tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post1374672969524017003..comments2024-01-02T19:39:27.832-05:00Comments on Heart Cries: Family of ThreeRebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11920816691217676013noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-45106724950132718432010-11-29T19:18:06.731-05:002010-11-29T19:18:06.731-05:00I was going through "heart cries" withdr...I was going through "heart cries" withdraw so I went back and read from "the call" day through your first couple days home :D I could read it every day. I hope you come back soon and post, I miss hearing your story!Melrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08439670225934244188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-6712678846571027892010-11-28T23:52:39.239-05:002010-11-28T23:52:39.239-05:00One happy familyOne happy familyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-18106516987735425672010-11-21T01:26:14.470-05:002010-11-21T01:26:14.470-05:00Hi Rebekah, I'm sure you have your favorite bl...Hi Rebekah, I'm sure you have your favorite blogs that you read but I wanted to let you know that I started a new blog solely focused on encouragement in our Christian walk. I hope you will check it out sometime :) it's http://acozyplace.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156434384992021508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-46490664359657285002010-11-15T20:51:59.915-05:002010-11-15T20:51:59.915-05:00beautifully written and obviously from the heart. ...beautifully written and obviously from the heart. you have such a gift with words. love the picture of you all! We have trust in God's plan as we wait now for our little boy who is due December third. After 2 1/2 years of waiting,we thought we'd never be matched. God IS good! All the time....Laura and Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461173586435525294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-48727891494908977232010-11-14T00:11:27.396-05:002010-11-14T00:11:27.396-05:00Hey, just wanted to let you know I gave you and yo...Hey, just wanted to let you know I gave you and your blog an award over on my blog :)Not Just A Birth Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10520101148178388809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-29941647076352412142010-11-13T06:51:41.957-05:002010-11-13T06:51:41.957-05:00Beautiful reflection.Beautiful reflection.Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254356331221159864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-39773595943363317772010-11-08T12:20:23.534-05:002010-11-08T12:20:23.534-05:00Hi Rebekah! A true pleasure to read your blog toda...Hi Rebekah! A true pleasure to read your blog today. Continue to enjoy His goodness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-36074782636142282522010-11-05T10:42:59.714-04:002010-11-05T10:42:59.714-04:00Truly beautiful and I love your "pictures of...Truly beautiful and I love your "pictures of three." I know you are enjoying every precious moment.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163662759281341381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-52294555611403334922010-11-04T00:55:41.109-04:002010-11-04T00:55:41.109-04:00Stumbled upon your blog. We are in the waiting pro...Stumbled upon your blog. We are in the waiting process, and this particular post today was extremely encouraging. The waiting is most definitely the hardest. SOOO sweet to be reminded that there will be an end to this season:) Thank You!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650861130571609320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-47862980057998970932010-11-03T11:45:43.897-04:002010-11-03T11:45:43.897-04:00Beautifully written, as always. Thank you for shar...Beautifully written, as always. Thank you for sharing these thoughts.Mazzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914742489846963185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-47266158250537634712010-11-02T17:32:55.984-04:002010-11-02T17:32:55.984-04:00Really beautiful. Thank you.Really beautiful. Thank you.Johanna @ These Priceshttp://theseprices.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-30536276752244915152010-11-02T15:48:39.317-04:002010-11-02T15:48:39.317-04:00Great post, thank you! Your blog has really opene...Great post, thank you! Your blog has really opened my heart up to open adoption. We just submitted our first application for infant adoption today, so we're excited to see where God leads us!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495034361036013083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-7538673894667847502010-11-02T10:54:45.975-04:002010-11-02T10:54:45.975-04:00Stunning ... and, yes, He is SOOOO faithful.Stunning ... and, yes, He is SOOOO faithful.beckyjomamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353794918193848933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-8165132534215848202010-11-02T09:29:35.818-04:002010-11-02T09:29:35.818-04:00You know, I just got an e-mail from a friend on th...You know, I just got an e-mail from a friend on this very topic! It's very fitting. This is my favorite part: "God often births a vision in our lives only to allow it to die first before the purest version of the vision is manifested."<br /><br />His Vision, His Way, In His Timing<br />By Os Hillman<br /><br />October 27<br /><br /> <br /><br />"Then God said, 'Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about'" (Gen 22:2). <br /><br />Have you ever wanted something so bad that you would do almost anything to get it? Have you ever gotten so close to fulfilling a dream only to have it disappear right before your eyes? Such was the case for Abraham. <br /><br />God promised Abraham that he would be the father of many nations. He would have a son. However, Abraham panicked when Sarah aged beyond child bearing years and tried to help God by birthing Ishmael through Sarah's servant, who was not the promised son. Eventually, Isaac was born, who was the promised son. <br /><br />However, God tells Abraham to sacrifice his only son on an altar to demonstrate his obedience to God. Truly, this is one of the hardest instructions given to one of God's people in all of scripture. It compares only to the Heavenly Father sacrificing His own Son. God intervenes and allows a ram to get caught in the bushes nearby, symbolizing the Lamb of God as a prophetic sign of what is to take place in the future. <br /><br />God often births a vision in our lives only to allow it to die first before the purest version of the vision is manifested. This has happened several times in my own journey. Oswald Chambers observes, "God's method always seems to be vision first, and then reality, but in between the vision and the reality there is often a deep valley of humiliation. How often has a faithful soul been plunged into a like darkness when after the vision comes the test. When God gives a vision and darkness follows, waiting on God will bring you into accordance with the vision He has given if you await His timing. Otherwise, you try to do away with the supernatural in God's undertakings. Never try to help God fulfill His word."* <br /><br />When God's vision is finally birthed, nothing will stop it. Our job is to allow God to birth His vision through us His way and in His timing.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460376149429373942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-76056916429552550942010-11-02T01:14:17.181-04:002010-11-02T01:14:17.181-04:00I really do love how our children are living proof...I really do love how our children are living proof of goodness...Jackson is my strength, his existence in my life PROVES that all has been, and will always be, good. I agree if I could talk to myself a few years ago and tell me the great miracles that are to come, I would be able to spend that time living life to the fullest, living on hope and love. But, life is not always like that. And we just keep on keepin' on.Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064955747540959696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712476185050900324.post-60591831045524512042010-11-01T23:52:09.251-04:002010-11-01T23:52:09.251-04:00I needed to remember this for my life today. Than...I needed to remember this for my life today. Thanks.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02456956187534798673noreply@blogger.com