tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post3184902107575373553..comments2023-09-29T02:54:36.953-07:00Comments on Words of Joy: No matter whatJoy Lentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-63329211085594061202013-04-04T08:27:03.281-07:002013-04-04T08:27:03.281-07:00Hi Caryn. Great to see you here! I feel my writing...Hi Caryn. Great to see you here! I feel my writing voice is stronger than my actual one sometimes. All courage is God-given. I'm probably determined because I have had to press past so much to get to this place in my life. Thank you so much for the cheering, support and encouragement - all of which I send your way too in full measure! :) xJoy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-54122834650381283522013-04-04T08:21:41.952-07:002013-04-04T08:21:41.952-07:00Thank you, Amy, for these encouraging words. I am ...Thank you, Amy, for these encouraging words. I am speaking to myself here too! Keep pressing on. He will equip you and you'll be so glad you did. :)xJoy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-84838548329440964142013-04-04T08:19:09.816-07:002013-04-04T08:19:09.816-07:00Dear Debby. The determination is a gift we share a...Dear Debby. The determination is a gift we share as we press through the pain of our circumstances. We are all in the process of becoming what God intends us to be and all uniquely precious to Him. If my writing has blessed you, then all praise to God. I have been tempted to make comparison of my work with others too and it only left me feeling discouraged. I am learning how to admire their gifting while developing my own.<br />Believe in the voice you have, the individual talent God has given you, the people you alone can reach and lives touched by your words and testimony. I believe in you and I know for sure that our Father does. Much love, :) xxJoy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-52473950825162967532013-04-04T08:09:29.075-07:002013-04-04T08:09:29.075-07:00Dear Mia, you will know and understand this so wel...Dear Mia, you will know and understand this so well, my friend. And we are privileged by grace to have hearts determined to seek after God, no matter what. Keep on hoping and dreaming :) xxJoy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-85946753450996467622013-04-04T08:06:53.724-07:002013-04-04T08:06:53.724-07:00Hi Tami, we are often close together on this God-s...Hi Tami, we are often close together on this God-sized dream. I can't wait for that to happen too for both of us! Bless you :) xJoy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-4260223174571457982013-04-04T08:05:13.439-07:002013-04-04T08:05:13.439-07:00Thanks, La. Really appreciate your comment! :)xThanks, La. Really appreciate your comment! :)xJoy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-8030538530795987272013-04-03T13:48:28.287-07:002013-04-03T13:48:28.287-07:00Joy...what a perfect name for all that you exude i...Joy...what a perfect name for all that you exude in your writing. My heart just went "oh!" when I read this. I was especially moved by, <br />"I've been called upon to bare my soul, unlock the past, reveal the skeletons, shake the dust off them, share present struggles, and be bold in the telling."<br />Yes, you certainly are being bold in the telling! Cheering you on in the journey is a host of God-Sized dreamers!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-19445593677215017312013-04-02T18:57:23.127-07:002013-04-02T18:57:23.127-07:00Your determination is such an encouragement for me...Your determination is such an encouragement for me to push on through the doubts and concerns. Thank you for sharing.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740723543016312077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-48234589150441600612013-04-02T10:44:54.963-07:002013-04-02T10:44:54.963-07:00Dear Joy, I read through tears, and also with joy ...Dear Joy, I read through tears, and also with joy that God has given you the determination to see this through. Do you want to know the danger of reading such beautiful writing as yours? I discovered it yesterday. I began to compare, and I had to beat down that little smidgen of fear and inferiority that began to creep out. Your writing is sublime, lovely, encouraging, and touching places many of us have had to address. Sending love, Debby. xxDeborah Boltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010919623550536062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-52466735825838698252013-04-02T05:31:50.225-07:002013-04-02T05:31:50.225-07:00Dear Joy
Yes, dear One, it amazes me how our Pappa...Dear Joy<br />Yes, dear One, it amazes me how our Pappa God uses illness and the such for just the purpose to follow hard after our Lord! And we know that those who seek Him with their whole heart, will find Him! Let us never stop dreaming our God-sized dreams.<br />Much love to you<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02765891733244054084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-77819852551202329262013-04-02T02:51:44.330-07:002013-04-02T02:51:44.330-07:00and I for one cannot wait to see the whole puzzle!...and I for one cannot wait to see the whole puzzle!Tami Grandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253171903148431270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-14342790272664391412013-04-02T02:09:48.845-07:002013-04-02T02:09:48.845-07:00Nicely said! Nicely said! La Mc Coyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027266408833442682noreply@blogger.com