tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post2510856520100505260..comments2024-02-15T03:39:32.803-05:00Comments on Teagan's Travels: Dear God: I Blew ItAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17490829034062001040noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-48836297213860259602012-09-10T23:50:42.296-04:002012-09-10T23:50:42.296-04:00This was a touching post. I have had those days wh...This was a touching post. I have had those days when I dropped into bed feeling like an utter failure as a mom. God is so faithful and good!! Three of my children just came back from a missions trip. When we fail; God is there turning those moments into something beautiful for Him.<br /><br />Thanks again for linking up another wonderful post over at Haven of Rest. I will be back this Wednesday as life settles down to normal (whatever that may be) so I hope to find you linking up again :-)<br />Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303626433109140676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-30446797105485371592012-09-08T23:48:08.733-04:002012-09-08T23:48:08.733-04:00Oh Cindy, reading this later...and now it is YOU w...Oh Cindy, reading this later...and now it is YOU who have encouraged me all over again. It's so easy to forget how tender our little babies hearts are! Bless you for being so sweet and open, connecting with a mama who needed those words today. <br /><br />Hugs, MichelleMichelle at Teagans Travelshttp://teaganstravels.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-27101933407697659402012-09-08T23:46:25.449-04:002012-09-08T23:46:25.449-04:00Oh gosh...I think some days about Teagan being a t...Oh gosh...I think some days about Teagan being a teenager. Sometimes it feels like she is "there" now, God love her! Thanks for visiting. I so love your blog!Michelle at Teagans Travelshttp://teaganstravels.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-30943609835441482052012-09-08T23:41:27.883-04:002012-09-08T23:41:27.883-04:00Thank you so much, Bettyl! Thank you so much, Bettyl! Michelle at Teagans Travelshttp://teaganstravels.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-21469375547154782572012-08-30T11:19:27.622-04:002012-08-30T11:19:27.622-04:00Thank you! This is exactly what I needed to read t...Thank you! This is exactly what I needed to read this morning. (I LOVE how God does that!) My heart was so crushed this morning. I lost it. I lost my peace and patience over tying my 5 year olds shoe. Can it be more trivial? He wasn't "cooperating" the way I thought he should be. I didn't even realize I had raised my voice. His face, suddenly tucked into his shirt collar to hide his tears, said it all. He couldn't understand why I had yelled at him when he was just trying to help. I crumbled before God. Asking both He and my son to forgive me. After my little guy was on the bus and off to school, I broke down and cried. Thank you for the precious reminder that every time I fall short, He is there still loving me and forgiving me. Such honest encouragment to me today! Cindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-7059322737048428672012-08-28T15:22:36.167-04:002012-08-28T15:22:36.167-04:00I love your letter and in many ways that could be ...I love your letter and in many ways that could be me writing it. Although I have no young ones anymore. My teen still manages to push my buttons and I have to work to have patience and many times I fail. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236392056182164315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-58156220954724740892012-08-26T22:58:20.634-04:002012-08-26T22:58:20.634-04:00So true! When we are looking down it is the best, ...So true! When we are looking down it is the best, most humbling time to look up to Him, to rely on Him. Loved visiting your blog and reading your beautiful story! Your pics of NZ are so beautiful! What part are you in? My husband and I visited the north island and loved Rotarua (sp?). We've always dreamed of going back to the south island one day. The people are so lovely there!<br /><br />Blessings and an All Blacks Fan!<br />MichelleMichelle at Teagans Travelshttp://teaganstravels.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-4056548581874531352012-08-26T22:52:43.860-04:002012-08-26T22:52:43.860-04:00Thanks so much for the encouragement, Tanya! I def...Thanks so much for the encouragement, Tanya! I definitely feel humbled on these days. Today in church we talked about 1 Corinthians 13:4-7<br />English Standard Version (ESV)<br /><br />Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.<br /><br />Wow. Total conviction there. I am trying to take deep breaths and remember to love like Jesus...even before naptime! *LOL* <br /><br />Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting. I wanna know more about you. How old is your little one? Tried going to your site but I think Jeff's troubles at goinswriter are affecting you too...says there is a virus on your site. Lots of people have been affected. Hopefully it will be cleared up tomorrow!<br /><br />Blessings, Michelle<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17490829034062001040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-23427849122930495342012-08-26T21:04:32.099-04:002012-08-26T21:04:32.099-04:00I think we have to make ourselves aware of our sho...I think we have to make ourselves aware of our shortcomings to be forced to turn to Him. Great post.betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-65006824545432829422012-08-26T04:35:57.609-04:002012-08-26T04:35:57.609-04:00Honesty is so freeing! I know it sucks when we fee...Honesty is so freeing! I know it sucks when we feel like we've really messed up, but on the other hand it is also good for our souls to remember that we need forgiveness, we are not our own saviour. <br /><br />And boy - looking after toddlers requires a very specific type of patience - as the mother of one, I can definitely empathise!Tanya Marlowhttp://tanyamarlow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-76111290792120330872012-08-25T13:32:12.144-04:002012-08-25T13:32:12.144-04:00Thank God for His unending grace! And for awesome ...Thank God for His unending grace! And for awesome girlfriends like you who lift me up in prayer everyday. Love your sweet self!<br /><br />MichelleMichelle at Teagans Travelshttp://teaganstravels.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-80221058254558117522012-08-25T13:31:17.783-04:002012-08-25T13:31:17.783-04:00Wow! Four children! How do you do it? MOst of the ...Wow! Four children! How do you do it? MOst of the time when I take my little ones anywhere I am drenched by the time we get there! *LOL* What a great reminder to treasure the small moments, they grow up too fast! I've seen many a mom this week shedding tears as they send their little ones off to school for the first time. <br /><br />Big hugs and have a blessed weekend, <br />MichelleMichelle at Teagans Travelshttp://teaganstravels.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-40546277559747173622012-08-25T13:28:59.056-04:002012-08-25T13:28:59.056-04:00*LOL* Ha! I tell you everrrrrrrrry day this summer...*LOL* Ha! I tell you everrrrrrrrry day this summer has seemed like an I-need-chocolate day! Um hmm. But full of blessings too. SO excited fall and all the excitement and possibilities it holds is rolling into the south with great speed! <br /><br />Pray you are having a blessed day where you are!<br />MichelleMichelle at Teagans Travelshttp://teaganstravels.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-82758317417223308022012-08-25T13:26:18.864-04:002012-08-25T13:26:18.864-04:00Thank you so much, Melissa! I am finally catching ...Thank you so much, Melissa! I am finally catching up on some reading this afternoon and so look forward to reading Lisa's and other submissions. What a wonderful source of inspiration!<br /><br />Pray you are having a great weekend!<br />MichelleMichelle at Teagans Travelshttp://teaganstravels.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-11476988923904722902012-08-24T18:10:24.525-04:002012-08-24T18:10:24.525-04:00Oh, how I remember these types of days! The hard d...Oh, how I remember these types of days! The hard days are different for me now - my kids are 9, 7, 5 and 4. Know "this, too, shall pass" and try to find the moments of the day you CAN savor!Turquoise Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757439386076840547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-521149991737147752012-08-23T09:22:28.303-04:002012-08-23T09:22:28.303-04:00Great letter. It sounds like it's a I-need-cho...Great letter. It sounds like it's a I-need-chocolate kind of day. Nikole Hahnhttp://www.thehahnhuntinglodge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-46770317761197842912012-08-23T07:36:32.478-04:002012-08-23T07:36:32.478-04:00Thanks for your honesty, Michelle!! That's wh...Thanks for your honesty, Michelle!! That's what my prayer letters to God look like every day!! Thankfully we serve a God who understands, still loves and forgives us when we seek Him!! Love your heart...it's in the right place even when tempers flare! Love you girl!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079291737495867481.post-35327322860251440862012-08-23T07:26:47.878-04:002012-08-23T07:26:47.878-04:00We all have days like that! (Be sure to visit Lis...We all have days like that! (Be sure to visit Lisa Notes to read her Letter to God.) Praying that He will fill you with grace for today.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423802244845816945noreply@blogger.com