tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815543766860542070.post9010637195680570742..comments2023-07-29T14:31:32.720-04:00Comments on These Joyful Mysteries: Sunday RamblingsKathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15035231628115404437noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815543766860542070.post-12048288651023335822014-09-01T22:24:12.819-04:002014-09-01T22:24:12.819-04:00Amen!! Love what "mom" wrote up there.Amen!! Love what "mom" wrote up there. Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651016998027244516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815543766860542070.post-78060125366066770032014-09-01T21:15:58.681-04:002014-09-01T21:15:58.681-04:00Kathleen, life has a tide - and our crosses come a...Kathleen, life has a tide - and our crosses come and go, just like the tide. You lost your mother in your twenties; I have still have mine. You gave birth to five healthy children. I buried one. Peace is knowing that anything can happen, but as long as we are connected to God, He is in charge. The crosses and the blessings are like the tide. they come and go, but both bring us closer to God if we are in relationship with Him. When we suffer, others are Christ ministering to us. When others suffer, we are Christ ministering to them. Enjoy the better times when peace is easier to embrace and know that in times of suffering, there can still be peace. xoMomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815543766860542070.post-35749228051246906632014-09-01T11:33:43.119-04:002014-09-01T11:33:43.119-04:00Kathleen. Thank you. Thank you for sharing your he...Kathleen. Thank you. Thank you for sharing your heart. And does it help a bit to know I think about that exact same thing??? I see so much heartache and pain and illness and hurt...and I think why am I spared? When will something bad happen to me? But then I stop and think perhaps my crosses are not as heavy or visible, but they are there. And they are mine. And perhaps that worry in itself is MY cross...<br />Like you so beautifully shared...I will take up my cross and let Jesus lead me.<br />Thank you...and as for the other...prayers and hugs as you begin your new stage of life with all your littles in school. Hugs, my lovely friend!Billie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515311983458309772noreply@blogger.com