tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post1565962852336506332..comments2023-11-24T20:17:45.366-05:00Comments on READY TO BE OFFERED: Getting My Body BackRebekah Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-37340010031506971952017-02-26T09:00:24.122-05:002017-02-26T09:00:24.122-05:00Thanks for linking up on Mondays @ Soul Survival!Thanks for linking up on Mondays @ Soul Survival!Donna Reidlandhttp://donnareidland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-23598485977884011062017-02-24T23:14:41.400-05:002017-02-24T23:14:41.400-05:00Haha! Yes; I understand what you mean, Brandi! The...Haha! Yes; I understand what you mean, Brandi! The Lord bless you, Brandi--I'm so thankful to be a part of the linkup at Literacy Musing Mondays. Have a wonderful weekend. :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-55991416525865068602017-02-24T23:12:37.986-05:002017-02-24T23:12:37.986-05:00Yes, that is my prayer, too! The Lord bless you, D...Yes, that is my prayer, too! The Lord bless you, Dani. :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-33841717887313791972017-02-24T23:11:30.400-05:002017-02-24T23:11:30.400-05:00Thank you, Dawn! Your words were such an encourage...Thank you, Dawn! Your words were such an encouragement to me! The Lord bless you as you honor and serve Him. <3Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-62957221600576237462017-02-24T23:04:00.115-05:002017-02-24T23:04:00.115-05:00Oh, yes! I understand exactly what you mean! It is...Oh, yes! I understand exactly what you mean! It is such a challenge at first just trying to care for a little one and trying to focus one's heart on the Lord through it all and through all the changes. The Lord bless you and your family as you seek Him. <3Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-65216729103796846962017-02-24T22:57:28.963-05:002017-02-24T22:57:28.963-05:00You're welcome, Amanda! :-)You're welcome, Amanda! :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-72502959153492213772017-02-24T22:57:06.071-05:002017-02-24T22:57:06.071-05:00Thank you, Lisa; I'm glad that it was encourag...Thank you, Lisa; I'm glad that it was encouraging! The Lord bless you; have a wonderful weekend. :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-85895634365091503982017-02-24T17:20:50.127-05:002017-02-24T17:20:50.127-05:00It's so hard to watch our bodies change in a c...It's so hard to watch our bodies change in a culture that worships body image. So true that true beauty comes from fearing the Lord and making our relationship with Him our first priority. I will be 41 in a couple of weeks, and I can't say that I'm totally okay with gray hairs and forehead wrinkles, though. ;)<br /><br />Thanks for linking up with Literacy Musing Mondays!Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312594053741362073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-73448950937188021322017-02-24T10:46:03.902-05:002017-02-24T10:46:03.902-05:00Wow! As a new mom this post was so inspiring. I pr...Wow! As a new mom this post was so inspiring. I pray daily that I would leave a memory of faith for my children as your mother did. Pregnancy, labor, and motherhood are difficult, but their surrender leads to such amazing eternal significance!Dani Munozhttp://www.livingfreeindeed.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-60037509876407040932017-02-24T09:40:35.431-05:002017-02-24T09:40:35.431-05:00Rebekah,
I so appreciate the way you ended this po...Rebekah,<br />I so appreciate the way you ended this post, the return of your body was really the turning of your heart to what He had for you (has for us as mommas) all along. The transition in life is hard to always understand. When we move from young wives, into motherhood, into mid-life and beyond there is always a transition in our physical bodies. We move from strong physically to weak, hopefully from weak and immature spiritually to strong and mature. There is a sacred give and take and when we know who we are in Him,loved and precious and beautiful because HE is the defining characteristic of beauty, then it puts everything in perspective. I learned this both as I sought Titus 2 women when I was young and now as I have a chance to mentor young women with the life-knowing I have come to understand, even if marginally. <br />May He continue to fill you with a passion to nurture not just your little ones but the hearts of many who need to know these truths.<br />Blessings,<br />DawnDawnhttp://www.journeysingrace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-81286936044134334212017-02-23T23:24:29.285-05:002017-02-23T23:24:29.285-05:00Thank you for this! I just had my first about 6 mo...Thank you for this! I just had my first about 6 months ago and had a few months of just foggy feeling and have been working on keeping focused on scripture/prayer and always my little one. Just recently I am getting to the point where I know I need to do more for my body but am still working on the balance of everything.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08774435127038023272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-90655389259295391312017-02-23T18:01:30.916-05:002017-02-23T18:01:30.916-05:00beautiful thoughts! Thank you.beautiful thoughts! Thank you.Mandy Dawson Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581621921983292104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-32121385487150074262017-02-23T14:56:54.364-05:002017-02-23T14:56:54.364-05:00Beautiful post - I'm so glad you shared it! I&...Beautiful post - I'm so glad you shared it! I've come to feel the same way about the season my body is in now.Syncopated Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284824722526828224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-78524582513968028672017-02-22T23:22:27.136-05:002017-02-22T23:22:27.136-05:00You're welcome, Cassie! I'm glad that I co...You're welcome, Cassie! I'm glad that I could share it--the Lord bless you and your family. :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-23169876009516982592017-02-22T23:21:30.671-05:002017-02-22T23:21:30.671-05:00Thank you, Donna; that is such an encouragement to...Thank you, Donna; that is such an encouragement to me! I'm glad that maybe others will be encouraged by it--<br /><br />The Lord bless you!Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-49142820024995022382017-02-22T23:20:02.531-05:002017-02-22T23:20:02.531-05:00Karen, I'm so glad that it blessed you! I love...Karen, I'm so glad that it blessed you! I love you dearly, too! Have a very blessed week! <3Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-18538869228450430412017-02-22T23:17:53.432-05:002017-02-22T23:17:53.432-05:00Oh, I'm glad that it was encouraging! Yes; tha...Oh, I'm glad that it was encouraging! Yes; that is it--when He is our all in all everything falls into place--I have to keep being reminded of this over and over! The Lord bless you richly. Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-71225480332840922622017-02-22T23:06:01.385-05:002017-02-22T23:06:01.385-05:00Thank you, Joanne; have a blessed week! :-)Thank you, Joanne; have a blessed week! :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-57484913348443611162017-02-22T23:05:26.831-05:002017-02-22T23:05:26.831-05:00Oh, thank you for sharing that with me! The Lord b...Oh, thank you for sharing that with me! The Lord bless you! Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-36487009372786722322017-02-22T23:02:51.838-05:002017-02-22T23:02:51.838-05:00You're welcome, Nicole; have a blessed week! :...You're welcome, Nicole; have a blessed week! :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-65646943492952378002017-02-22T23:01:21.995-05:002017-02-22T23:01:21.995-05:00I'm glad that it was encouraging! The Lord ble...I'm glad that it was encouraging! The Lord bless you, Rhiana! :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-71026238324361947382017-02-22T23:00:16.956-05:002017-02-22T23:00:16.956-05:00Thank you, Grantham! I went over and linked it up ...Thank you, Grantham! I went over and linked it up there; I'm glad that it was encouraging!<br /><br />The Lord bless you :-). Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-39666320655083545102017-02-22T10:54:51.857-05:002017-02-22T10:54:51.857-05:00Thank you for sharing! We just had our second baby...Thank you for sharing! We just had our second baby who is now 2 weeks old. I actually just shared our birth story on the Messy Marriage link up. I love the reminder here that trying to make our body as was before kids is not the important thing here. This was perfect timing. Thank you!Cassie from True Agapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09086777829672256122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-46863619588824695032017-02-22T09:37:11.822-05:002017-02-22T09:37:11.822-05:00Rebekah, I'm always blessed when I read your p...Rebekah, I'm always blessed when I read your posts, but this one is especially powerful. I'll be sharing and pinning on my "Posts Worth Reading" board. So many women have the wrong priorities here and are hurting because of it. Thanks for sharing.Donna Reidlandhttp://donnareidland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-78294498478474630242017-02-21T20:58:22.341-05:002017-02-21T20:58:22.341-05:00Bekki, The depth of this blog post was so insight...Bekki, The depth of this blog post was so insightful. I never thought about the comparison between Jesus' body broken for us and our own motherly bodies.<br /><br />"Jesus was scarred--He bore the scars of the nail prints in His hands--nail prints of love and evidence of a body broken. Broken for us. His body was used for our benefit. We follow His example when we give our bodies for the sake of our children, or even for the sake of spiritual children, such as missionaries whose bodies have been broken down by years of fasting and toil and ministry. It is worth it. " This was such a beautiful word picture to me.<br /><br />I love the legacy your mom has left and continues to leave for you girls. Her strong faith a testimony that when we continue to pour into our children a spiritual love, it cannot fail to reap much fruit.<br /><br />Bekki, your posts always bless me so much! I love you dearly my friend. :-)<br /><br />Karen Del Tattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534510202288836694noreply@blogger.com