Comments on: Hope Overused: Something Good is About to Happen http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/hope-overused-something-good-is-about-to-happen/ The Best Days of My Life Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:48:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: alece http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/hope-overused-something-good-is-about-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-8708 alece Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:08:33 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1054#comment-8708 what does hope mean to me? it's something i can't quite wrap my fingers around, yet i know is there. something i can't really feel, grasp, cling to... and yet i continuously find myself reaching for. it's what gets me out of bed these days. it's what gives me peaceful sleep these nights. hope. it's a glimpse of what i desire but may never hold in my own arms. and yet... that's not a defeating thought. it's a faith-filled, keep-pressing-on thought... what does hope mean to me?

it’s something i can’t quite wrap my fingers around, yet i know is there. something i can’t really feel, grasp, cling to… and yet i continuously find myself reaching for. it’s what gets me out of bed these days. it’s what gives me peaceful sleep these nights. hope. it’s a glimpse of what i desire but may never hold in my own arms. and yet… that’s not a defeating thought. it’s a faith-filled, keep-pressing-on thought…

]]> By: Theresa http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/hope-overused-something-good-is-about-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-8632 Theresa Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:31:39 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1054#comment-8632 My Hope just turned 14. Hard to believe. When I was pregnat with her I was going to name her Alexandria. I was in a really hard place at the time. I remember the comfort she gave me...feeling her move around in my womb. I remember running my hands over her talking to her as she kicked and punched. I remember say to myself over and over..."No Worries, My Little One, Everybody Needs a Little HOPE." I realized one day she was my HOPE. Therefore she is Hope Alexandria. Even with the teenage struggles that have started popping up she is still my Hope! Hope to me is that flutter you feel when you first kiss somebody, when you first start to feel your small wonder move around in your womb, when you look at your husband of 18 years and start planning for life after the kids are 18. Hope is infused in me by Jesus and he makes me see something Hopeful everyday. When all else fails He brings my Hope into my room and we snuggle. Isn't it great to always have Hope! My Hope just turned 14. Hard to believe.

When I was pregnat with her I was going to name her Alexandria. I was in a really hard place at the time. I remember the comfort she gave me…feeling her move around in my womb. I remember running my hands over her talking to her as she kicked and punched. I remember say to myself over and over…”No Worries, My Little One, Everybody Needs a Little HOPE.” I realized one day she was my HOPE. Therefore she is Hope Alexandria.

Even with the teenage struggles that have started popping up she is still my Hope!

Hope to me is that flutter you feel when you first kiss somebody, when you first start to feel your small wonder move around in your womb, when you look at your husband of 18 years and start planning for life after the kids are 18. Hope is infused in me by Jesus and he makes me see something Hopeful everyday. When all else fails He brings my Hope into my room and we snuggle.

Isn’t it great to always have Hope!

]]> By: Melodee http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/hope-overused-something-good-is-about-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-8580 Melodee Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:48:14 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1054#comment-8580 Wow, she looks like you in that photo! Wow, she looks like you in that photo!

]]> By: Jenni http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/hope-overused-something-good-is-about-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-8577 Jenni Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:38:04 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1054#comment-8577 "hope" - to me, it means though tomorrow may not be better, i'll continue to wait for the day following to be. it means that i'm TRUSTING my marriage is going to THRIVE because God is good. it means i'm BELIEVING my children will grow up to trust Christ better than we did because we're fostering that relationship now. hope... it's admitting i have no control in the final destination of anything... but that's a good thing :) “hope” – to me, it means though tomorrow may not be better, i’ll continue to wait for the day following to be. it means that i’m TRUSTING my marriage is going to THRIVE because God is good. it means i’m BELIEVING my children will grow up to trust Christ better than we did because we’re fostering that relationship now.

hope… it’s admitting i have no control in the final destination of anything… but that’s a good thing :)

]]> By: charis http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/hope-overused-something-good-is-about-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-8576 charis Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:14:44 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1054#comment-8576 sarah~ your writing captivates me and draws me in. i admire your honest transparency in all of your blogs and eagerly wait for the next post. i first came here in the midst of your story and was blown away by how God is writing a beautiful story in and through your life. you have inspired me, brought me to tears, made me laugh and drawn me into deeper interactions with our Lord and Savior. thank you. know that i'm praying for you and your family! oh, and by the way...hope is a beautiful name. it was fun to see my name was in the running too! charis sarah~
your writing captivates me and draws me in. i admire your honest transparency in all of your blogs and eagerly wait for the next post. i first came here in the midst of your story and was blown away by how God is writing a beautiful story in and through your life. you have inspired me, brought me to tears, made me laugh and drawn me into deeper interactions with our Lord and Savior. thank you. know that i’m praying for you and your family!

oh, and by the way…hope is a beautiful name. it was fun to see my name was in the running too!
charis

]]> By: mandie http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/hope-overused-something-good-is-about-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-8575 mandie Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:10:02 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1054#comment-8575 I think it's all about perspective- something good really is always going to happen- we just need to look for it in the right place, instead of focusing on the hard things...by focusing on the bad, you become discouraged and unmotivated(often, maybe not always) to make a change. :) I think it’s all about perspective- something good really is always going to happen- we just need to look for it in the right place, instead of focusing on the hard things…by focusing on the bad, you become discouraged and unmotivated(often, maybe not always) to make a change. :)

]]> By: whimzie http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/hope-overused-something-good-is-about-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-8573 whimzie Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:56:15 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1054#comment-8573 My ballerina's middle name is Hope. I love your definition: Something good's about to happen. I want to live in eager expectation of Him. My ballerina’s middle name is Hope.

I love your definition: Something good’s about to happen.

I want to live in eager expectation of Him.

]]> By: Angie http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/hope-overused-something-good-is-about-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-8572 Angie Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:10:58 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1054#comment-8572 LOVE your definition of hope. Having walked through 2 different cancers in the past two years, clinging with my husband to the one who is sovereign even in the midst of pain, fearing for my children (the oldest of which is a January 2002 baby, too), being swallowed by the pit of depression, hope has taken on so many forms. But every single one is my Jesus'! I often think of Him in the Garden of Gethsemane. He knew what was ahead of Him and He accepted His reality. He didn’t ignore it. He didn’t try to escape it. He didn’t run from it. He didn’t gloss over the darkness. He wrestled with it. He cried. He prayed for deliverance. Yet He bowed to God’s will. “Nevertheless, not my will, but thine…” Jesus knew His past, present and His future, and He had hope in His Father. And because of Him, my definition of hope is LIFE eternal, forgiven, whole, healed, perfect. :) Love your blog. Love your heart. Love your honesty. I walk away blessed every time I read your words. Thank you. LOVE your definition of hope. Having walked through 2 different cancers in the past two years, clinging with my husband to the one who is sovereign even in the midst of pain, fearing for my children (the oldest of which is a January 2002 baby, too), being swallowed by the pit of depression, hope has taken on so many forms. But every single one is my Jesus’! I often think of Him in the Garden of Gethsemane. He knew what was ahead of Him and He accepted His reality. He didn’t ignore it. He didn’t try to escape it. He didn’t run from it. He didn’t gloss over the darkness. He wrestled with it. He cried. He prayed for deliverance. Yet He bowed to God’s will. “Nevertheless, not my will, but thine…” Jesus knew His past, present and His future, and He had hope in His Father. And because of Him, my definition of hope is LIFE eternal, forgiven, whole, healed, perfect. :)

Love your blog. Love your heart. Love your honesty. I walk away blessed every time I read your words. Thank you.

]]> By: kristiapplesauce http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/hope-overused-something-good-is-about-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-8571 kristiapplesauce Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:51:56 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1054#comment-8571 It means when I am all used up, discouraged, broken, beat up, tore down, disgusted with myself and with others, mean, hateful, horrible, horrified, sad, twisted, manipulated, nasty, worried, terrified, diseased, shameful, shamed, selfish, without peace, guilty, empty - there is He. I always, always, always seem to forget...but somehow He loves me still and has washed over me forgiveness and that is my hope. It means when I am all used up, discouraged, broken, beat up, tore down, disgusted with myself and with others, mean, hateful, horrible, horrified, sad, twisted, manipulated, nasty, worried, terrified, diseased, shameful, shamed, selfish, without peace, guilty, empty – there is He. I always, always, always seem to forget…but somehow He loves me still and has washed over me forgiveness and that is my hope.

]]> By: Shannon McKemie http://www.sarahmarkley.com/2009/09/hope-overused-something-good-is-about-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-8569 Shannon McKemie Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:12:35 +0000 http://www.sarahmarkley.com/?p=1054#comment-8569 thank you, Sarah. I needed the reminder and encouragement this morning. As for your question; I think of "Hope" as the new sunrise as I drive to work, the dew the on the grass and flowers, the beat before music begins, the sound of my name as a dear friend or family says it...god bless to you and your family. thank you, Sarah. I needed the reminder and encouragement this morning. As for your question; I think of “Hope” as the new sunrise as I drive to work, the dew the on the grass and flowers, the beat before music begins, the sound of my name as a dear friend or family says it…god bless to you and your family.

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