http://www.karipatterson.com/2010/01/24/sorting-through-my-stones/ Kari Patterson Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:44:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.karipatterson.com/2010/01/24/sorting-through-my-stones/comment-page-1/#comment-40552 kristen Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:18:33 +0000 http://www.karipatterson.com/?p=631#comment-40552 Good words. Letting go of a few stones myself. Thanks. Good words. Letting go of a few stones myself. Thanks.

]]> http://www.karipatterson.com/2010/01/24/sorting-through-my-stones/comment-page-1/#comment-39710 Jen Duncan Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:24:20 +0000 http://www.karipatterson.com/?p=631#comment-39710 Hey kari! Boy did this one hit home for me! How often we try and "do it all" in our OWN strength, forgetting the very one Who doe s the strengthening. The hard part for me about this is that many of these "stones" ARE ours to carry (i.e parenting toddlers AND babies at the same time while being a supportive, loving, wife and maintaining a house)...and many times they are just SO heavy- not to mention the temptation to pick up other "little" ones around us that are easiest to carry. I think that's whats hard for me...it's my own stones that are the heaviest which is why I keep trying to pick up other "smaller" stones that are not mine to carry because those are the ones that I think I can "succeed" at better. But how our family suffers when we start doing well at picking up those small stones and don't put all our effort into building our strength (and character) in carrying the intensely heavy ones. And one thing that hit me when reading this....there is nothing wrong with asking for help in carrying our own stones... "shouldering" each others burdens. Sometimes our own stones are just plum too heavy! Especially when going through "rough" spots or seasons... that's when we have to humble ourselves and know how to accept help when its offered, and to also know when we're able to help shoulder others when its not a sacrifice to our own family! Anyway...thanks for the thoughts. Hope you feel better soon. These days are definitely a challenge, but the reward for being fruitful in these young years is so rich.... Go under the Mercy my friend! Lots of love! Hey kari!
Boy did this one hit home for me! How often we try and “do it all” in our OWN strength, forgetting the very one Who doe s the strengthening. The hard part for me about this is that many of these “stones” ARE ours to carry (i.e parenting toddlers AND babies at the same time while being a supportive, loving, wife and maintaining a house)…and many times they are just SO heavy- not to mention the temptation to pick up other “little” ones around us that are easiest to carry. I think that’s whats hard for me…it’s my own stones that are the heaviest which is why I keep trying to pick up other “smaller” stones that are not mine to carry because those are the ones that I think I can “succeed” at better. But how our family suffers when we start doing well at picking up those small stones and don’t put all our effort into building our strength (and character) in carrying the intensely heavy ones. And one thing that hit me when reading this….there is nothing wrong with asking for help in carrying our own stones… “shouldering” each others burdens. Sometimes our own stones are just plum too heavy! Especially when going through “rough” spots or seasons… that’s when we have to humble ourselves and know how to accept help when its offered, and to also know when we’re able to help shoulder others when its not a sacrifice to our own family! Anyway…thanks for the thoughts. Hope you feel better soon. These days are definitely a challenge, but the reward for being fruitful in these young years is so rich…. Go under the Mercy my friend! Lots of love!

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