tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055985957805570070.post5402535419029154164..comments2024-03-01T05:20:05.345-06:00Comments on Contemplating Beauty With Gina: It's Easy To Not LoveContemplating Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808854805547064281noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055985957805570070.post-72008504344663249142011-12-20T21:09:52.555-06:002011-12-20T21:09:52.555-06:00oh gina this post so touches my heart...i know who...oh gina this post so touches my heart...i know who my Lois is all too well...I so needed to read and reread this...you my dear are always such an inspiration...I can see why your daughter is so wonderful....she has been blessed with you as a mother....<br /><br />thank you for sharing your heart and your wisdom...<br /><br />I send you much love...Tamera Beardsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855427513744644731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055985957805570070.post-52516443555835513842011-10-13T10:28:33.767-05:002011-10-13T10:28:33.767-05:00I cannot not comment here, this post has me in tea...I cannot not comment here, this post has me in tears simply because I know how difficult it can be to love someone who cannot return it. I walked a similar road with my grandma who had Alzheimer's. It was difficult, but it has shaped me and given me compassion for the elderly. I long for the next season in life when my littles are a bit older and I can spend time with folks like Lois. (and her paintings are incredible!)Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231197848904182078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055985957805570070.post-715170760886265312011-10-06T12:57:13.118-05:002011-10-06T12:57:13.118-05:00Oh Gina....you really have me thinking. Who is my...Oh Gina....you really have me thinking. Who is my Lois? I am going to contemplate that in mediation, as it is quiet all around me in this moment. I am LOVING this blog....the questions, how you share parts of yourself. I am bookmarking it under my art blogs, because to me it is that. Most beautiful art. hugs-Jenifiddleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418194556734049016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055985957805570070.post-23959426603582960792011-10-06T11:53:13.617-05:002011-10-06T11:53:13.617-05:00thank you for posting this. i love that YOU are lo...thank you for posting this. i love that YOU are loving lois. my own mom is so gifted with loving on the elderly and the disabled and i so admire that trait in her...and in you!The Arizona Russumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03452814866169647549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055985957805570070.post-82125172648776676242011-10-05T23:41:57.521-05:002011-10-05T23:41:57.521-05:00All your comments are so uplifting for me, thank y...All your comments are so uplifting for me, thank you for taking the time to send me a note! I am so encouraged!Contemplating Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09808854805547064281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055985957805570070.post-85433357540473415532011-10-05T13:43:58.823-05:002011-10-05T13:43:58.823-05:00I was leaving a comment on She Smiles, and I notic...I was leaving a comment on She Smiles, and I noticed what you said. You brought up Watchman Nee, who is one of my favorite authors of Christian works, and I instantly thought, "Oh, I have to follow this girl!" Hehe, anyway, happy to have found another woman of God via blogger. God bless!Amiehttp://www.ameaningofoptimist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055985957805570070.post-11039016161695583762011-10-05T10:15:16.802-05:002011-10-05T10:15:16.802-05:00Thanks for visiting my blog Gina, and I'm so g...Thanks for visiting my blog Gina, and I'm so glad you left a comment, because this entry was a reminder of exactly what I believe in. We go through the daily motions of life, sometimes simply surviving, and we never realize the affect we have on others. I will continue to try to live in such a way that will benefit others, even when I feel like being miserable.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14259697740026862466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055985957805570070.post-33248637907176574882011-10-05T08:08:29.966-05:002011-10-05T08:08:29.966-05:00this is so good Gina! totally the understanding th...this is so good Gina! totally the understanding that God was teaching me recently, its not always going to be easy to love, but that is no excuse. this a beautiful story that displays that truth. love it.ashley marie wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871780109924388024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055985957805570070.post-38623594517021856982011-10-04T22:12:11.273-05:002011-10-04T22:12:11.273-05:00i was JUST thinking about this a few days ago with...i was JUST thinking about this a few days ago with a woman at our church. she is an older, single lady named maggie who lives in a retirement community and asked me to teach her to make jewelry. i said yes, of course, but to be honest, i don't really want to. i thought of james 1:27 when i started getting real with myself..that we are called to care for widows and orphans...so i'm calling maggie tomorrow and we're going to make jewelry.<br /><br />THANK YOU for writing this!Kyle Parishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133523466173956890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055985957805570070.post-75234889376544487632011-10-04T20:32:31.350-05:002011-10-04T20:32:31.350-05:00Awesome Post! Great encouragement too! Thinking ab...Awesome Post! Great encouragement too! Thinking about the Lois's in my life =)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00534598705184827031noreply@blogger.com