Comments on: twenty thirteen. http://teaandfigments.com/2013/01/04/twenty-thirteen/ and Coffee Wed, 13 Apr 2016 05:07:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.28 By: Talia http://teaandfigments.com/2013/01/04/twenty-thirteen/#comment-295 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:37:13 +0000 http://carreena.wordpress.com/?p=1067#comment-295 beauty from ashes…
strength from fear…
gladness from sorrow
joy from tears …

love you, friend. never forget that. ;)

me~

]]> By: carreen http://teaandfigments.com/2013/01/04/twenty-thirteen/#comment-294 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 23:04:54 +0000 http://carreena.wordpress.com/?p=1067#comment-294 sam, that is exactly what i was trying to say…thanks for putting it so well!

cassie…i am grateful beyond belief to be able to say that i know just what you mean, because i’ve had the immense privilege of being privy to at least a little bit of it alongside you, and to share a whole lot of mine with you. it has been a crazy adventure…and i am so thankful that God has let us be on it together. =] one of these days i absolutely must find me a polar bear and ride him down to see you. i think that a barefoot run on the beach, a three-hour chat over cappucinos, and at least forty-seven (thatkindofhug)s in person are very much in order.

‘mooselumph’ [i’ll let you be mysterious, if you prefer ;) ]…i wish i could feel that your comment about words and examples was true. i’m not so sure i can…it sure doesn’t feel like it most of the time. but if it is…well, it works both ways. =] out of curiosity, though…if you enjoy the tea, then isn’t it still coping? =P

rebekah…i know what you mean. it’s like using a few words to wrap up an idea into a package small enough to hold in your hand. =] when i wrote that, i had been about to say that ‘above all, i desire Christ’ and then i realized that so very often, it is not true. i desire to desire Christ. thank you for your sweet words…i pray they are deserved, and if they are, glory be to God.

naomi…there are times i want to hopscotch to pennsylvania and have a very long conversation with you in person. perhaps over a cup of something hot with a little buble and savoretti and karimloo in the background. this is one of them. oh, the things we could be indignant about…God ‘having’ your back and unhelpful forum posts and how far it is to south africa. =]

]]> By: Naomi http://teaandfigments.com/2013/01/04/twenty-thirteen/#comment-293 Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:31:27 +0000 http://carreena.wordpress.com/?p=1067#comment-293 Excellent post, my friend. I want to especially “amen” your paragraph about “God having your back”… such a huge misconception in today’s Christian culture!

]]> By: Rebekah Carniglia http://teaandfigments.com/2013/01/04/twenty-thirteen/#comment-292 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:54:37 +0000 http://carreena.wordpress.com/?p=1067#comment-292 ~i desire to desire Christ~ thank-you…that is a simple but complete encapsulation of the feeling that has overwhelmed me so often. it is a habit of mine to condense everything down to a tight and succinct definition, and yet i could not describe the urgent need for communion with Him. now it has been spelled out with clarity. keep blogging, carreen. your posts point your readers towards the Author of life.

]]> By: mooselumph http://teaandfigments.com/2013/01/04/twenty-thirteen/#comment-291 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:55:17 +0000 http://carreena.wordpress.com/?p=1067#comment-291 It is always good to hear about the ways that God has been working in your life, Carreen. I think that God has also used circumstances in my life in the past year to ween me from my normal ways of coping… like in teaching me to drink tea instead of hot chocolate… =] But in more important ways I am still learning to look to God in prayer and in his Word where I would otherwise depend solely on my own ability to figure things out. It’s been good to have you and your family there to readily and persistently bring this shortcoming to my attention in your words and examples.

]]> By: Cassandra Rhoden http://teaandfigments.com/2013/01/04/twenty-thirteen/#comment-290 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:11:01 +0000 http://carreena.wordpress.com/?p=1067#comment-290 carreen, oh darling carreen. this is the most beautiful posts that i’ve read in a long time and, even though our lives are so very different, i can echo most of the things you described. 2012 was a *big* year. not because of major accomplishments, but instead it is because of quiet working deep inside of my heart and soul.

it has been a crazy journey so far and i am excited to see what God has in store for both of us in 2013.

thank you again for this post. it was raw and open and oh, so perfect.

all my love,
cassie

]]> By: SamC http://teaandfigments.com/2013/01/04/twenty-thirteen/#comment-289 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:02:27 +0000 http://carreena.wordpress.com/?p=1067#comment-289 This was a wonderful, convicting, and joyous post to read. So often I lose sight of how I can have joy constantly because I *know* that God is using me as His tool for His glory….how can I NOT be joyful and excited about that?

Thanks, Carreen!

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