tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post3547190603385189297..comments2024-03-27T14:26:25.469-07:00Comments on Saved by Grace: Be Thankful for the Giver!Laurie Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-858769553695841162011-12-01T15:51:07.010-08:002011-12-01T15:51:07.010-08:00Thanks, S. Yissele Gallo, for following and commen...Thanks, S. Yissele Gallo, for following and commenting! <br />May you have a blessed weekend!<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-34416758806458792572011-12-01T15:46:56.712-08:002011-12-01T15:46:56.712-08:00Hi Deb! I like your blog and following your Blog I...Hi Deb! I like your blog and following your Blog I hope your visit! Have a wonderful week! <br /><br />Peace & Love!<br />http://mamiholisticaygenial.blogspot.com/S. Yisselehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02151660581159701843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-43722486691672759592011-11-29T14:11:32.989-08:002011-11-29T14:11:32.989-08:00Dear Deb, Thanks so much for visiting and commenti...Dear Deb, Thanks so much for visiting and commenting! I know the song you're referring to -- there is a singer in our church who sings it, and it is truly beautiful!<br />I'm so glad you found Saved by Grace! I visited your lovely blog and am now following it, and I hope you'll consider following Saved by Grace also!<br />May God bless you and your ministry,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-42676085867734443252011-11-29T13:10:41.910-08:002011-11-29T13:10:41.910-08:00How like a little child I can be, not very thankfu...How like a little child I can be, not very thankful for those things God sends that He knows are more important for me than my "wants" list. <br />I cannot think of who sings this right now but I have heard it several times on the radio lately- "What if Your blessings come through raindrops, What if Your healing comes through tears....What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise."<br />Thank you for the encouragement to look upon everything with a heart filled with thanskgiving. So glad I found you on the blog hop I am http://tuning-my-heart.blogspot.com/Debra Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862286793937936924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-53259650025820742022011-11-28T18:00:47.359-08:002011-11-28T18:00:47.359-08:00Thanks, Laura, for your comment and insights. I li...Thanks, Laura, for your comment and insights. I like your description of how trials shape us into His image -- it reminds me of "iron sharpening iron," or an irritating grain of sand causing an oyster to form a priceless pearl. <br />May you have a blessed week! LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-15438105866876893002011-11-28T17:47:10.247-08:002011-11-28T17:47:10.247-08:00Beautiful, Laurie. A hard truth, but such a deep o...Beautiful, Laurie. A hard truth, but such a deep one. These trials, these hard things...they rub up against us and shape us--forming us closer and closer to His image. Thank you for sharing this valuable lesson.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263995875732832349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-24716839709809659912011-11-28T13:36:57.918-08:002011-11-28T13:36:57.918-08:00Dear Lori, Thanks so much for your thoughtful comm...Dear Lori, Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment. "Wrestling" is a good way to describe it -- it is a battle to feel thankful for trials, but if we are victorious through the indwelling Holy Spirit, we will receive a special blessing, just as Jacob did when he wrestled with the angel!<br />Blessings to you and your ministry!Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-74745600746569738502011-11-28T12:57:06.715-08:002011-11-28T12:57:06.715-08:00Laurie, Thank you for this timely post. Last week ...Laurie, Thank you for this timely post. Last week on Gypsy Mama the word was "grateful" and thus began my wrestling with that word versus thankful. In particular, where you write, "This side of glory, we cannot always understand or see..." you express what I could not say! ~LoriLori @ My Evident Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724469766766450555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-36933152085325016722011-11-28T11:59:58.970-08:002011-11-28T11:59:58.970-08:00Dear Heidi, Thanks so much for visiting and commen...Dear Heidi, Thanks so much for visiting and commenting, and Happy Thanksgiving to you too! <br /><br />If we can keep our eyes fixed on Him, and His gifts of eternal life, the indwelling Holy Spirit, His Word, and so many, many, more, it helps to bring us joy and peace even in the tribulations. But thankfulness in difficulty is not humanly possible, but only through the Holy Spirit.<br /><br />May you have a blessed week!<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-35914047389377078552011-11-28T11:55:43.685-08:002011-11-28T11:55:43.685-08:00Dear dfish, Thanks as always for sharing your insi...Dear dfish, Thanks as always for sharing your insights. That's a wonderful illustration! God never promised us what we think we want, only what He knows we need.<br />God's blessings to you and your ministry!<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-41227722058211290982011-11-28T11:31:07.604-08:002011-11-28T11:31:07.604-08:00Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for sharing these t...Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for sharing these thoughts with us over at NOBH! I find your words about stopping to give thanks, even in the trials and tribulations to echo inside me. It is at the darkest times when it is so difficult to find things to be thankful for.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152901528565504850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-74046429304767224872011-11-28T09:11:50.163-08:002011-11-28T09:11:50.163-08:00Just as you mentioned, how often the most thoughtf...Just as you mentioned, how often the most thoughtful and meaningful gifts are ignored in favor of more appealing ones. Thankfully, God gives what is needed rather than what is popular at the moment. I have used the illustration before, about the preacher who told his listeners that a husband should buy his wife flowers every week to prove he loved her. Som kids who heard the message were accusing their dad of not doing so. He insisted he did and brought out a sack of flour. It meant a lot more than the flowers would have.Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-83942525152387087472011-11-28T05:50:37.408-08:002011-11-28T05:50:37.408-08:00Dear Esther Joy, Thanks so much for your visit and...Dear Esther Joy, Thanks so much for your visit and comment! Your encouragement in our dance ministry means so much to us. What a lovely image -- David watching and cheering us on!<br />May God bless you and your ministry,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-5487151817605263182011-11-28T05:48:12.747-08:002011-11-28T05:48:12.747-08:00Dear Joan, Amen! Our relationship with Christ brin...Dear Joan, Amen! Our relationship with Christ brings us joy and peace no matter what! Thanks for your comment, and may you have a blessed week.Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-67710558021405229482011-11-28T04:48:31.953-08:002011-11-28T04:48:31.953-08:00I'm so glad you visited my Rock4Today blog, be...I'm so glad you visited my Rock4Today blog, because I have enjoyed returning the visit! What an interesting career you have! I love that you use your dancing for Jesus. I bet if David is one of those "cloud of witnesses" that is observing you as you dance, that he is applauding with joy!Esther Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129643709319136198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-1074700455815084182011-11-27T20:44:20.536-08:002011-11-27T20:44:20.536-08:00I am so thankful for God's gift of grace! Kno...I am so thankful for God's gift of grace! Knowing that I am His is a blessing beyond words!<br /><br />In Him, JoanJoan Davis (Jo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02305888520649862063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-57734556001292686342011-11-27T19:49:10.249-08:002011-11-27T19:49:10.249-08:00Dear Rina,
Thanks so much for visiting and commen...Dear Rina,<br /><br />Thanks so much for visiting and commenting! Praise God that His thoughts and ways are so much higher than ours, and that He is totally trustworthy and faithful!<br />May God bless you and your ministry,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-44535213829047528312011-11-27T19:40:55.751-08:002011-11-27T19:40:55.751-08:00Thanks, Peggy, for your lovely comment! It means a...Thanks, Peggy, for your lovely comment! It means a great deal to me, and you are a blessing and an encourager! <br /><br />Thanks be to God, not only for all that He does, but especially for all that He is!<br /><br />(I never liked the expression, "Dance as if no one is watching," because One always is! Our prayer every time we are on the dance floor, whether for an audience of thousands or "alone" in our practice studio, is to dance for the audience of One, to His glory, and that our dance would please Him. I am sure that your love of God expressed through dance is well pleasing in His sight).<br /><br />Love in Him,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-48705083064168762011-11-27T19:31:00.606-08:002011-11-27T19:31:00.606-08:00Blessings Laurie, What a warm and wonderful, thoug...Blessings Laurie, What a warm and wonderful, thought provoking post on giving thanks in all circumstances and beautifully written about "gifts"!<br /><br />We can only HOPE that we have instilled the greatest GIFT to others as being the Gift of Our Lord and His amazing grace!<br /><br />Giving thanks to God each day throughout November through songs and God's Word has blessed me. But reading this today was even a richer blessing!<br />I am so thankful for WHO GOD IS and each day I see more! You are a reflection of God and shine His light ever so brightly!<br /><br />Thank you sister in Christ,<br />Peggy<br />(oh, and no way do I dance like you or would want to be videoed dancing but I do dance for One during our worship time - it just comes over me as an expression of my love to Him)Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07178137619890142365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-49416577986670820242011-11-27T19:25:31.736-08:002011-11-27T19:25:31.736-08:00Yes, we only need to totally trust as we put our l...Yes, we only need to totally trust as we put our lives and future into His hands for His thoughts are not our thoughts, neither His ways, our ways.<br /><br />Have a blessed week!<br />RinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-15507477093988400802011-11-27T11:54:21.661-08:002011-11-27T11:54:21.661-08:00Amen! Thanks, Whidbey Woman, for your comment and ...Amen! Thanks, Whidbey Woman, for your comment and good wishes. Jesus is our all in all -- without Him, we have nothing; with Him, what more do we need?Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-76141025368252789112011-11-27T11:34:51.225-08:002011-11-27T11:34:51.225-08:00Hope you had a wonderful Thanskgiving, now onto a ...Hope you had a wonderful Thanskgiving, now onto a blessed Spiritual Sunday and Advent season.<br />May our hearts continue to overflow with gratitude as we anticipate the most wonderful gift... Jesus Christ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-33317752400394426422011-11-25T13:02:38.339-08:002011-11-25T13:02:38.339-08:00Dear Patsy, Thanks so much for visiting and commen...Dear Patsy, Thanks so much for visiting and commenting, and for your kind words! May God bless you and your ministry!Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-35404786361342156742011-11-24T11:44:34.136-08:002011-11-24T11:44:34.136-08:00Perfect metaphor! As we mature, we realize that AL...Perfect metaphor! As we mature, we realize that ALL is a gift and blessing! Patsy from <br><a href="http://patsypat.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">HeARTworks</a>HeARTworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953317888563627979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-44703882669454427552011-11-24T08:47:43.577-08:002011-11-24T08:47:43.577-08:00Thanks Tricia, for visiting and commenting! You...Thanks Tricia, for visiting and commenting! You're right, with man this ia impossible, but with God all things are possible! (Matt. 19:26)<br />May you have a blessed Thanksgiving!Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.com