Comments on: (Not) Holding the Bag

By: tomzgrrl

tomzgrrl — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:50:00 +0000

My husband spent most of 2007 struggling with his job and his employer's pending bankruptcy. His job finally got (mostly) secured in March 2008 -- all the while, we were talking about how we need to trust God and when has God NOT provided for us. Flash forward and I've been waiting since September to find out about, basically, WHEN not IF I lose my job. All the while, we talk about how if we have each other and our daughters, we have the world. And a house is just bricks and sticks and wire but our family is priceless. And it's hard to trust but I know that my job is only to put it in God's hands and trust in Him. And He never fails me. Your blog post is completely and utterly eloquent and put into words EXACTLY how we are trying to live our lives in this time of turmoil and uncertainty. THANK YOU for this -- and do I have permission to send a link to it to some people who are talking right now about how to figure out why they keep getting curveballs and what they are going to do???tomzgrrl [at] hotmail [dot] com

By: Dad

Dad — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:30:00 +0000

And sometimes a cookie can have strings attached.

By: sonya

sonya — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:53:00 +0000

I’m so sorry Rebecca! But thank you for your incredible perspective and insight and for pointing us all to God in the midst of all the uncertainty and fear right now. I love how you share your heart, which clearly trusts the Lord! We’ll be praying for you!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:49:00 +0000

My goodness, how in the world do you have the time and insight to keep coming up with such poetic insights?I am sorry for you loss.Jen(ny)

By: tworivers

tworivers — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:03:00 +0000

You, Rebecca, are so brilliant. What a vision and a way with words. A privilege to read what you write.And I'm not even talking, really, about the subject matter. Just you.Gifts.

By: emily

emily — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:38:00 +0000

i love you, becca.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:11:00 +0000

Crying at the truth of your words and loving you all the more. We are standing with you.

By: Lori E

Lori E — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:59:00 +0000

Love you! Praying for you!

By: leslie ruth

leslie ruth — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:05:00 +0000

I am sad to hear this news (lordamercy, are we ever familiar with unemployment) but so grateful for the truth you are clinging to. Thanks, as always, for sharing the wisdom you and Bill have gleaned along the way…

By: Anne Volk

Anne Volk — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:00:00 +0000

I am dismayed to hear your news. Your thought process is a blessing to you (and amazing to me!) and must come from your Father, because of the precious time you have spent with him before this stretching time. I’m glad that you and Bill are so close, and yet I’ll be lifting you all up in prayer that this will be a time of family togetherness and loyalty unlike any other time you have known. Thanks for your encouragement to us when we were walking this path – i hope you won’t be here long. love, Anne