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Posted on 07/01/2010 3:58:14 AM PDT by JustAmy
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My spiritual sistah, LadyX, went to heaven and left me here and I'm still hurting over that. But I have made other friends, like Amy and Mama_Bear, and when Maggie passed away, a little girl came to me by private mail asking me to tell her about Maggie. What a sweet gesture from one so young. I became a mentor for her; someone she could talk to about the perils of being a teenager. Nattie Shea has been way ahead of her age in intelligence and grace. I became friends with her Dad and Mom and her younger sister. Then I edited a book for her Dad. Last week, carrie_okie and his family came to WV and spent four days with us.
What a sweet family. I will be telling you guys about their visit (with pictures) after they get home at the end of the month (They are on a long family U.S.tour). I didn't think it would be fair to report on the visit without their being here to answer my pings.
Oh, Nan, thank you for sharing such a touching story. It is true - our ‘cyber-friends’ somehow touch our heart, and as Mattie Stepanek said, ‘tug at my heart-strings’.
We have a beautiful opportunity, here on the internet, to touch the souls of so many - some who post back, but many, who just lurk, and smile at the blessings they receive.
I had a ‘cyber-friend’ for many years - and we agreed on almost everything. I felt like she was my soul-sister (if there is such a thing).
She told me a secret one day (that no one would ever suspect; she was going to die, if she didn’t have by-pass surgery)- and I realized that none of us, truly know another. That is why I am so careful not to post anything that may hurt another, in any way.
That friend told me that “I hate myself, and what I have become”. Her pain touched me deeply, because I loved her no matter what she looked like or what problems she may have. And I immediately told her, “You can’t hate what Jesus loves. God didn’t make no JUNK”! She and I still communicate, and share a very tender love for each other.
It is true - we all have things we hate about ourselves - but we are (or can be) CYBER-HUGGED, by complete strangers who really love us, and care for us as the beautiful souls that we were made to be.
HUGS, Nan! I have missed you!
(((HUGS)))
Thank you for sharing that with me!
I had been feeling a wee bit blue and that really HELPED!
God Bless you, Sis!
The book The Preacher and the Presidents chronicles the ministry of evangelist Billy Graham. Spanning presidents from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush, Graham often had an open door to the White House. Yet despite his unusual sphere of influence, Graham repeatedly credited the grace of God working through him for his influence—not any personal talent he might possess.
The apostle Paul was another believer who was called to witness to people in high authority. Christ said of Paul, “He is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel” (Acts 9:15).
In Acts, we read that Paul’s sphere of influence included rulers such as Felix, Festus, Herod Agrippa, and perhaps Caesar himself (Acts 24–26). But as Billy Graham would do centuries later, Paul pointed to the grace of God working through him: “Not I, but the grace of God which was with me” (1 Cor. 15:10).
You may not be called to proclaim the gospel to heads of state, but God has placed people in your life with whom He wants you to share His message of hope. Why not pray for opportunities for God’s grace to flow through you as a witness to someone in your sphere of influence?
Good morning yorkie, That is a sweet story too. I can’t imagine anyone not loving you, and I pray for your friend, that she will see the beauty within her own self. Have you ever thought that God invented the internet so that we can learn to see beyond the physical into the inner person of others? I believe that is why we can become attached to each other so easily on the computer. We pastors often ask our people, “If you can’t get along here, how do you expect to spend eternity together?” You see, in heaven we will know the “essence” of one another, not the physical body.
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Weinie
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
But we sure can try, can't we? :)
That is so precious, Yorkie! Reminds me a bit of your grand kids in L.A.!
We who?
Weinie
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Be sure and let me know your favorite(s), and I will count the tally, later today!
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
Thank you for that sweet, sweet graphic, yorkie! Appreciate it!!
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