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By: Trusting the Lord « The Life and Times of Daniel, Jaime, and Ava Simone

Trusting the Lord « The Life and Times of Daniel, Jaime, and Ava Simone — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:29:44 +0000

[…] Heather at My Midlife Moments and FaithLifts asks: In what situation has the Lord moved in a way that you struggle with. How did that circumstance bring you closer to Him? […]

By: Jaime

Jaime — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:32:16 +0000

Thanks for giving me an impetus and a prompt. I’ve been wanting to write these experiences for a while.

I am so glad your Emma is doing well. She’s had quite the journey.

By: Strawberryblush » Pain

Strawberryblush » Pain — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 03:49:56 +0000

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By: Jill Gallegos

Jill Gallegos — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 03:52:03 +0000

I wrote a post last night for the new week and then read your post and realized mine went rather well for the Monday Meme.

By: Faith Builders — Purpose | 5 Minutes For Mom

Faith Builders — Purpose | 5 Minutes For Mom — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 06:22:35 +0000

[…] Interactive Faith Builders is a Monday meme at “Faith Lifts”. […]

By: Janice (5 Minutes for Mom)

Janice (5 Minutes for Mom) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 06:41:39 +0000

It must be so heartwrenching to think of little “Joy.” But what a wonderful image to think of her dancing in Heaven. She is safe and healed there.

Give Emma Grace a big hug for me!!

By: Susan (5 Minutes for Mom)

Susan (5 Minutes for Mom) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:10:32 +0000

What a good idea to give her a name, and a more perfect name you couldn’t have found… “Joy”

It is so painful to think of any child suffering and of a mother losing her child. It is a complicated blessing.

Life can be so hard to understand.

Thank you for sharing!

By: Ellen

Ellen — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:31:21 +0000

Blessed be the Lord our God, who does…if we speak the honest truth…cause His word to come to us in just this way: (Isaiah 8:11) like a strong hand reaching out for us to take hold of firmly, and to take hold of us.

I reach for your hand, feel your firm grip…and I lean my weight against you now.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:25:02 +0000

This was beautiful, Heather.. thank you so much for sharing. It doesn’t seem like it has been 5 years. Thank you, Lord.

By: Jennifer, Snapshot

Jennifer, Snapshot — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:08:31 +0000

Wow, Heather. Thanks for “making” me think about and express some of what has built my faith. I read stories like yours, and hear about ongoing struggles, but my friend whose son was born with a congenital heart defect once told me, “Everyone’s mountain is their mountain.” Meaning, what may seem big to someone else, is surmountable with God’s help to the person experiencing it. Additionally, even though my current mountain may seem small to others undergoing “bigger” problems, it is my mountain.

I don’t have time to read the other links now, but I am looking forward to it later.

By: Paulette1958

Paulette1958 — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:40:09 +0000

I love this topic, though I am in the middle of some hard things right now, I can see where God is in control. I don’t look at trials any more as testing my faith, it is a part of life and no one is exzempt from them.

What I have learned is I have the trials, so the only thing I can do is walk through them and rely on the Lord, its all I can do. You take what your given and its the way we handle them that glorifies the Lord. I am a firm believer that bad things do happen to great people but we can get through one way or another.It is just so much easier to get through dependant on the Lord.

By: Graced by Christ ? Blog Archive » Faith Lifts: Purpose

Graced by Christ ? Blog Archive » Faith Lifts: Purpose — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:44:27 +0000

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By: Nunzia/Nan

Nunzia/Nan — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:49:35 +0000

it really is so true that God uses suffering for good and that when he closes a door he really does open a window!

By: Tina

Tina — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:27:19 +0000

I just learned about 5minutesformom today by email. I posted on today’s question. I am still trying to figure out how to add the tag directly in my post…be patient with me and I will figure that part of it out!
I loved reading your testimony! It brought tears to my eyes!
Many blessings to you!

By: Tina

Tina — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:28:24 +0000

Oops! Forgot to add my website! Sorry!

By: Mrs. K

Mrs. K — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:34:01 +0000

Thank you for this lovely opportunity to share how God has manifested His strength in and through my life. It was quite lovely to receive this ‘invite’ in my mail ;). Mrs. K

By: Shauna

Shauna — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:42:53 +0000

This was a very moving story that brought tears to my eyes.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:55:19 +0000

Your story brought me to tears (which have been flowing freely lately). I have one prayer that Joy’s parents are believers in Jesus. I can’t imagine anything else getting me through that.

By: Nancze

Nancze — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:38:34 +0000

What a great site! I am thrilled to have received your email and have joined in with the monday meme. I would love to join the blogroll and webring also. God Bless…

By: Erna

Erna — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:00:30 +0000

I really loved reading your thoughts today Heather. What a bittersweet time to remember the sacrifice that was given for your daughter’s life. Praise God for the family who was willing to donate their child’s heart . . . greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for another. They could’ve buried little “Joy” with all her parts in tact but the gift they gave enabled your family to have so much joy. What a true blessing! Perhaps someday Ray Boltz’s song that says, “Thank you for giving to the Lord . . . I am a life that was changed,” will echo throughout Heaven and little Joy will see the impact she had on others through the gift of life that was passed on. That little girl fulfilled her “purpose” for life and so will your Emma Grace. As another post mentioned, I sure hope her parents know the Lord too. If not, I pray they will so they will reap an eternal reward for the sacrifice they made.