tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post903932423203109900..comments2023-05-02T04:17:09.271-07:00Comments on [Un] Closeted Pastor: The Year of the Big Change: Part 2Ceciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10812791378130572065noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-20951802098485602152009-01-05T19:19:00.000-08:002009-01-05T19:19:00.000-08:00You have done so well. You are my role model.You have done so well. You are my role model.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-27468314095372727402009-01-05T12:52:00.000-08:002009-01-05T12:52:00.000-08:00Congratulations, indeed!Changing the way we eat is...Congratulations, indeed!<BR/><BR/>Changing the way we eat is challenging. In May I learned I had inherited a damnable trait of turning everything I eat into bad cholesterol, and if I didn't change, what actually wasn't too bad of a diet, into a great, life-long food "lifestyle", I'd have a heart attack or stroke in about 7 years (I come from a long line of too young of "Check, please!" types, if you take my meaning.). Oy! So though weight was not my problem, staying healthy was. <BR/><BR/>All year long I behaved, telling myself that when the Festival of Christmas arrived, then I'll party. And I did! But strangely, I'm glad to get back on the wagon. <BR/><BR/>Here's to health! <BR/><BR/>Happy New Year!KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701224049914946896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-76244749055179268192009-01-03T14:49:00.000-08:002009-01-03T14:49:00.000-08:00Congratulations, and thank you for posting this an...Congratulations, and thank you for posting this and sharing your story.<BR/><BR/>Blessings, <BR/><BR/>OliviaOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-51478256143549839352009-01-02T18:03:00.000-08:002009-01-02T18:03:00.000-08:00That is absolutely amazing!That is absolutely amazing!Identity Mixedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133742931286405123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-16830947095501219522009-01-02T17:37:00.000-08:002009-01-02T17:37:00.000-08:00What a wonderful testimony you give!I've just read...What a wonderful testimony you give!<BR/>I've just read your last three posts, and I wish you a most blessed New Year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-6792243490034431062009-01-02T15:32:00.000-08:002009-01-02T15:32:00.000-08:00Cecilia, this is inspiring. And it has all the hol...Cecilia, this is inspiring. <BR/><BR/>And it has all the holy truths in it: incarnation, resurrection, and whatever you want to call the repentance or "need" piece. And hope, and community, and grace.<BR/><BR/>Here are three collects by <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/All-Desires-Known-Janet-Morley/dp/0819216100" REL="nofollow">Janet Morley</A> (for Christmas Eve and Day, the First Sunday of Christmas, and the Second Sunday of Christmas,) which I used last Sunday, on the First Sunday of Christmas (long story why I used all three, not important here). I think they may speak to you.<BR/><BR/>God our beloved, <BR/>born of a woman's body,<BR/>you came so that we might look upon you,<BR/>and handle you with our own hands.<BR/>May we so cherish one another in our bodies<BR/>that we may also be touched by you;<BR/>through the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ, Amen.<BR/><BR/>Loving Word of God,<BR/>you have shown us the fullness of your glory<BR/>in taking human flesh.<BR/>Fill us, in our bodily life, <BR/>with your grace and truth;<BR/>that our pleasure may be boundless,<BR/>and our integrity complete,<BR/>in your name, Amen.<BR/><BR/>God of community,<BR/>whose call is more insistent<BR/>than ties of family or blood:<BR/>may we so respect and love<BR/>those whose lives are linked with ours<BR/>that we fail not in loyalty to you,<BR/>but make choices according to your will,<BR/>through Jesus Christ, Amen.Jane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814517077774999407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-77009837031137738952009-01-02T13:27:00.000-08:002009-01-02T13:27:00.000-08:00I so look forward to lurking on your blog! I feel...I so look forward to lurking on your blog! I feel your joy..pain..sorrow... I think of you and pray for you often! Just keep breathing and know that we are all in your corner!Catt.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07417005690599299484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-65556435980180628292009-01-02T10:47:00.000-08:002009-01-02T10:47:00.000-08:00This is so wonderful to read about. God bless you ...This is so wonderful to read about. God bless you on this journey.<BR/><BR/>I love how you are holistically/wholistcally entering into your life, knowing that one thing has so much to do with the other.<BR/><BR/>And I totally hear you on the safety net of weight- I have lived there for a long time. I got rid of the first 50 a few years back and have just been stalled. I see you as a beacon, so who knows where this will lead me now. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>I also am very aware of the tone of this blog. I recall when I first read it - a year or more ago.<BR/><BR/>It was written from some place with less light, less air, less freedom. It has been remarkable to watch you unfold - from a tight bud to a blooming flower.<BR/><BR/>And more to come, more to come - thanks be to God!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-88000395503784841712009-01-02T08:45:00.000-08:002009-01-02T08:45:00.000-08:00What a fantastic journey and achievement; 100 pou...What a fantastic journey and achievement; 100 pounds lost is phenomenal. :-) Well done!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing this story of which we'd had a glimpse of various aspects throughout the year.PamBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324370506889227234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-24374003025642443242009-01-02T06:19:00.000-08:002009-01-02T06:19:00.000-08:00thank you for these posts. so proud of you too. so...thank you for these posts. so proud of you too. so grateful for you. so happy you are in love. how you have grown these years, it is a blessing to be a part of.LittleMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178617028863825445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-36504566560223960002009-01-02T04:37:00.000-08:002009-01-02T04:37:00.000-08:00Thanks be to God. You are so inspiring.Thanks be to God. You are so inspiring.Sarah S-Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839861820297123884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-10895782324803072052009-01-02T02:12:00.000-08:002009-01-02T02:12:00.000-08:00Congratulations! I think if everyone had a 12 step...Congratulations! I think if everyone had a 12 step program of one type or other we would be a happier world! One day at a time...Processing Counselorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11606966815373763670noreply@blogger.com