tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post1957803308166709322..comments2024-03-29T03:58:54.201-07:00Comments on Greatly Blessed: How Are We Doing Without Luke?grtlyblesdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-45689357658578124862015-06-03T10:45:08.841-07:002015-06-03T10:45:08.841-07:00Thank you, Hope. I appreciate your prayers.Thank you, Hope. I appreciate your prayers.grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-81463332266475235822015-06-02T13:20:49.593-07:002015-06-02T13:20:49.593-07:00Thanks for linking up with #JoyHopeLive praying fo...Thanks for linking up with #JoyHopeLive praying for your family and you during this transition. Hope Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10499553437618775743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-72578578796927702212015-05-28T00:41:10.143-07:002015-05-28T00:41:10.143-07:00Now that I'm finding my way out of the fog, it...Now that I'm finding my way out of the fog, it helps to realize I was not myself. It's humbling to realize how mentally unhealthy I'd allowed myself to get, but now I'm looking back and seeing it. grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-91989405505625032122015-05-27T23:16:25.993-07:002015-05-27T23:16:25.993-07:00"...lost the inability to just do the next th..."...lost the inability to just do the next thing." I've been here a LOT in this last year. I never knew how to describe it.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033823622722768455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-29162714822951322562015-05-27T18:40:56.467-07:002015-05-27T18:40:56.467-07:00Thank you, Dawnita. Thank you, Dawnita. grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-74249456479652304712015-05-27T17:48:58.637-07:002015-05-27T17:48:58.637-07:00I missed this change in your life. I've had su...I missed this change in your life. I've had such awful service and haven't been reading many blogs lately. I'm sorry for the loss & pray the Lord continues to heal you all. I can't imagine having to give one up but I know you all did the right thing for him and your family. Sometimes the Lord means for us to be a temporary place of transition. HE has a plan for you all, Luke, and his new family. I'm sure you will get to where you treasure the time you had with him, knowing things worked out just as they were supposed to. *hug*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11681373182161266372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-53588405139478404772015-05-27T14:27:23.382-07:002015-05-27T14:27:23.382-07:00praying for youpraying for youSandra Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848022860630877810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-80560342235754745412015-05-27T14:22:26.466-07:002015-05-27T14:22:26.466-07:00praying for youpraying for youSandra Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848022860630877810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-88842794805936979672015-05-27T10:57:27.289-07:002015-05-27T10:57:27.289-07:00Thank you. Having people praying for us has been ...Thank you. Having people praying for us has been such a comfort. grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-59206096167859217192015-05-27T10:48:29.851-07:002015-05-27T10:48:29.851-07:00:tears: Thanks, dear friend. I miss you horribly...:tears: Thanks, dear friend. I miss you horribly. grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-81053346938018803622015-05-27T10:46:18.923-07:002015-05-27T10:46:18.923-07:00I'm really grateful the kids are doing well, t...I'm really grateful the kids are doing well, too. On the one hand, it's a sad indicator that there weren't any reciprocal relationships between the children and Luke, but on the other hand, it made his loss an easier transition for them. grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-86553004882216825772015-05-27T10:44:11.319-07:002015-05-27T10:44:11.319-07:00I can't imagine how difficult this decision wa...I can't imagine how difficult this decision was for you. I pray you find the peace you've longed for.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807702131948831235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-5961932618694275202015-05-27T10:41:17.121-07:002015-05-27T10:41:17.121-07:00It really was, full of second guessing, even drivi...It really was, full of second guessing, even driving away from our final good bye visit, I wondered if we should turn around and go get him and try to keep muddling through. grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-84972874238611289822015-05-27T10:40:09.264-07:002015-05-27T10:40:09.264-07:00Thank you for your prayers, Lisa! I so appreciate...Thank you for your prayers, Lisa! I so appreciate them! grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-56495511241162844802015-05-27T10:39:45.170-07:002015-05-27T10:39:45.170-07:00Thanks, Stacy. I'm so glad to be "back&q...Thanks, Stacy. I'm so glad to be "back" for my other children. grtlyblesdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386260509307925901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-64311272568963127762015-05-27T10:18:37.637-07:002015-05-27T10:18:37.637-07:00You made the right decision for everyone, and that...You made the right decision for everyone, and that's what Supermom (if she even existed) would do. You made the hard decision, but it was the right one, and often...they are. <br />Sometimes life is hard. Sometimes, it sucks big massive boulder sized rocks. But you made it through, and even in the middle of it, you did what was best. You should be proud of that.<br />And for people who would think less of you...they don't know your life. They don't know YOU. And They. Don't. MATTER. Don't let them. Not one bit. <br />You are an amazing mom. You have taught your children so much over the last year...about how to follow where God leads, even when it's hard and scary. About how to love. About how to give sacrificially. And now...about how to recover from the hard.<br />You guys got a hard job from God. You were the road from China to here...the route to the forever home He had planned for Luke. And it would have been nice to know ahead of time. It would have been easier. But you made it through. You did it. You should be proud of how hard you worked for Luke, to get answers, to get help, and then to get him to the family God intended him for. For Luke...you were salvation from what would have happened in China.<br />If people say anything to you, you send them to me. I'll tell them to kiss your butt. I don't have your back...I'll stand in front of you. Don't forget...those of us who KNOW you...we think you're incredible.MamatoManyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305141221312228201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-67509592796537541042015-05-27T09:23:04.080-07:002015-05-27T09:23:04.080-07:00I've been thinking about your family a lot and...I've been thinking about your family a lot and am glad for an update. I can only imagine what it must feel like to try and sort through these feelings. Glad the kiddos are all doing okay.Erin (No Bohns About It)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04496750108127543293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-14124960769028480532015-05-27T09:21:49.831-07:002015-05-27T09:21:49.831-07:00What a heartbreaking decision to have to make! What a heartbreaking decision to have to make! Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407421936776939674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-76971246479773668982015-05-27T09:21:26.729-07:002015-05-27T09:21:26.729-07:00What a heartbreaking decision to have to make! What a heartbreaking decision to have to make! Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407421936776939674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-68836121647499321712015-05-27T08:51:14.107-07:002015-05-27T08:51:14.107-07:00Thank you for sharing! I've wondered how your...Thank you for sharing! I've wondered how your family was adjusting and how you were coping. I'll continue praying for you all. At some point your gonna have to let that guilt go - you did a lot for that little boy! God used your family in a special roll for him. A Rup Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742469732283024068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626820356307919755.post-24393321115152262012015-05-27T08:44:04.066-07:002015-05-27T08:44:04.066-07:00((hugs)) You did the best you could in the circum...((hugs)) You did the best you could in the circumstances you were faced with. No judgement here. Luke is with a family that can care for him, and you have a house full of kids to also care for. Guilt is an awful thing. Much love!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15075266918913326449noreply@blogger.com