tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.comments2023-10-08T07:27:38.743-07:00~Ministry Minded~Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01934153498966916626noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-46878402516951217492011-03-08T13:17:36.275-08:002011-03-08T13:17:36.275-08:00Again Heidi absolutly amazing!
SoniaAgain Heidi absolutly amazing! <br /><br />SoniaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15165708823548869980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-594763721971915272011-02-17T09:40:22.650-08:002011-02-17T09:40:22.650-08:00Oh my...no one commented on this. WHAT THE HECK! ...Oh my...no one commented on this. WHAT THE HECK! :) I love, LOVE it when someone ASKS me to voice what I think... YAY! I loved reading your list, because in reading it - I realized...we have A TON in common! I echo most of your entire list...you could just say "ditto" for me, but I part company and take exception with the friend thing. I really think I'm a crappy friend. (but the things I'm crappy at, is a list for another post! hehe!) SO, I'll add one extra to my list - because I had to take off the friend part.<br /><br />I value that I have God has relentlessly pursued me and through trial by fire, grown me to a place where I can discern good from evil. "But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil." Hebrews 5:14<br /><br />Love you Heidi! ~JuleJulie Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063941597971325692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-30274521769146035262011-02-06T07:42:45.905-08:002011-02-06T07:42:45.905-08:00lovely. I wish we were closer, I miss our late ni...lovely. I wish we were closer, I miss our late night in person chats.Kelly McGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965104014535308827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-63647507395216637572011-01-21T10:28:28.561-08:002011-01-21T10:28:28.561-08:00You can steal my ideas anytime love! I loved your ...You can steal my ideas anytime love! I loved your list. Miss you!<br /><br />-julieJulie Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063941597971325692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-48719870249391811592011-01-06T10:26:08.277-08:002011-01-06T10:26:08.277-08:00LOL@ Julie! Yes, I did get new wallpaper about a m...LOL@ Julie! Yes, I did get new wallpaper about a month or so ago. Thanks for noticing and commenting! I like when people comment because then I know they have been here!<br /><br />Thanks for the encouragement too!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01934153498966916626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-7417272500323093182011-01-05T16:49:44.231-08:002011-01-05T16:49:44.231-08:00Did you get new blog wallpaper...or am I really no...Did you get new blog wallpaper...or am I really not as observant as I have always thought? Loved your post today...my girls have taught me soooo much. JUST WAIT till they tell you something & you realize God has just used their mouths to speak audibly and directly to you. That freaks me out every time. I must admit, I look at your photos...and I miss them being babies. But they are so much darn fun @ this age. I admit it, I love my teenagers - and continue to be learn about God from them. :)Julie Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063941597971325692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-21990012852460581702010-12-11T14:04:02.998-08:002010-12-11T14:04:02.998-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01934153498966916626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-11493395869858233222010-12-11T14:03:57.151-08:002010-12-11T14:03:57.151-08:00LOL! Thanks so much for reading AND for commenting...LOL! Thanks so much for reading AND for commenting! I always see that people have been here but never know what they think...so thanks! And yes, he is very much the cool calm one! Most of the time lol!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01934153498966916626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-49085072765092638822010-12-09T17:40:05.847-08:002010-12-09T17:40:05.847-08:00Ha! I am new here & love your blog!
Maybe bab...Ha! I am new here & love your blog! <br />Maybe baby was wondering why in the world you brought an outside tree inside?!<br />Another evidence of his wisdom would be not flinching at the jack-in-the-box. Could come in handy in later years when he is a able to be the cool calm one in the middle of chaos?!<br />Cute post.Susie - Walking Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372339217547326555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-50775018404751914682010-11-15T14:56:51.688-08:002010-11-15T14:56:51.688-08:00I hate waiting... Enjoyed your post, I so appreci...I hate waiting... Enjoyed your post, I so appreciate your transparency. :) <br /><br />~julieJulie Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063941597971325692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-49351972400358866622010-03-17T11:15:33.806-07:002010-03-17T11:15:33.806-07:00So Steve, I find it interesting that you lump ever...So Steve, I find it interesting that you lump every church in America into the same pot. You said that the "church in America is a very proud church," and "there is very little Biblical preaching going on these days in churches across America," (among other things) and then you use a passage from James to support your conclusions. Have you been to every church in America? Have you heard every pastor preach an unbiblical sermon? What about other countries? Are their churches and members more spiritual and their pastors preach Biblically? Is that a conclusion based on man's wisdom or God's? Those are some pretty bold glittering generalities.<br /> There are churches in America and around the world that are humble and spiritually strong. There are pastors in America and around the world that are accurately and consistantly preaching God's Word. There is not one reason that you can point to as the cause for spiritual decay in a person's life other than the generality of sin. But thankfully God is a gracious and merciful God. His plan is carried out despite what we do... or say!<br /><br />-Paul HunterPaul's Porchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288048460638786419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-62842162374495004052010-02-26T21:40:35.638-08:002010-02-26T21:40:35.638-08:00This would have been an interesting conversation t...This would have been an interesting conversation to be a part of. I don't know where one would get an idea that God is "in the business of erasing lines." While reading this post my mind was directed to James 3:13-4:1-8. Please read this for yourself. I will submit to you why people in churches have supposed lines. In a nutshell most folks in churches are worldly minded. The church in America is a very proud church. Finding folks who are truly submitted to the Lord and are seeking His face continually would be like finding pure gold. How often does that happen. So what is going on in the church today? A better question is James 3:13 "Who among you is wise?" Heavenly wisdom is manifested through deeds sown by gentleness of wisdom. Now wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. Now would a wise Christian have lines? Yes they would especially when it comes to truth verses man's opinions. <br />So what does man's opinions produce? James tells us that they produce bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in our hearts. Man's opinions produces arrogance so that one lies against the truth. Man's wisdom is earthly, natural, and demonically inspired. It is sad that this is the picture painted of the church in America. There is very little biblical preaching going on these days in churches across America. Biblical preaching has been replaced with man's opinions. Because of this it is no wonder why there is so much division in churches all across this nation. <br /><br />Is God in the business of erasing lines if these lines are demonically inspired? Would not the solution be to recognize these faults in one self then repent of them? We might be saying the same thing here, but the blog post mentioned nothing of any scripture. So again I wonder if these conversations were just another opinion of a man? <br />Now to the topic of worldliness. James asks another question. What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Because these people have worldly wisdom they quarrel against one another. They have conflicts with one another(lines). They lust, they are envious, they ask with selfish motives in order that they would please themselves. James calls these believers adulteresses who are friends with the world and hostile towards God! Now my friend this is deep stuff. But if we want to get healthy we need to expose to people the truth as to why there are lines in the church. It is because there is worldly minded people who have worldly wisdom. <br /><br />So what is the solution? James tells us there are 5 things we need to do. We need to jealously desire the Spirit which Jesus made to dwell in us. In other words we need to seek His face continually. We need to humble ourselves before God. If we don't He will oppose us. Wow, God will oppose those believers who are worldly. It is no wonder that the church in America has lost its testimony. God is in opposition to those worldly Christians and churches. Today in America the church has replaced biblical Christianity with American churchianity. We need to submit to God. We need to resist the devil. Then finally we need to draw near to God. The wonderful promise is that He will draw near to us. I suppose when a believer looks at this passage and recognizes their sin, then after they repent God will restore them back onto the narrow path. While walking with their Lord on their journey home I suppose these lines will subtly disappear. <br /><br />make yourself ready for His coming,<br /><br />Steve GalesStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786760506940533053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-24284964638996878222010-02-25T07:30:48.899-08:002010-02-25T07:30:48.899-08:00That was GREAT! I LOVE these girls. Didn't r...That was GREAT! I LOVE these girls. Didn't realize the girl on the right was a musician! Too funny. It's why I don't write year-end letters either.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012776960085294383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-57817945959893293102010-02-25T07:25:59.058-08:002010-02-25T07:25:59.058-08:00Exactly...
Happened across your blog through a fr...Exactly...<br /><br />Happened across your blog through a friend of ours, Tim. Nicely done! <br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012776960085294383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-49050748918409740712009-11-23T19:44:00.108-08:002009-11-23T19:44:00.108-08:00Heidi, thanks for sharing your dream. I think it ...Heidi, thanks for sharing your dream. I think it makes sense. We really are partners with God in ministering to people. We aren't robots, so while we have different gifts as Christians, we still have to take some action. If you have the gift of teaching, you still have to 'open your mouth' and teach. The gift of hospitality takes action as well. Sometimes I think we hesitate to state our gift because we don't want to sound too superspiritual. I think it's better to use our gift than to just talk about it. However, if we do talk about it in a Bible study setting, I think it would be encouraging to others to use theirs. I don't think there are any 'spectators' in God's army. We are all to be "living sacrifices," in one area or another.Viletta Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674904364090422400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-32127991223608321562009-11-10T19:41:15.296-08:002009-11-10T19:41:15.296-08:00Hey girl! Didn't know you had a blog! Followin...Hey girl! Didn't know you had a blog! Following you now! And don't let that baby kick your butt! (Even though you really have nothing to do with it! This too shall pass)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385983199037137525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-20944799449920629402009-10-07T12:19:29.411-07:002009-10-07T12:19:29.411-07:00That is so awesome! WOoohooo for Godly hubbies! ...That is so awesome! WOoohooo for Godly hubbies! God is so good.Traci Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868420770414629597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-33589199904902468232009-10-05T16:22:42.852-07:002009-10-05T16:22:42.852-07:00OMG Congratulations!!! Couldn't be happier for...OMG Congratulations!!! Couldn't be happier for you. Saying prayers for a safe pregnancy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480870862503003817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-12054259956300554362009-09-17T15:18:02.178-07:002009-09-17T15:18:02.178-07:00#23 Thanks Babe!#23 Thanks Babe!Paul's Porchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288048460638786419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-10292026578587393332009-09-12T04:24:51.131-07:002009-09-12T04:24:51.131-07:00Heidi, not sure you remember me, but i go to NCF c...Heidi, not sure you remember me, but i go to NCF church on a sporadic basis :-) <br />Anyway I wanted to touch on the trying to have a baby part of this post. <br />I had to try for my Faith for 5 years. I lost 2 babies. Endured over a year of painful fertility treatments. And was finally blessed with her just over 3 years ago.<br />So i guess my point is i totally "get it". You have every right to want to scream. I learned a lot along the way and still struggle now with trying to have a sibling for her. As much you are happy for others that are pregnant or have babies, it just stings when your own heart is yearning for a child. I've found the best way to deal with it is to avoid the things that hurt, no you can't avoid them forever but you can for a day, or a few hours to let your heart heal. My prayers often focus on helping me find healing for my heart and patience for my emotions. When the time comes you will see how much more you are blessed because you had to work for it and wait for it. Remember to have Faith, and Hebrews 11:1. Having Faith that God has a plan for you and Paul will help you get through this hard part waiting. And even though you don't "know" me, I will be praying for you both!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480870862503003817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-60928364395525766612009-09-09T08:36:29.708-07:002009-09-09T08:36:29.708-07:00First, I love your honesty. When I started my pers...First, I love your honesty. When I started my personal blog that was a promise I made that I would be honest, good, bad and the ugly. <br /><br />I'm with you, I know people mean well but sometimes it's better to say nothing at all or just give you a hug and let you know they are there to listen.<br />I am sorry for all that you are going through. We did not try for a year, but I was told at an early age that I would never be able to have children. So I pretended I didn't want children anyway. Somehow, I thought if I denied it that the pain would go away. It didn't it was just hidden from others. <br /><br />I don't know how you feel after trying for a year but I do know the pain of thinking you may never have what your heart wants most of all. <br /><br />You will be in my prayers, I know people say that all the time but I truly mean I will lift you up in prayer.<br />KieshaKEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354413983067354470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-79156043934397580082009-09-09T06:34:56.474-07:002009-09-09T06:34:56.474-07:00I'll have to check out that books. Thanks Hei...I'll have to check out that books. Thanks Heidi!<br /><br />I'm starting a series on FEAR.<br /><br />Join in if you would like:<br /><br />http://ordinaryinspirations.blogspot.com/2009/09/saying-goodbye-4-part-series.htmlTraci Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868420770414629597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-40961449873710924162009-09-08T17:44:12.920-07:002009-09-08T17:44:12.920-07:00Ahhhhhhhhhhh! Naw..... don't feel much better ...Ahhhhhhhhhhh! Naw..... don't feel much better either.Paul's Porchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288048460638786419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-42049327534318693742009-08-30T17:57:30.805-07:002009-08-30T17:57:30.805-07:00Did you find that on my blog? I LOVE that website...Did you find that on my blog? I LOVE that website! It is so so encouraging.<br /><br />Love,<br />TraciTraci Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868420770414629597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647735299799380939.post-87957504855705709672009-08-30T17:56:20.011-07:002009-08-30T17:56:20.011-07:00Hey Heidi,
I LOVE your new facebook face "li...Hey Heidi,<br /><br />I LOVE your new facebook face "lift".<br /><br /> It is so so beautiful!. Great job. Sorry I never got back to you. Email me with any questions you might have.<br /><br />Love,<br />TraciTraci Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868420770414629597noreply@blogger.com