tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post8714137488473778335..comments2024-03-06T22:56:55.030-06:00Comments on A Gathering Place: ~ON BEING REAL~Rebecca Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662129266792835433noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-74771952119804132282011-11-18T00:21:04.185-06:002011-11-18T00:21:04.185-06:00I've always known, right from the first, the r...I've always known, right from the first, the real you. Not sure how, but I knew your warm and loving heart. You ARE real. I have never known you to be anything else. <br />I don't think you know how to be anything else. I call it "blessed"...<br />I say this from my aged heart and whisper "more... <br />MonaWsprsweetly Of Cottageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990765326246470929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-83066412453951185372011-11-16T08:43:25.843-06:002011-11-16T08:43:25.843-06:00I seem to be reading posts this morning that speak...I seem to be reading posts this morning that speak to my heart. The world and events in our lives can seem to be at odds and out of control. So, some of us try to make sense by redoing, cleaning our own personal space - I have always thought the home reflects the woman. I do the very same thing when I have to think things through. What is real - what a deep wonderful thought. The joyous thing is above all God is real - His love for us is real and how much He cares for us is real! What a comforting thought! Thank you for blessing us with your post today!<br />Love to YOU,<br />KathyKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310044533488593888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-28663673028192749762011-11-16T06:25:04.439-06:002011-11-16T06:25:04.439-06:00Oh' Darlin', you're about as real as i...Oh' Darlin', you're about as real as it gets in the most dreamy sort of way. You ooze tenderness and love, and we all feel just like you do. Cleaning is good for the soul and a great way to be ready to get ready to rest you're weary mind at night. Isn't it funny how God reaches us. Gently approaching subjects like he did yours with the Velveteen Rabbit and than once your heart's ready pressing forward with the same subject in your devotional. <br /><br />Do you know I've never red the Velveteen Rabbit ~ maybe it's time I do. I see some of the most important messages in childrens books. I think that's going on my wish list. How funny at 51.<br /> <br />Your words were such a blessing to me and I heard the message I needed to in them as well. Last night I had a evening like your day.<br /><br />I've written down your devotional. That's one to keep in my Quote Journal.<br /><br />I'm sorry I haven't come by to thank you sooner for you sweet heart and tender prayers. Maybe God new the perfect time for me to visit was now. I hope today yours is blessed just as much as you bless me and others.<br /><br />Love you Rebecca! OX's...Tracy :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643279791342765171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-50282370207614156882011-11-16T02:17:32.573-06:002011-11-16T02:17:32.573-06:00I enjoyed reading your post today. It has been a w...I enjoyed reading your post today. It has been a while. I hope to reconnect again with my blogger friends. Have a Blessed rest of the week! Hugs!Ldy ~~ Dyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05458661326603805425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-33694057431590958242011-11-15T20:18:12.606-06:002011-11-15T20:18:12.606-06:00Hi Rebecca
We all get the misery once and awhile -...Hi Rebecca<br />We all get the misery once and awhile - funny the things that can set us off too.<br />Great post.<br />JudithLavender Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03403871499758144022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-52747363816575063322011-11-15T20:16:31.477-06:002011-11-15T20:16:31.477-06:00Aren't we blessed that the Lord provides us wi...Aren't we blessed that the Lord provides us with what we need, when we need it, if we listen and pay attention. Children's books always seem to have great life messages for us. I guess that's why I have so many around!♥♫Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116154641827479893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-4603305464102755912011-11-15T19:34:36.450-06:002011-11-15T19:34:36.450-06:00Hi Becky--
Becky--
A GREAT Post!
This has to b...Hi Becky--<br /><br />Becky-- <br />A GREAT Post!<br /><br />This has to be one of my all time Favorite books. I haven't read it in years, but I am tempted tovisit Barnes & Nobel and purchase a copy for myself.<br /><br />The book itself is much like a devotional. :-) Love, like Faith is closey related to one another, and can heal the worst of hurt and heartache. We could learn a lot from "Skin Horse."<br /><br />All of us, from time to time, experience periods of lonliness, but we are NEVER really alone. God is in the midst of it all. HE enables us to turn our "Scars into Stars."<br /><br />Don't dispair, Steve will be home soon, and the sun will rise and shine brightly on the morrow.<br /><br />Blessings on you dear daughter...<br /><br />Love you Forever-- MomNannyaboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14372031828201894155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-11006041141012751392011-11-15T18:32:26.107-06:002011-11-15T18:32:26.107-06:00Another one of your posts that tweaked my heart. Y...Another one of your posts that tweaked my heart. You are blessed with the gift of words.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11211553639708036919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-24425527318735773812011-11-15T17:39:13.051-06:002011-11-15T17:39:13.051-06:00Boy, did I need your post today! I haven't be...Boy, did I need your post today! I haven't been on here in a while but yours is the first I read and wow! I'm so sorry your day has been this way. It is not a pleasant feeling is it? But thankfully, you brought it to view and we are listening! Great post, Rebecca. I've missed you since I've been away.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01390800085540275327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-62634747158245159512011-11-15T16:47:30.253-06:002011-11-15T16:47:30.253-06:00Hi Rebecca,
Thank you for not being afraid of shar...Hi Rebecca,<br />Thank you for not being afraid of sharing the real you. The thing that never ceases to amaze me is how God can use certain situations to help us reflect on things and help us on bad days. <br /><br />Hugs!<br />NancyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601073005728827355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-85628575840080463072011-11-15T15:40:02.155-06:002011-11-15T15:40:02.155-06:00I love this post. Not because you had a bad day, b...I love this post. Not because you had a bad day, but because I will remember this post when I have my "next" bad day. I, like many, clean when I'm upset and boy can I do a good job! lol <br />The Velveteen Rabbit has a special place in my heart, as I read it so many many times to my children when they were young. <br />Wishing you a beautiful day tomorrow!<br /><br />JeannetteJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434028465184764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-25956777298345372992011-11-15T15:39:26.098-06:002011-11-15T15:39:26.098-06:00Ah, sweet Rebecca, so sorry you had such a bad day...Ah, sweet Rebecca, so sorry you had such a bad day yesterday. I too, do the same thing with cleaning. Hope today is better. I can't believe I have never read that book. It's funny how things happen like that, and they just jump out out you. <br /><br />Love you!<br /><br />DebbiePink Roses and Teacupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07292534447306279495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-62972366277670248832011-11-15T14:39:43.975-06:002011-11-15T14:39:43.975-06:00Oh Rebecca, I'm sorry you had a rough day yest...Oh Rebecca, I'm sorry you had a rough day yesterday. So much good came from it, you just shared some heartfelt words that mean so much, thank you. You are an amazing lady, I'm praying for you sweet friend. <br /><br />Hugs,<br />NancyNancy's Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581544104958017280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-79138754617641825672011-11-15T14:26:28.848-06:002011-11-15T14:26:28.848-06:00Hi Rebecca, God is the father of all compassion an...Hi Rebecca, God is the father of all compassion and comfort! You inspire so many of us bloggers by your beauty and realness! So many follow you and look up to you and I do believe these beautiful ladies are sent from God to comfort you! My hubby is a field engineer so he's on the road a lot...I know exactly how you feel, it's never easy!<br />Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving!<br />Hugs, keep smiling, PamPam Traskoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802315168166987434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-16034776942673661022011-11-15T13:12:47.769-06:002011-11-15T13:12:47.769-06:00I am so sorry that you had such a rotten day. Neve...I am so sorry that you had such a rotten day. Never helps when you get out of bed in a funk does it! I don't think that I have ever read The Velvateen Rabbit. Now I am curious. See another think I found out about from your blog. I pray that things have turned around for you and you are enjoying your day today. Big Hugs to you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10669245607085502732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-64270392212540918282011-11-15T10:47:18.254-06:002011-11-15T10:47:18.254-06:00REAL... yes, we must keep it real:) The REAL in o...REAL... yes, we must keep it real:) The REAL in our lives sometimes makes us want to paint the ceiling! I am having some REAL life issues in my life too, not with me personally but with my Family! Praying is what keeps me going, makes my heart happy and keeps me looking forward! I'll be praying for you and you'll be praying for me:) HUGS!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511604348057625922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-31250349264327969832011-11-15T10:26:42.840-06:002011-11-15T10:26:42.840-06:00Yes, my dear Rebecca..... it's soooo what I w...Yes, my dear Rebecca..... it's soooo what I would expect from you, you positive and uplifting little chickie that you are. Take a Debbie Downer day and make it a special one to remember. Loved this post....and I thank you for sharing.....we allll have "those" days, but it's really what we do with them, isn't it? AWESOME post... <br /><br />xoxox<br />Spencie{Bellamere Cottage}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17808685184476519297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-37838540202421328722011-11-15T10:19:29.144-06:002011-11-15T10:19:29.144-06:00Oh... and I too find when I'm angry to be the ...Oh... and I too find when I'm angry to be the hour of cleanliness! Ask the hubs, I've taken an object right out of his hand and tossed it in the trash before. I'm not proud of that fact, but by golly, clutter is clutter after all. :) TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-10914015708658585512011-11-15T10:18:33.455-06:002011-11-15T10:18:33.455-06:00I am seldom easily moved to tears but this made me...I am seldom easily moved to tears but this made me cry. Now, before you cry because I cry ~ don't cry okay? It's good tears but life tears. Being real at all cost has always been my frame of mind. Seeing the horrors of life at 8 years young can do this to a person. I used to ask as a child, "what did momma do so bad daddy had to end her?". I chewed on it, prayed on it, begged for answers on it and so on. As I became an adult and matured I realized it was because neither parent was real. They both had things to hide & it all caught up to them. I'm not saying in any way a murder is ever, EVER justified by a mere mortals hands but, I understand the psychology of the incident. I knew I would always be honest even when it might hurt. The trick was to learn some tact and have have the holy spirit on my tongue when doing so.<br /><br />Now that said Dear R, I fail. I fail often. BUT, God has taught me even when I may not deliver the message properly, always deliver the truth. I was raised on Honor being the most steadfast of qualities of a "man". If one could not call on his honor, then what does he stand for? <br /><br />Being real for me, is a way of living and a state of mind I choose. It means giving & receiving honesty when it's warm and fuzzy AND when it might be hurtful or hard to hear.<br /><br />I hope whatever it was that upset you has now passed into the hour of recognition or relization and you have found peace with it. I love this post inparticular, it reminds me of my grand daddy! <br />huggers & xoxo<br />TammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-59262474945794448452011-11-15T09:32:39.625-06:002011-11-15T09:32:39.625-06:00I had to laugh about the cleaning of the house, wh...I had to laugh about the cleaning of the house, while you are agitated about something. I can do my best cleaning at those times. I think it is because that is something I have control over. Somehow when we need it, we get a bit of a reminder, of what is really important.<br />DebMosaic Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715004978582753127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-35778017336243978292011-11-15T09:31:01.049-06:002011-11-15T09:31:01.049-06:00Oh Rebecca, so sorry you had such a bad day. I wis...Oh Rebecca, so sorry you had such a bad day. I wished I would clean house when I have a bad day or feel depressed, instead I curl up in the bed, you are truly an inspiration to others. I hope you have a wonderful day today and the days to come!<br />Big hugs~~~ DaphneDaphne Nicole & Lynda Cadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286669936405188118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-54859040073785884292011-11-15T08:47:46.936-06:002011-11-15T08:47:46.936-06:00A very touching post. In the past my hubby has wo...A very touching post. In the past my hubby has worked away and only able to come home one weekend a month other times he made it home on weekends, so I understand. It can be a heavy load at times to 'handle' things for both of you in the home and socially...but then the cleaning and praying begin. Hugs!Sherri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03956294100834139745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-47449490427436549892011-11-15T07:24:37.707-06:002011-11-15T07:24:37.707-06:00Ah, Rebecca..you have touched my heart again with ...Ah, Rebecca..you have touched my heart again with this post..I have always loved the book THE VELVETEEN RABBIT, even as an adult. I must whisper to you that sometimes when I have been feeling very depressed and hurt, I, too, took the book out and read it..somehow it always made me feel better! I've given the book as a gift to several children through the years but I think it takes a more mature mind to truly grasp the beautiful meaning of the story....<br /> I hope you are feeling better today and will have a good day. I understand how hard it is to have Steve gone so much, I really do, as<br />my hubbs is gone eleven hours a day, five days a week, to work, and I miss him as well as need him here so much. It is very hard on us as I am sure it is on you and Steve...it makes our time together that much more special, though. With you there IS a light at the end of the tunnel and before you know it, he will be walking up to receive his DEGREE, and believe me<br />it will all be worth it!!!!!<br /> Remember you are much loved by so many, you are such a special lady!!<br /> Have a happy day, sweetie...<br />Love, your friend FrancyYasmin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457311241674488619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-67201005393193526482011-11-15T07:21:36.273-06:002011-11-15T07:21:36.273-06:00Dear Rebbecca,Your life does seem picture perfect ...Dear Rebbecca,Your life does seem picture perfect filled with such beauty from all around and outsiders looking in tend to forget we are all human and face daily challenges. I sometimes come to your blog for that very reason, to see beauty.This was an especially nice post to read to remind us life isn't always perfect although I do hope things get back in order for you very soon.I'm glad to see you are human too,LOL.<br />Hugs and Blessings,PatPat Winter Gatheringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059339623003211397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-12150831079559521362011-11-15T07:15:32.898-06:002011-11-15T07:15:32.898-06:00Good Morning Rebecca! Well, I am sorry your day w...Good Morning Rebecca! Well, I am sorry your day was so off kilter yesterday. I CLEAN when I am upset too. I can remember scrubbing floors when I was young~on my hands and knees and just fretting things out.<br /><br />Now...I must have needed to hear this "message" about the Velveteen Rabbit because I read it yesterday, too. Pop over to Holly's if you get a chance...http://thetreasurewithin.blogspot.com/<br /><br />She posted a portion of the story, too. Great minds think alike! xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.com