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13 years ago @ Lindsey Nobles - On Being Parentless · 1 reply · +1 points

Hi Lindsey! Long time, bloggy friend!
I'm with you on the fear thing.
Also, orphans are on my heart on almost a daily basis, so I can relate. Looking forward to going back to Kenya this summer and serving orphans and women on this particular journey.
Your willingness to make yourself available to God for however He'd have you serve in this capacity is fantastic, and it holds the rest of us accountable.
I'm always impressed (and sometimes intimidated by thought leaders). But I know it's just a matter of joining that dialogue and becoming one.

13 years ago @ Lindsey Nobles - Confessions of a Baske... · 0 replies · +1 points

Lindsey, I was just catching up on some of your recent posts, was scrolling through your blog comments on this one, and saw my friend Amber-who-moved-to-Florida commenting! :-) The world, even the bloggy one, is very small. Hi Amber!

13 years ago @ Spence Smith - Racing For A Reason · 2 replies · +1 points

Tory! Sure it is! You could race sprints :). And before you know it you'll want to tackle an Olympic distance. :)

13 years ago @ Spence Smith - Racing For A Reason · 2 replies · +1 points

Spence. You're blogging regularly again! Hooray.
That's fantastic that you're racing for two very cool purposes. And you'll inspire others to do the same.
I started triathlon with absolutely no background in swimming or cycling, and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program and its coaches and my teammates were my impetus for change. Besides the satisfaction of bringing awareness to two types of cancers I hate and how to help find a cure, racing for my honored heroes (both with us still and passed), and raising more than $10K while serving in capacities as participant and mentor, my new tri habit (especially the cycling part) set in motion a course of events that has introduced me to some of my now-closest friends.
Blogging for accountability is fun (http://stephwilltri.blogspot.com/ ... ancient history, but it was a great encouragement). My next fitness-with-a-purpose dream is to ride across the country for Blood:Water mission. My heart swells up every time I think about it.

14 years ago @ Spence Smith - Redemption Through Div... · 0 replies · +1 points

Wow, Spence. Thank you for your transparency here. You just had ME in tears--the catharsis of realizing the redemption you were seeking and experiencing at mile 13 when I met you just hit me, kind of bringing your IM accomplishment story full circle. It just shows the battles each of us are waging of which we aren't even aware.

As for the question, yes, I'm 'a redeemin'. The story goes deeper than this, but after years of self doubt and believing I was either too much or not enough (why else would I be single at 32, I thought, without the family I've always desired?), I'm redeeming those years and accepting the grace and love of my God right here and right now, and realizing the adventures he's taken me on in the past 11 years or so have had a great purpose. He has me in a place now where I MUST rely on him deeply each day and I am finally living in the now--not regretting yesterday, and trying not to live in the middle of next week. And I'm learning both the sweetness and the pain of that now-living.

14 years ago @ Michael Hyatt Blog - Life Is Like a Tapestry · 0 replies · +1 points

p.s.--Thank you for your post. Your (proverbial) pen is definitely God's instrument today.

14 years ago @ Michael Hyatt Blog - Life Is Like a Tapestry · 2 replies · +1 points

This posts touches me right where I am currently. The glimpse began Friday afternoon and over the hours since has become a careful examination of that which currently looks like knots, frays, and tangles. But ... He's allowing me to flip the handiwork over every so often during this time, to see the glorious pattern He's creating, even if it's confusing and a little overwhelming when I'm in the midst of epic change.

14 years ago @ Lindsey Nobles - It Tastes Like Chicken... · 0 replies · +1 points

Ha! :-) Thanks.

14 years ago @ Lindsey Nobles - It Tastes Like Chicken... · 2 replies · +1 points

I had a similar experience with a goat. Seriously, I was eating appetizers at a Christmas Eve party, and I exclaimed that the meat was tasty--what was it? The hostess said, "It's Dinner." I replied, "I *know* it's dinner, but what is it?" She persisted, "It's Dinner." ... and then I recalled the little brown goat named dinner that had lived out in the back yard.

Yeah. Traumatic.

One of my favorite childhood memories stems from when my Mom's diamond became dislodged from her ring and went missing. Dad and I sorted through the junk in the canister for the house's central vacuum system for what seemed like FOREVER (probably 5 minutes if I was only 4 or so). Mom was teaching a smocking class upstairs when I ran triumphantly into the room with her diamond in my hand. Despite my interrupting her class, I can still remember all the smiles, including the feel of my own smile that moment. :)

14 years ago @ Michael Hyatt Blog - Shift: The Essence of ... · 0 replies · +2 points

I'm happy to hear there will be a book summarizing your visionary leadership concepts. I was just chatting about with friends on Monday night over dinner about your recent posts on leadership. The title "Shift" is concise, both culturally relevant and descriptive of the concept, and hard-hitting/memorable.

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