tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16528174.post5451509513488922934..comments2023-10-15T08:36:35.304-04:00Comments on Adams, Party of 6: The Choice for JoyKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08150226972519438479noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16528174.post-18742495423052497692009-06-10T14:26:47.183-04:002009-06-10T14:26:47.183-04:00needed that!(especially the strength part!) thanks...needed that!(especially the strength part!) thanks, k!Shylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035231084297996432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16528174.post-55895470225059688912009-06-09T14:25:35.558-04:002009-06-09T14:25:35.558-04:00Hi Karen, Just snooping on your posts again :-) Yo...Hi Karen, Just snooping on your posts again :-) You really are an encouragement! I have been struggling with this very thing! Our pastor preached a wonderful message Sunday night about 1 Cor. 13 and how it's impossible for us to live out that kind of love unless we are letting Christ live through us. He went through and explained the dynamics of what each verse really means. If you get a free moment (ya right!) you should read it and really consider the passage. So encouraging. He had us put a Christ filled life in place of love because in reality that is what love is - showing Christ through our actions. Of course I failed the test miserably, but it has renewed my desire and commitment to live out Christ in my life with the top priority being my husband and children. Anyway, thanks for your posts - I often come to them after I have had a long day so that I am reminded to see the sunny side of life in my own life! Thanks!<br />Kelley Kuehn (Babcock)Kelleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16528174.post-68797098612222671252009-06-09T10:18:48.912-04:002009-06-09T10:18:48.912-04:00Karen, you have no idea what an encouragement thi...Karen, you have no idea what an encouragement this post has been to me. Thank you for allowing God to teach you this lesson and for communicationg it here!ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153919574092594533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16528174.post-53319426905100126552009-06-08T17:02:44.186-04:002009-06-08T17:02:44.186-04:00What a true blessing your post was for me today. ...What a true blessing your post was for me today. I've been going through a little down time, feeling as if every little thing is taking more and more out of me, dealing with a lot of things back at home ect. My husband preached Friday at church on the things that give us tempral happiness but that does not equal joy.<br /><br /> Thank you for reminding me yet again that my strength comes from the Lord and Joy equals strength.<br /><br />Be encouraged also that you are in a stage of Motherhood that requires a lot of you not to mention you are expecting which can also be taxing in itself. <br /><br />I would say the things I've been meditating on from the Lord is that every word that comes out of my mouth should be edifying, if I have nothing good to say then I probably should not say it:-) I must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger (James 1:19)Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423035228955876472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16528174.post-27165036103105868152009-06-08T09:57:17.113-04:002009-06-08T09:57:17.113-04:00Amen, Karen! I was also recently reminded that th...Amen, Karen! I was also recently reminded that the joy of the Lord is the source of my strength. I've been trying to fill my mind with joy-songs recently - even if they are little kid, children's church kind of songs. It really does encourage me in the Lord. Thanks for being so transparent here :-)Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403083611514935619noreply@blogger.com