tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post4032758210295395141..comments2023-12-09T00:33:24.572-08:00Comments on Novel Matters: Paying Attention?Bonnie Grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-70768066841071521872013-07-31T20:44:28.902-07:002013-07-31T20:44:28.902-07:00Megan, hard to know sometimes what it is about, is...Megan, hard to know sometimes what it is about, isn't it? We are always presented with things too big for us. He knows. I don't have to. <br /><br />Henrietta, did she put a baby in a pumpkin? (For those who don't follow me on Facebook, you must see this: http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/reasons-you-should-never-reenact-pinterest-photos<br /><br />And me too: I think I have looked at her photos all day, at least once. <br /><br />Cherry, Yes!<br /><br />Latayne, I feel certain your work will endure. You continually amaze me. Kathleen Popahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682046279211463305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-80047306057366537712013-07-31T09:13:12.389-07:002013-07-31T09:13:12.389-07:00What a wonderful post. Loved the video. It gives m...What a wonderful post. Loved the video. It gives me hope that some of my work will endure me, even if not published in my lifetime.<br /><br />Katy, you're a wonder and a gift to us all.Latayne C Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133535124591010838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-61960128517259593462013-07-31T07:29:21.677-07:002013-07-31T07:29:21.677-07:00"people send signals to say things they have ..."people send signals to say things they have no words for" -- isn't that the truth? I love pondering what makes people tick.<br />And I love this bit from your Leonard Sweet quote, "by 'tending and tilling,' naming and cherishing the tiniest part of what God has created."Cherry Odelberghttp://cherryodelberg.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-45897637860608748562013-07-31T06:53:34.756-07:002013-07-31T06:53:34.756-07:00Thank you for the introduction! My daughter is a ...Thank you for the introduction! My daughter is a photographer extrodinaire. Yesterday someone tried to impress me with some photos for sale and I had to say they didn't have meaning like my daughter's photos. Like John Cleese said, she puts things together that normally don't go together to create new meaning. Vivian Maier did the same and I found great meaning. I could look at her photos all day.<br />Therefore I would say noticing is just noticing until we do the connecting. Relationship is what God is all about and perhaps this is what Megan is talking about too. Henrietta Frankenseenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-56791211061479335792013-07-31T03:40:28.193-07:002013-07-31T03:40:28.193-07:00Once upon a time a good friend said to me, about w...Once upon a time a good friend said to me, about when God does stuff, "it's never about you...and it's always about you."<br />She's right. Over the past couple of years I've noticed that all the more: when God puts it on my heart to do something for someone else suddenly I find that He's actually dealing with me. Except because of that He's really doing it to benefit someone else, which in turn...<br />I can't hold that paradox inside me; it's too big for my tiny brain. All I know from it is that I need to be obedient to what God is saying, because it's never about me...Megan Sayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410068162701570057noreply@blogger.com