tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post3406376143916119604..comments2023-06-28T06:28:27.923-07:00Comments on Nations Around Our Table: Remembering For The Sake Of Compassion....Shonnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652243862329017082noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-46753702129428507102011-10-02T04:54:22.686-07:002011-10-02T04:54:22.686-07:00Shonni, thank you so much for this post! We are i...Shonni, thank you so much for this post! We are in a very difficult place right now, and I realize I've lost compassion - every ounce of it! I go through Dr. Purvis' workbook, "Created to Connect," every few months, just to remember where my kiddos came from, but even that isn't helping right now. I need to dig deep into the Scriptures and be reminded of Jesus' compassion - and ask Him to bring that to life in me. Thank you for writing this. (even though it was several months ago) It has spoken volumes to me!Connie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105757409356865785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-47621444254957367382011-04-19T14:05:39.560-07:002011-04-19T14:05:39.560-07:00Oh I shed some tears as I read this post. Thank y...Oh I shed some tears as I read this post. Thank you for the reminder for me to remember where my precious ones have come from...Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01233594585633157052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-25186373165883365852011-04-19T07:12:35.101-07:002011-04-19T07:12:35.101-07:00Hi Shonni. I'm Julie. I found you through Li...Hi Shonni. I'm Julie. I found you through Lisa's blog. What a great post! It is so true that we need to remember and have compassion. I'm really liking your blog. It sounds like many of your kids have many of the same issues that my daughter has. I went to the ETC in Nashville last September and it totally fed my spirit. I have to say, it changed my life. There is so much more joy and peace in our home now. God bless.Mamita Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008835660518360884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-1756470220241336932011-04-18T21:27:52.964-07:002011-04-18T21:27:52.964-07:00Thanks so much for sharing all that you are learni...Thanks so much for sharing all that you are learning. We had a long rage with our Little Miss today who struggles with RAD. My heart breaks for her ... my heart cries out to the Lord for her. She has 8 or 9 years of trauma before coming to our home. I am left to wonder if our love will ever be able to break through the walls of concrete she has wrapped around her heart.<br /><br />So wish we could have joined you all at the conference.<br /><br />Hope your week is BLESSED!<br /><br />LaurelMama D.'s Dozenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756952137273790409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-18207463911871172662011-04-17T12:11:39.722-07:002011-04-17T12:11:39.722-07:00Shonni, I'm so excited to read your most recen...Shonni, I'm so excited to read your most recent posts. I know it may be difficult, but I do hope you will share as much with us as you can about the next steps of your journey. We are getting ready to bring home two children from Ethiopia, and I want to learn as much from you and other adoptive moms as I can in the meantime. It's one thing to read these things in books, but it's quite another to see it put into action by families who are already there.Sharon Wheelesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075724952701903481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-60666508898358612011-04-15T21:26:27.805-07:002011-04-15T21:26:27.805-07:00Shonni...thank you for this post! It's so easy...Shonni...thank you for this post! It's so easy to get caught up in their quirky behaviors day in and day out and forget that we don't have all of the puzzle pieces...that our babes are very wounded. You described several of my babes!!! Hugs mama...one day girl...prayerfully this side of heaven we can chat!!! Hugs, stacyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111269425357018640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-57408013721169703762011-04-15T20:13:36.037-07:002011-04-15T20:13:36.037-07:00Thank you for sharing! It is so easy to forget th...Thank you for sharing! It is so easy to forget their past, and just be frustrated when they don't behave like we want them to. We have/are going thru some of the same things, I appreciate your honesty.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928555044402868500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-61026806783715179262011-04-15T19:12:18.803-07:002011-04-15T19:12:18.803-07:00Thank you so much Shonni for sharing about your pr...Thank you so much Shonni for sharing about your precious children, and the struggles you all face together.... sometimes when we are battling for our children's healing we feel so alone... the enemy has a way of making us think only our children are fighting the trauma of their past. Yet, when we share with each other the Lord uses it to lift up, build up and edify each other. We are not alone, our children are not alone and we are all in this together... Praying for God's continued healing on their hearts, minds and bodies...<br />Love,<br />DaleeaJewels of My Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955029706756769653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-37736860278850535522011-04-15T16:29:59.309-07:002011-04-15T16:29:59.309-07:00Thank you for being so real. It will help us unde...Thank you for being so real. It will help us understand your progress too.....Praying for your family as you heal together."Are These Kids All Yours?"https://www.blogger.com/profile/17946903135252874458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-43287059958257571022011-04-15T15:33:15.373-07:002011-04-15T15:33:15.373-07:00Shonni-
I waking this walk with you! At times I ha...Shonni-<br />I waking this walk with you! At times I have lost sight of the vision. Of God's purpose and the appreciation for his gifts. Instead I have chosen frustration and expectations that are too high for my treasures to obtain. <br /><br />(I need to get sleep, feel better and get re-grounded on this journey we have been blessed with!)<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your walk with us!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219821176198096628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-69332292304720219182011-04-15T15:31:30.970-07:002011-04-15T15:31:30.970-07:00Shonni, thank you for writing about your insights ...Shonni, thank you for writing about your insights from the conference. I am having a hard time getting it all down to share - I'll post a link to your blog this weekend. In many ways, I am still processing where we've been, where we are now, and my hopes for the future. May God be glorified.<br /><br />LisaOneThankfulMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05210818114182010182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-26257904632556003842011-04-15T15:13:18.876-07:002011-04-15T15:13:18.876-07:00Thank you so much for sharing this. Yes, it is so ...Thank you so much for sharing this. Yes, it is so easy to get exhausted from the constant working with the brokeness. I am having so much that got dredged up when we lost Jackson a YEAR ago. A child that is just now admitting his anger to God and us over that. I am so grateful to finally have his heart open, but it has meant a LOT of struggle. I too am trying to balance the weights all the time. I HATE the unknown maps but yet that is what we have. I am needing to be reminded of the compassion too. For a while I have been low on it. I appreciate your sweet insight and help.Hezrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345835447459948572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-45875420474391206912011-04-15T14:26:38.446-07:002011-04-15T14:26:38.446-07:00Thank you for heart sharing. The pre-"us"...Thank you for heart sharing. The pre-"us" experiences do continue to shape the now. <br /><br />Blessings as you travel the healing road.<br /><br />JenniferJennifer Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17163074611400802619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-11884345852313215402011-04-15T11:18:53.725-07:002011-04-15T11:18:53.725-07:00Oh Shonni...thank YOU for your honesty and for rem...Oh Shonni...thank YOU for your honesty and for reminding us that these babies do require an extra level of compassion and patience. It aches my heart to think about the unknown...the things these sweet babies endured on their own.\<br /><br />Praying for God's healing grace upon your family!<br /><br />Love and blessings,<br />RobinFaith, Hope, and Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813416716908003975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-61543581630965527892011-04-15T11:01:42.907-07:002011-04-15T11:01:42.907-07:00Oh Shonni,
Thank you so much for this post. It is ...Oh Shonni,<br />Thank you so much for this post. It is so easy to get caught up in all the negative, theirs and mine as we struggle thru each day. I needed to be reminded to remember, yet again, and probably, again and again and again, as we continue to navigate these turbulent waters of children from hard places. May God strengthen us for the journey and lead us to His high and glorious ground of whole, healthy children!!<br />Much love!<br />LisaSean and Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939848196754308601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-78025299327769532302011-04-15T08:13:42.260-07:002011-04-15T08:13:42.260-07:00Shonni
this is a powerful yet beautiful post. Of c...Shonni<br />this is a powerful yet beautiful post. Of course in our humanness we tire, we get frustrated, we face anxiety. You've taken on so much, I marvel at how you manage it all. Thank goodness our Lord knows how challenging these issues can become for us parent's and His Word and His loving compassion gives us the strength and courage to press on.<br />I'm glad you put that passenger in her place, she had it coming.Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12939551240745198586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045390691526021049.post-28152341097142587022011-04-15T07:48:00.567-07:002011-04-15T07:48:00.567-07:00What great insight. May the Lord bless you as you...What great insight. May the Lord bless you as you connect with the precious children He has given you!<br /><br />CeleeCeleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04958942308350578991noreply@blogger.com