Comments on: Ballet and Beauty http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/ballet-and-beauty/ The Best Days of My Life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:41:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Becca http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/ballet-and-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-8366 Becca Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:06:38 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1072#comment-8366 So I love this post! Thanks so much for sharing -- I know I get caught up in doing so often that I forget to just be. To be still and know that He is God. To be myself, knowing that I am made exactly how He designed me! So I love this post! Thanks so much for sharing — I know I get caught up in doing so often that I forget to just be. To be still and know that He is God. To be myself, knowing that I am made exactly how He designed me!

]]> By: Who Were You Born to Be? « Snoodlings http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/ballet-and-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-8357 Who Were You Born to Be? « Snoodlings Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:33:17 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1072#comment-8357 [...] to make a dent in the 700-plus blog posts that accumulated in my Google Reader last week, I read this post by one of my new favorite writers, Sarah Markley.  She actually wrote the post on the same day my [...] [...] to make a dent in the 700-plus blog posts that accumulated in my Google Reader last week, I read this post by one of my new favorite writers, Sarah Markley.  She actually wrote the post on the same day my [...]

]]> By: Sisterlisa http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/ballet-and-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-8201 Sisterlisa Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:47:39 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1072#comment-8201 I agree, you are an author. A woman who is pregnant for the first time is a mom already even before the baby is born. So keep writing, keep blogging, you ARE an author to many people. And I agree with you about grace. He is showing more grace every day. As he opens my eyes to see the error in my past theology I am humbled and thankful to have his unending grace. I agree, you are an author. A woman who is pregnant for the first time is a mom already even before the baby is born. So keep writing, keep blogging, you ARE an author to many people. And I agree with you about grace. He is showing more grace every day. As he opens my eyes to see the error in my past theology I am humbled and thankful to have his unending grace.

]]> By: Jenn Eats Nutritiously Now http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/ballet-and-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-8169 Jenn Eats Nutritiously Now Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:27:51 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1072#comment-8169 I love this post. I think it's easy to forget that we are what we do today. I love this post. I think it’s easy to forget that we are what we do today.

]]> By: denise jones http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/ballet-and-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-8161 denise jones Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:15:55 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1072#comment-8161 i use to feel that i had to "Do to Be." i was a good doer, could out do anybody any day. now i feel that i just have to Be. i HAVE to be HIS. what comes from that is a lot more beautiful than anything i ever attempted on my own. and i have watched naomi dance, it's crazy how at so young she DOES have crazy dancing ability! i use to feel that i had to “Do to Be.” i was a good doer, could out do anybody any day. now i feel that i just have to Be. i HAVE to be HIS.
what comes from that is a lot more beautiful than anything i ever attempted on my own.

and i have watched naomi dance, it’s crazy how at so young she DOES have crazy dancing ability!

]]> By: Maureen http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/ballet-and-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-8154 Maureen Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:14:33 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1072#comment-8154 There is just something about little girls and ballet that is sooooo precious! :) There is just something about little girls and ballet that is sooooo precious! :)

]]> By: love http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/ballet-and-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-8150 love Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:57:33 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1072#comment-8150 While i think that the feeling of needing to Do to BE is largely a thing of THIS world and that we mostly try to 'measure up' to or get our justification for being from the things of this world (and the praises from it) as a race of beings as a whole... i don't believe this is what we are here to DO. i believe we are here to learn how to Be while BE-ing IN Him - and not in the world. Once we learn that He is of more importance to us than are the things of this world (have Faith) then we can better DO what He has placed us here to do and demonstrate our Faith (and what He can do through us) to all others. THAT is true Being. - As i see it. <B While i think that the feeling of needing to Do to BE is largely a thing of THIS world and that we mostly try to ‘measure up’ to or get our justification for being from the things of this world (and the praises from it) as a race of beings as a whole…

i don’t believe this is what we are here to DO.

i believe we are here to learn how to Be while BE-ing IN Him – and not in the world.

Once we learn that He is of more importance to us than are the things of this world (have Faith) then we can better DO what He has placed us here to do and demonstrate our Faith (and what He can do through us) to all others.

THAT is true Being. – As i see it.

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]]> By: Tonya http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/ballet-and-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-8147 Tonya Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:07:29 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1072#comment-8147 I loved your sweet post today. I remember when my daughter was in dance. I enjoyed watching her twirl and sway, it was so sweet. She only stayed with dance a few years before she moved onto something else. Nonetheless, it is one of my sweeter memories of her. Those little shoes leave imprints on your heart. As for being an author or writer, I have struggled with this for years. I embraced being a photographer much easier, but I also have sold my work for years. Yet, I still am not sure if I would call myself a "professional" photographer. The qualifiers we put on ourselves or allow others to, can either hinder or motivate us. For me, I think it has hindered more than helped. I am working towards coming to point where who I am and what I do only matters to me and not whether I make tons of money or not. As for the writing, it seems much harder for me to embrace that I am writer much less an author. I once heard Cec Murphy speak on writing your story. Some stories are for publications others are not. Just getting the courage to write my story has been incredibly difficult, but to think that it could be published, I don't know. I can only hope that others may gain and understand the grace of God from my life. Whether that be from my past mistakes or the process of being healed from extreme abusive situations. Writing for me has been cathartic, but also very empowering. I can trust the Lord to know whether my/our story should be published. I loved your sweet post today. I remember when my daughter was in dance. I enjoyed watching her twirl and sway, it was so sweet. She only stayed with dance a few years before she moved onto something else. Nonetheless, it is one of my sweeter memories of her. Those little shoes leave imprints on your heart.

As for being an author or writer, I have struggled with this for years. I embraced being a photographer much easier, but I also have sold my work for years. Yet, I still am not sure if I would call myself a “professional” photographer. The qualifiers we put on ourselves or allow others to, can either hinder or motivate us. For me, I think it has hindered more than helped. I am working towards coming to point where who I am and what I do only matters to me and not whether I make tons of money or not.
As for the writing, it seems much harder for me to embrace that I am writer much less an author. I once heard Cec Murphy speak on writing your story. Some stories are for publications others are not. Just getting the courage to write my story has been incredibly difficult, but to think that it could be published, I don’t know. I can only hope that others may gain and understand the grace of God from my life. Whether that be from my past mistakes or the process of being healed from extreme abusive situations.
Writing for me has been cathartic, but also very empowering. I can trust the Lord to know whether my/our story should be published.

]]> By: Alana@A Kiss, A Hug, and A Squeeze http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/ballet-and-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-8146 Alana@A Kiss, A Hug, and A Squeeze Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:09:59 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1072#comment-8146 So many times I don't have any words to respond to your posts (in a good way), but was here and I'm glad! So many times I don’t have any words to respond to your posts (in a good way), but was here and I’m glad!

]]> By: dad http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/ballet-and-beauty/comment-page-1/#comment-8140 dad Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:47:17 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1072#comment-8140 in your papa's eyes...you have ALWAYS been a ballerina! love, dad in your papa’s eyes…you have ALWAYS been a ballerina!

love,

dad

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