tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post5577715626503246875..comments2023-07-24T11:24:13.161-04:00Comments on ADVENTURES IN THE BALLPARK: The Back Pack is Full AgainMarianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-68949272732108004842013-08-13T14:41:50.706-04:002013-08-13T14:41:50.706-04:00I can completely relate! I hope the mole is nothi...I can completely relate! I hope the mole is nothing. I had three taken off my stomach and I'm due back to the dermo this month. I'm suppose to see them every three months. <br />Hope your backpack lightens up!<br />hugs,<br />MarieMarie https://www.blogger.com/profile/09889949311329427053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-45931134256900417562013-08-12T15:31:39.620-04:002013-08-12T15:31:39.620-04:00Man it's good to be back to reading your blog ...Man it's good to be back to reading your blog again, though I must admit it was because I was forcing myself to eat a bowl of cereal at 12:20 in the afternoon when even eating has become an unwanted source of responsibility in my day. As I sit here slurping the end of the almond milk (who BOUGHT this??), I am smiling at your blog. Why? Certainly my empathy meter isn't broken, no. But because we are all the same, aren't we? Women, writers, wives, bloggers... and believers. Your writing today was just what I needed to snap out of my own funk. With so much on my plate, I often don't know where to begin because of the inevitable interruption of yet another responsibility appearing on my plate vying for importance over what I'm currently doing. I love the backpack analogy. Yes, indeed... let's give it to the King. He will take it from here. <br /><br />LOVE your writing. ~d.Dana Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572600397353343386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-26621936440602943472013-08-11T16:09:30.014-04:002013-08-11T16:09:30.014-04:00Thanks, girls, for the encouragement. That's ...Thanks, girls, for the encouragement. That's why I write. There are usually people who are in the same ship. That's why they call it "fellowship." Or "sistership." YA-YA!Marianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-54895706485299994612013-08-10T20:30:49.782-04:002013-08-10T20:30:49.782-04:00I hear you. *love and hugs*I hear you. *love and hugs*Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-8607062060533078292013-08-10T18:33:23.256-04:002013-08-10T18:33:23.256-04:00Wow, I can definitely relate. You're not alon...Wow, I can definitely relate. You're not alone, of course because you have the Lord to cast your burdens on, but also because we're out there going through some of the same things.<br />Thank God for God, because he truly does carry us through these trying times.<br />Funny, I was just getting on here to look up remedies for us 'older' women experiencing weight gain (for me it's menopausal--that darn M word anyway)and decided to stop by some blogs first.<br />We're listening! God bless.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289590616497815887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-36167968549220161482013-08-10T12:47:28.001-04:002013-08-10T12:47:28.001-04:00I think you are doing the best thing you can do an...I think you are doing the best thing you can do and turn those burdens in your pack over to the One that can handle things so much better than we can. I'm very good at doing that. One day at a time is the only way I live. If the day isn't going well, I start counting my blessings and pretty soon things look a whole lot brighter. That say that when we share a sorrow it becomes half a sorrow and I think it is good to share. I'm mostly known as 'MA'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-18419423429357934692013-08-09T20:07:12.470-04:002013-08-09T20:07:12.470-04:00I totally relate to this post and am going through...I totally relate to this post and am going through some of the same "waiting on God" stuff that you describe. It was good to read that others go through the same sort of thing. Hang in there - we all have too - and look for even the smallest little "tender mercy" blessings from God every day, because they are there when we look. Relax and have a good weekend! I am going to try to do the same!Deb J. in Utahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14424364735834182330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-87593756467396781522013-08-09T20:01:49.077-04:002013-08-09T20:01:49.077-04:00Okay... far be it for me to have a say here, as I ...Okay... far be it for me to have a say here, as I am the queen of mind dumping, and not hugely religious, BUT...<br /><br />1. Thanks God you got them taken care of.<br /><br />2 & 3. As hard as it may be, thank God at least they are still employed in this economy.<br /><br />4.He's had 90 years of stories to tell, 90 years of wisdom Thank God you can still get that from him as he is still here with you.<br /><br />5. Thank God you have sound home. I would love a bigger house, and if you are that nervous, don't go upstairs. :)<br /><br />6. Our bodies are a testament to how healthy we are. Just think of it as extra padding God's giving you to use up before your time ends. The more "stuff" you got the more time you have.<br /><br />7. Thank God you're not allergic to chocolate. :)<br /><br />8. That is her cross to bear, God gave it to her.<br /><br />9. Thank God you have these creative skills. I thank him everyday for my talents.<br /><br />10. Baking invites good company, family, and loving friends. Thank God for them.<br /><br /><br />See, as someone once said... "He always answers your prayers, just not always the way you expect."<br />Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-62878336342950750972013-08-09T17:44:39.841-04:002013-08-09T17:44:39.841-04:00Oh, Mare! I had to read this outloud to my husband...Oh, Mare! I had to read this outloud to my husband. We both chuckled--why?--because so many of your concerns are the same as ours. It was like looking in a mirror! And it was good to be able to laugh in spite of it all. Thanks for an uplifting post. Praying your backpack lightens soon.Pam Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430692684579547400noreply@blogger.com