tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14316971.post8741987240192292794..comments2023-04-01T07:59:21.811-06:00Comments on The Simply Inspired Life: Qualifying our problemsSandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849135963653910259noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14316971.post-50062384662134562812012-02-08T14:38:33.957-07:002012-02-08T14:38:33.957-07:00I think it's natural to qualify. I don't h...I think it's natural to qualify. I don't have it as bad as... but...<br /><br />No, no, no. We all have problems. They might not seem as bad as others' but they still cause us to struggle.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14316971.post-17189436136292999002012-02-08T13:39:10.593-07:002012-02-08T13:39:10.593-07:00I would agree with your friends that losing your h...I would agree with your friends that losing your hair is a really big deal. I don't particularly like my hair, but I really can't imagine myself without it. Hair is part of who we are! It's our personality and identity! I hope you find answers to your prayers.Caitlin MidAtlantichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829735205099821059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14316971.post-40991177876573066372012-02-08T11:03:54.881-07:002012-02-08T11:03:54.881-07:00My dear sweet daughter, Sandra,
My heart aches for...My dear sweet daughter, Sandra,<br />My heart aches for you. If I could give you my hair, I would. I have been praying for you and will continue to pray. Because you are such a selfless person, you always worry about everyone else. It is okay to grieve -- we all need to release our sadness, anger, and frustration! I love your more than you know. I am always here if you need me! All my love, MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14316971.post-12093776377277835942012-02-08T10:58:23.436-07:002012-02-08T10:58:23.436-07:00Sandra people love you no matter if you have hair ...Sandra people love you no matter if you have hair or not! It is a very hard thing for women especially because we feel that our hair defines our femininity. And just remember you know it will come back :o) Love you LonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14316971.post-67407469507502009802012-02-08T10:15:42.341-07:002012-02-08T10:15:42.341-07:00Oh, dear sweet Sandra. You are so gifted! I am s...Oh, dear sweet Sandra. You are so gifted! I am so proud to call you friend!<br />Pain is pain. My pain is not better or worse than your pain. It is pain. And what hurts our heart, hurts the heart of God. I am so glad that you were brave, and shared your pain, because when we stop qualifying our pain (or our sin, or our accomplishments for that matter) we become more one in Spirit. We all have pain, we all have sin, and we all have accomplishments. And, we all have hope in Christ, love from the Father, and prayers for each other. Sometimes we look at the passage in Romans 12 as how to accept each other's gifts, but I think it is more about simply accepting each other. With pain. With sin. With celebration. <br />I love you Sandra, and I will pray for you today. I will pray for your hair, cuz I'm a woman, and I understand hair issues! I will pray for you to have peace in this difficult circumstance, and I will pray that you will become closer to Jesus in this midst of this hurricane in your life. <br />God bless you, dear sister.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01884567718648244953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14316971.post-9167761090223289082012-02-08T09:28:17.264-07:002012-02-08T09:28:17.264-07:00Sandra, did you write this just for me? After a fr...Sandra, did you write this just for me? After a friend commented on my blog from yesterday, I told her I meant to include in my blog that I constantly berate myself for being sad over my losses because there are others in the world who are experiencing other horrific things that are, seemingly, much worse than what I've gone through. It was almost 27 years ago for Pete's sake! Thank you for reminding me that I have permission to grieve my losses because they are important to me and painful to me even if no one else understands. I'm so sorry about your hair, I wish I could send you some magic pills that would make it grow back. However, you are incredibly beautiful and whether you have hair or not doesn't change that! Love ya!Angie Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485674359875734922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14316971.post-73667549093928792822012-02-08T09:13:53.115-07:002012-02-08T09:13:53.115-07:00Thank you for being open and vulnerable today. I ...Thank you for being open and vulnerable today. I was telling someone about Brett's recent cancer recurrence and my grief over losing that "survivor" status. I quickly qualified what I was saying by explaining that we aren't special and thousands of people go through this every day. We won't be alone in the chemo room- we never were before. It's a community of hope and struggle in which we now have membership. She listened thoughtfully and replied, "You know, you're right. You aren't special and many go through this but that doesn't change the fact that YOU are going through this and it hurts and it's scary and frustrating and sad. Don't dismiss this and feel that you aren't allowed to feel." Powerful words that connected with what you shared today. We all do this as women, we qualify our pain because sharing it makes us vulnerable and we are supposed to be strong. Thanks for being vulnerable.A Spikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729791815383745700noreply@blogger.com