Comments on The Wellspring: Playdates: Empty to Fill

congratulations, friend!

2012-01-06T14:35:51.377-05:00

congratulations, friend!

What an amazing experience for you and your family...

2012-01-04T18:28:28.645-05:00

What an amazing experience for you and your family... wish we could have all sat alongside Iva to listen to your first sermon too!

what a heart touching post ..glad it went well for...

2012-01-03T21:39:58.254-05:00

what a heart touching post ..glad it went well for you ..love the photo by the way~

You are such a beautiful girl. You warm my heart ...

2012-01-03T19:47:30.563-05:00

You are such a beautiful girl. You warm my heart with this. I am happy for you... and I know God is smiling... wish I could have been there to add to the sea of love. I would have been the one 'rippling' with excitement and 'waving' at you! =)

Was thinking about you and wondering if you preach...

2012-01-03T18:24:23.920-05:00

Was thinking about you and wondering if you preached yet...so wonderful how God was there with you, in you and through you :) Thanks, Laura for being a gift :)

So glad to know that all went well. Lovely, lovel...

2012-01-03T15:17:58.165-05:00

So glad to know that all went well. Lovely, lovely photo.

You've been in my prayers, lovely Laura. I'm so thankful to have you for a friend. So thankful to God for his many blessings and mercies for each of us!

It is thrilling when you know God is speaking thro...

2012-01-03T03:07:01.529-05:00

It is thrilling when you know God is speaking through you and touching hearts of those who listen. May you have other times to share and this may not be your first and ONLY sermon after all.

This one brought back memories, Laura. Thanks so m...

2012-01-03T00:19:39.691-05:00

This one brought back memories, Laura. Thanks so much for writing so poignantly about this once-in-a-lifetime experience. "Be the gift" is right - so glad you could make the leap - and rejoicing with you at how beautifully you were caught.

First, that's an amazing picture, Laura. And ...

2012-01-02T22:30:53.036-05:00

First, that's an amazing picture, Laura.

And second, I'm not sure why this made me want to cry. Or why it made me so wistful. Maybe because I never had a church home long enough for people to see my stuff hanging out. That it seems like I've always helped tuck others' stuff back.

Or maybe it's just because I wish I'd been there in one of those pews. :)

What a gift you are.

An amazing post. I could "see" the daily...

2012-01-02T20:54:16.187-05:00

An amazing post. I could "see" the daily happenings with such clarity. I love how God sealed your day with starlings--after all, if God cares about them, how much more He cares about you!

I was about to say I wish I could've heard you...

2012-01-02T17:39:21.405-05:00

I was about to say I wish I could've heard you. Which is still true, but I'm sure glad to have your words here, all the time.
Love to you, Laura

I am so touched at the ways the Father reaches out...

2012-01-02T17:11:55.336-05:00

I am so touched at the ways the Father reaches out to touch us.
You are so very dear Laura.

How wonderful that it went so well. I never though...

2012-01-02T15:23:20.533-05:00

How wonderful that it went so well. I never thought it would be any other way. Shalom, friend:)

Dear Laura, Praise God that He worked through you...

2012-01-02T15:20:07.747-05:00

Dear Laura,
Praise God that He worked through you! Praise Him for His faithfulness! If He calls you to it, He will see you through it! You are the gift because you have given back to Him the gift of a consecrated life.
Love in Him,
Laurie

I am so proud of you. And what a beautiful post!

2012-01-02T15:14:43.473-05:00

I am so proud of you. And what a beautiful post!

You are that starling, Laura. Free.

2012-01-02T12:38:09.895-05:00

You are that starling, Laura.

Free.

This also made me want to cry: for the Iva Deans t...

2012-01-02T12:13:20.391-05:00

This also made me want to cry: for the Iva Deans that come and go.
Cogratulations on the first sermon.

So glad to get a little peek into how your big Sun...

2012-01-02T10:27:53.446-05:00

So glad to get a little peek into how your big Sunday went! So glad you went back and saw the gift of the starlings--what a perfect visual to take into a New Year. Blessings Laura!!

Why is this making me cry? I don't know; maybe...

2012-01-02T10:14:22.827-05:00

Why is this making me cry? I don't know; maybe it's the beauty of seeing God use you as His gift. In your lesson Sunday. Today on Monday. Tomorrow on Tuesday... on and on the gifts keep coming. May He continue to bless you as you bless us, Laura.

i love that you preached. i love that you have iv...

2012-01-02T10:00:07.154-05:00

i love that you preached.
i love that you have iva dean.
i love that you drove back by.
i love that god gave you the starlings.

We all need Iva Deans in our lives! Congratulation...

2012-01-02T09:51:30.528-05:00

We all need Iva Deans in our lives! Congratulations - on finding that "strange sense of free" through walking God's plan. What a way to begin 2012!

"a strange sense of free"--it always bri...

2012-01-02T09:34:42.039-05:00

"a strange sense of free"--it always brings tears when we feel the freedom of Christ to our bones--when we live as bond-servants but we are NOT chained. We take flight in freedom, true freedom, as servants of the Most High--and it is a beautiful gift.

Yes, God was there, before, during, and after. I l...

2012-01-02T08:21:18.613-05:00

Yes, God was there, before, during, and after. I love how you drove back by the church and saw the Starlings instead of hurrying on the highway. So interesting how something forgotten can actually be a gift. A hug to you for your part in the work of God!

Was wondering how it went on Sunday. Congratulatio...

2012-01-02T07:31:46.770-05:00

Was wondering how it went on Sunday. Congratulations on your first sermon, what a gift.