tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post8372116730979350458..comments2022-12-08T08:55:26.122-08:00Comments on sixinthesticks: On Where Church Is {And Gratitude in Pictures}Nacolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00895935638466741365noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-19169457892273074012012-09-13T19:48:41.668-07:002012-09-13T19:48:41.668-07:00What a beautiful picture of Jesus right there at y...What a beautiful picture of Jesus right there at your fence. When we don't find him he finds us. You wrote it so well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-67150139869799759872012-09-13T15:32:47.120-07:002012-09-13T15:32:47.120-07:00Oh the Southerness of it all......... oh, thank yo...Oh the Southerness of it all......... oh, thank you, I just soaked these moments in. From the simple sacredness of this Sunday morning with your neighbor, to the pictures of the girls running in the rain, and a glimpse of your visiting with the Schloss'....... my heart ached, in a good way. :) <3<br />I drank in these moments with your neighbors that you've shared, and I hear and see Jesus working in and through it all. What a beautiful display of His LIFE moving through your words and pictures, and throughout your life as a whole. <br />I love reading the comments above, what fine folk! They say it all so well! :) you know some pretty cool people in here and they have excellent taste in that they love your writing as much as I do! :) I second their compliments and encouragement! Love it!! Love you!! <3Danaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11503752107668934994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-80664375986240380442012-09-13T10:21:39.779-07:002012-09-13T10:21:39.779-07:00I just cannot believe we have not met before today...I just cannot believe we have not met before today. I am visiting from Emily's. Your heart, your blog, your story and your writing are filled with the beautiful. I am so happy the Lord brought me here today. I was raised in the South and live in the South so this echos such a familiar part of my story too. Look forward to getting to know you and your precious heart even better. Love your fence, it is on my heart wish list....may I enjoy yours in the meantime?Elizabeth @wynnegraceappearshttp://www.wynnegraceappears.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-56247676620001075242012-09-13T08:22:18.450-07:002012-09-13T08:22:18.450-07:00loved those sunflowers in that beautiful blue pitc...loved those sunflowers in that beautiful blue pitcher...made me think of Van Gogh...I digress...you have a real gift of writing, Nacole...glad you could see Jesus loving you...hugs, across your white picket fence :)Dolly@Soulstopshttp://soulstops.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-30220537960726320022012-09-13T07:53:26.146-07:002012-09-13T07:53:26.146-07:00Nacole, I thank you for sharing this wonderful pos...Nacole, I thank you for sharing this wonderful post... my heart is right with you and my laughter and my tears... Yes to all of it! yes! I go away seeing with you...<br />And it just hits me so severely and stuns with it's power of revelation, right there with beads of perspiration forming, that Mr. James--<br /><br />maybe he is Jesus to us today. <br />blessings and grace be multiplied to you dear ones! And say hi to Mr James for me... and hug your kitten for me too!thefisherladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543904049543546170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-61980155546197683452012-09-12T21:33:59.227-07:002012-09-12T21:33:59.227-07:00It's a dance, this being good neighbors, and i...It's a dance, this being good neighbors, and it's a delicate one. It sounds like you have (and are) perfect neighbors. What a blessing for everyone involved.Brandee Shaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08960175760263515363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-35631766396164089122012-09-12T18:57:09.941-07:002012-09-12T18:57:09.941-07:00"maybe he is all the church we needed today.&..."maybe he is all the church we needed today." girl, you sure can write. i loved this piece, this word-picture.Mommy Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989213786947802537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-65985695402549639662012-09-12T18:42:32.325-07:002012-09-12T18:42:32.325-07:00You really, really know how to paint a picture wit...You really, really know how to paint a picture with your words. And a beautiful one, at that. Grateful for you, and the way you weave a story that finds its ways back to Jesus.Jennifer @ JenniferDukesLee.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15934656581948719407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-24227848995561473602012-09-12T13:04:33.142-07:002012-09-12T13:04:33.142-07:00This breaks my heart, isn't being Jesus with s...This breaks my heart, isn't being Jesus with skin on the reason for church in the first place? At some point we all get hurt and turned off from the church, I know I have. But something keeps bringing me back, and it isn't the imperfect believers. I pray one day God will lead you to a church that will help you heal and make you believe once again in it.<br />Love this post! So honest and real..Alecia Simerskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930051713213737724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-43497735927609230752012-09-12T10:53:41.844-07:002012-09-12T10:53:41.844-07:00Isn't Jesus altogether lovely? sometimes, he g...Isn't Jesus altogether lovely? sometimes, he gives us fish. sometimes he asks us to pass them out...and watch what unfolds. <br /><br />I agree with shelly. You should write this in short story form and watch the publishers fight over it, friend! it's a beautiful picture of the One who saved a wretch like me....Nikki @ Simplystrivinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891561307493846149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-82312592330849316282012-09-12T10:51:02.473-07:002012-09-12T10:51:02.473-07:00really like this story/post - what a community you...really like this story/post - what a community you have. Yes - I have three boys, so I'm living in a different paradigm.<br /><br />God Bless you and yours, and thank you for the encouragement.Brother Olliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506492407482879487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-41764193175196764092012-09-12T09:40:43.798-07:002012-09-12T09:40:43.798-07:00Oh Nacole, I'm so sorry that people, the ones ...Oh Nacole, I'm so sorry that people, the ones who should've cared more than strangers, weren't there to love you through a hard time. This story is so lovely, the way Jesus comes to us with a bag of fish at the picket fence. You should think about reworking this into a short story to publish somewhere. Just my opinion, but I thought you did a beautiful job telling it. Love you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-88031818995080707222012-09-12T09:20:19.026-07:002012-09-12T09:20:19.026-07:00Nacole,
Nice to meet you, friend. I'm poppin...Nacole, <br /><br />Nice to meet you, friend. I'm popping over from Imperfect Prose. I enjoyed peeking over your picket fence with you, meeting your neighbors, and glancing into your heart. Thanks for the chance...<br /><br />Warmly, <br />Jennifer Dougan<br />www.jenniferdougan.comJennifer Douganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05659224247916807471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-71435804130484382072012-09-12T08:16:12.777-07:002012-09-12T08:16:12.777-07:00Yes, this is the Jesus I know and the One who draw...Yes, this is the Jesus I know and the One who draws me to His heart because He is full of laughter and love, because His touch is as soft as those baby kittens and He throws NO STONES at we who are weak and imperfect, only beckons- "COME." <br /><br />I love your eyes to SEE Jesus in your midst and pray that your heart may be healed from whatever pain "the church" has caused. <br /><br />Do I say this every time? This post is MY FAVORITE! (okay, and your next one will be too. Just like your last one :) !)Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11022107791689799322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108147564771067205.post-5980031611148365302012-09-12T07:58:15.420-07:002012-09-12T07:58:15.420-07:00Oh, I resonate so deeply with your words, friend. ...Oh, I resonate so deeply with your words, friend. <br />This is my church, too.<br />And you have described my Jesus.<br />(He's not the one with the expectations and the attendance chart.)<br />Love this more than I can say.Kelli Woodfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00693942264588745151noreply@blogger.com