Comments on: Rolling with the Punches http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches Glimpses of our world... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:35:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Brooke http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2938 Brooke Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:04:44 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2938 Praying for you, sister, with all my soul. {{HUG}} Praying for you, sister, with all my soul. {{HUG}}

]]> By: maretta http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2939 maretta Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:02:37 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2939 I love that, through all this hell, your sense of humor is still intact. :-) I love that, through all this hell, your sense of humor is still intact. :-)

]]> By: Kelly http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2940 Kelly Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:06:39 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2940 I'm praying for you right now. I’m praying for you right now.

]]> By: Becky Leung http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2941 Becky Leung Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:10:01 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2941 Thinking and praying for you and I pray the scan goes well with positive results. Believe me, I know the feelings of fatigue---both physically and emotionally. LOVE YOU!!! Becky Thinking and praying for you and I pray the scan goes well with positive results. Believe me, I know the feelings of fatigue—both physically and emotionally.

LOVE YOU!!!

Becky

]]> By: Elyse http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2942 Elyse Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:33:14 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2942 Still praying. Thanks for the update. Glad to hear that it was a sudden change in plans, I felt bad that I didn't know before..... Hugs!! Hugs!! Love you and praying your fam through the weekend : ). Still praying. Thanks for the update. Glad to hear that it was a sudden change in plans, I felt bad that I didn’t know before….. Hugs!! Hugs!! Love you and praying your fam through the weekend : ).

]]> By: Emily http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2943 Emily Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:33:49 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2943 Hi Angie! I'll be praying for you this weekend and thinking of you as I watch the olympics miles away, also crying at every american win, come from behind sucess story, and generally driving Drew insane with my olympic mania! And as I side note, I loved your post from the other day and can't believe how long Audrey's hair is getting! Hi Angie! I’ll be praying for you this weekend and thinking of you as I watch the olympics miles away, also crying at every american win, come from behind sucess story, and generally driving Drew insane with my olympic mania! And as I side note, I loved your post from the other day and can’t believe how long Audrey’s hair is getting!

]]> By: Jacquie http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2944 Jacquie Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:42:11 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2944 Angie, Somehow you've managed to make killing a mouse and getting radioactive dye funny. I know it doesn't feel that way :( I'm so glad you'll be able to stay at your house this time instead of having to stay at your parents'. We'll be praying sweet friend! Angie,

Somehow you’ve managed to make killing a mouse and getting radioactive dye funny. I know it doesn’t feel that way :( I’m so glad you’ll be able to stay at your house this time instead of having to stay at your parents’. We’ll be praying sweet friend!

]]> By: Melissa Bruining Teeter http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2946 Melissa Bruining Teeter Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:36:35 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2946 Praying for you. . . :) Praying for you. . . :)

]]> By: Natalie http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2947 Natalie Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:39:36 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2947 wow. sigh. what an emotional whirlwind of a weekend. know that I couldn't have made it through grad school without your love and support and know that I will feel your presence at the ceremony tomorrow....i love u friend. wow. sigh. what an emotional whirlwind of a weekend. know that I couldn’t have made it through grad school without your love and support and know that I will feel your presence at the ceremony tomorrow….i love u friend.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2948 Rebecca Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:53:01 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2948 Tears for your moment of neck snapping this morning. And prayers, more prayers than I could say. Tears for your moment of neck snapping this morning.

And prayers, more prayers than I could say.

]]> By: jen@odbt http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2949 jen@odbt Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:56:56 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2949 Sending positive thoughts and prayers your way. Sending positive thoughts and prayers your way.

]]> By: kristen@nst http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2950 kristen@nst Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:33:01 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2950 Why did I think this was next week? I've been sequestered in my den...doing accounting. Just finally able to get on the computer to catch up a little. I am sending the biggest, warmest hug your way. It's huge, in fact. :) I'll bet you're watching the olympics right now...just as I am. It's good to know...good to know that right this moment, you are sitting with your Bri, as I am sitting with The Man. And there are no mice in either of our houses. (fingers crossed for that one.) And fingers crossed for you. Why did I think this was next week? I’ve been sequestered in my den…doing accounting. Just finally able to get on the computer to catch up a little.

I am sending the biggest, warmest hug your way. It’s huge, in fact. :) I’ll bet you’re watching the olympics right now…just as I am. It’s good to know…good to know that right this moment, you are sitting with your Bri, as I am sitting with The Man.

And there are no mice in either of our houses. (fingers crossed for that one.)

And fingers crossed for you.

]]> By: Carol Crabtree http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2952 Carol Crabtree Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:59:19 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2952 You will be in my heart and prayers this weekend. Sorry you didn't get to hug the kids before hand, but glad you are getting this over with and can soon get off this terrible waiting period and also get back on your Thyroid meds. Praying for good news, and a very fast weekend. You will be in my heart and prayers this weekend. Sorry you didn’t get to hug the kids before hand, but glad you are getting this over with and can soon get off this terrible waiting period and also get back on your Thyroid meds. Praying for good news, and a very fast weekend.

]]> By: carly http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2953 carly Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:56:44 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2953 we are praying for you all!! we love you :) !!!!!!! oxoxoxox God bless you and keep you. we are praying for you all!! we love you :) !!!!!!! oxoxoxox God bless you and keep you.

]]> By: judieyoung@hotmail.com http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2955 judieyoung@hotmail.com Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:53:05 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2955 My sweet one, Praise God He is in control. All things, not some things, but all things work together for our good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose and for those who are predestined to be more like His Son. We are the only ones that can count it all joy when we encounter various trials, seeing our faith tested, and the outcome being endurance. Endurance will have its perfect work and we will be perfect lacking nothing. His thoughts will be ours, our union with Him be be sweeter, our confidence will be greater, for He who has begun a good work will complete it till Jesus comes. May the Lord direct your heart into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ. I go on Monday, for an ultrasound of my liver. Our Father will be with us, He will never leave us or forsake us. I love you dearly, Judie xoxox My sweet one,

Praise God He is in control. All things, not some things, but all things work together for our good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose and for those who are predestined to be more like His Son. We are the only ones that can count it all joy when we encounter various trials, seeing our faith tested, and the outcome being endurance. Endurance will have its perfect work and we will be perfect lacking nothing. His thoughts will be ours, our union with Him be be sweeter, our confidence will be greater, for He who has begun a good work will complete it till Jesus comes.

May the Lord direct your heart into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.

I go on Monday, for an ultrasound of my liver. Our Father will be with us, He will never leave us or forsake us.

I love you dearly,
Judie
xoxox

]]> By: Kristin Mullenix http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2958 Kristin Mullenix Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:30:14 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2958 Angie - I know that this is not how you expected this to go, but we must trust in God's doing, not in our plan or schedules. I'll pray that He makes himself SO known to you and present with you in your isolation. And it goes without saying that we're praying for a CLEAR scan next week! We love you dearly!!!! Love, Kristin Angie - I know that this is not how you expected this to go, but we must trust in God’s doing, not in our plan or schedules. I’ll pray that He makes himself SO known to you and present with you in your isolation. And it goes without saying that we’re praying for a CLEAR scan next week! We love you dearly!!!!

Love,
Kristin

]]> By: Emma http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2959 Emma Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:58:06 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2959 Hi dear one. Thinking of you just now and can relate somewhat to this ordeal. So, so, tired. I remember this very well. Praying for you and loving you much. Hi dear one. Thinking of you just now and can relate somewhat to this ordeal. So, so, tired. I remember this very well. Praying for you and loving you much.

]]> By: Heather Rooker http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2961 Heather Rooker Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:42:42 +0000 http://www.springofjoy.org/the_library/rolling-with-the-punches#comment-2961 Last week, as Chris and I were sitting on the couch getting ready to watch a romantic movie, my head on his shoulder, we both startled at the same moment. I gasped, "WAS THAT A MOUSE?" Chris answered with, "Ugh, YES!" Talk about a mood killer!!! That little mouse ran right into our half bath. I was so scared I could have cried! As I waited for my studly husband to figure out what to do, he said, "I'm going to need your help." I think I literally said no five times before he threatened to call the neighbor and ask him to trudge over here in the 20 feet of snow! I submitted with fear and trembling! He blocked off the bathroom door with a big plastic tub and said I needed to go inside the bathroom and chase the mouse into the tub. I said, "you want me to go in THERE?" He said, "yes, or you can put the lid on the tub when he's in there. I definitely got the typical female "ewwwww, it's a mouse" gene! After hopping over the bin, I think I flew on top of the toilet seat in record time, with my pole in hand! The intruder was hiding behind an air freshener can. With every muscle in my body tense, I used my pole to knock down his barrier, and as I SCREAMED, the furry creature ran right into our trap! Chris closed the cover on the tub (clear, so we could still see him...ewww!), and put it in the garage. We had planned to take him far, far away the next day! Well, the poor mouse (notice my compassion, now that he is not running loose) didn't get his neck snapped in a mouse trap, but he did freeze to death in our trap. I guess I felt a little bad after Chris told me, but I was still incredibly grateful that he was not going to be watching the movie with us! I hope this little comedy made you giggle. I know it would have been hysterical to see on video! I am praying for you, Angie! I know it is especially tough for Type A people like us to have OUR plans changed! Last week, as Chris and I were sitting on the couch getting ready to watch a romantic movie, my head on his shoulder, we both startled at the same moment. I gasped, “WAS THAT A MOUSE?” Chris answered with, “Ugh, YES!” Talk about a mood killer!!! That little mouse ran right into our half bath. I was so scared I could have cried! As I waited for my studly husband to figure out what to do, he said, “I’m going to need your help.” I think I literally said no five times before he threatened to call the neighbor and ask him to trudge over here in the 20 feet of snow! I submitted with fear and trembling! He blocked off the bathroom door with a big plastic tub and said I needed to go inside the bathroom and chase the mouse into the tub. I said, “you want me to go in THERE?” He said, “yes, or you can put the lid on the tub when he’s in there. I definitely got the typical female “ewwwww, it’s a mouse” gene! After hopping over the bin, I think I flew on top of the toilet seat in record time, with my pole in hand! The intruder was hiding behind an air freshener can. With every muscle in my body tense, I used my pole to knock down his barrier, and as I SCREAMED, the furry creature ran right into our trap! Chris closed the cover on the tub (clear, so we could still see him…ewww!), and put it in the garage. We had planned to take him far, far away the next day! Well, the poor mouse (notice my compassion, now that he is not running loose) didn’t get his neck snapped in a mouse trap, but he did freeze to death in our trap. I guess I felt a little bad after Chris told me, but I was still incredibly grateful that he was not going to be watching the movie with us!

I hope this little comedy made you giggle. I know it would have been hysterical to see on video! I am praying for you, Angie! I know it is especially tough for Type A people like us to have OUR plans changed!

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