tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100340357884608638.post744924810914953919..comments2012-04-16T22:18:35.955-07:00Comments on More to say...: ForsakenNancy Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02969453678545238443noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100340357884608638.post-73309341120105620822010-12-18T08:29:27.033-08:002010-12-18T08:29:27.033-08:00Dear Nancy, Thank you so much for your honesty &a...Dear Nancy, Thank you so much for your honesty & realness. I have ALWAYS liked you for that----though we didn't have lots of conversations, whenever we did, I got a lot out of them. Your crying out reminds me of Job & others in the Bible, & God heard them pleading with Him. We've just got to believe He's hearing you, your family, & all your friends everywhere, the fervent pleas on your behalf, too! We Believe! But, LORD Have Mercy on us in our 'deep valley' of discouragement times!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936490100988623055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100340357884608638.post-80632517309083028512010-12-14T04:25:27.002-08:002010-12-14T04:25:27.002-08:00I have been praying for you and your family as you...I have been praying for you and your family as you travel through ALS. After reading your post about feeling forsaken, I thought of this story, I recently read. <br />There was a group of women in a Bible study on the book of Malachi. As they were studying chapter three they came across verse three which says, “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” This verse puzzled the women and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God.<br />One of the women offered to find out about the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible study. That week the woman called up a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn’t mention anything about the reason for her interest in silver beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that, in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest so as to burn away all the impurities. The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot – then she thought again about the verse, that He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver. She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. For if the silver was left even a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed. The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, “How do you know when the silver is fully refined?” He smiled at her and answered, “Oh, that’s the easy part — when I see my image reflected in it.” <br /><br />Nancy, God has His eye continually on you. He will keep His hand on you and watch over you. <br />You are giving Rebekah & Juston, Hamilton and Hudson, Abbey, Joseph & Bethany, Anna Grace a mighty legacy. <br /><br />I pray God will overshadow you. May you feel His breath upon you and his tender arms holding you. May you be comforted knowing that He loves you so very much. You are a radiant and bright reflection of your creator.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12739203979292380967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100340357884608638.post-16508754649789885342010-12-12T13:11:39.116-08:002010-12-12T13:11:39.116-08:00This is heartbreaking, but so well-written Nancy.....This is heartbreaking, but so well-written Nancy...if I have learned anything from the diagnosis of MS, it is dependence on God and certainly not myself...I feel like HE must walk a little closer with me, and maybe you as you wrestle with and depend on HIM. Praying for you,<br />StephanieStephanie Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131580012797684029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100340357884608638.post-52463021650258958402010-12-09T21:46:15.564-08:002010-12-09T21:46:15.564-08:00Oh Nancy. :( I'm just so sorry. Crying and ...Oh Nancy. :( I'm just so sorry. Crying and hurting and praying for you, friend.<br /><br />Hugs & blessings,<br />LisaLisa McSpaddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638277713092229056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100340357884608638.post-82458746056235919782010-12-08T11:00:43.048-08:002010-12-08T11:00:43.048-08:00You're on my heart daily, Mrs. Nancy. I love y...You're on my heart daily, Mrs. Nancy. I love you!<br />- LindseyLindsey Easonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780000454905625099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100340357884608638.post-74082438680169800792010-12-08T08:15:16.834-08:002010-12-08T08:15:16.834-08:00As Kristina said "Oh, how we ALL wish things ...As Kristina said "Oh, how we ALL wish things were different." As always, thanks for continuinig to share your thoughts.Michelle Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610412602591526624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100340357884608638.post-30313140054017328252010-12-08T06:23:27.339-08:002010-12-08T06:23:27.339-08:00Nancy, I want to share in person what's happen...Nancy, I want to share in person what's happened to me about 3-4 weeks ago. I think it will be encouraging to you. Love you and continue to pray for strength and healing. GinaGina Harmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358596215247379735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100340357884608638.post-31389686348292703882010-12-07T21:58:43.188-08:002010-12-07T21:58:43.188-08:00Dearest Nancy, This is my first response to your ...Dearest Nancy, This is my first response to your blog; yet it is by far not my first thought. I wake up and go to bed praying for you and your family. And like you, my feelings at times are far from positive and not always so trusting. <br /><br />I have always been troubled by what I see as a limited take on the cross. To go to that story and think just in terms of some sort of freedom from sin that gets us to heaven misses something. The something missed is what I read between the lines of your post. <br /><br />Somehow, someway, the answer of God to our hurting lives and world is a cross. Yes, I know the Easter story goes further. There is a fact in the resurrection that gives us hope. Yet, still, God does not come to take away all that I want him to take away. There exists a long list of pains I want him to remove. ALS is top on that list now. <br /><br /> I for sure do not get the lack of response on our terms. He does not heal like I want him to. He did not save his own son and somehow calls on us mortals to trust that a cross is the answer. I can see why some would call the cross foolishness or a stumbling block. <br /><br />So, as I hear your words, I and others join in your cry and somehow, so does God.Gerald Driskillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908783230297049058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100340357884608638.post-11113411334263355032010-12-07T11:49:17.677-08:002010-12-07T11:49:17.677-08:00Ms. Nancy, my heart breaks for you, daily. I appre...Ms. Nancy, my heart breaks for you, daily. I appreciate your openness and honesty more than I can express. Oh how I wish things were different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com