tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34025405.post2949833743055532786..comments2024-02-13T03:44:32.683-05:00Comments on Surviving Motherhood: Our Journey with Jesus: He Found MeKaren Hossinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049412644792482270noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34025405.post-86085365430319767102010-04-02T13:18:30.757-04:002010-04-02T13:18:30.757-04:00Elaine - My daughter is 13 right now (Well, for 10...Elaine - My daughter is 13 right now (Well, for 10 more days, anyway!) and I pray she will have a story like yours. God has her heart already, that is clear. I pray she will continue to know Him more, just like you did!Karen Hossinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049412644792482270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34025405.post-76720535872616428182010-04-02T08:39:33.997-04:002010-04-02T08:39:33.997-04:00God's been revealing himself to me from the ea...God's been revealing himself to me from the earliest of ages. My family life, along with church life, played a huge role in developing my healthy understanding of who God IS. There were many moments of clarity along the way, but when I was thirteen, I was at a youth camp retreat, watching a slide show on the crucifixion of Jesus (the pain, etc.). I was so moved by that depiction, I literally could not stop sobbing for hours. God changed my heart that night.<br /><br />Life with Christ moved to a deeper level in that season and his love for me, more real. It's been 30 years since that time, and I still feel it, live it like it was yesterday.<br /><br />A Good Friday remembrance. A good Friday, indeed.<br /><br />peace~elaineelaine @ peace for the journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09675745465728814736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34025405.post-63640002442382217842010-04-02T07:48:15.743-04:002010-04-02T07:48:15.743-04:00Patricia - That is a wonderful story! So you adopt...Patricia - That is a <em>wonderful</em> story! So you adopted and were adopted through the same event! LOVE how HE works things out so perfectly.<br />Praise Him for His faithful pursuit of YOU!Karen Hossinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049412644792482270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34025405.post-4729564313557755772010-04-01T22:20:26.425-04:002010-04-01T22:20:26.425-04:00I am a "cradle Catholic", baptized at 1 ...I am a "cradle Catholic", baptized at 1 month old, went to Catholic school, went to Mass every Sunday...but honestly, had NO IDEA what it meant to have a personal relationship with Jesus UNTIL we brought our sweet daughter home from China & I was at a loss as to how to teach her about Jesus. I was lucky enough to meet some amazing mommas through the adoption journey. THese women had an incredible faith & I though, "what am I missing?" Which led me to start reading my Bible every day & "re-learning" my faith all over again. I am so incredibly blessed that He has called me back!! (Although, I am sure He was with me all along ;)<br /><br />I think I have learned more in the last 2 years than I have from all those years in Catholic school!!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09662206547720030431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34025405.post-5365732258382818122010-04-01T20:02:49.181-04:002010-04-01T20:02:49.181-04:00I wasted a lot of time, too, Amanda. But we have E...I wasted a lot of time, too, Amanda. But we have ETERNITY ahead of us now!Karen Hossinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049412644792482270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34025405.post-23822985478782272962010-04-01T19:37:27.559-04:002010-04-01T19:37:27.559-04:00I think he pursued me for a good 10 years (well, i...I think he pursued me for a good 10 years (well, in reality, my whole life) before I even stopped to listen. Man all the time I wasted!!<br /><br />Great post Karen!!<br /><br />Blessings-<br />AmandaAmandahttp://iammommy.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34025405.post-25062212396008437952010-04-01T12:38:25.392-04:002010-04-01T12:38:25.392-04:00Angie - I think if we opened our eyes more, we wou...Angie - I think if we opened our eyes more, we would see His love more and more every day.Karen Hossinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049412644792482270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34025405.post-43880727967324783342010-04-01T10:58:04.289-04:002010-04-01T10:58:04.289-04:00Yes, His love is special to me. And He lets me se...Yes, His love is special to me. And He lets me see this everyday through His blessings upon my family.Angie Muresanhttp://www.angiemuresan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34025405.post-67061663499152474112010-04-01T10:24:28.295-04:002010-04-01T10:24:28.295-04:00Angela - Thanks. I think I will be. *grin*
Leslie...Angela - Thanks. I think I will be. *grin*<br /><br />Leslie - I love reading through old journals - remembering how I thought I would never make it through a certain circumstance, and sitting in wonder as I consider how God worked it all out.<br />Looking forward to reading your post next week!Karen Hossinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049412644792482270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34025405.post-19382674425165578322010-04-01T09:06:44.572-04:002010-04-01T09:06:44.572-04:00Funny...isn't it? It just goes to show you ho...Funny...isn't it? It just goes to show you how deep pride can run in our sinful nature. To think that we pursued God! Dead men. Dead people don't do anything. LOL! It is funny you should post this. I have a blog next week about how I ran across a old prayer journal that confirmed that all along God had been pursuing me! It is hard for me to say when it was that I finally stopped fighting...yet I wasn't really fighting. He was just completing the good work He had began...and He still completes it. What a journey! Love you!luvmy4sonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261302721883036680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34025405.post-64372403106864415702010-04-01T07:39:31.871-04:002010-04-01T07:39:31.871-04:00I am thankful for the friends he has brought me on...I am thankful for the friends he has brought me on my amazing Christian journey. Lord, thank you for Karen! Be blessed today friend.happyhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617105286280020861noreply@blogger.com