tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280963199712517296.post6330120580337840060..comments2014-11-21T12:22:31.426-06:00Comments on The Beauty Of A Dreamer: facing my fears......Linda Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499181230113692526noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280963199712517296.post-5619528832454420482010-08-14T18:04:01.972-05:002010-08-14T18:04:01.972-05:00I think everything happens for a reason and I hope...I think everything happens for a reason and I hope we can talk about it someday.Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280963199712517296.post-23947996668395106952010-08-14T16:04:11.652-05:002010-08-14T16:04:11.652-05:00Anonymous, upon re reading it a few times I can se...Anonymous, upon re reading it a few times I can see that is isn't just about me. The time was right for me to ask this question (or so I thought) and had no idea it was a bad day. Because of some significant changes for my family and myself there are some roadblocks that needed to be addressed. I won't go any more personal than that as to avoid identifying myself or the situation. It seems looking back that there wasn't going to be a propper time or place to address this. I certainly didn't mean to cause further problems. If you knew me I think you would like me as I think most people do. As a young woman I almost never questioned anyone, not teachers, doctors, ministers, neighbors etc. Because of the circumstances and trials I have faced I have had to get a little tougher. We all have our trials that make us who we are. I always hope that whatever I go through can be used for good and maybe I can help someone else. Sometimes it backfires but my intentions are never evil. I still hope that some day Linda and I can see that there was a reason for all of this and we can be friends on some level. It was my intention to get rid of the elephant in the room, not make it bigger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280963199712517296.post-4855800691344968172010-08-14T12:49:07.711-05:002010-08-14T12:49:07.711-05:00Dear Anonymous,
I don't think you "get&q...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />I don't think you "get" the blog. It was not really about "you." Yes, you were part of it because pieces of what you said to her is what she reflected on. Linda's whole blog, to me as a reader, was about her reflecting on her character. It was not a stab at you. Yes, those of us that read it and know what Linda is going through right now, aren't fond of what you said to her because it hurt her in a very vunerable time, but she was not taking any stabs at you. If we do judge you it is just us protecting the love we have for Linda. It is real love too, not fake. I live for Linda hugs, and love yous. And did she call you Satan? Nope. Satan comes in many forms and sometimes it is the way we perceive a message or the timing of a message. He likes to play with our minds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280963199712517296.post-15398249216640104762010-08-14T07:43:07.463-05:002010-08-14T07:43:07.463-05:00Wow, somehow I did stumble across this so it must ...Wow, somehow I did stumble across this so it must have been God's plan. Thank you for not identifying me by name Linda. I am sorry you have to have surgery, that's never pleasant for anyone. I feel that you should read my e mail again. I don't think I was rude and I am not Satan. If you are going to allow people to judge me based on one sentence maybe you should post the whole letter, you could still leave my name out if you would. I was not just getting it off my chest, it was a stumbling block that has affected us and I thought perhaps we could clear the air on it for example "Oh my gosh I SAID that?" and I should have confronted it sooner or possibly not at all but I needed some clarity before I could consider my options for changing churches. I had no idea you were having a bad day yesterday just as I'm sure you had no idea that the woman you interrupted that day was telling me that she was devistated about her husband leaving her. I did not call you fake- but I have heard MANY call you that and the scene I described for you would be the basis for that. I have entertained your family in my home, we have had meaningful and deep conversations etc so yes it did hurt to hear you say those words to me. I possibly could have avoided it forever but as I said it is a stumbling block and could be the reason we choose to not attend HV. Some of the reasons we have left the church we were at are reasons such as this. People are not being accountable. I have confronted people on sins that are stumbling blocks to others and they continue to defend what a great and faithful servant they are and don't acknowledge that there are real problems BIG problems. The congregation is a tiny fraction of what is was, we have no secretary, no cleaning staff, sometimes no bulletins etc because we have no money. Some feel that the problem is not having enough money but the bigger issue is NO PEOPLE! It is Biblical to confront a brother or sister in Christ in a loving matter. I'm thinking you were having a bad day so you saw my confrontation as an attack. I hope you will pray about it and re think how you dealt with it. I'm sure if I were to blog my version of it the feedback would be entirely different but I don't plan to do that. Sometimes I do put too much of my heart out there on cyberspace, guilty as charged on that one. I'm giving it to God to help me sort out the problem and the reaction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com