Comments on: One Woman’s Conversion Experience (While Driving!) http://johnshore.com/2008/06/09/one-womans-conversion-experience-while-driving/ Trying God's patience since 1958 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:45:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Candace http://johnshore.com/2008/06/09/one-womans-conversion-experience-while-driving/comment-page-2/#comment-10343 Candace Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:29:52 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=386#comment-10343 Aw, cool. The awesome comment (blush) above is from my dear, dear, infinitely dear friend Kristin, who is Olivia's mom. I love you guys! Thanks for loving me too :-) Aw, cool. The awesome comment (blush) above is from my dear, dear, infinitely dear friend Kristin, who is Olivia's mom. I love you guys! Thanks for loving me too :-)

]]> By: Kristin http://johnshore.com/2008/06/09/one-womans-conversion-experience-while-driving/comment-page-2/#comment-10325 Kristin Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:31:57 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=386#comment-10325 Candace you have always had an amazingly beautiful and kind soul and God in his infinite wisdom has been right with you, waiting for you to turn and look his way. Thanks for sharing all of your gifts with our family and blessing all who are fortunate enough to find this site. Candace you have always had an amazingly beautiful and kind soul and God in his infinite wisdom has been right with you, waiting for you to turn and look his way. Thanks for sharing all of your gifts with our family and blessing all who are fortunate enough to find this site.

]]> By: Latoya http://johnshore.com/2008/06/09/one-womans-conversion-experience-while-driving/comment-page-2/#comment-10074 Latoya Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:19:11 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=386#comment-10074 Amazingly beautiful! Amazingly beautiful!

]]> By: Candace http://johnshore.com/2008/06/09/one-womans-conversion-experience-while-driving/comment-page-2/#comment-7033 Candace Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:54:29 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=386#comment-7033 (blushing) And a wonderful smile it is, too, Ric. So ... spontaneous and joyful :-) Thank you. You have made my day (which is just starting, as I work nights). (blushing)

And a wonderful smile it is, too, Ric. So … spontaneous and joyful :-)

Thank you. You have made my day (which is just starting, as I work nights).

]]> By: ric booth http://johnshore.com/2008/06/09/one-womans-conversion-experience-while-driving/comment-page-2/#comment-7018 ric booth Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:44:30 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=386#comment-7018 I love reading-listening to you Candace. You make me smile. I love reading-listening to you Candace. You make me smile.

]]> By: Candace http://johnshore.com/2008/06/09/one-womans-conversion-experience-while-driving/comment-page-2/#comment-7016 Candace Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:44:48 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=386#comment-7016 Beth - Thank you so much for that verse. That's great! How awesome that you are in seminary. God bless that work. Surrender has been, for me, what it is all about. What a paradox it is that by giving it all up, we gain more than we ever could have imagined. But how wonderful! And once I was able to surrender, and experienced that for real, it was just more proof. More evidence :-) And I said to myself (for like the 1000th time), WOW, He meant that literally! I have given thanks innumerable times for the obviousness of my alcoholism. I am truly grateful for the lessons the Lord has taught me through it, and the "permission" granted by the label to be involved in recovery. Thanks again for your comment and encouragement. Beth – Thank you so much for that verse. That's great! How awesome that you are in seminary. God bless that work.

Surrender has been, for me, what it is all about. What a paradox it is that by giving it all up, we gain more than we ever could have imagined. But how wonderful! And once I was able to surrender, and experienced that for real, it was just more proof. More evidence :-) And I said to myself (for like the 1000th time), WOW, He meant that literally!

I have given thanks innumerable times for the obviousness of my alcoholism. I am truly grateful for the lessons the Lord has taught me through it, and the "permission" granted by the label to be involved in recovery.

Thanks again for your comment and encouragement.

]]> By: Candace http://johnshore.com/2008/06/09/one-womans-conversion-experience-while-driving/comment-page-2/#comment-7014 Candace Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:53:33 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=386#comment-7014 Calvin, sweetie, I needed a day to consider how to respond to you. Being relatively new to this walk (16 months, this week!), I am still toddling in many ways. So my initial reaction was frankly to be irritated. (Ok, angry.) I sat with that for a bit, and let it go. Then I looked at the way in which your dismissive, patronizing tone hurt me a little. But in doing so, I remembered those 50 years I spent living in darkness, and it occurred to me that when that is where you've always lived, you have no way of knowing what it feels like to live in the light. So there's really no way for you to comprehend what has happened to me, and understanding that, I let the hurt go, too. Beyond the hurt and the anger, all there is for me to feel and know is my Father's love. In the interest of truth, I must tell you, unequivocally, I DID NOT get myself through. I AM NOT that strong. And you may wanna take a page out of MikeFVThinker's book, and realize that you have no legitimacy in explaining away another's experience. None. I will not defend something that requires no defense. Unless you bring something new to the table, my end of our conversation is complete. Calvin, sweetie, I needed a day to consider how to respond to you.

Being relatively new to this walk (16 months, this week!), I am still toddling in many ways. So my initial reaction was frankly to be irritated. (Ok, angry.) I sat with that for a bit, and let it go.

Then I looked at the way in which your dismissive, patronizing tone hurt me a little. But in doing so, I remembered those 50 years I spent living in darkness, and it occurred to me that when that is where you've always lived, you have no way of knowing what it feels like to live in the light. So there's really no way for you to comprehend what has happened to me, and understanding that, I let the hurt go, too.

Beyond the hurt and the anger, all there is for me to feel and know is my Father's love. In the interest of truth, I must tell you, unequivocally, I DID NOT get myself through. I AM NOT that strong. And you may wanna take a page out of MikeFVThinker's book, and realize that you have no legitimacy in explaining away another's experience. None.

I will not defend something that requires no defense. Unless you bring something new to the table, my end of our conversation is complete.

]]> By: Candace http://johnshore.com/2008/06/09/one-womans-conversion-experience-while-driving/comment-page-2/#comment-7012 Candace Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:39:57 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=386#comment-7012 Linda, Jersey - Thanks so much! I love knowing that my story has meaning for you. Wonderful. William - Apparently more of a writer than I had previously thought. If I don't start my own blog soon, I may run the risk of getting nudged off of John's (thanks for your generosity with the bandwidth, John!) Thanks for your thoughtful comment. I enjoyed it. John - didja drop something? Linda, Jersey – Thanks so much! I love knowing that my story has meaning for you. Wonderful.

William – Apparently more of a writer than I had previously thought. If I don't start my own blog soon, I may run the risk of getting nudged off of John's (thanks for your generosity with the bandwidth, John!) Thanks for your thoughtful comment. I enjoyed it.

John – didja drop something?

]]> By: Beth http://johnshore.com/2008/06/09/one-womans-conversion-experience-while-driving/comment-page-2/#comment-6985 Beth Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:49:32 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=386#comment-6985 Dear Candace- Welcome to the family, indeed. Your story brought me to tears- of joy! What I want you to know is that you have something to teach even lifelong believers. I was brought up in the church, have had ups and downs and am now in seminary as a second career minister. Even so, you remind me that I must continue to surrender my image of who I am, to immerse myself in prayer and scripture- not just theology, in short to surrender all. You are very honest about the condition your were in, but remember all of us are a mess. Some of your sins were just more visible. For many of us, sin is easy to hide and deny. Thank you for your willingness to share. Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 Dear Candace-
Welcome to the family, indeed. Your story brought me to tears- of joy! What I want you to know is that you have something to teach even lifelong believers. I was brought up in the church, have had ups and downs and am now in seminary as a second career minister. Even so, you remind me that I must continue to surrender my image of who I am, to immerse myself in prayer and scripture- not just theology, in short to surrender all. You are very honest about the condition your were in, but remember all of us are a mess. Some of your sins were just more visible. For many of us, sin is easy to hide and deny.
Thank you for your willingness to share.
Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

]]> By: Jersey http://johnshore.com/2008/06/09/one-womans-conversion-experience-while-driving/comment-page-2/#comment-6983 Jersey Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:19:00 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/?p=386#comment-6983 Awesome Candace great Testimony to receiving the King of Kings into your life. welcome to the family. Awesome Candace great Testimony to receiving the King of Kings into your life. welcome to the family.

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