tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.comments2023-08-12T03:32:14.401-05:00Tatum's Thoughts 4 Todaytatumlighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17485205761822450146noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-10559141014078955882022-11-18T02:23:18.801-06:002022-11-18T02:23:18.801-06:00Hello nice blog. Hello nice blog. Burbank Stone Contractorshttps://www.stone-professionals.com/us/stonemason-california/burbank-stone-contractors.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-51785005938438460272022-06-14T21:52:34.486-05:002022-06-14T21:52:34.486-05:00Great post, thanks for writingGreat post, thanks for writingMaya Wardlehttps://www.mayawardle.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-44397698623726311712019-10-04T11:21:51.933-05:002019-10-04T11:21:51.933-05:00So good to see your postings again, Diane! I loved...So good to see your postings again, Diane! I loved your Time to Fight. Amazing what you show us when you lift the kudzu.Dave Parkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159560189740733078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-76466342049180579472018-03-23T21:59:35.545-05:002018-03-23T21:59:35.545-05:00Me, too! Agree with Tracy. Thanks so much for feat...Me, too! Agree with Tracy. Thanks so much for featuring April, Diane. Great blog!Lisa Lickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798980644446426574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-75661441694036171262018-03-23T21:13:32.857-05:002018-03-23T21:13:32.857-05:00I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this series. I've ...I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this series. I've read the entire series so far and am a bonefide April Gardner fan!Tracy Krausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-82775093715715773582017-12-20T19:21:45.882-06:002017-12-20T19:21:45.882-06:00Enjoyed reading this, Diane. Angels are a mystery....Enjoyed reading this, Diane. Angels are a mystery...for sure, we know they're not the pastel, fairy-like creatures our culture sometimes makes them into! Christmas blessings to you.Gail Kittlesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833288131474454933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-79455991195466233882017-12-20T15:03:08.868-06:002017-12-20T15:03:08.868-06:00:) Merry Christmas, Diane and family.:) Merry Christmas, Diane and family.Lisa Lickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798980644446426574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-61876090606526297572016-07-27T12:06:03.113-05:002016-07-27T12:06:03.113-05:00Oh, my, Diane, I had no idea you'd been throug...Oh, my, Diane, I had no idea you'd been through such trouble. Prayers for your complete recovery.Vicky Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13759552476387241094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-87095961287398865442016-03-21T18:53:17.530-05:002016-03-21T18:53:17.530-05:00Good to hear from you also! How are you all doing?...Good to hear from you also! How are you all doing? Where are Karen and Natalie these days? I'm glad you enjoyed my musings. Sometimes God gets your attention about something and it helps me to write it down. Just glad to know it can be meaningful for someone else as well.<br />Ken Tatum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-91491921777372267622016-03-18T18:36:03.899-05:002016-03-18T18:36:03.899-05:00Ken, long time no see! I loved reading your insigh...Ken, long time no see! I loved reading your insightful discussion about our possibilities to LOVE (I use LOVE in all-caps herein to mean unconditional love - "agape" in the Greek) which Jesus taught. I only have a few comments:<br /><br />1) I think you are so correct that Jesus was talking about how we individuals think and how we have concern for all people, including those we see as enemies. Knowing and changing our own mind is consistent with Jesus' teachings. Jesus concludes in Matt 5:48 (NIV) that his followers are to seek to "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Clearly he was talking of being perfect in LOVE for all. He would later teach that only God living in our minds by our choice can enable the type of LOVE in us that he believed. What physical creature on this earth naturally LOVEs their enemies? None, since it's a non-physical quality only imparted via an intelligent mind, which most humans do have. Although LOVE promotes a perfect way of life, it does not always promote physical survival, as do our natural instincts.<br /><br />2) Matt 5:38-48 (NIV) also gives some descriptions of those we usually include as "evil ones" or "enemies," but is not all inclusive. Jesus could have said that anyone who does not care for you could be called an enemy, or why else would they do the things described there - persecute you, slap you, sue you to take your clothing, make you go where you don't want, etc.. But it's clear that Jesus taught us to LOVE all, just as the natural physical elements of rain, sunshine, etc. come to all.<br /><br />3) It is easy to accept LOVE that is for us to receive, but so hard for us to accept that we are to LOVE others as does God. That is due to our physical nature but Jesus knew that was what it took to be in the Kingdom of God, referred to as "born again" in John 3. The difficulty in learning and accepting that is enhanced by the lack of modern translations to distinguish the various types of love referred to in the New Testament. It takes a personal discovery to read 1 John 4:8 (NIV) and believe what it actually says "Whoever does not LOVE does not know God, because God is LOVE" (my revision of large case "LOVE"). How incredible that we were never taught that LOVE is actually God himself, and yet LOVE is a noun here! Knowing and accepting that makes it so much easier to ask in all personal situations "How can I show LOVE?"<br />Paul Hayes/pjhayes37@yahoo.com<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-72442504665720886032016-01-29T10:54:05.252-06:002016-01-29T10:54:05.252-06:00Beautiful review! Diane, I appreciate your time. Y...Beautiful review! Diane, I appreciate your time. You quote very special passages. We're all on a unique and blessed journey!Deanna Nowadnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784807709799930170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-26430671091409041112015-11-18T10:50:25.203-06:002015-11-18T10:50:25.203-06:00Great post, Diane. A good reminder that while we m...Great post, Diane. A good reminder that while we may not make the 50,000, we'll at least write more than we would have otherwise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632691961464703799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-52516109537827435802015-10-01T13:32:38.529-05:002015-10-01T13:32:38.529-05:00Intriguing! Continuing to pray for you in your wri...Intriguing! Continuing to pray for you in your writing journey.Marti Pieperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628490923094628107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-43107242759393592212015-05-11T21:43:45.558-05:002015-05-11T21:43:45.558-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jo Huddlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240712074748680938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-40995359681989416812015-05-11T21:43:39.246-05:002015-05-11T21:43:39.246-05:00Diana, so glad you enjoy my books. Thanks for comi...Diana, so glad you enjoy my books. Thanks for coming by and leaving your comment.Jo Huddlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240712074748680938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-7639450995854688732015-05-11T07:28:20.913-05:002015-05-11T07:28:20.913-05:00I enjoyed the blog. I love Jo's books love to ...I enjoyed the blog. I love Jo's books love to read this one. <br />Blessings<br />Diana<br />joeym11@frontier.comDiana Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391275242027618764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-36848715311515667952015-05-11T06:27:08.173-05:002015-05-11T06:27:08.173-05:00Diane, thanks for having me visit with your reader...Diane, thanks for having me visit with your readers and you! Good luck to all in the book drawing.Jo Huddlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240712074748680938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-80401554409217366812015-03-10T19:15:54.703-05:002015-03-10T19:15:54.703-05:00Thank you for posting our book blast, Diane. We tr...Thank you for posting our book blast, Diane. We truly appreciate it. We failed to provide a correct website link to Crossreads—sorry about that. Here is our website link: http://www.bryantdormanbooks.com/ :)Cathy Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408869444824210989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-26371854657241364202015-03-10T10:11:38.633-05:002015-03-10T10:11:38.633-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cathy Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408869444824210989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-90652122337981700112015-03-03T09:39:02.526-06:002015-03-03T09:39:02.526-06:00Thanks so much, Diane. It was a privilege to help ...Thanks so much, Diane. It was a privilege to help Avis share her story. Your readers should also know that all the proceeds from the book go to support Avis's orphanage in Peru. Blessings!Marti Pieperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628490923094628107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-20858142196783402812014-10-05T17:34:41.936-05:002014-10-05T17:34:41.936-05:00I also (virtually) know Ane and am so thrilled to ...I also (virtually) know Ane and am so thrilled to see the way God has moved her writing forward at just the right time. Congratulations again, Ane. It was fun to read the stories behind the story. Thanks to you too, Diane! Marti Pieperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628490923094628107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-7523597320757908272014-10-04T09:29:34.679-05:002014-10-04T09:29:34.679-05:00Thank you, Chris!Thank you, Chris!Southern-fried Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274634359952391833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-11472092252825141122014-10-04T09:29:19.601-05:002014-10-04T09:29:19.601-05:00Thanks, Tracy!! I'm delighted I could make you...Thanks, Tracy!! I'm delighted I could make you laugh!Southern-fried Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274634359952391833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-64644372338989329872014-10-03T15:57:30.789-05:002014-10-03T15:57:30.789-05:00Ane
I love your writing. I love your enthusiasm
G...Ane<br />I love your writing. I love your enthusiasm<br />God bless you<br />Chris GAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17957295057243140443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7387456284013003367.post-6167475590716378642014-10-03T15:48:16.113-05:002014-10-03T15:48:16.113-05:00Ane, I'm so glad you didn't give up on you...Ane, I'm so glad you didn't give up on your dream of becoming a published author... I'm almost finished reading Chapel Springs Revival and I have enjoyed it so much. I've laughed so hard that I cried and I sure hope to read more books by you in the near future. Oh and I'd love to hear about the Mastiff's and the motor home.. I couldn't imagine, I had two small dogs in one for several months and they didn't even have room to turn around so they had to learn to walk backwards to get out of the kitchen area, it was a sight. Again I'm glad you kept going and God finally gave you your yes. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048457205553151126noreply@blogger.com