tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075977402894025942.post5626429740246480206..comments2024-03-28T12:00:02.261-05:00Comments on Spring Creek Cottage: Lessons from Our Children ~ FaithKelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680467667767592482noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075977402894025942.post-10230553232134569482021-10-25T09:16:21.011-05:002021-10-25T09:16:21.011-05:00Clare, it can be so easy to get caught up, can'...Clare, it can be so easy to get caught up, can't it? I'm glad this post was a blessing to you. Thank you so much for visiting and taking the time to comment.Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01680467667767592482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075977402894025942.post-16321966081043126282021-10-25T09:13:59.442-05:002021-10-25T09:13:59.442-05:00Thank you for your lovely comment, Paula. It looks...Thank you for your lovely comment, Paula. It looks like several of us have been learning these lessons. I'm thankful that God has been kind enough to teach us. There has been lots of letting go and surrendering on my end, that is for sure!Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01680467667767592482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075977402894025942.post-2290821833507309552021-10-25T09:11:13.126-05:002021-10-25T09:11:13.126-05:00Jen, those are my sentiments exactly. It looks lik...Jen, those are my sentiments exactly. It looks like we have been learning the same lesson. I agree that "do the next thing" really helps. I have thought of that phrase many times these past few years, as well!Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01680467667767592482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075977402894025942.post-15023084278026364562021-10-24T16:20:00.433-05:002021-10-24T16:20:00.433-05:00Dear Kelsey, I needed to hear this today, thankyo...Dear Kelsey, I needed to hear this today, thankyou for writing this post. I have been too caught up in the whys and what ifs, lately. Thankyou for the reminder to leave what I cannot control in God's Hands. Clare in Australia. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075977402894025942.post-16800505009540695822021-10-22T14:26:30.436-05:002021-10-22T14:26:30.436-05:00I couldn't agree more with Jen's comment. ...I couldn't agree more with Jen's comment. These have been years of learning to trust, learning to be humble and to trust ONLY in God. Learning not to expect from other people, what ONLY God can give me and going back to that first love that the Bible talks about.<br />Thank you for letting God use you and have a blessed week, Kelsey!<br />:)Paula Alexandra Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010457703989545204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075977402894025942.post-13584811100922307842021-10-22T12:01:02.524-05:002021-10-22T12:01:02.524-05:00Lovely post, Kelsey. This really struck a chord w...Lovely post, Kelsey. This really struck a chord with me; like you, I'm a planner, and don't love change, except when I am in charge of it (i.e. I "plan" it). :) These last couple of years have been one big, fat lesson for me in trust and faith; patience; and in giving up perceived control over things. Here's where the "do the next (right) thing" saying from Elisabeth Elliot (that Annabel has mentioned so many times) really helps, which is essentially what you told John! Your analogy really strikes home. I wonder just how many of us have gone through intense deepening of faith in recent months? <br /><br />Thanks for your lovely post!<br /><br />Jen in NSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com