tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post6955585718265226968..comments2023-06-09T07:53:16.715-04:00Comments on Jeannie Prinsen: Good--but hard. Hard--but good.Jeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-78374216831569167202018-05-30T09:35:47.537-04:002018-05-30T09:35:47.537-04:00Hi Jeannie, I went to your blog today to look for ...Hi Jeannie, I went to your blog today to look for places where you've written about being blessed because, as I said to you on Sunday, you inspire me. I didn't get a chance to elaborate, my husband having interrupted us, so I thought that I'd look and leave a comment. Your life can be hard, as you say in this post, but you also see it as good, which is something that not everyone would be able to do. So when I think about how hard my life is, I try to remember that there is good, even if I sometimes struggle to see it. Bless you! MaureenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-81861323565391218332016-09-13T19:41:21.661-04:002016-09-13T19:41:21.661-04:00Thanks for reading and commenting, MiekeThanks for reading and commenting, MiekeJeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975707104283521076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-37405749196277163912016-09-13T19:30:18.859-04:002016-09-13T19:30:18.859-04:00so true. thanks.
so true. thanks.<br />MiekeVanGeesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608521115687521565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-23008930894213130072016-09-13T13:33:27.167-04:002016-09-13T13:33:27.167-04:00Thanks, Tuija - I really appreciate that. Thanks, Tuija - I really appreciate that. Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-10807057879422904462016-09-13T10:54:41.534-04:002016-09-13T10:54:41.534-04:00Thanks for writing this, Jeannie. It's so true...Thanks for writing this, Jeannie. It's so true that our lives usually have both good and hard, and it's often difficult to know how much and what details of the hard stuff to discuss on social media. I don't want to be dishonest, and yet I want to protect my own and other people's privacy - so, how to be authentic without TMI? I think you have a really good balance here. Tuijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481881870878118889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-72342938754617915012016-09-12T18:39:01.615-04:002016-09-12T18:39:01.615-04:00I'm so glad they spoke to you, Michelle. Thank...I'm so glad they spoke to you, Michelle. Thanks for commenting.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-7291831746897235302016-09-12T18:38:19.315-04:002016-09-12T18:38:19.315-04:00I know what you mean, Sue-Anne. Otherwise it's...I know what you mean, Sue-Anne. Otherwise it's just not real life. Also, it encourages us to hear other people's stories and see how they've faced life's challenges.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-10306631265597428462016-09-12T18:26:14.699-04:002016-09-12T18:26:14.699-04:00The older I get and the more people I get to know ...The older I get and the more people I get to know I realize too that most of us have hard but good, good but hard lives. Everyone has a story (whether they have shared it or not) and as we know, most stories have troubles and trials. I appreciate it when people share their difficulties as well as their joys. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10887359417727889862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-36896611030985671252016-09-12T17:43:30.338-04:002016-09-12T17:43:30.338-04:00Boy, did I need these words today. Thanks. Boy, did I need these words today. Thanks. Michelle Van Loonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17069884177270291492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-20203633555634967112016-09-12T15:43:00.463-04:002016-09-12T15:43:00.463-04:00Thanks, Melinda. Yes, it's a constant dilemma,...Thanks, Melinda. Yes, it's a constant dilemma, isn't it? We want to be authentic, but not give "Too Much Information"; we want to share our joys, yet not airbrush our lives. Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-80553863601305656102016-09-12T15:40:57.312-04:002016-09-12T15:40:57.312-04:00Thanks, Sharon; I appreciate your comment. I like ...Thanks, Sharon; I appreciate your comment. I like the way you put that, too: "always more to someone than their cover page." Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-32403596455133545782016-09-12T12:24:34.244-04:002016-09-12T12:24:34.244-04:00Really great post Jeannie!! You are SO right about...Really great post Jeannie!! You are SO right about seeing other people's posts and thinking it looks so peaceful, yet we don't truly know, do we. I have a tendency to share more good than hard as I do not want to be negative and I truly want to thank God and praise Him for the good, yet it is not always honest is it? Thanks for your honesty, it is appreciated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16938077802916681031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-81675529566901888462016-09-12T12:24:28.041-04:002016-09-12T12:24:28.041-04:00Thanks so much for sharing this Jeannie. I think o...Thanks so much for sharing this Jeannie. I think one of the lessons I continue to learn is that what is visible to others on the outside, isn't always what's happening on the inside. For me and for others. Thanks for reminding me that there's always more to someone than their "cover page" and I always need to strive to look beyond . . . and to pray beyond the visible!!<br />Sharon2kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813788353809154844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-3678811410862482412016-09-12T11:27:48.736-04:002016-09-12T11:27:48.736-04:00Yes - this verse reminds me of yesterday's ser...Yes - this verse reminds me of yesterday's sermon, and how God is our anchor: not like a lily-pad, that can easily float away, but like a five-ton rock, stable and secure. Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-80082306888297007322016-09-12T11:18:24.334-04:002016-09-12T11:18:24.334-04:00Amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Psalm 91:1-2 “He who...Amazing. Thanks for sharing! <br />Psalm 91:1-2 “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” (NASB)chihemihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869102139674651224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-11330311222932224972016-09-12T10:43:55.573-04:002016-09-12T10:43:55.573-04:00You're welcome, Tim. Thanks for commenting and...You're welcome, Tim. Thanks for commenting and sharing.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-10651671511300136922016-09-12T10:43:12.124-04:002016-09-12T10:43:12.124-04:00Very, very true, Sandy. You "get it." To...Very, very true, Sandy. You "get it." Today I was laughing with my daughter about some of Jonathan's expressions: when I'm getting his breakfast, he insists on having the juice spout closed IMMEDIATELY and the top of the syrup container closed IMMEDIATELY, and his way of putting it is "White juice door away." "Blue syrup door away." So funny! Yes, laugh or cry. Occasionally both.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-34884918069006890992016-09-12T10:40:47.940-04:002016-09-12T10:40:47.940-04:00You're welcome - thinking of you today, too.You're welcome - thinking of you today, too.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-62975283128319465172016-09-12T10:34:27.447-04:002016-09-12T10:34:27.447-04:00To even be able to see that it is good when it'...To even be able to see that it is good when it's hard is a blessing, Jeannie. Thanks for reminding me of that.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313216250048083410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-82682151652927728842016-09-12T10:29:35.864-04:002016-09-12T10:29:35.864-04:00Ah, yes, I understand. Such is life with autism. R...Ah, yes, I understand. Such is life with autism. Reminds me of the other day when we took our young man shopping for clothes and shoes. We managed to find almost exactly the same pair of shoes as the old pair (he has worn nothing else for the past two years, not even wellie boots in the mud and rain). The shoe shopping was wonderfully easy, and the sales girl was so sweet. Then we went into the clothes shop. That did not go so well. Two hours later and we gave up. Prince was certain he did not feel comfortable in any of the clothes except one solitary shirt. Sadly, in the words of Shakespeare, "A shirt doth not a wardrobe make" o_O <br /><br />I have resorted to trying to find exact replicas of his current shirts and trousers on eBay! Successful so far, but it does make me wonder if he'll be 47 years old one day and still wearing children's clothes from the M&S of 30 years before. You have to have a good sense of humour, don't you? There are so many times I remind myself that it's a choice of 'laugh or cry'! Sandyhttp://multicolouredsmartypants.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-26547066742838607242016-09-12T09:54:38.891-04:002016-09-12T09:54:38.891-04:00A lovely piece Jeannie, and a wonderful perspectiv...A lovely piece Jeannie, and a wonderful perspective on life. Thank you.Bondadottirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12200711440625568275noreply@blogger.com