tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183666834059290048.post3331856520703949934..comments2024-01-04T11:40:28.929-05:00Comments on Making It Here: Thinking BackWhitney Hardiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410029000634528706noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183666834059290048.post-1887660385467052012013-04-02T23:04:22.251-04:002013-04-02T23:04:22.251-04:00Loved this post. Wonderful, wonderful.Loved this post. Wonderful, wonderful.Brittaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011971357338756298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183666834059290048.post-21869174136182989492013-04-02T15:34:34.903-04:002013-04-02T15:34:34.903-04:00Hey Whitney! I have been a silent observer of you ...Hey Whitney! I have been a silent observer of you this last year or so, without much to say, because I thought 'what more can be said?' I know how strong your faith is--I watched you attend seminary alone as a freshman in High School--and I know that you know 'the Gospel answers.' And yet, my heart longs to be able to say or do something--not to reduce the mourning, for mourning is one of the highest expressions of love--but to increase the hope and expectation of the great joy that will be yours (and all of ours) in stepping to the other side and seeing that those we most loved were there with us all the time. We just couldn't see them. Even here at my desk, as I avoid research for a short time, I know that if our eyes could truly be opened, as those of Elisha's servant were opened, we would realize how great and marvelous is the work of the Lord. We would be able to see that everything has meaning. It has purpose. I can only say that I, at the end of a personally trying experience, have been allowed to see a glimpse of why it had to be that way. And it amazed me. The Lord's ways truly are above our ways, as Isaiah says. May the Lord bless you my friend. I know that we have never spoken very much together since those early High School days, but I have always felt in you a kindred spirit. Good luck!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02997213733676015492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183666834059290048.post-1145012027288062042013-04-02T11:21:53.234-04:002013-04-02T11:21:53.234-04:00I continue to be amazed by your strength and humbl...I continue to be amazed by your strength and humbled by the growth and changes that I have seen in you this last year. And I have only seen a small part. You have been in my thoughts and heart a lot lately. Love you.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741717992733190432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183666834059290048.post-28689260737017060422013-04-02T10:59:18.359-04:002013-04-02T10:59:18.359-04:00I can't believe it's been a year. This was...I can't believe it's been a year. This was a thoughtful post about a difficult subject, and I admire your grace in grappling.Holly F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01300828364190306390noreply@blogger.com