tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114268012127427235.post2901250536242296503..comments2023-08-06T03:09:55.579-07:00Comments on Verena's HAPE Seasons: Rain, Floods, and a DeliveranceVerena Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670257139812597687noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114268012127427235.post-1209756351383116992011-11-15T22:37:19.332-08:002011-11-15T22:37:19.332-08:00Perfect!!! Thanks for sharing, Ladies!!Perfect!!! Thanks for sharing, Ladies!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114268012127427235.post-56827705353455880682011-11-13T13:11:47.541-08:002011-11-13T13:11:47.541-08:00I loved your post...it is very near to my own feel...I loved your post...it is very near to my own feelings. I pray for your lightened burdens. I think I feel similarly when I think of hair coloring and fashion. My sisters all care VERY MUCH about how they look and will go into debt to have the right hair, clothing and jewelry for themselves and their children. They focus on outside appearances a lot.<br /><br />Then comes me, I do not color my hair anymore, but let it be the grey Heavenly Father gave me. This has become a point of ridicule behind my back from many sources (not just family, even strangers). I fell victim to the outside influences and colored my hair again for a year, only to go back to being natural again. I allowed outside influences to take away the peace I had originally felt about simplifying my life (and health I might add) to live a more natural life. It has been hard for me to come to grips with the fact that I will be so different. I also don't care about fashion, but more about comfort. I buy second hand clothing to better suit our finances. All of these are burdens I sometimes feel, like I should go back to being like everyone else.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing.Celeste B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07356778436738411892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9114268012127427235.post-90313262308920012082011-11-13T10:49:35.199-08:002011-11-13T10:49:35.199-08:00Your post made me think of the song Blessings by L...Your post made me think of the song Blessings by Laura Story. I cried when I heard it yesterday. It contains a message related to your post ... what if the hard times are His mercies in disguise.<br /><br />Verse 1<br />We pray for blessings<br />We pray for peace comfort for family<br />Protection while we sleep<br />We pray for healing for prosperity<br />We pray for Your mighty hand<br />To ease our suffering<br />And all the while You hear each spoken need<br />Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things<br /><br />Chorus 1<br />'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops<br />What if Your healing comes through tears<br />And what if a thousand sleepless nights<br />Are what it takes to know You're near<br />And what if trials of this life<br />Are Your mercies in disguise<br /><br />Verse 2<br />We pray for wisdom<br />Your voice to hear<br />We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near<br />We doubt Your goodness<br />We doubt Your love<br />As if ev'ry promise from Your Word is not enough<br />And all the while You hear each desp'rate plea<br />And long that we'd have faith to believe<br /><br />(BRIDGE)<br />When friends betray us<br />When darkness seems to win<br />We know that pain reminds this heart<br />That this is not this is not our home<br />It's not our home<br /><br />Chorus 2<br />'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops<br />What if Your healing comes through tears<br />And what if a thousand sleepless nights<br />Are what it takes to know You're near<br />What if my greatest disappointments<br />Or the aching of this life<br />Is a revealing of a greater thirst<br />This world can't satisfy<br />And what if trials of this life<br />The rain the storms the hardest nights<br />Are Your mercies in disguiseKeeleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212675260105815544noreply@blogger.com