tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post7391893979548097005..comments2023-08-17T03:19:14.458-06:00Comments on A Path Made Straight: A Present GiftElise @A Path Made Straighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01457659796611169345noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-83550495066274201712011-12-30T11:42:05.514-07:002011-12-30T11:42:05.514-07:00Thanks so much Elise! Love it! Another reason to c...Thanks so much Elise! Love it! Another reason to cherish the present moment is because you never have "problems" in the present moment - just things you can choose to deal with or put off. Problems only exist in the past and future where they have a timeline to allow them to build up, fester, cause concern/worry about, or have sad regrets about.<br /><br />Happy New Year!<br /><br />Holly, John and LilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-27731314917550878452007-02-17T09:42:00.000-07:002007-02-17T09:42:00.000-07:00I just found your blog and so enjoy what I've read...I just found your blog and so enjoy what I've read so far!! You are so eloquent & wise in your writings. This blog really spoke what I've been feeling lately. Why are we never satisfied with today?? We complain about the weather, our present circumstances, etc. but they're all gifts from God.<BR/>Thanks! I'll be back often.<BR/><BR/>RhondaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-74003415131721583012007-02-06T08:19:00.000-07:002007-02-06T08:19:00.000-07:00I just came to your blog via Andrea and this post ...I just came to your blog via Andrea and this post gave me goose bumps! Really look forwad to visiting you often!<br />AimeeAimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312982290929692281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-55027125833620797602007-01-23T13:13:00.000-07:002007-01-23T13:13:00.000-07:00Very well written and true! I am so thankful I ha...Very well written and true! I am so thankful I happened across your blog! <br /><br />Letisharcsnickershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10784334598606550381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-34808914193894752202007-01-19T11:17:00.000-07:002007-01-19T11:17:00.000-07:00Elise,
What a beautiful, convicting, and thought-p...Elise,<br />What a beautiful, convicting, and thought-provoking post! I will have to read it over a few times!<br />I found your blog through my friend "Mrs. S" at The High Calling.Bekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885742185596004004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-32084747551360798852007-01-17T22:20:00.000-07:002007-01-17T22:20:00.000-07:00Excellent post~ found you at Holy Experience~ Ann'...Excellent post~ found you at Holy Experience~ Ann's blog. :)<br /><br />You are so right~ I have one that will graduate from college this spring and he is engaged! Where did the years go... but it is still so sweet as I hear him talk to me about "when they have children..." <br /><br />and then I watch my 3 1/2 yr old sleep in between my dh and I... yes... 3 1/2 and still sleeps with us! I listen to him breath. I want to STOP the moment but we can not do that either.... :)<br /><br />so very well said.... I will be back :)<br />blessings,<br />Teena mom to Billy 26 yrs<br />mom to 1/2 dozen ages 21-3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-83268254810064797992007-01-16T17:35:00.000-07:002007-01-16T17:35:00.000-07:00Elise? I won't be writing another thing ever again...Elise? I won't be writing another thing ever again ~wink, smile~. You said it all here. <strong>Exquisitely</strong>.<br />Now IS the time to live. <br />Indeed.<br /><br />ALL is grace, gift, of God,<br />Ann<br />who is celebrating winter with paper snowflakes hanging everwhere, decorating the windows, making the table's centerpiece... so I enjoy NOW. And stop longing for spring. ~blush~ As Jim Elliot wrote: "Wherever you are, be ALL there."Ann Voskamp @Holy Experiencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742205499025104067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-5483531713099217432007-01-15T16:23:00.000-07:002007-01-15T16:23:00.000-07:00Wow. This brought tears to my eyes, and an ache t...Wow. This brought tears to my eyes, and an ache to my heart. I long for more of those days where the sound of little feet and little voices filled my home. I wish I'd made the most of those moments, before they flew away. Now my children are between the ages of sixteen and nineteen, and they are running out the door. I did spend the better part of an afternoon talking with one of my daughters. Those moments are precious to me now. I see them ticking by.<br /><br />Thank you for reminding me that I have much to be thankful for in my NOW. I will try to enjoy it more.<br /><br />I am new to your site, found you browsing. I will come back again!<br /><br />~TaunaLenTaunaLenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071357150569819859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-24499411760697829442007-01-12T18:03:00.000-07:002007-01-12T18:03:00.000-07:00This is so beautifully written I have been blessed...This is so beautifully written I have been blessed by you today and reminded that the present is a gift thank youahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519755062482609931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-80747380908990746382007-01-12T13:39:00.000-07:002007-01-12T13:39:00.000-07:00Thanks for the reminder. I have the blessing of h...Thanks for the reminder. I have the blessing of having my kids so spread out, there's a bit of the past, present, and future going on at all times. Present is best, though!Katherine@Raising Fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12887240362516586161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-81229643900337569392007-01-12T10:45:00.000-07:002007-01-12T10:45:00.000-07:00I remember having similar thoughts one day when my...I remember having similar thoughts one day when my life was very difficult and Lily was just over a year old. I remember God whispering to me, "What if this is as good as it gets?" Suddenly I noticed my beautiful daughter sitting at her toddler table eating her lunch in a splash of sunshine. I got my camera out and took some pictures. Today those are some of my favorite pictures. Those simple words changed my outlook completely. No matter how bad a day you are having, think "What if this is as good as it gets?". And, yes, I have had worse days than that day, but I will always remember that sweet day. Just remember that each and every day has its own blessings therein.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03971746847531374001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-82378875244771321692007-01-12T09:44:00.000-07:002007-01-12T09:44:00.000-07:00Also, I forgot to say that the picture of you and ...Also, I forgot to say that the picture of you and your husband is beautiful.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631380533923755430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-37606097092846596782007-01-12T09:43:00.000-07:002007-01-12T09:43:00.000-07:00Elise, thank you for this post. I already have one...Elise, thank you for this post. I already have one of your posts "For My Sister Friends" up on my refrigerator. This may be another thatI read over and over. Everything you said resonated with my heart. Thank you.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631380533923755430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-43354431085655725902007-01-11T20:30:00.000-07:002007-01-11T20:30:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for writing and sharing. Many d...Thank you so much for writing and sharing. Many days it is just what I need to read.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322021819607311642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-34505836476988343752007-01-11T17:14:00.000-07:002007-01-11T17:14:00.000-07:00Beautiful. Thank you.Beautiful. Thank you.Cindeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06029672615847256725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-7207427099879993522007-01-11T11:00:00.000-07:002007-01-11T11:00:00.000-07:00Beautiful. Simply beautiful. I have no other words...Beautiful. Simply beautiful. I have no other words to describe it. Thank you for sharing your heart! And I too love call our Lord "my beloved." Such sweetness...<br />(I came here by way of Christine's)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-53074382942913301482007-01-11T08:03:00.000-07:002007-01-11T08:03:00.000-07:00what a beautiful reminder to enjoy it all.
(and f...what a beautiful reminder to enjoy it all.<br /><br />(and for the record I like 30 a lot better than 19, how about you?)TheNormalMiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331429075393644206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-73038819524758976832007-01-10T21:38:00.000-07:002007-01-10T21:38:00.000-07:00What a lovely, lovely post...and so so true.What a lovely, lovely post...and so so true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-36664568929296671222007-01-10T18:08:00.000-07:002007-01-10T18:08:00.000-07:00This is beautiful, Elise, and I can so relate. I a...This is beautiful, Elise, and I can so relate. I am always looking ahead - but need to remember to enjoy now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-3794406538731132262007-01-10T17:18:00.000-07:002007-01-10T17:18:00.000-07:00mmmm....just lovely...lyrical...sweet.
you are a ...mmmm....just lovely...lyrical...sweet.<br /><br />you are a very good writer Elise.<br /><br />I was nineteen when I married my sweetheart...it is a special gift to be able to grow up with the one you love.toniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619052605209933375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-3865327970978271922007-01-10T16:35:00.000-07:002007-01-10T16:35:00.000-07:00I loved reading this. Just beautiful...and profoun...I loved reading this. Just beautiful...and profound. This is my first visit to your blog butit won't be my last. I'll be back!<br />SunydazyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657759022965848398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-13486510176020464282007-01-10T12:51:00.000-07:002007-01-10T12:51:00.000-07:00This is beautifully written, as always, and I take...This is beautifully written, as always, and I take heart in it. I'm constantly reminding myself to enjoy the here and now. I can't worry about the future, its in God's hands; and I can't long for past days. But I can take joy in the blessing of today. Thank you!!Jenn @ Knee-Deep in Munchkin Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345722021954516608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-10429132259532238862007-01-10T10:24:00.000-07:002007-01-10T10:24:00.000-07:00You captured my constant ache with these words, th...You captured my constant ache with these words, that mother "push-pull" feeling as my SIL calls it. Thank you for the tender words and the encouragement to keep eyes open and present. -- KrinaQueenheroicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212327407393341334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-92013370824224371182007-01-10T08:11:00.000-07:002007-01-10T08:11:00.000-07:00That is so beautiful I have no words. I am going ...That is so beautiful I have no words. I am going to link to this later, if you don't mind.<br /><br />Thanks, friend, for your heart today.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508025632249734480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553707.post-57816173743211630502007-01-10T07:33:00.000-07:002007-01-10T07:33:00.000-07:00I LOVE this post, Elise! An excellent reminder to...I LOVE this post, Elise! An excellent reminder to live in today and really breathe it in. So much time can be wasted in wanting and yearning for something different than what we have today.Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06047562702314396166noreply@blogger.com