tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post116764380411564379..comments2023-11-05T06:47:40.818-06:00Comments on MiPa's Monologue: New Year MeditationsMiriam Paulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18418972749843611051noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-38890916461587113762007-01-06T14:48:00.000-06:002007-01-06T14:48:00.000-06:00Wonderful plans for the new year. I hope you stay ...Wonderful plans for the new year. I hope you stay inspired and on the path that God has for you. Thanks for sharing your dreams with the rest of us.<br /><br />Stopped by from Writer...Interrupted!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167913927793460282007-01-04T06:32:00.000-06:002007-01-04T06:32:00.000-06:00May God be glorified in 2007 as you see your hopes...May God be glorified in 2007 as you see your hopes becoming realities!<BR/><BR/>thanks for stopping by!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167858197649658352007-01-03T15:03:00.000-06:002007-01-03T15:03:00.000-06:00Ooooh, it's so hard not to raise your voice, isn't...Ooooh, it's so hard not to raise your voice, isn't it? I really struggle with that one and your post will be a reminder to me to take a breath and whisper.<BR/>Believing God is one of my favorite books! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>TerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167841799142962302007-01-03T10:29:00.000-06:002007-01-03T10:29:00.000-06:00I too am a yeller. Your observation that a raised...I too am a yeller. Your observation that a raised voice brings not calm but chaos hit home with me. I tend to blame upping the volume on my kids: "If they wouldn't push my buttons like that..." but really it is my fault and my sin. Time to take responsibility!<BR/><BR/>Hey, you will love the Patriarchs. I facilitated the study last fall a year ago. I never knew there was so much to learn inLisa Spencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990706355525884593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167798268647366232007-01-02T22:24:00.000-06:002007-01-02T22:24:00.000-06:00What beautiful words. They brought challenge and ...What beautiful words. They brought challenge and encouragement to my heart... all at the same time!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting "My Quiet Corner" and leaving a comment! I so appreciated the words you left. Please know you are welcome anytime!Donnettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11692862365425939349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167790535797563912007-01-02T20:15:00.000-06:002007-01-02T20:15:00.000-06:00Yes, raising a voice. Ew. I am still working on ...Yes, raising a voice. Ew. I am still working on that one and it is one that the Lord is going to have to remove because I don't have it in me to do it alone. I think you hit a chord with a lot of us with that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167760983965073472007-01-02T12:03:00.000-06:002007-01-02T12:03:00.000-06:00Thank you so much for sharing. I felt the truth o...Thank you so much for sharing. I felt the truth of your words when you wrote "In 2007 I want to grow more Christ-like in my speech with my children. I want to break the stronghold that my mother taught me that a raised voice brings calm. It doesn’t. It adds to the chaos. I want to not be the cause of chaos in my home. I want to embody Proverbs 15:1 and Ephesians 4:29 and Ephesians 6:4." Me too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167757178358045452007-01-02T10:59:00.000-06:002007-01-02T10:59:00.000-06:00Those sound like wonderful "dreams" and very achie...Those sound like wonderful "dreams" and very achievable. I am looking forward to reading about and sharing in your journey this year. Happy New Year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167751403473852042007-01-02T09:23:00.000-06:002007-01-02T09:23:00.000-06:00I want to break the stronghold that my mother taug...I want to break the stronghold that my mother taught me that a raised voice brings calm<BR/><BR/>that's what I'd like too!<BR/>happy new year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167744583684139442007-01-02T07:29:00.000-06:002007-01-02T07:29:00.000-06:00Wishing you a happy and blessed 2007 :) Happy New...Wishing you a happy and blessed 2007 :) Happy New Year, my friend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167742967248478592007-01-02T07:02:00.000-06:002007-01-02T07:02:00.000-06:00I'm seeing many similarities among my sisters-in-t...I'm seeing many similarities among my sisters-in-the-Lord. I pray that God will enable us all to walk closer and to hear His voice more clearly as we grow in our love for Him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167700429122259112007-01-01T19:13:00.000-06:002007-01-01T19:13:00.000-06:00We are going to do the bible study - Believing God...We are going to do the bible study - Believing God at the local church here and I am so excited about that. This year I have been asking God to really help me with my speech, just as you mentioned...it seems just our tone of voice can either send our home spiraling into chaos or keep it peaceful...and respecting my husband..being an Army wife generally equates to being a single parent...now that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167695376949988372007-01-01T17:49:00.000-06:002007-01-01T17:49:00.000-06:00beautiful dreams :)may they all come true :)beautiful dreams :)<BR/><BR/>may they all come true :)Amehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358641966141610513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167693703838006012007-01-01T17:21:00.000-06:002007-01-01T17:21:00.000-06:00I loved this sentence."I pray that it never become...I loved this sentence.<BR/><BR/>"I pray that it never become a source of pride of what I can do, but that it remains a means for me to relay what God is doing."<BR/><BR/>That is what I want my blog to be as well. I hope that your year is full of love, laughter, and miracles!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167684906658858362007-01-01T14:55:00.000-06:002007-01-01T14:55:00.000-06:00Miriam, Thank you so much for your honesty and sha...Miriam, <BR/>Thank you so much for your honesty and sharing your goals. I, too, am trying to break a cycle of loudness. I am believing God for His spirit to remake us from the inside out, producing the "gentle and quiet spirit" that honors Him so, and nurtures our families as well. I have prayed for you today, that by God's grace you will accomplish your goals this year, both for His glory andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167676920203318872007-01-01T12:42:00.000-06:002007-01-01T12:42:00.000-06:00Wonderful post and wonderful thoughts on the New Y...Wonderful post and wonderful thoughts on the New Year! I highly recommend Terri Maxwell's Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit as it so helped me in learning to speak differently to my children. Love and Respect is the best book I have read on marriage. Bless you, dear friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167676701046141552007-01-01T12:38:00.000-06:002007-01-01T12:38:00.000-06:00Thank you for sharing your New Year's meditation w...Thank you for sharing your New Year's meditation with us :). Your hopes and dreams are beautiful. I know that God will help you to fulfill your dreams and hopes for 2007.<BR/>Looking at your book list, I have read several of them. But I have to say that Love and Respect was the most live changing in my marriage...I pray that it will be a blessing to you as it has been to me.<BR/><BR/>Living in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167673131215591242007-01-01T11:38:00.000-06:002007-01-01T11:38:00.000-06:00Lovely. I too need to work on not raising my voic...Lovely. I too need to work on not raising my voice. I have never been a yeller, but this year my class has been such a handfull that on several occasions that instinct has bubbled up. It's ugly and I am alway so sorry afterwards. I have on occasion closed my eyes in the middle of a big noisy chaos and said a silent prayer. In a about a minute someone asks me what I am doing. I tell them that I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167671825458703602007-01-01T11:17:00.000-06:002007-01-01T11:17:00.000-06:00That was so beautifully put! I pray that all of y...That was so beautifully put! I pray that all of your goals and dreams come true. We can work on being more "quiet" in our homes together. I also come from a home where my mother was "loud", and I really need to break the cycle. My God bless you and your family in 2007.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167671299800894652007-01-01T11:08:00.000-06:002007-01-01T11:08:00.000-06:00Beth Moore is one of my favorites and I've learned...Beth Moore is one of my favorites and I've learned so much through her studies. I am in need of more "quiet" in our home too; meekness isn't one of my great points but if I am in Christ I CAN have it!<BR/><BR/>God bless you and Happy New Year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167670165686945772007-01-01T10:49:00.000-06:002007-01-01T10:49:00.000-06:00WOWThat is an amazing post! This is what I think ...WOW<BR/><BR/>That is an amazing post! This is what I think is so neat about this New Year's Meditations thing! Because resolutions are so very often made in our own strength but with this our focus is on God and there is victory in ANY progress we make toward these "goals"!!<BR/><BR/>I've seen What Happens When Women Walk in Faith on several people's "TO READ" list so I may have to check that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167669482044789992007-01-01T10:38:00.000-06:002007-01-01T10:38:00.000-06:00MP - you always touch me with your words and I tru...MP - you always touch me with your words and I truly appreciate your insight and your friendship.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869575525964051017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663526.post-1167664798949308142007-01-01T09:19:00.000-06:002007-01-01T09:19:00.000-06:00Miriam, I loved all the bible verses you linked to...Miriam, I loved all the bible verses you linked to. I like your goals also, I need to work on my words here at home. I too am from a background of "loud women" and I try to break that mold (failing half of the time). When I had struggles with my oldest son, this is one thing both hubby and I had to learn; "how we responded to his behaviors". It made a big difference. <BR/><BR/>I also like howAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com