tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33083471.post8194188540863951790..comments2009-03-12T09:40:30.355-04:00Comments on Patty's Journey: The Hits Keep a' Coming!Patty & Scott Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17837284410044516127noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33083471.post-34692660970208591652007-11-23T11:51:00.000-05:002007-11-23T11:51:00.000-05:00Thanks guys for all of the encouraging comments. ...Thanks guys for all of the encouraging comments. It definitely helps to know others are thinking and praying for us.Patty & Scott Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837284410044516127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33083471.post-88395788128901469842007-11-23T09:10:00.000-05:002007-11-23T09:10:00.000-05:00Scott, We are thinking and praying for you guys ev...Scott, We are thinking and praying for you guys everyday. Please let us know what we can do for you all. We love you and your precious family. The Carden CrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33083471.post-85941583415004073892007-11-22T01:08:00.000-05:002007-11-22T01:08:00.000-05:00Ok Scott, I know you have probably done this time ...Ok Scott, I know you have probably done this time and time before, but read Job 38-42 again. There are too many lessons in this book. <BR/>Everyone always thinks I am a cold weather guy since I am from the great state of Md, but much to the contrary. When I think of winter these are the words that come to mind: Ice, hypothermia, windchill, snow, shoveling snow, buying a snow blower, salt trucks, black ice, gangrene, thermal underwear that make me itchy, and diminished mental capacity. I don't like winter. I know there are people out there who claim to love winter, but it always makes me wonder how many people spend their career in Florida and retire to Minot, North Dakota? One more side note, there is no mention of winter in the bible before the fall. Wherever the Garden of Eden was, it was not in Milwaukee in January. <BR/>What is my point? You may be able to reloate to another part of the country to avoid the cold, but there is no place to escape "spiritual" winter. Winter may come when someone loses their job, feels like a failure as a parent, or gets the lab test back and they are positive. Any of these events may chill the soul, and freeze any dreams you may have taken for granted. Any may announce the onset of winter, but the hardest part is that God seems gone and distant.<BR/>The central question in Job is, can a man hold on to God, love, and faith in the dead of winter? Well, one can, and one did.<BR/>Job could not see the upper stage. Job did not know that his faithfullness had meaning beyond his wildest dreams. He did not know that something eternal was at stake in his own life.<BR/>Feeling broken and sick, mocked and confused, not to mention hopeless - Job discovered what people in pain sometimes learn better than anyone else. He was not alone after all. God was there, but like Job, was so torn by suffering that no one recognized him. The cross is the ultimate example: God experiencing the absence of God so that he can draw close to us in our grief. <BR/><BR/>I have never known a man more faithful than you, keep fighting the good fight, warmer weather is in the forecast!<BR/><BR/>Leave you with this quote:<BR/>"Discernmment is like driving an automobile at night; the headlights cast only enough light to see the next small bit of road immediately in front of us. But that light is enough to get us home." Listening Hearts.<BR/><BR/>Marcey and I are always thinking about you guys. EarlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33083471.post-88357296127411042912007-11-21T17:38:00.000-05:002007-11-21T17:38:00.000-05:00Hang in there Scott! I know the going gets tough ...Hang in there Scott! I know the going gets tough and then even tougher, but don't give up! You, Patty, and all the kids are in our prayers!!<BR/>Kim RhodeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33083471.post-13226852885433308672007-11-20T20:37:00.000-05:002007-11-20T20:37:00.000-05:00Never give up, because then the cancer wins and I ...Never give up, because then the cancer wins and I know I am personally over cancer winning, it is time for someone to beat cancer's butt (sorry) and Patty is the one to do it, so no body gives up !!!! Love you guys.<BR/><BR/>CindiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com