tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post2442955326240923704..comments2024-03-16T02:17:53.380-07:00Comments on The Rhodes Log: Simple GiftsKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936087432274701385noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-40462561106750051322014-03-04T19:04:51.495-08:002014-03-04T19:04:51.495-08:00I loved this Kate. Simple reminders. xI loved this Kate. Simple reminders. xOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09853242795497420522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-90789829905933366872014-03-04T18:19:03.515-08:002014-03-04T18:19:03.515-08:00This is so sweet and such a good reminder that it ...This is so sweet and such a good reminder that it is an equal blessing to be served and to be a of service. You're writing is lovely and you are able to express so clearly the struggles and successes of motherhood.Tim and Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18154654424901221557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-5061435534155215472014-03-03T21:01:30.504-08:002014-03-03T21:01:30.504-08:00You're a wonderful writer. Made me cry.You're a wonderful writer. Made me cry. Katrina Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003845472776600259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-3483706705366236742014-03-03T18:17:11.173-08:002014-03-03T18:17:11.173-08:00This made me cry too. This made me cry too. Karen Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378079407677569042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-90605465481531464222014-03-03T14:25:20.764-08:002014-03-03T14:25:20.764-08:00This was lovely, Kate. I had to learn some lesson...This was lovely, Kate. I had to learn some lessons about accepting help the hard way a few years ago. My husband was deployed for the 2nd time in two years - this time when we had 4 kids, one of whom was a two week old infant. And he left for 9 months. I had no choice but to ask for help and lots of it. But part of that was letting people help me. Everyone wanted to - but I was so independent and so focused on not being able to "pay people back", that I had to step back and finally realize that I needed to LET them help me. Because accepting help from someone with no strings attached is a gift in itself. You are giving someone the gift of being generous. You're giving someone the gift of allowing them to serve someone in need. And that is a wonderful thing. Right now, I'm providing a lot of help to a friend who needs help with her kids because some things in her life are temporarily topsy-turvy, and she just needs lots of help. It's little thing like picking people up from school, etc. But it makes a big difference to her. In the beginning, she kept telling me she felt bad because she didn't know how she would ever repay me - so I told her that this was my chance to "repay" all the people that helped me when I needed it, and someday she would have someone else in need and she could be generous and help them. And someday, you'll be in a place to be able to help someone else - but let those people in your life have the gift of serving you now, when you need it.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999838147173390906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-29504176386614412872014-03-03T14:22:01.198-08:002014-03-03T14:22:01.198-08:00This is just beautiful!!
(and I think it's so...This is just beautiful!!<br /><br />(and I think it's something about Lucy June's Baptism that has made me extra sentimental, but it's a super nice change from my usual attitude of bad, so I'm veryvery grateful to have been able to witness it all yesterday ;)emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08573428662695739983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-32117823360691725282014-03-03T08:22:09.460-08:002014-03-03T08:22:09.460-08:00Lovely post. I can relate to this feeling; as a mo...Lovely post. I can relate to this feeling; as a mother of five, I've always been so blessed by those who have encouraged and extended a helping hand. Your season for helping others will come...Eburkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461627254043313063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-84273400624443369572014-03-03T07:28:03.276-08:002014-03-03T07:28:03.276-08:00Beautiful post! Thank you for inspiring me to thin...Beautiful post! Thank you for inspiring me to think about how I can best be of service to those around me ( and for inspiring me to join the 7 in 7 challenge).Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553760391176072177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390264642352778243.post-28071107317543113182014-03-03T05:39:31.493-08:002014-03-03T05:39:31.493-08:00Beautiful post! I've loved reading your blog t...Beautiful post! I've loved reading your blog this week :-) Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676579695252330189noreply@blogger.com