tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post7253101710654285102..comments2023-04-07T10:44:38.475-04:00Comments on Sittin' There on Capitol, Hil: Dear Hilary, Love, Hilary: The Lovely ThingsHilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13991112444917649204noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-46842247238111763892012-02-23T07:11:06.961-05:002012-02-23T07:11:06.961-05:00You are so welcome. Thank you for living that remi...You are so welcome. Thank you for living that reminder, and for reminding me, too. I'm so glad that we are in this journey together. HilarySherrattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-75516514483762828862012-02-22T23:29:40.256-05:002012-02-22T23:29:40.256-05:00thanks for the reminder that our bodies carry our ...thanks for the reminder that our bodies carry our hearts and stories - i want to honor my heart and stories; thanks for the reminder that loving who i am on the inside AND outside is an important part of that :) Alyssaclaire12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-30896350162244328442012-02-22T17:22:29.304-05:002012-02-22T17:22:29.304-05:00Thank you for visiting, steph! It is good to be re...Thank you for visiting, steph! It is good to be reminded to dwell on the lovely things - I needed the reminder today. Blessings to you, too.HilarySherrattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-17200855126345092062012-02-22T17:21:57.084-05:002012-02-22T17:21:57.084-05:00Thank you, Tanya. I'm glad it encouraged you. ...Thank you, Tanya. I'm glad it encouraged you. And yes, beauty is not the fixing up - but the undoing. May we all remember this together.HilarySherrattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-13717969998175058822012-02-22T16:49:15.500-05:002012-02-22T16:49:15.500-05:00oh, how i need to be dwelling on lovely things! t...oh, how i need to be dwelling on lovely things! the tired seems to be overtaking me, instead.<br />thanks for the "lovely" reminder :-)<br />blessings to you, sweet hilary,<br />stephHopeUnbrokennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-53686634831537879832012-02-22T13:15:50.899-05:002012-02-22T13:15:50.899-05:00i, too, am discovering that beauty isn't in th...i, too, am discovering that beauty isn't in the fixing up; it's in the undoing.<br />and what makes something beautiful is simply His holy presence.<br />thanks for this encouraging reminder to embrace the splendor of His beauty as it radiates through us.tanya @ truthinweaknesshttp://TruthInWeakness.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-12576539342944312442012-02-22T13:02:28.043-05:002012-02-22T13:02:28.043-05:00Thank you, Suzanne. Yes, yes - there is so much to...Thank you, Suzanne. Yes, yes - there is so much to be gained from disciplining our thoughts, isn't there? I will press on. Many blessings to you this Ash Wednesday, and on the beginning of Lent.HilarySherrattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849616750998090319.post-27301026853787306822012-02-22T12:23:26.809-05:002012-02-22T12:23:26.809-05:00If it didn't seem impossible, how much would i...If it didn't seem impossible, how much would it be giving up? <br />And intimidating though changing thought patterns can seem, it IS possible. Last year, for my very first Lenten discipline, I struggled through taking every single thought captive to Christ. And it seemed impossible. I'd failed and failed, for years and years, to do this. But I fought for it. When I failed, I just ran more Scripture through, meditated on His mercy, and kept on focusing my thoughts on Christ. Now, a year later, and in a very different life situation, the fruits of that discipline are proving invaluable. <br />So yes, dear, do it. Press on, through. Meditate on Scripture, whisper constant gratitudes, acknowledge the good and beautiful in yourself. And you will find His grace will transform you. For you ARE beautiful.Suzanne Loughrynoreply@blogger.com