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Comment on The Incarnation by annie

annie — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:56:22 +0000

Thank you Tamara, for your thoughts, affirmation, and blessing. Our trip ended up being a joyful and encouraging experience of the healing and life that comes through obediently having “one foot in Advent” and one in Christmas. I love how you put that.

This Christmas, as we did our best to follow Him and incarnate His love where He would have us, I continue to learn that His yoke is easy and His burden is light. That He works through me instead of demanding that I work for Him. And as I accept that His ways are slow and patient, not like my demanding hurried ways, I have more peace and grace and freedom in our family journeys.

Comment on The Incarnation by Tamara @ this sacramental life

Tamara @ this sacramental life — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:02:48 +0000

Amen. I suspect so much of what we mean we use the phrase “post-holiday blues” is directly connected to this paradox. We enter the longing of Advent, we do our best to feast the days of Christmas, but ultimately we are physically stuck with one foot in Advent until Christ returns. I am so blessed by people like you who take the time to reflect and meditate the tensions and share the hope of of Christ’s “heart-satisfying presence” with us. Bless you and may the Healer shore up all those tattered places you made yourself vulnerable for His Name’s sake and for your comfort and joy.

Comment on Preparing to Prepare by Kay

Kay — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:35:21 +0000

“Contentment is choosing to believe God is in control and has us exactly where we should be.” – unknown

Comment on Make a Joyful Mess! by Tamara @ this sacramental life

Tamara @ this sacramental life — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:21:52 +0000

LOVE. it!

Comment on The Judgmental “Nether-Sphere” by annie

annie — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:32:23 +0000

Tamara – I am so sorry you had to wade through that many typos and mistakes. Sometimes a momma has to just hit “publish”, go to bed, and pick up the pieces later.

Thank you for sharing your own reflections and for the affirmation. When we first came to Christ Church, the “fresh air” was the hardest thing to get used to. I felt emotionally and spiritual naked and exposed; there was so much health and wisdom that I felt like everyone could see all of my faults. Over the last 4 years I have grown more accustomed to the fresh air, learned so much about real, practical, daily grace in a diversity of relationships. It has been a sweet journey but one that took courage and risk. It has not been without fall out and loss, but Jesus is worth it, don’t you think? Just to be close to him . . .

Comment on The Judgmental “Nether-Sphere” by Tamara @ this sacramental life

Tamara @ this sacramental life — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:13:47 +0000

Oh, yes and amen! I lived in this place for far too many years of my life: “When I judge, I enter in to a ‘nether-sphere of judgement’. It becomes the air I breathe, the lens that colors amy thinking, feelings, and relationships.”

I’m like a baby when it comes to understanding the spaciousness of grace. It makes me think of the King of Rohan coming out of his stupor to the words, “Breathe the free air again.”

Thank you for sharing your journey with me (us). So glad to count you as a friend.

Comment on Advent Calendar by Tamara @ this sacramental life

Tamara @ this sacramental life — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:06:39 +0000

I love your story of working out a family tradition. It’s so true, isn’t it? Love this so much.

Comment on Preparing to Prepare by annie

annie — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:51:02 +0000

Thank you for the encouragement Tamara

Comment on Preparing to Prepare by Tamara @ this sacramental life

Tamara @ this sacramental life — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:23:27 +0000

All I can say is “yes”! I kept saying it to myself over and over as I read this. Yes to the calendar nether world of the in-between times, yes to the grace and reorienting of the church calendar, yes to preparing to prepare, yes to Annie Crawford blogging again!

Comment on Preparing to Prepare by The Grace of Waiting | quotidian musings

The Grace of Waiting | quotidian musings — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:45:53 +0000

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