tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post8113248572598939817..comments2023-10-29T10:42:47.796-06:00Comments on Life at 7000 feet: Disappointment...mer@lifeat7000feethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07169865790593225070noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-47354521937982135592008-02-27T16:47:00.000-07:002008-02-27T16:47:00.000-07:00I am glad I decided to catch up on your older blog...I am glad I decided to catch up on your older blog posts. Last week my husband had a devastating disappointment and it has really affected us both. It is so hard to wait and see what God's plans are and why it happened in the first place. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your this post and for being real.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093977536726563591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-88151402835777431072008-02-27T14:55:00.000-07:002008-02-27T14:55:00.000-07:00Hey there! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it when someone de-l...Hey there! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it when someone de-lurks. :) THanks for saying hi!<BR/><BR/>Glad your kiddos are better!<BR/><BR/>This post struck me. I'm posting something tomorrow (If I get the nerve up) on a slightly similar vein. It has been written for three days and I've been wimpy.Cindy-Still His Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699695957294293616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-6714283001186675702008-02-26T08:30:00.000-07:002008-02-26T08:30:00.000-07:00This post made me thing of something you might enj...This post made me thing of something you might enjoy reading that talkes about putting on the gown of patience and how our disappointments shape our lives... http://www.marmeedear.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=194Bake Me A Cake!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06278859284801540810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-1070070460923612852008-02-17T21:31:00.000-07:002008-02-17T21:31:00.000-07:00So much of life is about our expectations not bein...So much of life is about our expectations not being met, whether it's with another person or a situation in our lives. And we have to learn how to acknowledge and deal with it. So many Christians act like disappointment is sinful. But it is a part of life, and a part of the Christian life, that we must talk about and teach our children about. Or, like you said, it turns into bitterness, anger, etc. Thank you for this post. It is a good reminder that life is not always what we want it to be.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046168776303235588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-7927442458116572442008-02-17T13:50:00.000-07:002008-02-17T13:50:00.000-07:00Mer... Thanks for being so real and sincere on yo...Mer... Thanks for being so real and sincere on your blog. It serves as a good model for me as I'm relating to others as well. Praying for you and John amidst your disappointment.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220390926431690873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-68474950232722631432008-02-17T09:28:00.000-07:002008-02-17T09:28:00.000-07:00Disappointment SUCKS!!!!!Prayer, a nice glass of w...Disappointment SUCKS!!!!!<BR/>Prayer, a nice glass of wine (yep, I'm a sippin' saint), and HGTV works for me. ;)<BR/><BR/>Maybe the real appointment is just around the corner from where one was dis'd.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569370237911877839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-44932192285657495992008-02-16T22:36:00.000-07:002008-02-16T22:36:00.000-07:00Hope deferred makes the heart sick. Yea, I think ...Hope deferred makes the heart sick. Yea, I think Papa knew we would experience disappointment, hope deferred. After all He describes it in that verse. I don't think He minds that we feel it...it's what we do with it that matters.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes we have to wrestle with it for a bit until we are overcome by Him in the midst.<BR/><BR/>Yep, I know disappointment. It stinks!<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>JulieJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124097125667553300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-1254734005182338412008-02-16T20:27:00.000-07:002008-02-16T20:27:00.000-07:00disappointment is so hard. but it also excellent f...disappointment is so hard. but it also excellent for stretching... but just like any exercise, it is a pain and not always fun.<BR/><BR/>Thinking of you and praying for you.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>KarlaKarla Porter Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852059935122763051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-77802220679012129352008-02-16T20:26:00.000-07:002008-02-16T20:26:00.000-07:00I finished "Seventh Day" last night, and towards t...I finished "Seventh Day" last night, and towards the end Zadok says, "...Sometimes the truth that God holds all things in his hand does not quench the pain of sufferin' in this life." I love those books. And I love keeping in touch with you! :)Keciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188826846417951616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-15662780773060878882008-02-16T19:19:00.000-07:002008-02-16T19:19:00.000-07:00I've been spending the last few weeks in the book ...I've been spending the last few weeks in the book of Job. I have been impressed with the fact that Job is not putting on a happy face and saying all is well, yet he is still embraced by God. <BR/><BR/>So there, I think when something stinks, we can say it stinks, without being blasphemous. We are allowed to say when something hurts, is sad, or is disappointing. We don't have to lie to make God look good. He does fine all on His own. <BR/><BR/>I know that you know this, but even though disappointment does stink, it is excessively wonderful to know that all things work together for good for those who love God...isn't it?His Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615344417588586576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-90310068683342246302008-02-16T19:13:00.000-07:002008-02-16T19:13:00.000-07:00I think it's totally okay to just want to wallow i...I think it's totally okay to just want to wallow in your disappointment from time to time. Sometimes it just almost feels good to stay under the covers and cry and have a pity party. What usually helps me get out of the pit - is to look around and realize that there are a lot worse circumstances than the one you are in. I look at pictures from Africa or think about someone who has terminal cancer or someone who has lost their home in a tornado or lost a loved one suddenly - and then my disappointments start to seem really small and my hope starts to seem a little bit bigger.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02962409524106496122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-62246798645438161352008-02-16T19:11:00.000-07:002008-02-16T19:11:00.000-07:00Great post. Thank you for sharing what's in your ...Great post. Thank you for sharing what's in your heart.Stephanie Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976709475515458563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-62079746499146076232008-02-16T18:14:00.000-07:002008-02-16T18:14:00.000-07:00I think what you're saying here comes right throug...I think what you're saying here comes right through, Mer. It's obvious to me you're hurting because your husband is hurting, and you know there's nothing you can do except give it time.<BR/><BR/>I completely understand. It's hard enough when we ourselves are disappointed, but it's a lot harder when someone we love suffers a crushing disappointment.<BR/><BR/>You're in my thoughts.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078572615133867629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-9757500181257781002008-02-16T18:02:00.000-07:002008-02-16T18:02:00.000-07:00I'm sorry for your disappointment this week. I un...I'm sorry for your disappointment this week. I understand. And I am praying for you and your family to be blessed. Really, I am.<BR/><BR/>Much love to you, my friend,<BR/>hollyHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794673914973256109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-76787855139013772632008-02-16T17:05:00.000-07:002008-02-16T17:05:00.000-07:00God made us in His image, and made us the emotiona...God made us in His image, and made us the emotional creatures that we are. <BR/><BR/>Jesus wept over Jerusalem and I think part of that was disappointment that they wouldn't turn back to Him. Jesus was angry when He threw the crooked money changers out of the temple.<BR/><BR/>The point: Jesus had emotions and showed them, without sinning. He was angry, sad, disappointed and all the other things we experienced every day, some days more than others, as you said. <BR/><BR/>That said, there are some disappointments that are shallow and fleeting, and there are some that we never get over, but we learn to live with them. <BR/><BR/>I don't think there are an easy answers here, Mer, because we're all different and deal with these things in our own way. <BR/><BR/>I think Jennifer makes a good point that time and perspective are the biggest helps in dealing with life's disappointments. Distance, whether by time passage, or just by getting away from everything and getting your mind off it for a time.<BR/><BR/>Love you, my friend. <BR/><BR/>DianeDiane@Diane's Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919687116633720697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-70439982632735320272008-02-16T10:59:00.000-07:002008-02-16T10:59:00.000-07:00Boy, I think Jennifer makes a good point about ref...Boy, I think Jennifer makes a good point about refueling and gaining perspective "away from it all". <BR/><BR/>Either that, or really fattening food usually helps. ;)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, I'm sorry for this disappointment, Mer. We know life's not fair, and that God knows all about suffering, but in our humanness, we can't see the big picture, and it just sucks. The fact that suffering is part of our deal at all is hard to swallow. <BR/><BR/>This sounds weird--just thinking out loud...Maybe he could just do something for the little boy inside himself which wants to pout and cry and shake his fist. That little boy could use...what? A milkshake? Bowling? A wii tournament? Or, maybe just time to pout in his room until he feels better. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your heart, friend.<BR/><BR/>(((hugs)))gretchenGretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576409086020993015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18299306.post-3361855956529844332008-02-16T09:50:00.000-07:002008-02-16T09:50:00.000-07:00Mer, you hit the nail on the head with your last s...Mer, you hit the nail on the head with your last sentence! Some weeks hold more than others, while some not at all. <BR/><BR/>I also totally agree about the spirtual side of your answer too. But I'd like to share that sometimes just getting away from 'all of it' and heading to the beach or to the mountains--just to unwind and relax and get perspective helps too.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479553819173503559noreply@blogger.com