tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196646986928410898.post1366095539774373014..comments2019-03-01T22:35:29.126-08:00Comments on The Alabaster Jar: Lord, Why on Earth Would You Allow This? (The Refiner's Fire Part 2)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03147587637685491099noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196646986928410898.post-78255396844826467002014-08-08T21:34:10.015-07:002014-08-08T21:34:10.015-07:00Dear Jolene, I completely wept over your story. ...Dear Jolene, I completely wept over your story. While the details may not be exactly the same, there are some meaningful similarities to my own with my husband. Thank you for being so transparent. Thank you for holding on to your faith in Christ. May God richly reward you for it!JMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196646986928410898.post-18964068051958120682013-04-06T06:53:45.024-07:002013-04-06T06:53:45.024-07:00Jolene, I know this was written a long time ago, b...Jolene, I know this was written a long time ago, but I just found your blog. I have been touched by your story. I too have suffered from various and sundry (ha!) big word, illness. That is not so funny and some days are much harder to deal with it than others. I thank God for my husband...he is a wonderful caretaker and I thank God for all He is and has taught me. I will be signing up to receive your blog. I chuckled a little when you said that sometimes you feel as though you are trapped in a 60 year old body....I am in my 60's and I sometimes feel as though I'm trapped in an 80 year old body. Bless you and I pray that God enables you to continue your ministry. He is so good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545387955897985010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196646986928410898.post-23791994240523005492011-10-09T01:21:50.535-07:002011-10-09T01:21:50.535-07:00@GWaSoNYou are welcome! May the messes of our liv...@<a href="#c3724430318940774561" rel="nofollow">GWaSoN</a>You are welcome! May the messes of our lives bring His Message to others.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147587637685491099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196646986928410898.post-37244303189407745612011-10-08T13:26:17.230-07:002011-10-08T13:26:17.230-07:00Thank you for sharing this. I am deeply moved by y...Thank you for sharing this. I am deeply moved by your amazing story. To God be the glory in all things!Okaasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18284147430768802684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196646986928410898.post-79563360334711920462011-07-08T22:25:07.905-07:002011-07-08T22:25:07.905-07:00Jolene, just as Shalom commented, I can identify w...Jolene, just as Shalom commented, I can identify with everything you wrote, yet not to the same degree. I was diagnosed with cancer in my brain and lungs. But God is sustaining me through it all! I have this peace that only He can give, that everything is going to be alright. Thank you for your encouragement. I will be praying for you. Cherylcherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351689896439386601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196646986928410898.post-73295998928748566542011-07-07T10:31:02.725-07:002011-07-07T10:31:02.725-07:00@Dana
Hi Dana, so you are a fellow, broken vessel ...@<a href="#c6722600502763406658" rel="nofollow">Dana</a><br />Hi Dana, so you are a fellow, broken vessel too! Welcome to the club where we cling to Jesus and rely on Him instead of ourselves. It really it the best place to be!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147587637685491099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196646986928410898.post-67226005027634066582011-07-07T05:16:32.870-07:002011-07-07T05:16:32.870-07:00Wow - your story sounds a lot like mine. It is ama...Wow - your story sounds a lot like mine. It is amazing what God allows to happen in our lives so that we recognize our need of Him. I was always so self-sufficient, until I was faced with a troubled (new) marriage, physical disabilities that left me in pain, in many doctors offices and unable to live the life I wanted to live, and then blessed with a beautiful baby girl who was born with some feeding issues. That left me on my knees and recognizing my need for the Almighty in every detail of my life. Your story is filled with such truth and grace (both pt 1 & 2). Thank you for sharing!Danahttp://siefker-stuff.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196646986928410898.post-82940105017248748602011-06-14T11:08:53.918-07:002011-06-14T11:08:53.918-07:00I can identify with everything you wrote, yet not ...I can identify with everything you wrote, yet not to the same degree. But I agree with Carrie. Allot of people dispair in times like this and they give up, but they need someone else who has gone through it to let them know that God is there in the midst of it all, allowing it, and strengthening us through it. Only by God's sufficiant grace, can we be carried through it. Thank you for sharing your testimony.Jannette Thrasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193055385216221644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196646986928410898.post-47707985938371297602011-06-13T13:50:03.914-07:002011-06-13T13:50:03.914-07:00@Carrie
Oh Carrie, you so blessed my heart with yo...@<a href="#c7808496192121664260" rel="nofollow">Carrie</a><br />Oh Carrie, you so blessed my heart with your sweet and encouraging words! It helps to know that what God has put on my heart has encouraged other sisters in Christ. Thanks for your prayers...they are very appreciated.<br />JoleneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147587637685491099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196646986928410898.post-78084961921216642602011-06-02T17:08:26.235-07:002011-06-02T17:08:26.235-07:00Jolene,
Wow. What a courageous, faithful woman yo...Jolene,<br />Wow. What a courageous, faithful woman you are! I'm in awe of your faithfulness in God and your pursuit of contentment amidst all the physical, mental and emotional pain. Thank you for sharing - it certainly gives me pause and forces me to see my own life through a different lens. I have my health and I should get on my knees every single night and praise God for that. Thank you for reminding me how blessed I am. I'm glad that you chose to write this post now - it came at the perfect time in my life to read it. I'll be thinking of you and praying that your body heals so you can continue your ministry and your homeschooling journey.<br />CarrieCarriehttp://www.obeyingheart.comnoreply@blogger.com