tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post730545525332147442..comments2023-07-01T06:01:22.750-04:00Comments on Ethan's Journey: Living Proof of God's Unending Miracle: come on inKaseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17042566876324395912noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post-70329125351838835252008-10-02T21:52:00.000-04:002008-10-02T21:52:00.000-04:00i know that i don't know you and i hope this doesn...i know that i don't know you and i hope this doesn't offend you, but i just so wish i could come give you a big hug!<BR/><BR/>i've been reading your story since diagnosis earlier this year, and getting updates thru a mutual friend. and i am in total awe of your heart, your spirit and your strength and the strength of your family and faith. reading this daily, God uses your words to speak directly to me, even as i seem to walk a much easier road currently.<BR/><BR/>and as unqualified as i feel to give you any words of wisdom...i would love to offer you some encouragement. you are rockin the house girl! you are waking up every day doing whatever...whatever needs to be done for your son and your family. you are DUE some grief, some emotional rollercoaster rides. i know it's not where you want to be, but i also know that you KNOW that He will meet you here. obviously we all walk a fine line daily with where we allow our thoughts lie...but there's no shame, no failure in allowing yourself to grieve the life you dreamed of as a girl. you aren't betraying ethan in doing that i promise. you aren't being ungrateful for the amazing miracles that HE has done! HE longs to meet you and introduce Himself to you in a new way today. <BR/><BR/>i'm being humbled and reminded of His amazing provision of Himself lately...that we WILL wander in the wildnerness, but that He will always walk alongside. exodus 16 has been such a sweet reminder of this...a story i've heard for ages...but He is teaching me something new..today. i hope it can bring you the encouragement and hope that He's brought me thru such a longtold story :)<BR/><BR/>keep writing girl! i applaud you for doing what so many of us can't....get it out. don't allow the enemy a foothold....get it out and let your family, your fellow followers of Christ carry some of this burden along with YOU. thank goodness He is so relational and we weren't made to live these lives on our own! thank you for your heart.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043823999307393799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post-17904191289728253862008-10-02T17:10:00.000-04:002008-10-02T17:10:00.000-04:00Kasey, You don't know me, but I have been reading ...Kasey, You don't know me, but I have been reading your blog.God is using you in so many ways,I just wanted to share a scripture with you for the times you are at the water's edge:<BR/>2 Corinthians 4:8-18<BR/>8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal body. 12 So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. 13 It is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken." With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak, 14 because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence. 15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. 16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Even if you feel like you are wasting away, that you are always being given over to death, and that you are pressed on every side, with a spirit of faith you should believe and speak (which means you are making a deliberate choice) that you are not losing heart, that you are being renewed, and that THAT which is unseen, which is eternal is being achieved for you in these momentary troubles.<BR/>In Christ,<BR/>ReneeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post-27463974566718914652008-10-02T16:18:00.000-04:002008-10-02T16:18:00.000-04:00I GET IT!!! You are not alone in this trial or fe...I GET IT!!! You are not alone in this trial or feeling. I REALLY get it. In fact I have only been to church twice since we have been home from transplant and the first time my pastor taught on weariness and gave Gal 6:9. God gave this message to me to and I heard it, though has taken me a lot longer of a time to get the point. God loves you SOOO much:)!<BR/>This period has been the only time that I have considered antidepressants. It is such a trial...but normalcy comes. A beautiful normalcy that God has reigned you in just for Himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post-34630406681018792212008-10-02T14:25:00.000-04:002008-10-02T14:25:00.000-04:00Dearest Kasey--we are all rooting for you and pray...Dearest Kasey--we are all rooting for you and praying daily for you and your dear family. I can't imagine what you're going through, but know that we would love to help in any way! If you ever need a personal delivery (to your door--no further) of groceries, please don't hesitate to call!! God is good all the time and He uses other believers to be a blessing when you need it!! Don't hesitate....love, MollyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post-68269893238533922942008-10-02T12:05:00.000-04:002008-10-02T12:05:00.000-04:00kasey - what a beautiful gift, and how sweet that ...kasey - what a beautiful gift, and how sweet that you were open to receive it. we are praying for you every day and your incredible honesty makes specificity easy. you are allowed to be sad sometimes...if you fall in, your faith, your friends and even random strangers like us will pray you right back out again. thank you for sharing your heart, you are amazig!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727962830814205876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post-78057906173940908512008-10-02T10:59:00.000-04:002008-10-02T10:59:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing. We are so proud of you Kasey. ...Thanks for sharing. We are so proud of you Kasey. You really have been shaped to influence so many people in powerful ways. <BR/><BR/>We are all praying for you, Adam, and Ethan. Thanks for encouraging us and Praise Christ for the wonderful work he has done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post-54772718650662906962008-10-02T10:32:00.000-04:002008-10-02T10:32:00.000-04:00Praying for you, dear friend! You are amazing!Praying for you, dear friend! You are amazing!The Drama Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232802394731193449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post-82024555038931916922008-10-02T09:43:00.000-04:002008-10-02T09:43:00.000-04:00You have (1) a husband that cooks well and likes i...You have (1) a husband that cooks well and likes it (2) A child on the heal. (3) a Saviour who empathasizes with your every feeling and adores you and...... (4) a husband that cooks well and likes it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post-91377390056149306632008-10-02T09:15:00.000-04:002008-10-02T09:15:00.000-04:00Hi Kasey, Beautiful Daughter of God. You share yo...Hi Kasey, Beautiful Daughter of God. You share your heart with so much honesty and self-exposure. Next time you find yourself sitting at the water's edge, I want you to remember something: you are not in this alone. Humility makes us more Christ-like and humility allows us the opportunity to let others grow in their own Christ-likeness. What am I saying? I'm saying, if you need a couple of groceries, call a friend to help you. Yes, it's late in the day and everyone has their own family to tend to, but what a chance for honoring God with sacrifice "out of my way but I'll do it for you Jesus" opportunity. This sounds harsh, but I say it with love: do not rob the Body of Christ the opportunity to serve and become more like Him. Humility shares its burden like you have written on your blog...the next step of vunerablity is asking for help when you need it. <BR/><BR/>Bless you today Kasey, I hope my words come across as loving. I am no stranger to depression so I speak from experience. What's helped me the most through my journey is one little statement: Satan is the caterer of pity parties. Shows that water for what it really is!<BR/><BR/>I don't know you IRL, but I am just guessing that you have an army of Jesus-Loving Friends who would be honored and blessed to serve the Lord by running to the store for you or any other number of little things. I know if I lived near you, I would be thrilled to help you in the little things - wish I could!<BR/><BR/>His love to you...LorriLorrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096877181629429687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post-55907787035734569092008-10-02T09:09:00.000-04:002008-10-02T09:09:00.000-04:00KaseyGal 6:9 is my favorite scripture. I just wan...Kasey<BR/><BR/>Gal 6:9 is my favorite scripture. I just want you to know that today in my prayer for you I am placing you on the lap of Jesus. He is stoking you and letting you cry and telling you (and you know it) tht He loves you just the way you are and He knows how difficult this trial is and has been but He is still in control. You in fact are a missionary to all who read your blog. I am excited to think about your little Ethan reading this some day and realizing how much God loves him through you and Adam. Try to take special care of yourself and enjoy resting and any down time you have to just be with the Father. Dinner will take care of itself. <BR/><BR/>Love and prayers<BR/><BR/>Carol Hoelzelchoelzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252749828297850850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post-61978165855068633032008-10-02T09:07:00.000-04:002008-10-02T09:07:00.000-04:00KaseyGal 6:9 is my favorite scripture. I just wan...Kasey<BR/><BR/>Gal 6:9 is my favorite scripture. I just want you to know that today in my prayer for you I am placing you on the lap of Jesus. He is stoking you and letting you cry and telling you (and you know it) tht He loves you just the way you are and He knows how difficult this trial is and has been but He is still in control. You in fact are a missionary to all who read your blog. I am excited to think about your little Ethan reading this some day and realizing how much God loves him through you and Adam. Try to take special care of yourself and enjoy resting and any down time you have to just be with the Father. Dinner will take care of itself. <BR/><BR/>Love and prayers<BR/><BR/>Carol Hoelzelchoelzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252749828297850850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post-68364815469124604342008-10-02T08:43:00.000-04:002008-10-02T08:43:00.000-04:00Dear Kasey, what you're going through is a ba...Dear Kasey, what you're going through is a battle and just like soldiers who have gone through a battle sometimes have post-traumatic stress syndrome you are experiencing that yourself. One verse that really helped me with my battle against cancer was: 2 Corinthians 10:4 & 5-<BR/>"For our weapons of our war are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the OBEDIENCE of Christ:" <BR/>Praying for you daily, Kasey!Moz + Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16840506423375027864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post-85433987174473061972008-10-02T07:56:00.000-04:002008-10-02T07:56:00.000-04:00Kasey,Hey, I am a regular reader of your blog, bu...Kasey,<BR/><BR/>Hey, I am a regular reader of your blog, but never comment. Today, I just had to write a comment. First, I have not had a child with as serious a health concern. But have been through serious health battles with my MIL and my mother. With that said, I found that during the really hard time, I was able to "handle" it with the Lord's help. But after that really hard season was over, each time, I faced a period of tremendous anxiety and even depression. I didn't understand how I got through the long days and nights at the hospital with out it hitting me then. But, I think sometimes, when we get through that first really hard struggle, go back home, and try to get back to normal, the weight of it all just hits us. The great thing is, the Lord knows this, He knows our every need, He will provide. And sometimes we need to just be still, realize what we have just been through and not have such high expectations of ourselves. <BR/>I did go through a 7 month period where no one other than my husband and I could care for my infant, however we could go in public. That alone was hard, so what you are going through is much more difficult. You have been through so much, and are doing so well. You have been a great inspiration. Keep the Faith!<BR/> I am praying for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5101061682595986226.post-21787529638056811252008-10-01T23:26:00.000-04:002008-10-01T23:26:00.000-04:00Praying for you dear sister in Christ.Praying for you dear sister in Christ.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997188976665807350noreply@blogger.com