tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.comments2015-04-09T09:53:02.263-04:00Broken BirdsongLydia Brugerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09517914777314328661noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-86838530730278201712015-04-09T09:53:02.263-04:002015-04-09T09:53:02.263-04:00Mary, this was so encouraging to read! I love how ...Mary, this was so encouraging to read! I love how He uses our lives, our stories, our mistakes & victories to bless not only us, but those we encounter. The beauty of His kingdom. Lydia Harthttp://brokenbirdsong.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-34958431515424637752015-04-09T00:39:53.981-04:002015-04-09T00:39:53.981-04:00wow....this hits the mark fair and square...thanks...wow....this hits the mark fair and square...thanks a million ....adding this wisdom to my prayer journal for further meditation and prayer !!marygemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220939258166272783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-44199973930803484132015-03-31T15:26:45.907-04:002015-03-31T15:26:45.907-04:00Thank you so much for your sweet words, Mike. You ...Thank you so much for your sweet words, Mike. You bless me beyond my capability to express. Regardless of its brightness ... the darkness has not overcome. He is so faithful. <br />Love you much, brother. Lydia Harthttp://brokenbirdsong.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-45134999835959656542015-03-30T17:37:11.439-04:002015-03-30T17:37:11.439-04:00Be encouraged little sister. You are a bright ligh...Be encouraged little sister. You are a bright light shining in dark places, some days a sun, other days a flickering candle. That light, regardless of its brightness, helps others lost in their darkness find safe & secure footing even if the results aren't immediately obvious.If we are faithful and persist in our struggles as we plant, water, weed and nuture, God is faithful and will provide the harvest! Hang in there, one day at a time, it is worth the struggle! Love you & love your heart, Hart <3Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10178624041606642623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-74941416549696737152015-03-24T23:12:24.798-04:002015-03-24T23:12:24.798-04:00Glad He is ministering through you through this .....Glad He is ministering through you through this ... Your words blessed me right back. Our battles are never solely our own, are they? Whether we intend to share them or not. There are the common struggles of mortality, yes. But there is more. There are times like these, when our battles speak to others. When others fight with us. When separate pains collide & make something beautiful, by the grace of God. You are not alone. & this fight is not futile. Human words fail to resonate when we aren't listening to Christ's voice first & foremost. When we dull ourselves to Him, how can we perceive Him in others? May we keep our minds stayed on the Author of our existence ... the Fighter of our fight. Lydia Harthttp://brokenbirdsong.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-46046559863392536772015-03-24T21:36:32.427-04:002015-03-24T21:36:32.427-04:00"I'm sick of trying to learn new things t..."I'm sick of trying to learn new things that I should have known by now & feeling downright illiterate as I fail again & again."<br /><br />"Looked to humans desperately, & mourned when the phone didn't vibrate, or when their words rung of truth, but did not help my aching soul in the least. There comes a point where truth registers, but it does not invade."<br /><br />So much of this described what I've been going through lately, but these two parts especially.<br /><br />It's not only you, Lydia. Never only you. And never only me. I forget so often that I don't need to be alone.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your words. They touched my heart tonight. <3Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-42591165045184962492015-03-02T10:42:03.149-05:002015-03-02T10:42:03.149-05:00Just wanted to say I've come back to this toda...Just wanted to say I've come back to this today, after thinking about having the faith to believe God not only <i>can</i>, but that He <i>will</i>. I've been struggling with when it is "okay" or "right" to ask believing He will grant the request, as opposed to just halfheartedly asking because we think He will say no. And your post came to mind. So I just had to say thank you today. :)Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-4883687211522685882014-10-30T20:59:58.237-04:002014-10-30T20:59:58.237-04:00Oh, and I forgot the other day, but I also wanted ...Oh, and I forgot the other day, but I also wanted to say--I hit 1,000 gifts the other day. Thank you for talking about Mrs. Voskamp and the book so often. I'm so glad I read it, and kept the list. In the five-ish months it took me to get to 1,000, the list brought me countless smiles whenever I flipped back through it and remembered. It also helped me through two or three long, late, whole-body-shaking nights. He is faithful. <br /><br />Here's the next thousand and beyond. :)Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-39506609909629744372014-10-28T16:46:38.093-04:002014-10-28T16:46:38.093-04:00He is so good! Thanks, Amanda.He is so good! Thanks, Amanda.Lydia Harthttp://brokenbirdsong.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-28933859061591576822014-10-28T16:43:44.898-04:002014-10-28T16:43:44.898-04:00Yes and amen and hallelujah! Isn't it true--i...Yes and amen and hallelujah! Isn't it true--it's scary to ask and believe He <i>will</i>. But you did it. Rejoicing with you, Lydia!Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-57420914926595638402014-07-28T21:21:04.501-04:002014-07-28T21:21:04.501-04:00I know exactly the kind of thoughtfulness and stir...I know exactly the kind of thoughtfulness and stirring-of-the-soul you're talking about. Oh, I know it well. That's been me the past week. I feel like everything I've been learning is coming together and is about to make something astonishing. Like...life. The way it was supposed to be.<br /><br />It's kind of a scary feeling sometimes, because it's intangible and uncertain, but it's wild and adventurous as well and that's wonderful. :)Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-83118164469346409122014-07-26T13:29:27.638-04:002014-07-26T13:29:27.638-04:00"No rope or nails on me. But I stay anyway. B..."No rope or nails on me. But I stay anyway. Because that's what you do when you radically love someone."<br /><br />A "yes and amen" from me today. :)Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-90298768782237871982014-07-21T21:11:26.445-04:002014-07-21T21:11:26.445-04:00"He is love and He is here, and what else mat..."He is love and He is here, and what else matters, really?"<br /><br />I'm going to let that echo in my head for a bit tonight...thank you. :)Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-58216364354081023792014-06-30T10:41:48.445-04:002014-06-30T10:41:48.445-04:00"The birds aren't waiting til the dawn is..."The birds aren't waiting til the dawn is fully here to sing. They've been proclaiming it's coming since they woke up to find darkness."<br /><br />I guess that one sentence is what's echoing in my head now that I've finished reading...I'm going to try to remember that today. Thank you once again.Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-70216784764538898422014-06-30T10:34:57.117-04:002014-06-30T10:34:57.117-04:00I believe you'll get there someday, Lydia. He ...I believe you'll get there someday, Lydia. He is a great God we follow. :) <br /><br />I did something brave this past week...I went to camp in North Carolina with my youth group. My first time spending more than a night somewhere without my family. I learned so much, but I think the one thing I really took away from that was...He is faithful. No matter what, He is faithful. The last night, all the counselors and the operational staff sang an arrangement of "Great is Thy Faithfulness" and I was literally in tears. If there's one thing I'll remember, I think it will be that. <br /><br />He is faithful, Lydia. You know that. I'm reminding you anyway, and saying thank you for reminding me. :) Hope you're having a good day.Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-51294490724128113582014-06-13T23:46:00.867-04:002014-06-13T23:46:00.867-04:00Oh Lydia; this really spoke to me just now. I lite...Oh Lydia; this really spoke to me just now. I literally just got back from an evening where I realize now I wasn't listening to hear & wasn't thinking of His opinon as I spoke...I appreciate you shared this tonight. =) <br />Also, I've also benefited from "pausing the music" or not listening to anything at all, in order to try to hear His voice better. =)<br /><br />God bless!<br />~ JennyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512871757928141896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-87632600052151164192014-05-29T11:46:05.663-04:002014-05-29T11:46:05.663-04:00"The Lord will show you when it is time to te..."The Lord will show you when it is time to tell your story, if you ask Him."<br />"He makes stars from the darkness. He can use my tired sentences. He can use my silence."<br /><br />Wow. Wow. Yes, He can use your tired sentences. He just did. Oh, he just did.<br /><br />I could use a little bit more of silence, I think. I speak without thinking far too often, I'm afraid. But the good news for me is, He can use even that. That's probably my only hope...Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-82581283961354085142014-05-24T13:47:11.223-04:002014-05-24T13:47:11.223-04:00Awwww it ate my comment! Such a nice one, too, abo...Awwww it ate my comment! Such a nice one, too, about love...<br /><br />Oh well. But I just wanted you to know, Lydia, I'm reading that book now. One Thousand Gifts. And....I get it. I get it. It makes sense. THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT IT! I can tell, I can tell already, it's going to change me. So, thanks.Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-13376350605747263542014-05-07T14:01:35.030-04:002014-05-07T14:01:35.030-04:00I was just thinking about how nature's colors ...I was just thinking about how nature's colors never collide when I was photographing a bright orange cactus flower that had hot pink stamens with bright green at the tips. Each one of us is beautifully and wonderfully made!blestbutstresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058280295906350992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-67889539897152177032014-05-02T13:59:31.613-04:002014-05-02T13:59:31.613-04:00I have "Beautiful Things" by Gungor stuc...I have "Beautiful Things" by Gungor stuck in my head now, thanks to you... :)Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-33853773553688805872014-05-02T11:08:33.857-04:002014-05-02T11:08:33.857-04:00Yes and amen, Sarah. Thank you.Yes and amen, Sarah. Thank you.Lydia Harthttp://brokenbirdsong.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-10092905298744495232014-05-01T16:32:19.554-04:002014-05-01T16:32:19.554-04:00I so hear these words from your heart. Isn't i...I so hear these words from your heart. Isn't it wonderful to know Jesus wants all of us-the good, the bad, the fears, and the joys. Hope you have a wonderful day!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844323769332769278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-53061188278274709262014-04-30T17:46:34.489-04:002014-04-30T17:46:34.489-04:00Oh Lanette. Thank you so much for those prayers. V...Oh Lanette. Thank you so much for those prayers. Very needed, very appreciated. My heart is full, reading your words. Lydia Harthttp://brokenbirdsong.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-8077951616303221662014-04-30T12:39:50.977-04:002014-04-30T12:39:50.977-04:00Lydia I'm praying too that you would be comfor...Lydia I'm praying too that you would be comforted. Thank you for sharing your heart and your beautfiul words. Lanette Haskinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527528486346051078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267301877268405378.post-37432511059474773782014-04-30T12:11:10.083-04:002014-04-30T12:11:10.083-04:00Yes. He. is. Yes. He. is. Lydia Harthttp://brokenbirdsong.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com