tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.comments2010-03-02T16:04:34.580-05:00Grace ShakerCharessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13505275984752491862noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-10194936295914498742010-03-02T16:04:34.580-05:002010-03-02T16:04:34.580-05:00I'm lagging on my blog reading in a big way, s...I'm lagging on my blog reading in a big way, so I'm just now reading this.<br /><br />Wow, I surely don't feel like there's anything about me that would inspire me. Thank you for saying that. What a blessing today! :-)Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371122721416715477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-33820739721238898772010-02-27T16:19:39.881-05:002010-02-27T16:19:39.881-05:00However, if the people in the meeting that you wer...However, if the people in the meeting that you were at are interested in sharing your vision, then I have a recommendation about who to speak to. My mother-in-law, Patti Brown, is very involoved in a place called the Lamb Center, in Fairfax,VA. They take care of the homeless, feed them, wash their clothes, give them a place to shower, and hold prayer meetings there with them, etc. If you are interested in exploring these options, shoot me a message, and I will get you her contact info.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060893729610889917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-24175699481571336682010-02-27T16:17:37.996-05:002010-02-27T16:17:37.996-05:00Charessa, you know that we grew up being told that...Charessa, you know that we grew up being told that anything is possible. I too have found it difficult to become involved with current churches. I feel guilty for not following the mold that the current Christian society has set. I miss the days when church at Dunkin Doughnuts was normal, and we all felt like being together meant something, and we were accomplishing something...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060893729610889917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-42162273275841328532010-02-27T15:01:45.909-05:002010-02-27T15:01:45.909-05:00Simply awesome...Simply awesome...Ruined for Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07850278774829060356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-63038452231274436782010-02-27T12:45:29.420-05:002010-02-27T12:45:29.420-05:00Charessa, you are obviously not alone on this, and...Charessa, you are obviously not alone on this, and no need to repeat the wisdom all these others have spoken. Just want you to know, I get it, I totally get it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07622180080555091952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-21368401635752373742010-02-27T02:19:58.939-05:002010-02-27T02:19:58.939-05:00I love the church building you want to build...Tha...I love the church building you want to build...That is the same dream your mom and I had for years....24/7 worship in middle and the "least of these living in the building"..Of course your music would be your generation's favorite music....Overhead connecting to other like minded groups while you sit and have coffee and listen to music..open all night like the bars....I pray you can do it...TAKE THE NIGHT BACK..OF COURSE---- YOU KNOW I THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD ARE NUMBER ONE IN MY BOOK FOR MINISTRY..LOVE YOU...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328840023442545863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-63587905108932733622010-02-26T22:29:06.490-05:002010-02-26T22:29:06.490-05:00Good stuff friend! Love ya.
-micheleGood stuff friend! Love ya.<br />-michelemcolemanphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836824813660410927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-85103501491180114022010-02-26T20:40:40.618-05:002010-02-26T20:40:40.618-05:00great post sis!great post sis!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-35558756620929623042010-02-26T20:25:21.929-05:002010-02-26T20:25:21.929-05:00church is NOT a building...church is Christ's ...church is NOT a building...church is Christ's bride...and where do we find Christ (matt 25:31-46)? why is the church not helping Christ? why? this isn't YOUR problem, charessa...it's all of ours.cm buttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05523994834873591650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-27630289529250205812010-02-26T20:04:40.470-05:002010-02-26T20:04:40.470-05:00We have been taught...actually we have been drille...We have been taught...actually we have been drilled to think of church as a routine. Something you do once a week, and if you feel really good, go in sometime during the week. <br />I am not sure, but "meeting" together has gone from fellowship, and loving the "least of these" and building mega churches that take more than they give.dmuragijimanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269302151194750710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-77764694282435114012010-02-26T19:29:12.097-05:002010-02-26T19:29:12.097-05:00This blog made me weep - why? Because I'm 50 ...This blog made me weep - why? Because I'm 50 and I feel the same way! and I just don't see why the church just doesn't get it, why they can't see what we see... I struggle every day with weather or not I should try to "go back" to church! ARGHH! Thanks for writing this Blog! You have spoken my heart!Mamalindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15245417186334129197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-80928788525175317332010-01-21T21:43:50.819-05:002010-01-21T21:43:50.819-05:00Wow Lori! Thanks so much! All of that is true. I g...Wow Lori! Thanks so much! All of that is true. I guess I always just carried it on my shoulders. I have a bad habit of doing that. :)<br /><br />Yes Lori, those first friends can never be replaced. I am soooo happy that we are in touch again. Sending love my bobcat! CharessaCharessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13505275984752491862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-77530148059413849912010-01-21T18:09:52.630-05:002010-01-21T18:09:52.630-05:00interesting... my parents did some of the same thi...interesting... my parents did some of the same things... i guess it really does take a village, whether we acknowledge it, or not!Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047181621418001244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-10443571502689027482010-01-20T12:25:51.884-05:002010-01-20T12:25:51.884-05:00WOW Charessa - I must have missed this one when it...WOW Charessa - I must have missed this one when it was first posted - I just saw the FB post about "Dreams and opportunity..." and saw that there was one in between the first one I read and that one - I had totally forgotten about you saying that until I read it - Things happen for a reason. If you think about it, none of us stayed close once we got to Jr. High - we all went our separate ways and I don't think it was because you said that. I think regardless of whether or not you had said that we would have eventually all gone our separate ways. We were all so very different, but didn't realize it because Boreman was so small we were "forced" to be so close. That said, I wouldn't trade my Boreman days for anything, because I went to school there I have you, Becky, Kelly, Dennis, Jennifer, Johnny, Chris, and so many more people in my life that might not have been otherwise! You introduced me to Bullfrogs and Butterflies which I have in turn introduced to my kids - you were the one that always thought outside the box where I was always the conformist - I don't begrudge you for saying that - you wanted to get out spread your wings and see what else was out there - I might not have known that then, but I know that now! And it took you reminding me you said it for me to even remember! We were teenagers and we thought we knew it all - and I hope we learned a lot along the way - You are a great person, a great mom, a great wife and an even more great friend that I will cherish forever. I love that we are somewhat close again, albeit the world wide web, we are none the less at least in touch with one another! You will always be one of my very first friends and nothing can ever change that! I love you! LoriLASuttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751946630903438031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-64672616362843018692010-01-20T11:50:24.147-05:002010-01-20T11:50:24.147-05:00Thanks Aimee. You know that you are one of those w...Thanks Aimee. You know that you are one of those who inspire me. :)Charessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13505275984752491862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-14444588323822456602010-01-18T00:37:33.133-05:002010-01-18T00:37:33.133-05:00I'm so sorry to hear that you had a tough time...I'm so sorry to hear that you had a tough time during your pregnancy. I had that, too, after Abbie was born. I really got into reading blogs back then. It was my only outlet into the "real world" because we couldn't get out and about. <br /><br />I'm not sure what your next project is, but I do know this: You CAN do it and you're going to be amazingly successful. <3 ya!Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371122721416715477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097254696540890801.post-67556423964672074172010-01-15T21:42:51.500-05:002010-01-15T21:42:51.500-05:00Looking forward to the next installment. I am sur...Looking forward to the next installment. I am sure our lives intersecting with your family for only a short time many years ago in Cross Lanes is a big part of who I, and who we as a family are today.Ruined for Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07850278774829060356noreply@blogger.com