tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post6186890177391773461..comments2023-10-12T10:45:17.041-05:00Comments on Pearls and Grace: The Day The Cups ChangeSibihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14564044378590200281noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-66062522243984144092012-10-29T12:32:25.503-05:002012-10-29T12:32:25.503-05:00 sibi,
i am glad you decided to breathe life into ... sibi,<br />i am glad you decided to breathe life into these beautiful words of brokenness once again. your honesty and vulnerability are glitter flickering in darkness. breaks my heart and i have no finely wrapped up answers other than He is faithful. i do have family, but my heart goes down many paths when i see others with numerous children as fertiltiy issues have always been my struggle. no matter what it is it hurts but our pain is never wasted, or looked over. <br />i have not one doubt that God will use your darkest moments--even when the cups change and life goes back to humdrum and aching; I do believe Jesus will use these hard to breathe moments for all of us-- to strengthen us, to love us right through them.<br />your heart is as beautiful as your words. keep writing, keep being you. xooxLife Lived Fullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05367951693943607478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-64520776456500865242012-10-25T17:33:53.467-05:002012-10-25T17:33:53.467-05:00Love this post and love you!!Love this post and love you!!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117813404143612351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-9688335941722950952012-10-24T23:56:21.075-05:002012-10-24T23:56:21.075-05:00If you lived by me, I would be a grandmother "...If you lived by me, I would be a grandmother "Nana" to your little ones. Can you really ever have to many grand babies. I think not. I'll be thinking of you and praying for you this Martha Stewart holy spirit filled holiday season.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05806996867183622096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-65683687657531680152012-10-24T20:36:39.565-05:002012-10-24T20:36:39.565-05:00 I love you Sibi and I pray we live in the same ne... I love you Sibi and I pray we live in the same neighborhood in heaven!Love Being A Nonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510618983227889123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-25994219170450416082010-11-14T08:39:06.792-06:002010-11-14T08:39:06.792-06:00OK~ WHEN I got to this part..."And I sip fr...OK~ WHEN I got to this part..."And I sip from my new red cup a holiday latte while four very small and very precious children hang on my coat tail and one adorable twenty year old chats to me over the cell phone and one very sweet, bouncing baby stirs inside my womb that ......<br />He has already given it to me.",<br />I just screamed "YES!!!" inside my spirit for you(&me too!). And continued to agree with everything you were saying...I do believe you & I are living parallel lives, unfortunately. HOWEVER, let's look at all He has blessed us with and remember that when our children are in our same position we WILL be the grandparents to those little ones and we WILL create that beautiful, family Thanksgiving & Christmas for them! :) I wish you a very BLESSED holiday season!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615515543530310328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-30524428815171115772010-11-13T22:12:15.239-06:002010-11-13T22:12:15.239-06:00I feel your hurt and desires but I know too that t...I feel your hurt and desires but I know too that the Lord is holding you and your precious family in the palm of HIS hand and the others are so right....be patient, enjoy every moment with your precious ones and in a few years your home will be bursting at the seams.<br />Love....sweet one. "our Lord is able to do exceedingly abundantly MORE than we could ever ask or think!"<br />xxRenae Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083827332206881787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-91005707664840750842010-11-10T10:43:13.677-06:002010-11-10T10:43:13.677-06:00hello my sweet martha stewart holy spirit christma...hello my sweet martha stewart holy spirit christmas gorgeous friend.<br />i have missed you!!<br />i love that you share your heart. i think of the redemption that is taking place in your family through the love & joy YOU give your babies...all of 'em.<br />YOU are amazing. YOU are like mommy, mimi, grandmommy love all wrapped up together.<br />i know its not the same, but the lord has blessed YOu with the biggest heart. ever.<br />so you go bake your cookies & cut that ribbon longer & sip your latte from the red cup.<br />i love you friendpaigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12470201808290045840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-70270058041253518312010-11-09T11:14:21.447-06:002010-11-09T11:14:21.447-06:00You knew The Answer before you asked. We will be ...You knew The Answer before you asked. We will be "alone' for Christmas too but oh so together as an immediate family. I embrace it , I welcome it , I treasure this uncluttered moments with my darlings:) Wishing you a blessed and joyous holiday season!!!!lizziefitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14382848839196590566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-5337185067213301342010-11-08T09:43:04.451-06:002010-11-08T09:43:04.451-06:00Glad to discover your blog!! It is a blessing, th...Glad to discover your blog!! It is a blessing, thank you for allowing the Lord to use your gifts to edify others!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674724075185496419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-75697708487618381642010-11-06T22:36:25.445-05:002010-11-06T22:36:25.445-05:00I love the comments on here! They are inspiring, ...I love the comments on here! They are inspiring, too...thank you allTamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846728154348167003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-11361876867885437332010-11-06T19:35:30.254-05:002010-11-06T19:35:30.254-05:00Starbucks had some plain old white cups left but I...Starbucks had some plain old white cups left but I asked for a red one from the bottom..I couldn't wait! You are right about the excitement in the cups!<br />It is very difficult to move away from what you "hope" could happen and grieve what will never be. But you are steering the ship now. You are calling the shots. You ARE creating this Normanrockwellian Holy Spirit filled Martha Stewart Christmas.<br />I too struggle with what could have been and sometimes hope that maybe there will still BE..something. But as you said we can only look forward and cherish our children and give them what we were deprived of and hope in someway that will fill our void. Thank you for such a touching post.e.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09502312163868073585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-12346161067196237802010-11-06T12:54:30.566-05:002010-11-06T12:54:30.566-05:00Sibi,
May I offer a suggestion? Or maybe you'v...Sibi,<br />May I offer a suggestion? Or maybe you've tried this already....Is there an elderly couple at church who are lonely? Could you explain your circumstances and adope them? It may sound cheesy, but I bet they'd love it. <br />How about friends that aren't going away? We've done that in the past when our parents couldn't make it.<br /><br />I'm sorry for your 'loss' because that is truly what it is. But I agree with Becca - you're going to be the BEST grandma in the entire world.Kathie Truitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04112414357583203795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-51585817458285482042010-11-05T22:06:34.538-05:002010-11-05T22:06:34.538-05:00Oh Sibi~ so beautifully written~ I love it so mu...Oh Sibi~ so beautifully written~ I love it so much! I love your heart towards this holy spirit filled martha stewart Christmas! Love this post so much! Yes you put as many lights on the tree as it can hold and eat as many cookies as you want! <br /><br />so nice to hear from you today!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-63939150957187000612010-11-05T20:29:33.777-05:002010-11-05T20:29:33.777-05:00I love this post!
I do believe that you are chang...I love this post! <br />I do believe that you are changing the cycle for your family and I hope to believe the same thing for our family. I do hope that our children will desire the kind of relationship with us when they are adults as I desire from the grandparents in our lives.<br /><br />I'm going to Starbucks next week for a red cup!The 5 Bickieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639553561832948962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-3707868823612572042010-11-05T17:55:22.616-05:002010-11-05T17:55:22.616-05:00I'm there, too. We go away as a family every ...I'm there, too. We go away as a family every Thanksgiving to a new place, just because it's so hard seeing every driveway in our neighborhood overflowing with cars....except for ours. Yes, think of it as breaking the cycle. That's what I do and that's what gets me through. It's comforting to know that we are not alone! Thank you for sharing that, and I can't believe that I've never noticed the "changing of the cups" before!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846728154348167003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-73967923485420935222010-11-05T13:36:28.315-05:002010-11-05T13:36:28.315-05:00Have a very Merry Christmas. thanks for your openn...Have a very Merry Christmas. thanks for your openness.<br />Jesus is a friend who sticks closer than a brother and a father to the fatherless. It is ok to be sad. we live thru our children and grandchildren. we are who we are bc of our circumstance. <br />As my daughter says...what is, is...hold your little ones close. one day you will make a great, grandmother too...<br />Sometimes i think what it would be like to have james dobson for a dad...maybe mine wouldnt have made so many mistakes. but none of us are prefect...i'm praying God will fill your emptiness with him and you will enjoy all the good things of Christ mas!<br />: ) Jennifer...aka Gigi(grandma)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397618780347234868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-31195096777012645612010-11-05T12:12:55.165-05:002010-11-05T12:12:55.165-05:00Sweet Sibi,
For the record, let me just say that ...Sweet Sibi,<br /><br />For the record, let me just say that you and Mr. P&G are going to have the MOST spoiled, rotten, precious, never ever put down, sop 'em up with a biscuit grandbabies. You dear, get to be the one to break the cycle. You're changing the line of your family-and holidays will never be the same. I can just HEAR God saying "You just wait and see honey..." It's going to be glorious.<br /><br />And for the record, a crazy story to make you roll your eyes. When my husband was getting ready for his cancer surgery, our NEWBORN son was in hiis swing fussing and my mother-in-law said "I would pick you up...but I know you're going to fuss anyways so I'll just leave you in there." I cried until I threw up.<br /><br />BUT, but...His grace is enough...I know you know that. Hang in there. Love your heart!!!<br /><br />BeccaBeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430628385590254099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-31126241922315091802010-11-05T11:29:31.052-05:002010-11-05T11:29:31.052-05:00What a wonderful post. I am so blessed to have a ...What a wonderful post. I am so blessed to have a wonderful mother who adores my son and me and her whole family with every inch of her being. I forget how special that is sometimes, so thank you for reminding me. <br /><br />Also, there could not be better words than "a holy spirit filled Martha Stewart Christmas!"AEOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968086949710666964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-3172486554181342262010-11-05T11:00:57.869-05:002010-11-05T11:00:57.869-05:00This post is exactly what I needed to read today. ...This post is exactly what I needed to read today. I am in an almost identical situation as you are. For so many years, I have been upset and bitter. I hurt for my children for all the missed moments that no grandparents have been there for them. It is especially hard during the holidays. I am still working on wrangling my emotions and finding that place in my spirit that says "it may never be and I will be ok about it!" I have a husband that I cherish and 3 fabulous, healthy children. I am blessed indeed!Jerri Lynn @ Southern Sassynesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08432648080331365140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-79219915471759428622010-11-05T10:08:13.081-05:002010-11-05T10:08:13.081-05:00yes, all of that. me too. we're there. inspira...yes, all of that. me too. we're there. inspiration on so many levels. you've shared *it* like i've never been able. thank you.<br />bless you!sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869744622519612793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-61247934755769835232010-11-05T09:02:04.997-05:002010-11-05T09:02:04.997-05:00You are the sweetest Sibi!!! Thank you so much fo...You are the sweetest Sibi!!! Thank you so much for this post. I'm sitting here imaging you in about 30 years, with your husband and tons of grandbabies, enjoying the holidays. It will be glorious.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076928763295058042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-87633044782232010552010-11-05T08:46:03.248-05:002010-11-05T08:46:03.248-05:00My sentiments are exactly what Cha Cha wrote. Love...My sentiments are exactly what Cha Cha wrote. Love.<br />I love this post.A Texas Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08855466454177841281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-44265091303603645082010-11-05T08:01:30.037-05:002010-11-05T08:01:30.037-05:00good for you! And I just have to say, love the &q...good for you! And I just have to say, love the "Holy Spirit filled Martha Stewart Christmas"!!!!! Isn't that what we all want??? :)Gabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534705122798193050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-2271748176319652522010-11-05T06:38:42.305-05:002010-11-05T06:38:42.305-05:00loveloveCharityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00084988590209217679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859334581397580560.post-71294628473958539402010-11-05T06:33:00.119-05:002010-11-05T06:33:00.119-05:00Since I LOVE Starbucks! I get what you are saying ...Since I LOVE Starbucks! I get what you are saying too! I found the change on Tuesday too and was soooo happy! Since we have made our holiday's about just us and our 5 children it has taken a lot of the stress off and it makes for a much more memoriable time! The kids enjoy it much more too! A start of a new family tradition!Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17944845545472141237noreply@blogger.com