tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post3473175688016178693..comments2024-03-28T06:27:47.404-04:00Comments on Closed Doors, Open Windows: Why Wait for Dreams to Come True?Pamela M. Steinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-34774863365507123842014-02-20T00:05:23.557-05:002014-02-20T00:05:23.557-05:00Sister-what an encouragement your blogs are. I hav...Sister-what an encouragement your blogs are. I have just discovered it this night! This one particularly because this has been my own mantra of late. I am single and out of fear of all sorts, both internal and external, I have not followed my dreams. God is using many things and people (like you) to confirm that He is indeed my rear guard and He goes before me. I am excited to read more. Enjoy your time with your family, we are not promised tomorrow. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037940561249409130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-45390062715834260762014-02-10T09:36:33.888-05:002014-02-10T09:36:33.888-05:00I wish you could stop by and visit in person, and ...I wish you could stop by and visit in person, and we'd share a cuppa tea and encourage one another in the Lord. That's what I long to do most. But for now, this is the forum. I am thankful for it. And yes, hospitality is becoming a dying gift...we need to stir it back up before it totally slips away.Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-15959369204972531062014-02-09T22:59:51.923-05:002014-02-09T22:59:51.923-05:00VERY good thought provoking post, Pam. I think fa...VERY good thought provoking post, Pam. I think far too often we get so caught up in our "dream" that we miss what is going on around us...we fail to fulfill the purpose for which He created us..bringing glory to Him by allowing His joy show through in us. Hospitality is such a needed in this world we now live in.Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15916346102440260126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-23646144131783266192014-02-02T19:02:43.922-05:002014-02-02T19:02:43.922-05:00Don't you just love spontaneous surprises, esp...Don't you just love spontaneous surprises, especially from hubbies? When we think they aren't really noticing or caring about what we are longing to do, or even perhaps they don't see eye to eye with our "dreams"...they pop up with a sweet gift that shows they really do care...and it turns out to be something really sweet and special after all. I love it when that happens. Thank you for sharing that with us. Perhaps someday you will get the patio to go with the bench, but in the meantime, enjoy that bench! It might even be a nicer gift because it is portable and can be placed anywhere you like it...in the shade, on the grass, someplace cooler than a hot patio! I'd love a bench like that myself! Sounds wonderful!<br />Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-43841171446218360002014-02-02T18:13:45.717-05:002014-02-02T18:13:45.717-05:00My dream is to have a patio in our backyard. I pri...My dream is to have a patio in our backyard. I priced the slabs last summer. I got side tracked but about<br />midway through the summmer, we bought a yard bench. We used it. I still would like to have a patio but the bench is nice. PS It was a total surprise when hubby said," Would you like to have a yard bench?" It helped that they were on sale.quietspirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086016141181470311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-18993673470607669942014-02-02T14:56:28.618-05:002014-02-02T14:56:28.618-05:00I would love nothing more than to have all my wond...I would love nothing more than to have all my wonderful blogging writing friends come together for a retreat...to share our hearts, desires, dreams, and souls. What a story we could all write together! I've been told by a famous movie, "If you build it, they will come..."...(Field of Dreams), but I'm thinking I don't have to build the cabin...maybe just plan the retreat anyway at a local conference/campground and see if they/you will come. I'm thinking about this...and praying...maybe sometime in the near future. Who knows how God might bless such a venture???? Wouldn't that be marvelous?Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-23140089136084735902014-02-02T11:04:14.559-05:002014-02-02T11:04:14.559-05:00Hi Pamela! Your post today just struck such a chor...Hi Pamela! Your post today just struck such a chord in my heart. I dream of a little house on a beach. I can just see the sheer drapes billowing in the wind off the water...a place to be quiet, write, watch the sun go down. <br /><br />But is that necessary? No, not at all. I can write anywhere, I can find quiet if I look for it. The sun goes down everywhere, including my backyard. I LOVE what you have learned in your waiting time. I am coming to that realization too. I'll always see that house in my mind, but I'll remember to love what God has given me.<br /><br />You sound like such a wonderful hostess. Sounds like Dawn is ready to come on down!<br />CeilCeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293917798735764739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-53571663049507062142014-02-01T22:14:41.142-05:002014-02-01T22:14:41.142-05:00My dear Dawn, if you and Susie want to come, come ...My dear Dawn, if you and Susie want to come, come RIGHT NOW! I do have a guest bedroom, and although it is small, it is cozy and warm. And we have all of the big outdoors at our doorstep. Oh what fun we would have! Yes, there can be any kind of soup your little old pea-picking heart desires! So come on down!!!! "Y'all Come!" is what I should have said, being a proper southern girl. :) Oh what fun we would have! :)Pamela M. Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060656432106792419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756675007223295900.post-21975710067768064032014-02-01T22:01:18.250-05:002014-02-01T22:01:18.250-05:00So when should I come for my vacation? I'll co...So when should I come for my vacation? I'll contact SUsie. SOup's on? hahahah! Love you and your great big gracious heart!enthusiastically, dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491170202082863992noreply@blogger.com