tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post3743005030061184020..comments2024-03-29T01:05:17.952-05:00Comments on Making Home: Living Like a TravellerJess Connellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372282510182101716noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-69630342246849071672008-11-19T00:01:00.000-06:002008-11-19T00:01:00.000-06:00Thank you for this post. You don't know how much ...Thank you for this post. You don't know how much I needed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-62993069319259755422008-04-17T19:37:00.000-05:002008-04-17T19:37:00.000-05:00Hey, that's cool. We're studying this book in our ...Hey, that's cool. We're studying this book in our church's study group!Breannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862829297812712974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-17292063144191741732008-03-18T04:38:00.000-05:002008-03-18T04:38:00.000-05:00Hey Aunt Jessica!I just wanted to say that as a TC...Hey Aunt Jessica!<BR/>I just wanted to say that as a TCK, that quote had a profound impact on me. Any TCK will tell you that the two worst questions we could ever be asked is where is home and where are you from. We never know what to say. To be reminded that we have no home on earth and that we are all nomads really, is extremely encouraging. We are not freaks because we don't know how to answer a "simple" and "straightforward" question. We are just closer to a truth that many people don't realize.<BR/>All that to say, thank you for sharing. And make sure to encourage Ethan, Baxter, Meme, and Silas to remember that even though they are different from other kids in the States, they are extremely blessed. They will grow up knowing more clearly that heaven is their only real home.<BR/>Hope that made sense.<BR/>-Charlotte the-part-time-babysitterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-64902111023500346092008-03-17T20:05:00.000-05:002008-03-17T20:05:00.000-05:00Someone mentioned Elyse Fitzpatrick speaking on th...Someone mentioned Elyse Fitzpatrick speaking on this book. I heard her as well, and then went on to purchase and study her resulting book, "Idols of the Heart." This is a wonderfully brutal book -- as you read it, pray that God will reveal your heart to you, convict you, and lead you to repentance. But know that it is also an extremely encouraging book. Read it, shelve it, then refer back to it often!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319124569497129096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-29931054830695415492008-03-13T16:31:00.000-05:002008-03-13T16:31:00.000-05:00A very good quote. Something my children and I we...A very good quote. Something my children and I were discussing this afternoon (alright, it was more me) when the clutter-bug landed on the straw that broke the camel's back. We can't keep everything!, but must let some things go their way. <BR/><BR/>It is hard to keep the right perspective and remember we are not here on a permenant basis -- just passing through. I'm tired of saying "Pick it up", "We need more room", "If we had one more room...".<BR/><BR/>This traveler is putting on a lighter pack! "...and I can't feel at home in this world anymore!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-64066013307992535872008-03-12T22:12:00.000-05:002008-03-12T22:12:00.000-05:00Wow, that is really dense writing! I don't know i...Wow, that is really dense writing! I don't know if I'd ever be able to read through all of that! <BR/><BR/>It kind of depresses me to think of myself as only a traveller in this world. But, it also makes me think about what's really important in my life. Reading passages like this prompt me to want to do more to live for God, since eventually I will have to answer to Him for my actions.Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481662388397942488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-45852074675192645102008-03-12T17:22:00.000-05:002008-03-12T17:22:00.000-05:00Excellent book. I still haven't read the whole thi...Excellent book. I still haven't read the whole thing (she said sheepishly) but I will.*~Tamara~*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06459404172856021413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-52875332738000111122008-03-12T17:02:00.000-05:002008-03-12T17:02:00.000-05:00Hello my Sister in Christ,Thank you for your blogg...Hello my Sister in Christ,<BR/>Thank you for your blogg , I especially love this one about this book , imust go out now and find it ...i love to read things that make you really think and on occasion im a nut for a good sci fi mystery/fantasy type to ...i guess im a travelling detective at heart. I look forward to reading more of your future blogg articles.<BR/><BR/>Blessing to you,<BR/>DarleneDarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14171506841707176070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-63013537361583105912008-03-12T15:39:00.000-05:002008-03-12T15:39:00.000-05:00Good job! Thoughtful and encouraging.SherryGood job! Thoughtful and encouraging.<BR/><BR/>SherryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157234442982016004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-39199730103761662132008-03-12T12:53:00.000-05:002008-03-12T12:53:00.000-05:00Emmy,Thanks for your encouragement; I'm glad you e...Emmy,<BR/>Thanks for your encouragement; I'm glad you enjoy my random thoughts and musings... I love to share what I'm learning and reading- and SO glad when it's insightful for others too!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Steph, <BR/>How funny that you have this book in your line up right now- it'll be worth it. I'm not halfway through it, I don't think, and I'm just amazed at his grasp on cultivating contentment as a believer. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have.<BR/><BR/>~JessJess Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372282510182101716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-5945400997422510592008-03-12T12:32:00.000-05:002008-03-12T12:32:00.000-05:00A few years ago, I heard Elyse Fitzpatrick speak o...A few years ago, I heard Elyse Fitzpatrick speak on the subject of contentment, and she referenced this book; it sat on my wish list for another couple of years, and then I just bought it a little while ago. Due to the other books on my reading list right now, it's still sitting on the shelf, but when my bookstack shrinks a bit, it's first in line to be added. Thanks for the motivation to get reading again so I can get to it. This is a much needed lesson in my life; I'm not discontented as a habit, but I do catch myself looking wistfully at the world around me at times. Thanks for the reminder that, even as a "homebody," I'm really just a traveler on my way Home.Martinsburg Church of Bruinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739142091615263825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-80802098784224151632008-03-12T12:15:00.000-05:002008-03-12T12:15:00.000-05:00Wow - Jess that was amazing. Thank you for sharing...Wow - Jess that was amazing. Thank you for sharing that. Thank you for the initiative you take to publish all that you do here. I've been coming to your page and reading for a while now (like to think of you as my Titus 2 mentor) and it's awakening me, pricking my senses. That last passage you highlighted and shared was interesting for me as I'm quite confused at the moment. Fascinating. But doesn't stop me from feeling homesick!Emmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12022421257082538077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-89335556904555144502008-03-12T10:11:00.000-05:002008-03-12T10:11:00.000-05:00I'm traveling this life, trying, with the Lord's h...I'm traveling this life, trying, with the Lord's help, to keep my eyes focused on the eternal. <BR/><BR/>It does sound like a good book.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01731023577099183999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-11992489600227518402008-03-12T05:49:00.000-05:002008-03-12T05:49:00.000-05:00Great thoughts. Very profound, and true. Sounds li...Great thoughts. Very profound, and true. Sounds like a book worth reading.Elspeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/17495546895657214080noreply@blogger.com