tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964181701383998385.post5067215730532854940..comments2023-10-15T09:12:38.930-05:00Comments on Old Fashioned Girl: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03434201341448186460noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964181701383998385.post-66888540392431269822013-04-22T00:53:10.419-05:002013-04-22T00:53:10.419-05:00Thank you so much, Chloe. I really appreicate the ...Thank you so much, Chloe. I really appreicate the prayers, and I will let Ellen know that you are praying for her as well. She just emailed and told me that her grandfather did pass away. He received the Annointing of the Sick, so that blessing gives her some comfort. <br /><br />Thank you also for the youtube link. I am unable to access it on my home computer due to the wonder of dial-up internet ;-), but I will try to listen to the song the next time I get to a library computer. Speaking of inspiring songs with a religious twist, have you ever listened to "Dark Night of the Soul", a song based on St. John of Cross's poem composed by Loreena McKennitt? It is one of my favorites! <br /><br />God Bless,<br />Pearl<br /><br />P.S. Have you ever read/watched/developed a liking for Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings"? My friends convinced me to watch the films last summer, and I must admit the stories are growing on me.<br /><br />Pearl of Tyburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454820098627801613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964181701383998385.post-3228930784634001182013-04-19T10:52:58.409-05:002013-04-19T10:52:58.409-05:00Pearl,
I am so sorry for the loss of your friend ...Pearl,<br /><br />I am so sorry for the loss of your friend and grandmother, as well as the stress that it has put on your family. Please know that you and your family are in my prayers. <br /><br />I have found this song very reassuring during those dark times, its "Blessings" by Laura Story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mmgV6mPvb0<br /><br />I can't even imagine what you are going through, but Christ can. He too lost friends and those he loved turned on Him. We have an amazing God who knows exactly what you are going through because He went through it as well. Fall back on love of Him and His amazing love for you. <br /><br />You are in my prayers, and let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Please let Ellen know that she and her family are in my prayers, too. <br /><br />God bless,<br />Chloe M. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03434201341448186460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1964181701383998385.post-65835205298920407492013-04-19T00:58:57.033-05:002013-04-19T00:58:57.033-05:00Hi, Chloe,
Thank you so much for putting up this ...Hi, Chloe,<br /><br />Thank you so much for putting up this post. It was really helpful for me, as I have been feeling rather depressed and hopeless lately. A close family friend and my grandmother died in succession several months ago, and I'm finding it difficult to come to terms with the loss sometimes. Also, my extended family is quite difficult to deal with, and their lack of communication and kindness hurts me. <br /><br />You are quite right that is easy enough to just "give up" on the faith. It's frighteningly easy. Sometimes one just doesn't feel as if God is listening or caring, and sometimes even questions if he exists at all. But I find that when faith is short supply, one must fall back on hope, and when hope is in short supply, one must fall back on love that resides in the heart and has been placed their by God to carry us through dark nights of the soul.<br /><br />Thanks again for the lovely post!<br /><br />God Bless,<br />Pearl<br /><br />P.S. Please pray for a friend of mine named Ellen -- her grandfather is dying from pneumonia in the hospital and her family is under extreme stress. Pearl of Tyburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454820098627801613noreply@blogger.com