tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post115927858226603753..comments2023-08-11T07:27:23.158-04:00Comments on Kisses of Sunshine: Tuesday Toss-up (& a rabbit trail)GiBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697386035335817noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post-1159376449261725152006-09-27T13:00:00.000-04:002006-09-27T13:00:00.000-04:00Courage is not equivalent with being fearless. Wh...Courage is not equivalent with being fearless. <BR/><BR/>When your knees knock, your heart races and you sweat with the thought of doing something that needs to be done and yet you still do it, that is what I call courage. It's the ability to do when all about you says don't.Shaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364055849106684154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post-1159368100900663262006-09-27T10:41:00.000-04:002006-09-27T10:41:00.000-04:00I hope I'm not too late, I just made it over here ...I hope I'm not too late, I just made it over here this morning. I say courage is having the strength to go through what God has placed in your life and doing it with an attitude of learning.<BR/><BR/>Pretty simple, I guess : )Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16648342964225063366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post-1159329111914222282006-09-26T23:51:00.000-04:002006-09-26T23:51:00.000-04:00We are currently reading the story of Noah in our ...We are currently reading the story of Noah in our family devotions. Last night we read about it taking him 120 years to build that thing. And it had never rained. Yeah... you go girl... Mrs. Noah. Can you imagine the questions and then the laughter when they talked about water coming from the sky... and the "insane" discussion remained consistent for 120 years?! <BR/><BR/>Tonight in our reading, the flood occured... water 20 above the tallest mountain. Now that is some serious water.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for bringing her to my attention. Coincidence that we are reading through that here in the "Quiet Corner" house? I think not. She will be a good woman for me to ponder for a bit. <BR/><BR/>Mrs. Noah...may I be as supportive, loyal, and trusting and obedient to my God as you!Donnettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11692862365425939349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post-1159297052829666842006-09-26T14:57:00.000-04:002006-09-26T14:57:00.000-04:00Thank you Lord that I do NOT have to go through 'l...Thank you Lord that I do NOT have to go through 'life change' on a large boat full of animals (scent and sound included)...as well as family with no end in sight! Thank you GOD for soap, water and land!kpjarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425417734069925095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post-1159296821383258492006-09-26T14:53:00.000-04:002006-09-26T14:53:00.000-04:00HOLY LIFE CHANGE, BATMAN!I know Faith said "change...HOLY LIFE CHANGE, BATMAN!<BR/><BR/>I know Faith said "changes that this life brings," but really -- can you just imagine what the "change OF life" (as in ... MENOPAUSE) might have been like for Mrs. Noah in an ark full of animals, men, and NO.FRESH.AIR. GAAH! Oh, the hot-flashes! And ... I wonder how long they lasted? After all ... they lived like 900 years! <BR/><BR/>Yeah ... just another rabbit trail.GiBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717697386035335817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post-1159289574821010202006-09-26T12:52:00.000-04:002006-09-26T12:52:00.000-04:00The weather is...oh wait...uhmmm okay! Courage: ...The weather is...oh wait...uhmmm okay! <BR/><BR/>Courage: the unbridled willingness to stand up for our convictions. The quality given to us as we place our lives in God's hands that enables us to mourn loss and still thrive.kpjarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425417734069925095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post-1159288183149723532006-09-26T12:29:00.000-04:002006-09-26T12:29:00.000-04:00Your rabbit trails are an absolute riot. I'll fol...Your rabbit trails are an absolute riot. I'll follow you down one any day, and I don't say that to just anyone, you know!<BR/><BR/>Courage, that's such a big word. To me courage is not a lack of fear. To me courage is doing what you know you have to do because it is right and/or because God asked you to something, in spite of your fear. That to me is courage.<BR/>Soldiers, fireman, police officers, parents who discipline, teens who stand up to bullies are all examples to me of courage. You can't say to me that they do not have fear as they are doing what they do, but they do what is right in spite of the fear they may be feeling. (I can think of way more examples but don't want to hijack your comments).Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757963698816530787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post-1159284854996439642006-09-26T11:34:00.000-04:002006-09-26T11:34:00.000-04:00I love your rabbit trails. Courage, I see it as a ...I love your rabbit trails. Courage, I see it as a willingness to follow God and trust in Him no matter what the circumstances. Whether His path leads you through a field of green or through the valley of death.<BR/>It isn't something that every person posesses, but it is something that every person can posess if only they will learn to put their full trust in God.<BR/>Those are my thoughts anyway!Heather Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018641352722945047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22155253.post-1159282198654977332006-09-26T10:49:00.000-04:002006-09-26T10:49:00.000-04:00(Off on the rabbit trail with you for a moment...)...(Off on the rabbit trail with you for a moment...) I'm sooo glad you mentioned Mrs. Noah. She had to have been a incredible wife to put up with her husband during the building of the ark. The faith she must have had in him (as well as in her God) was amazing. How many of us would follow our husbands through a seemingly crazy project, supporting him and being a true helpmeet? I know I would struggle through the ridicule of my family and myself. <BR/><BR/>As far as your toss-up question...what is courage? Courage is the willingness to go above and beyond. I have a pet peeve with the overuse of the word "heroes". Nowadays, everyone is a 'hero'. The premise of the Disney show, Higglytown Heroes is infuriating to me because they trivialize the true heroes in today's society. Our military, our first responders, those with the COURAGE to go above and beyond. Those who are not afraid to face the unknown to preserve something of value like freedom and the sanctity of life. Okay, I think I might be off on another rabbit trail...I'd better stop before I reach my word limit...<BR/><BR/>Great question!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10068492210029050286noreply@blogger.com