tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post2734219740809095496..comments2024-03-09T15:54:24.326-08:00Comments on Entering His Rest: Porch SittingReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089685282700680525noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-81019688976905504702011-08-24T15:01:20.994-07:002011-08-24T15:01:20.994-07:00What a precious reminder to be still and know that...What a precious reminder to be still and know that HE truly is God...and not wait until we are forced to be still. Praying for you and your hubby that you will continue to enjoy each other's company on your porch. I look forward to the day Pappy can retire and we can do the same. Thanks so much for visiting me so often at Jeremiah 29:11 and leaving such precious comments!Breathing In Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302608654931936520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-32358731568400060792011-08-22T15:15:19.508-07:002011-08-22T15:15:19.508-07:00It is great you are enjoying your porch, Dear. Tha...It is great you are enjoying your porch, Dear. Thanks for that post. Blessings ~Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414636204646241763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-57502299937769049102011-08-21T23:18:06.718-07:002011-08-21T23:18:06.718-07:00Hi Renee. It's my first time on your blog. I, ...Hi Renee. It's my first time on your blog. I, too, was stilled by illness. I have been writing ALL ABOUT IT in my blog. With the illness came stillness, and the nearness of the Lord Jesus Christ.<br /><br />Have a blessed week ahead!<br />RinaRina Peruhttp://rinaperu.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-86196057536844845932011-08-21T18:21:23.383-07:002011-08-21T18:21:23.383-07:00I pray that God touches and heals you.I pray that God touches and heals you.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360047123820906113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-38199986559515722692011-08-21T16:10:27.749-07:002011-08-21T16:10:27.749-07:00Porch sitting recalls for me the days of my youth....Porch sitting recalls for me the days of my youth. I remember family members in Oklahoma with porch swings and chairs on their from porches. People used to sit on their porches a lot. Porch sitting would not work too well this time of the year in Arizona. RIght now it's 106˚outside. <br />Blessings for a relaxing week.<br />CharlotteCharlottehttp://char72.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-84670317924689844612011-08-21T14:56:00.727-07:002011-08-21T14:56:00.727-07:00Renee, This was a beautiful post. I especially rem...Renee, This was a beautiful post. I especially remember the time spent rocking my sick child, and how God's presence would comfort and encourage me.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770750648145547973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-76314180951243552852011-08-20T19:39:55.266-07:002011-08-20T19:39:55.266-07:00I loved this post. Growing up in Chicago, I used t...I loved this post. Growing up in Chicago, I used to sit on our porch and count cars that went by with my grandmother. It was the conversations, not the cars that were important. Now my husband sit on our deck and we love it. Someone once told me I had too much time on my hands bacause i took the time to sit in or photograph nature. I think she was the one who was missing out. God speaks to me everywhere.Anita Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581280313136512145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-76498745401071157222011-08-20T18:18:39.556-07:002011-08-20T18:18:39.556-07:00Well I absolutely love porch sitting. Great though...Well I absolutely love porch sitting. Great thoughts about slowing down and listening. I often think that the more technology, we have the less time we spend with God.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />JoanJoan Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16430939897829160498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-26219429100020316522011-08-20T17:50:56.028-07:002011-08-20T17:50:56.028-07:00Hello Renee. I'm so very glad I came and read ...Hello Renee. I'm so very glad I came and read your encouraging post. I agree that 'Taking time to rest, renew, and restore ourselves is a good thing.' I had a bout of hyperthyroid years ago that sure slowed me down, right down to quitting work and studies.And what a wonderful time of stillness it was! Thank you for writing this. I am inspired to take time this week to rest - deliberately! :) <br />God bless!Vilisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168911924358193544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-75834611003331561702011-08-20T17:50:43.859-07:002011-08-20T17:50:43.859-07:00I am learning this too, fortunately at 33. I have ...I am learning this too, fortunately at 33. I have a young daughter and I have to make time each morning to be still and be with the Lord before she wakes up. It's a necessity. I hope that I have a covered porch like you in my autumn years! That sounds wonderful.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197431919054936309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-69035613603345162212011-08-20T16:40:30.186-07:002011-08-20T16:40:30.186-07:00Hello Sarah, It takes me think of that verse."...Hello Sarah, It takes me think of that verse."When I am weak, he is strong." Illness does that to us, it brings us to where we are suppose to be, resting in Him. Yet it is difficult. Praise God you have each other and your porch. xxxSr Crystal Mary Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509227559164880311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-62628422285390777482011-08-20T14:55:35.177-07:002011-08-20T14:55:35.177-07:00Thankful for your porch swing where you are growin...Thankful for your porch swing where you are growing wise in your devotional time -- because I have learned and grown from you. <br /><br />Praying for your health,<br />PamelaPamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577919062812348914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-77756950486555003202011-08-20T12:00:26.842-07:002011-08-20T12:00:26.842-07:00So glad you have that porch to sit on and so glad ...So glad you have that porch to sit on and so glad you can do that! <br /><br />I so agree, if perhaps we had been still before God BEFORE our illness or tragedy, then would life have been different for us? I am not sure. But I know that I am stronger in Him because of this. And a friend told me once that God gave this to only the ones that were strong enough to carry it. Makes me think....<br /><br />Blessings and thanks to you,<br />ElaineElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922200217770835483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-62830308095782358102011-08-20T07:26:03.600-07:002011-08-20T07:26:03.600-07:00Renee this is such a good post for me b/c I have s...Renee this is such a good post for me b/c I have such a hard time staying still....and I'm glad you guys are porch sitting....it sounds so incredibly peacefulNikki (Sarah)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13731200601840020130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-39369113137083054852011-08-20T06:29:39.315-07:002011-08-20T06:29:39.315-07:00Hi Renee, What wise words these are. Sometimes it...Hi Renee, What wise words these are. Sometimes it takes those dark times of trial-be it illness or something else to really see the hand of the Lord in our lives. If we could just settle down and be still we might hear more of Him. Thank you for this post-it is something we all need.<br />Hugs, NoreenNanaNor'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608980502430055753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-26748584147911697582011-08-20T05:32:16.168-07:002011-08-20T05:32:16.168-07:00I think that my husband and I sit outside on our p...I think that my husband and I sit outside on our patio more than we sit inside. I love being with all of the outside beauty and little feathered creatures that the Lord has given us to enjoy.<br />Blessings,<br />GingerGinger~~Enchanting Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15930442106195929472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-43198577974683759442011-08-19T19:11:02.341-07:002011-08-19T19:11:02.341-07:00I went through a time of debilitating illness many...I went through a time of debilitating illness many years ago--and looking back I am so thankful for that "porch sitting" time--we were raising three little boys and even though it was super hard on my husband holding down a job and doing most of the housework, laundry, cooking and grocery shopping in the evenings and on Saturday, I grew in way I might never have, had I not had all of that "free time." God is so good to redeem what seems to be a loss. Thanks Renee for a beautiful tapesty today.Elizabeth Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542875304766145898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890586761852703073.post-64580015500414164392011-08-19T16:58:35.605-07:002011-08-19T16:58:35.605-07:00Just wonderful. You couldn't have said it bet...Just wonderful. You couldn't have said it better and so glad to also read that your energy has returned a bit. <br />At times while I know God *can* cure, I often look for the little healings he does each day, like your porch time, the smell of gentle rain and the smile in a visitor's face. I like to repeat that God restores my soul and that he is healing us emotionally and spiritually to wholeness so that we might cope with the physical better. God is good-thank you for always reminding me that and we will pray for further physical healing also. :)<br />Lots of Love,<br />Jan LynJan Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642571561383445699noreply@blogger.com