tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556685542882241184.post2188159087406927501..comments2023-07-06T22:24:38.027-05:00Comments on Forged through Fire and Out of the Ashes...We Rise.: peaks and valleys, valleys and peaks...Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01402722709539882314noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556685542882241184.post-53890054012344623972010-10-05T00:32:16.951-05:002010-10-05T00:32:16.951-05:00Beast,
I'm 45 now. Peaks a plenty to come. Yo...Beast,<br /><br />I'm 45 now. Peaks a plenty to come. You just have to be on the lookout for them. Sometimes they're hard to see with all the crap in front of you.<br /><br />This blog is incredible; Cory and I come to read living vicariously with God through you (half kidding)<br />Andy PostemaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556685542882241184.post-10758748399713820432010-10-04T23:29:16.359-05:002010-10-04T23:29:16.359-05:00Thank you so much for doing this website Judy. Ev...Thank you so much for doing this website Judy. Even thought I don't know you, I prayed for you and Keith for so long, and I was always wondering how you were doing. Anyway, I think you'll definitely have a lot more peaks, whether it's just you and Brooks or other people too. They will probably look a lot different that the one you've already experienced. This post made me think of a great little book called "Hinds Feet in High Places" by Hannah Hurnard. If you've never read it, I bet you would like it. May God continue to bless you abundantly, LisaLisa Vandenbergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568986997302792004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556685542882241184.post-41524502250707041012010-10-03T01:11:12.449-05:002010-10-03T01:11:12.449-05:00Judy,
Every experience in life prepares us ultimat...Judy,<br />Every experience in life prepares us ultimately for God's purpose for us. You have grown tremendously in your faith. You have courageously shared your journey. You have touched lives around the world. Sounds to me like God has paved the way for something really big...if you are willing to follow Him there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904242967708292600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556685542882241184.post-20660961482715959672010-09-28T18:18:31.194-05:002010-09-28T18:18:31.194-05:00I believe God has great things for you, Judy. Lik...I believe God has great things for you, Judy. Like you, I so believed God was going to heal Keith's earthly body. One thing I noticed is that God did not take him until you were ready to release him...really ready...and God also worked during Keith's illness to solve many financial issues during his illness while also providing a wonderful job for you. I remembered back to when you had a glimpse of yourself in Dallas. <br /><br />Over Keith's illness, through your writings, I watched a young woman deepen in her faith, understanding, and dependence on God. God will not forget you, and He will continue to use you. He gave you a great gift for communicating through the written word, and you have over 6,000 people who prayed for you and Keith and who have watched your spiritual progress. <br /><br />I believe that if God leads you to do so, your online journal would be a wonderful book someday. All of us will have to be at that place at some point in our lives. The story of your journey through healing after Keith's journey could also be very helpful for others. <br /><br />We never know exactly what God has in store for us, but we can be sure that He will be there for us. Throughout the Bible, when people went through great trials but remained faithful, God always brought them to a higher place. <br /><br />My life has been hard for a long while, too, and it is that hope that God will never forsake us or leave us at our lowest point that sustains me. I know that you also have that hope, and I am continuing to pray for you and Brooks.LittleRedReiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482955213346106708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556685542882241184.post-10003105641633465412010-09-27T18:16:19.827-05:002010-09-27T18:16:19.827-05:00Because God gave you new life (Brooks) in the vall...Because God gave you new life (Brooks) in the valley of the shadow of death, you can be certain there will be many more peaks. He has far greater things planned for us than we can even think to ask or imagine.(Ephesians 3:20-21). Hope does not disappoint. If your hope was in Keith's healing, then of course you feel as if you lost hope. But if your hope is in Christ, then you can have certainty in the midst of your pain and sorrow that God will not let you down. This isn't the end of your story...its just another part of it. I'm praying that makes sense and that God reveals part of the larger story to you.Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168962577978626420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556685542882241184.post-41089694196379421782010-09-27T13:03:59.669-05:002010-09-27T13:03:59.669-05:00Judy, I remember thinking some of the same things ...Judy, I remember thinking some of the same things after my divorce was final and it was just Chaney and me. She was 9 months old and I was a single mom at 27. I really thought that that was it and while I accepted it, I held a tiny hope for more. I know our situations are completely different but I also know that our hope is in the same good God who has prosperous plans for each and everyone of His children (Jer 29:11). Even if it is a tiny hope you hold, cling to it because I can honestly tell you that now that I am on the other side of my own personal hell I am tremendously grateful for the little hopes I held on to because God used those to draw me close to Him.<br /><br />Jennifer (White) JenkinsonJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866875122831811474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556685542882241184.post-31270557578586402472010-09-27T08:49:58.912-05:002010-09-27T08:49:58.912-05:00"Waiting is what you do until God is ready to..."Waiting is what you do until God is ready to surprise you!"<br /><br />Sally, 2006...in a sermon, right after my divorce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556685542882241184.post-33672007476179554802010-09-26T22:45:55.735-05:002010-09-26T22:45:55.735-05:00Judy,
I believe that God has many more peaks for y...Judy,<br />I believe that God has many more peaks for you to come. Of course they will be in different ways and with time God is going to heal that uncertainity and wonder. That was the peak for that season of your life. God has great things planned... Just thought Id share this with you Isaiah 43:18&19 " Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not percieve it?? I am making a way in the desert and a streams in the wasteland." I hope you dont take is as it might sound. I feel like your peak is coming. Maybe in the way you havent realized. Dont look back and think that was the only or the best peak. Things are coming. Not to take the place of Keith, but the peak for this season! I am praying for you pray that this week will be a revelation for you!Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213887285066718889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556685542882241184.post-91415347883606319202010-09-25T21:37:56.251-05:002010-09-25T21:37:56.251-05:00It's interesting you chose this topic to write...It's interesting you chose this topic to write about, Judy, because one of my best friends just the other day asked how you were and then gazed far off in the distance with a dreamy look in her eyes and said, "I wonder what is next for her. She seems like the type of person where there is a lot in store for her in this life." I couldn't agree more. You'll have another peak. Many more peaks.Erin B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00966746415503820788noreply@blogger.com