tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33561357.post6466512170961876838..comments2023-09-27T04:12:03.861-04:00Comments on Mel's World: Week 1 - You Matter More Than You ThinkMel's World with Melissa Mashburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09811037129669411510noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33561357.post-39915340800389298452008-05-04T07:53:00.000-04:002008-05-04T07:53:00.000-04:00thanks for hosting this mel! i will probably stay...thanks for hosting this mel! i will probably stay behind due to some activity around here, but i am reading and checking in every week!<BR/><BR/>i feel as if i am lacking in direction and purpose in my life right now and i think b/t this book and Beth's book i bought, i might start to feel better.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051175511763977534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33561357.post-49913781489189275672008-05-01T12:35:00.000-04:002008-05-01T12:35:00.000-04:00Waiting for the book to arrive. I will be back ne...Waiting for the book to arrive. I will be back next week to respond to these and next week's Q's. Thanks Melissa for hosting this!<BR/>With love,<BR/>hollyHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794673914973256109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33561357.post-81253583955922412502008-05-01T12:26:00.001-04:002008-05-01T12:26:00.001-04:00Wow, this book looks awesome. I struggle with thi...Wow, this book looks awesome. I struggle with this so much! Post missionary life is tough and sometimes I feel that because I'm not in "ministry" (not full time or paid) and not a mother, that I'm just wasting my time. It would be nice to see that somehow I matter, and not in my own eyes as pride will puff me up, but in God's big picture where I retain my right place. I wish I had access to a great Christian library . . .<BR/><BR/>Since I answered the first question, I guess I'll answer the second! I definitely see meaning in my marriage and building up and encouraging my husband (which immediately builds and encourages me too!). I also see meaning in the relationships we have forged with other young couples. Some "give back" more than others, but both the mutual strengthening and the one-way exhortations give us purpose and direction in our week.<BR/>Third, since I did not read the book, I'm not sure what these mean. I think I'd sometimes like to be the sea glass and go "solo" being something special in myself, meeting a unique need, not having to rely on a "team" to achieve my purposes, but I think God has placed me directly in a mosaic and calls upon me daily (or at least several times a week) to put myself aside and serve the body, compliment others without any expectation of being noticed for myself.<BR/>That's long and probably has nothing to do with what the book was talking about! I'll have to look around for the book so I can read it before next week!James & Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749456330682609832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33561357.post-77494535757111417972008-05-01T12:26:00.000-04:002008-05-01T12:26:00.000-04:00Wow, this book looks awesome. I struggle with thi...Wow, this book looks awesome. I struggle with this so much! Post missionary life is tough and sometimes I feel that because I'm not in "ministry" (not full time or paid) and not a mother, that I'm just wasting my time. It would be nice to see that somehow I matter, and not in my own eyes as pride will puff me up, but in God's big picture where I retain my right place. I wish I had access to a great Christian library . . .<BR/><BR/>Since I answered the first question, I guess I'll answer the second! I definitely see meaning in my marriage and building up and encouraging my husband (which immediately builds and encourages me too!). I also see meaning in the relationships we have forged with other young couples. Some "give back" more than others, but both the mutual strengthening and the one-way exhortations give us purpose and direction in our week.<BR/>Third, since I did not read the book, I'm not sure what these mean. I think I'd sometimes like to be the sea glass and go "solo" being something special in myself, meeting a unique need, not having to rely on a "team" to achieve my purposes, but I think God has placed me directly in a mosaic and calls upon me daily (or at least several times a week) to put myself aside and serve the body, compliment others without any expectation of being noticed for myself.<BR/>That's long and probably has nothing to do with what the book was talking about! I'll have to look around for the book so I can read it before next week!James & Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749456330682609832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33561357.post-72227556212078899802008-04-30T20:45:00.000-04:002008-04-30T20:45:00.000-04:00So far, this book is really speaking to my heart. ...So far, this book is really speaking to my heart. I have never had any self worth. But, already, this book has opened my eyes and heart. I am worthy, and the life I live does matter. Thanks for doing this study.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275456448997619944noreply@blogger.com