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Jenny, if you only knew how much it meant to me th...

2009-09-28T00:49:50.274-05:00

Jenny, if you only knew how much it meant to me that you answered my question. I had completely forgotten that I had even asked it. Right now, it's 1:42 in the , and I'm supposed to be studying for a chem exam I have later today, but I'm bawling my eyes out, holding a hand over my mouth, because I can't believe that God gave you the words that I needed to hear. It shows me that God is continually showing himself to me, in so many different ways, and through so many different people, including you. Not to worry they aren't sad tears, they're just tears of unbelief, gratitude, awe, etc...Not sure what other words I can use. And to one of the other readers of your blog who also gave me words of encouragement, thank you!! Seriously, this makes me love being a part of the family of God! And Jenny, if you ever come to Lansing, MI,(since you guys missed it when the Rock & Worship Roadshow came here, but you'd just had Annie, so completely understandable, lol) I will give you the biggest hug in thanks ever...Thanks again for letting God use you, and I'll continue to pray for you guys!!!
~Cavelle~ :)

I've read your blog for almost a year now, and hav...

2009-08-26T15:13:45.710-05:00

I've read your blog for almost a year now, and have never commented until the Neatherland's post, and now here I am again! I wanted to share a Credo that my pastor read to us back in January (about a month before I was to go to the Philippines on a Mission trip), and one I keep it on my classroom wall just for the daily reminder. I hope it brings you and those who read your (amazing) blog some manner of peace, even when you don't know when/where it's coming from.

"Great people are ready to help me at the right time, in the right way. People I don't even know yet. I promise I will never give up because I don't have the help. But I will trust God to provide it. He has resources to help me that I have not even considered. There are multiplied thousands of persons with all kinds of talents, skills, concerns, and contacts that God can bring into my life in order to fulfill His plans. So I will open my eyes and see the faces of the people around me. I will open my ears to hear what they are saying. Today, tomorrow, next week, I'll meet someone. Just the right person the vision needs. That right person will come along to fill the right place at just the right time. And I will marvel knowing that God arranged it so beautifully." Author Unknown

wow. this was an amazing entry. highly entertain...

2009-08-25T14:31:02.599-05:00

wow. this was an amazing entry. highly entertained by the beginning. near tears by the end. i've been in a very hard spot for almost a year now, and struggling with a lot of things that are weighing veeeery heavily on me.
So you can let go now.
i read that line and just about fell apart. i've been needing someone to speak just those words to me all this time, and i really didn't even know it.
i'm not saying you just saved the day, but i think i may be hitting a fixing point finally.
thanks for this blog :)

Great post! Love how honest you are about your li...

2009-08-21T09:03:36.118-05:00

Great post! Love how honest you are about your life. Love how you show that no matter what....God IS there through it all. Thanks for sharing.

thank you so much for this post jenny. :) i love...

2009-08-21T01:11:22.046-05:00

thank you so much for this post jenny. :) i love your take on "letting go." for some crazy reason i've never pictured it that way.....that when we let go it finally allows God to do what he's there to do. why do we always want to get in our own way?!?!? we're fools, i guess. i'm so glad to serve a faithful, forgiving God who loves to pick up our broken pieces and hang on to us for dear life.

i'm sorry to hear that you're exhausted and that things have been off with ryan. your honesty is refreshing and encouraging. we ALL go through those times. rhett and i have totally had our "7 year itch" moments, weeks, er...months. :( part of the journey i suppose..."good times and bad", right? :) reminds me of the pressure and heat an ugly, dirty lump of coal receives in order to shine as a beuatiful, pristine diamond.
hang in there friend!

p.s. rhett is totally jealous that you guys went to amsterdam. (he probably wouldn't have been on as good of behavior as y'all were, though!) ;)

I love to read your blogs but hate to comment. Let...

2009-08-20T09:36:12.383-05:00

I love to read your blogs but hate to comment. Letting go and allowing God to work things out is so much easier than trying to figure it out yourself, but it is so difficult to get to that point.

Jenny--I love you! I love your honesty & your fait...

2009-08-19T21:52:52.643-05:00

Jenny--I love you! I love your honesty & your faith!!

this was absolutely beautiful Jenny. (for some rea...

2009-08-19T19:01:38.885-05:00

this was absolutely beautiful Jenny. (for some reason i always feel the urge to call you Annie! haha)
i've heard this all before you know. but there's something about the way you say things. the way you write them. the way you explain. and the way they make others feel. there's truth. and behind the truth we see you. your life. your struggles. and that's what makes it different. in all your posts we see you. we don't just read about you.
i know i've said this before, but again, thank you for being so transparent.

lovelove!
,gaby

This post was great. Your hair looks good, Annie ...

2009-08-19T16:43:38.890-05:00

This post was great. Your hair looks good, Annie is still just as cute as always, and that picture of you sleeping is nothing compared to the picture my mom took of me on our way home from Washington DC a week ago... let's just say I didn't look my best :)

I loved the way you answered that question, it made perfect sense. just like in 2 Corinthians 12:9- "...My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness."

By the way, I am going to be at the concert in Lincolnton, NC on September 26. I am super excited and can't wait to see you guys :)

Love, love , love your post, laughing through your...

2009-08-19T14:47:58.379-05:00

Love, love , love your post, laughing through your antics, your photos, but mostly loving the words; "You do not hold onto God. God holds onto you. So you can let go now.
That's what I did with a HUGE situation this summer, mostly because I was tired and worn out, not because I gave up, just that I gave in. It helps to remember WHO is in control!

Reformed blurker here! I love reading your blog...

2009-08-19T14:31:39.670-05:00

Reformed blurker here!

I love reading your blogs - they always encourange and entertain me! Love, love, love them. Thank you so much for openness, honesty, vulnerability, and transparency and for sharing with us.

I was so excited to see you Sunday in Indy! Thanks for the awesome show, despite the sweltering heat, staring into the stinkin' bright sun, playing on the free stage not knowing what kind of crowd or energy you'd get, and the stress of having to run out of there to catch your flight. You guys are amazing live, and I so want to hang out with you and be your bff. I think I could just sit and listen to you talk or read what you write all day. Great show, and appreciate everything you said. It was cool to be in that environment, with all types of people coming through that were able to hear your songs and hear you speak!

All the good stuff you wrote and my only thought i...

2009-08-19T14:02:30.325-05:00

All the good stuff you wrote and my only thought is that at least you weren't drooling in the picture. I know, very shallow. But Penny and I continue to pray for you, Ryan, Annie, and the band. "Don't grow weary in doing what is good". "He restores your soul".

Jenny thank you so much...this is exactly what i n...

2009-08-19T12:33:32.420-05:00

Jenny thank you so much...this is exactly what i needed i can't even explain it...literally what i needed God is speaking so clearly now..

Your posts make me so happy!! I love reading your ...

2009-08-19T11:02:51.883-05:00

Your posts make me so happy!! I love reading your stories cause i realize how normal i am! I have 3 kids 9, 5, and almost 4 so i totally understand frazzled. I live in that state. Those days your spinning and don't know which end is up. Just hang in there. It's frazzled days that God teachs us and molds us to depend on him.

Jenny~ The post for Tuesday was absolutely the pe...

2009-08-19T10:43:50.442-05:00

Jenny~

The post for Tuesday was absolutely the perfect answer that I've ever read to a question about someone's faith and struggling. I met you here in Baton Rouge while on Tour with Rock and Worship. I was the Lead Coordinator for the event and responsible for getting the volunteers. Josh Wax put me in touch with your blogs and I read them to help keep me balanced! I just wanted to say thanks for answering that particular question...it really described what I'm going through. You are very talented and somehow reading your blogs and having met you...make them so much more personal. I have your CD in my van and my little 8 year old girl inspires me everytime she sings the lyrics from your songs...trying to raise my babies the best way any mom can! Whenever the days are rough...Addison Road is always there to lift my spirits and it gives me the strength I need to make a difficult situation better. Thanks again...~Monica Baton Rouge, La.

Praying for you my sweet friend! Your trip will b...

2009-08-19T09:36:25.068-05:00

Praying for you my sweet friend! Your trip will be good! Annie will be great and everything will be as it should!

Thanks for reminding me that at the end of the day, we are really in a beautiful Free Fall with God. I needed that this week.

Here's to the Free Fall,
Bec

I can't wait to ask your mom about Uncle Bernie! ...

2009-08-19T09:32:54.930-05:00

I can't wait to ask your mom about Uncle Bernie! Hopefully, I'll get to see her -and Annie -this week. I know how hard it is to leave your baby, even for a short while, but you are right...she will survive and be just fine...and you will, too. Thanks for writing so openly and honestly and sincerely. Have a wonderful trip and get some sleep on the long flight!

Thanks for sharing, Jenny! I totally have been in...

2009-08-19T09:32:48.851-05:00

Thanks for sharing, Jenny! I totally have been in those dark places, and you are so right... in the midst of depression and OCD and all these other issues I never want to burden anyone with... I was barely holding on. And there were days that I prayed that I wouldn't have to hold on and fight anymore. I was weary--weary in my bones and in my muscles and in my heart and in my mind... but I would cry, and before I knew what was happening, I was in God's arms again. So hard to know it, but it's so true. I've been carried by God all my life. :) Thanks for reminding me of that today! :)

God bless!

Ashley

Cavelle, don't give up! You might be holding in by...

2009-08-19T08:35:20.227-05:00

Cavelle, don't give up! You might be holding in by a thread, but the LORD has a firm grip. "My Father, which gave them to me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand." John 10:28-29. We try so hard to cling to the LORD, and that's not a bad thing by any means, but we tend to forget that He is the one that holds us. The sheep don't keep the Sheppard, the Sheppard keeps the sheep. I think it is easy to lose sight of that. Keep trusting Cavelle! Don’t quit on Him, because He won’t quit on you. Even if it seems like you’re on your last leg, about to take your last breath. “A bruised reed shall He not break, and the smoking flax shall He not quench.” Isa 42:3 Even though you’re battered and bruised, He won’t break you. Even though the fire has died and all that is left is smoke, He won’t put it out. If you have anything left for Him, give it to Him and you can trust that he will accept it and nurture it and transform that smoke into His all consuming fire. He is our hope! Let Him carry you!

I absolutely love your writing. Some blogs crack m...

2009-08-19T08:24:16.185-05:00

I absolutely love your writing. Some blogs crack me up. Some blogs inspire me. Some blogs are written well.

You do all three.

Thanks.

You post always make me think. I love to get on he...

2009-08-19T00:51:47.752-05:00

You post always make me think. I love to get on here and see what you have to say. I know this wasn't a tough Tuesday entry but it was just as good-- as all your postings are. I loved the new pictures of Anniston she is so adorable. Thank you for sharing you life and faith with all of us out here in cyber space! :)

Amy