tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post442813268601616277..comments2024-03-27T14:26:25.469-07:00Comments on Saved by Grace: “Baba” and Ruth: Following GodLaurie Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-44618176783091716352018-09-08T11:42:21.473-07:002018-09-08T11:42:21.473-07:00Thank you, Sateigdra, I am blessed to hear that yo...Thank you, Sateigdra, I am blessed to hear that you enjoyed the post! May God bless you too! Hope you'll read the second installment of this series, posted this morning.<br />Love in Christ,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-4777597526745826322018-09-08T08:51:16.757-07:002018-09-08T08:51:16.757-07:00I really enjoyed reading this Laurie. This was so ...I really enjoyed reading this Laurie. This was so encouraging. I will be sharing it with others. God bless you :-) S. Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252839278824306504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-58235743667956089962018-09-02T11:02:04.991-07:002018-09-02T11:02:04.991-07:00Thanks so much, Susan -- I truly appreciate your v...Thanks so much, Susan -- I truly appreciate your visit and encouraging comment! I have visited Toronto and enjoyed the city, and also Nova Scotia once in the summer, which was quite lovely as you say. I agree that Ruth and Esther capture my attention and admiration the most from the O.T., except of course for Psalms. God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-61931623718211839062018-09-02T08:23:22.161-07:002018-09-02T08:23:22.161-07:00Hi Laurie, what a wonderful post, as always! My hu...Hi Laurie, what a wonderful post, as always! My husband and I live in Ontario Canada, I always wanted to see Nova Scotia, it is beautiful in summer, but like you say, winters are often exceedingly harsh. I love the story of Ruth, that and Esther are my favourite O.T. books. Sorry I have neglected blogging again, the tyranny of home and garden work have kept me away. Thank you for remaining faithful, when I do make the time to visit, you always reward me with a wonderful post ☺️😘Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498627087140234765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-5536623374630379682018-08-30T12:43:43.637-07:002018-08-30T12:43:43.637-07:00Hi Brenda,
Thank you as always for your encouragem...Hi Brenda,<br />Thank you as always for your encouragement and for sharing your experiences. That must have an interesting encounter with the Russian soldier! Baba spoke with me in a mixture of Ukrainian and pigeon English, which it turns out was not very useful for communicating with anyone else -- it was our own special dialect! I studied Russian for a semester in college, and can understand a little Russian if it is spoken slowly, but I am far from fluent or even conversational. <br />It is true that a major challenge to determining family trees from different countries is the transliteration that occurred randomly when immigrants entered this country, making it difficult to trace our roots.<br />As you know better than most of us, God's ultimate plan for us is far beyond what we could even imagine, praise the Lord!<br />God bless you too,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-87916712015167309992018-08-30T05:02:46.397-07:002018-08-30T05:02:46.397-07:00Hi Laurie,
what a beautiful story, even though it ...Hi Laurie,<br />what a beautiful story, even though it began with much sadness within it,which God knew would happen from the beginning. <br />I learned the Russian language for a year but then they could not get enough people for the second year. My husband and I were at the Berlin wall just after it came down and I went over to a Russian soldier stood nearby who was on guard duty at a nearby building.<br />I thought I would practice my Russian so I spoke a few sentences. I ended up with total egg on my face as he answered me with so many words that I lost track. We ended up laughing together.<br />I can sympathise with your ancestors as my mother was born of Jewish parents who came into the UK from either Germany or Austria. I did some research into their ancestry but never went further back than when they entered the UK when their name was changed to the English translation.<br />God bless you Laurie, and my near death experience has shown me that there is far more to God's plan than what we see on earth.<br />Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165344093549650260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-90726475051442006042018-08-28T15:30:34.306-07:002018-08-28T15:30:34.306-07:00Thank you, Aritha, for your encouraging comment! M...Thank you, Aritha, for your encouraging comment! May you be blessed by your study of Ruth!<br />Love in Christ,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-89023136929231426162018-08-28T15:27:54.331-07:002018-08-28T15:27:54.331-07:00Great point, Donald! We need to keep our eyes fixe...Great point, Donald! We need to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, and not on the pastor or other Godly example. All but Him are human and will ultimately let us down, but God will never let us down.<br />Thanks so much for your comment and God bless,<br />Laurie Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-36005361979977917152018-08-27T10:47:59.406-07:002018-08-27T10:47:59.406-07:00Nice to read! Thanks for sharing. We study "R...Nice to read! Thanks for sharing. We study "Ruth" on facebook with a groep women. There are such great lessons in it!Aritha V. https://www.blogger.com/profile/05246873990952078356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-24693486004442445402018-08-27T10:16:41.568-07:002018-08-27T10:16:41.568-07:00Praise God, he loves us and has given us the freed...Praise God, he loves us and has given us the freedom to choose whether to follow him or just follow the examples we had in the past. I fear that many who turn away have just been following the examples without really making a conscious choice, and when things aren't they way they expected, they turn away.Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-43911954049497207262018-08-26T14:08:41.996-07:002018-08-26T14:08:41.996-07:00Dear Frank,
It is sad to hear of apparently devote...Dear Frank,<br />It is sad to hear of apparently devoted Christians who stray so far from the truth. A friend of ours, a pastor married with 3 teen children who love the Lord, is going through a divorce at the request of his wife who now believes a cult that preaches that Jesus was just a good man, and that anyone who follows Him is an idolater. In this case, I believe she was never saved to begin with, but as you say, only God knows.<br />Thanks as always for sharing your experience and insights. God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-91621001653999764512018-08-26T12:28:22.267-07:002018-08-26T12:28:22.267-07:00Hi Sandi,
I don't know the exact year they le...Hi Sandi, <br />I don't know the exact year they left the Ukraine, as record keeping was poor back then, although our son is trying to do some genealogical research. Of Baba's 10 children, only my mom survived, and of the remainder, there were 3 sets of twins. As an infant, I was christened in a Russian Orthodox church as well as in a Presbyterian church, and attended the latter while growing up. Once I was saved decades later, I have been a member of a Baptist church. But I do remember a few funerals and Easter services in Russian Orthodox churches, and I still have wedding photos of my parents in that same church in NYC, with crowns being held over their heads as is the Russian Orthodox custom.<br />Thanks so much for your comment, and God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-25081235234999539952018-08-26T08:16:12.196-07:002018-08-26T08:16:12.196-07:00Dear Laurie,
The Story of Naomi and Ruth is a beau...Dear Laurie,<br />The Story of Naomi and Ruth is a beautiful story, and her faithfulness to God led her of becoming the mother of King David and in turn, Jesus Christ.<br />Also a very interesting story of your grandmother, and particularly with her husband, who received a revelation that shortly he will be at home with Jesus.<br />You are right about growing up in a godly home does not guarantee salvation for the children. I know of two different Christian couples whose offspring have married and divorced over a short period of time, and of another couple, related to Alex's family, whose son was once a minister of a church and preached good sermons - until he read Richard Dawkins' book, "The God Delusion" and ended up as a committed atheist.<br />Whether such people were ever saved or not, only God knows. But what I find so difficult is how a true, Spirit-filled believer can turn away from God and eventually disown him.<br />I'm looking forward for your next installment. God bless.Frank E. Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-26768229790215095722018-08-25T08:19:24.146-07:002018-08-25T08:19:24.146-07:00What year did your Baba leave the Ukraine?
She lo...What year did your Baba leave the Ukraine?<br /><br />She lost nine children and her husband at age 35... <br /><br />Are you Russian Orthodox too? I would love to attend a service in one of those huge golden churches.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.com