:16:00.000-05:002009-04-16T12:16:00.000-05:00Wow. Just wow. Thank you for this post. You'll ...Wow. Just wow. Thank you for this post. You'll never know how much it touched me.Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12654311489965854867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-87911346179840076572009-03-30T17:51:00.000-05:002009-03-30T17:51:00.000-05:00Emery Jo,You're a brave, brave girl.“You live ...Emery Jo,<BR/><BR/>You're a brave, brave girl.<BR/><BR/>“You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, & you believe you are living. Then you read a book, or you take a trip, & you discover that you are not living, that you are hibernating. The symptoms of hibernating are easily detectable: first, restlessness. The second symptom (when hibernating becomes dangerous & might degenerate into death): absence of pleasure. That is all. It appears like an innocuous illness. Monotony, boredom, death. Millions live like this (or die like this) without knowing it. They work in offices. They drive a car. They picnic with their families. They raise children. & then some shock treatment takes place, a person, a book, a song, & it awakens them & saves them from death.” — Anais NinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-14980617615836967812009-03-28T11:42:00.000-05:002009-03-28T11:42:00.000-05:00Wow. This spoke so much to what I've been experie...Wow. This spoke so much to what I've been experiencing the past 5 years. Wow. Thank you Emery. And praise God for sealing us with his Holy Spirit. He never quits on His bride. That hymn comes to mind---O the bliss of this glorious thought, my sin, not in part, but the whole was nailed to the cross and I bear it no more, praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul. <BR/><BR/>O and a million praises of thanksgiving for your husband. Thanks Chris for showing exactly how Christ responds to Emery.Jessica Mapanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-82786016811492215532009-03-28T01:47:00.000-05:002009-03-28T01:47:00.000-05:00yes, in a book, like your husband said and i was p...yes, in a book, like your husband said and i was planning on saying before i saw his comment.<BR/>and then you can write a hundred more books.<BR/>i'd read them, and read them to my family and kids and friends.<BR/>even in your pain and struggles, it's obvious how it's so worth it because it helps so many readers whether they're in valley, on a plateau or on a mountain top.<BR/>wee!stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820448811857709898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-4047693086670610512009-03-27T10:04:00.000-05:002009-03-27T10:04:00.000-05:00love this post1love this post1Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859803338723390868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-53774899957817744862009-03-27T06:10:00.000-05:002009-03-27T06:10:00.000-05:00My heart is filled with joy to hear that God is sp...My heart is filled with joy to hear that God is speaking such great things to you! I think this is one of my all time favorite posts. It needs to be in a book, full of all your other brilliant posts. <BR/><BR/>I will gladly help you paint that room honey. I've got my whites on, scraper in hand, and paint brush in the other.<BR/><BR/>love chrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-50316058999917711802009-03-26T19:25:00.000-05:002009-03-26T19:25:00.000-05:00how do you always write exactly what i feel but in...how do you always write exactly what i feel but in better words than i can think? thank you for this post... so so perfect.anna joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665211525417288462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-63608424049985205862009-03-26T17:07:00.000-05:002009-03-26T17:07:00.000-05:00emery ~ i stumbled across your blog through a frie...emery ~ i stumbled across your blog through a friend's blog, adriane, and have thoroughly enjoyed reading your posts and apologize for not commenting earlier ;) <BR/><BR/>this particular one hits home with any inspirational ideas shot down by the same fleeting thoughts i've pondered myself, the idea of having "sold out" somewhere along the way. <BR/><BR/>"Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established." Proverbs 16:3Angela & Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892679707971646088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-69746815308958678602009-03-26T14:27:00.000-05:002009-03-26T14:27:00.000-05:00Very profound and beautiful. Thank you so much fo...Very profound and beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing. Take yourself back full force and never look back. You are capable of so much and you have so many people that are proud of you, regardless of what is in your future. So open those curtains, break out the paint and decorate to your hearts desire. Can't wait to see what appears.Danielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745897941594826306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-9553563536450191502009-03-26T14:25:00.000-05:002009-03-26T14:25:00.000-05:00I'm a stranger...peeping in on your life. I don't...I'm a stranger...peeping in on your life. I don't even know why. We don't have much in common - but the way you write about things so foreign to me is engaging, so I keep checking back. And then there's today where suddenly our lives overlap. So I thought I should say something about how it's all meaningful to me - the differences, the sameness, the joy, the not-so-much...thanks for it all.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996568844430307766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-52801289847167957522009-03-26T14:20:00.000-05:002009-03-26T14:20:00.000-05:00You're amazingYou're amazingAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401135832560216523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-36322726185431467402009-03-26T14:15:00.000-05:002009-03-26T14:15:00.000-05:00I was going through the same thing about 2 months ...I was going through the same thing about 2 months ago. I was so badly seeking the real me the me God created me to be. And I felt the same way. That I had failed and to stop disappointing people or to prevent massive failure I would stop being unique and start being what I thought people wanted. And You are certainly right it is hell. And that is not what God intended. He did give you gifts and me gifts. Different gifts. I love that he doesn't want a monochromatic, robotic people but a rainbow of his people. That love and honor him with the gifts that he has given each of us. <BR/>Love that. Thanks for Sharing your heart. God bless...Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295405096806366760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-25977887766563597362009-03-26T11:07:00.000-05:002009-03-26T11:07:00.000-05:00I love you.I love you.R-beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785891438885381354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-1181458389904751782009-03-26T11:00:00.000-05:002009-03-26T11:00:00.000-05:00I've never commented before but that was beautiful...I've never commented before but that was beautiful. I relate to all that you are saying but have never been much for words.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Carbo1021https://www.blogger.com/profile/10510298285326549720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-79863129898866515182009-03-26T10:20:00.000-05:002009-03-26T10:20:00.000-05:00thank you.thank you.IndianaJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197596501737545856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-18136950961659234752009-03-26T10:06:00.000-05:002009-03-26T10:06:00.000-05:00Or 3, 4, 5 coats! Heck, paint the closet, change ...Or 3, 4, 5 coats! Heck, paint the closet, change the lighting, open the window and air that place OUT! There is a part of my soul that gets completely lost in art...in painting specifically. The second the bristles are glopped into my creamy, colorful joy...and then wiped across a slightly bumpy canvas...I feel at home. There's not one THING on this planet like it. It makes me cry, laugh, yell, scream, and it grounds me. It makes me stable. Like nothing else can. I know, no matter what happens or how long, my paint and canvas are still waiting. Still loving and beckoning me to spend time with them. I tried going without them...but they just called me back and I'm almost done with my degree. In painting. Then it's off to grad school, and then hopefully helping people HEAL through painting like I have. <BR/><BR/>One thing that struck me today...the person's post above mine. "God hears you." Wow. I certainly hope so. <3<BR/><BR/>Paint it ALL!kachinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10523539820779320846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-27249763679336793742009-03-26T09:36:00.000-05:002009-03-26T09:36:00.000-05:00*HUG**HUG*Just Jiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442961276465790792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-71730608182755597152009-03-26T09:30:00.000-05:002009-03-26T09:30:00.000-05:00God hears you!God hears you!Excellent Parenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10997145871242130563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-10099675538664970312009-03-26T09:08:00.000-05:002009-03-26T09:08:00.000-05:00This is just beautiful. I love reading your blog....This is just beautiful. I love reading your blog. As for me, I'm sure my room has been repainted and then rewallpapered multiple times. I am in the process of clearing out the room right now to give myself a fresh start. Thanks to my husband's encouragement I think it is actually happening. I'm learning that it isn't neccessarily failing that is the problem, it is the unwillingness to even try. God calls us to step out boldly, as Peter did getting out of the boat during the storm to walk on the raging sea. At first glance it looks like Peter failed spectacularly because he lost sight of Jesus and started to sink, but at least he tried. The other 11 diciples in the boat didn't even try. <BR/><BR/>On a separate note, back at Christmas time you posted a version of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas that my son and I loved. I never got the chance to comment on that because I have a 2 year old and a six month old, and sometimes these things just get left for another day, so I'm telling you now. :)Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808272137587190337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-68634614000518898682009-03-26T07:51:00.000-05:002009-03-26T07:51:00.000-05:00Thank you Em. Thank you for putting into words wha...Thank you Em. Thank you for putting into words what I cannot. Yesterday was probably one of the worst days I've had in a while and I can resonant so much with what you said. I feel like I am beginning to allow the door to my own room to be shut and I cannot begin to describe how this has stirred something in me. I think a fresh coat of paint would do me well also.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708159161250902944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-11786271278711559122009-03-26T07:18:00.000-05:002009-03-26T07:18:00.000-05:00Wow. You do such a wonderful job of expressing yo...Wow. You do such a wonderful job of expressing yourself. Failure and keeping ourselves from it is a daunting task for sure. Thanks for reminding me of how God sees me too. I love you!Kerri Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766885283553358428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-20165204129273249852009-03-26T07:16:00.000-05:002009-03-26T07:16:00.000-05:00Beautiful.Beautiful.K.I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01880090542733069415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-18969371168474321292009-03-26T01:24:00.000-05:002009-03-26T01:24:00.000-05:00Oh Emery -- this is so beautiful! Wow.Oh Emery -- this is so beautiful! Wow.Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023486716199341612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-35063146198692212512009-03-26T01:14:00.000-05:002009-03-26T01:14:00.000-05:00I am in no way God, but I heard you and I want to ...I am in no way God, but I heard you and I want to thank you for sharing this. I have been looking for my own way to define this kind of "room" for months and--after several readings--I'm still amazed at this post.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, thank you, thank you.<BR/><BR/>xoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25427225.post-25639432990661768722009-03-26T00:36:00.000-05:002009-03-26T00:36:00.000-05:00That was incredible. Sometimes I feel you are abl...That was incredible. Sometimes I feel you are able to get out in words what I can't express. My husband has been speaking to me about this also. I am so blessed to read your words and feel encouraged to repent to.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17785213239757747223noreply@blogger.com