tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post2606686771946175415..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Psst! The Secret of Being ContentLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-34644481613874447412011-08-28T22:31:48.878-04:002011-08-28T22:31:48.878-04:00Hi Lisa! I guess we all have to keep working on cu...Hi Lisa! I guess we all have to keep working on cultivating contentment. Perhaps we can encourage each other.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-50256042926225138982011-08-28T22:31:13.758-04:002011-08-28T22:31:13.758-04:00I needed it too, DeAnna. In fact, I should go back...I needed it too, DeAnna. In fact, I should go back and re-read the whole book again!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-35604402477265107162011-08-28T22:30:11.176-04:002011-08-28T22:30:11.176-04:00I'm wondering if your rain has picked up, Deb!...I'm wondering if your rain has picked up, Deb! I hope you're warm, dry, and cozy. I wonder if CJ has her power back yet? Hoping she's warm and cozy, too!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-4541427526736859452011-08-28T22:29:20.671-04:002011-08-28T22:29:20.671-04:00Gina, I sometimes struggle when I watch HGTV too. ...Gina, I sometimes struggle when I watch HGTV too. Other people get inspired watching those shows, but I'll be honest--I become discontent sometimes. Or downright frustrated with my inability to transform my house into something TV-worthy. I have a bit of a complex in that area, LOL.<br /><br />I have too much stuff as it is. I need to simplify.<br /><br />Glad you and our other friends in VA Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-81480837459904105112011-08-28T22:24:02.975-04:002011-08-28T22:24:02.975-04:00Hi Anne! Thanks so much for coming by. I'm gla...Hi Anne! Thanks so much for coming by. I'm glad to hear you've been blessed by reading Hinds Feet, too. It is an inspiring (and convicting) book!<br /><br />You know, now I'm curious about the woman who wrote it. I guess that would be another blog post...<br /><br />Can't wait for your book release Sept 1!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-39404806443035247812011-08-28T22:22:24.703-04:002011-08-28T22:22:24.703-04:00Dina, I'm glad your neighborhood is doing ok. ...Dina, I'm glad your neighborhood is doing ok. I imagine you're home safe and sound now. I hope the power comes back on soon!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-20122147607729603582011-08-28T22:01:04.100-04:002011-08-28T22:01:04.100-04:00Thanks, Susie. I'm trying to relax and be more...Thanks, Susie. I'm trying to relax and be more joyful and accepting.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-26704703210525037202011-08-28T16:12:27.945-04:002011-08-28T16:12:27.945-04:00Boy did I need that word today.
Thank you!Boy did I need that word today.<br /><br />Thank you!DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-5349413222125040802011-08-28T14:30:07.987-04:002011-08-28T14:30:07.987-04:00yes, raining and windy but nothing like east of he...yes, raining and windy but nothing like east of here, Susie.<br /><br />Thanks for thinking of my mom. I just saw her and she's having a good day.<br /><br />Gina - yes and yes. <br />Glad our Virginia girls are doing well. CJ may well be out of power but we know she's stocked up and prepared!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-33182166337057226062011-08-28T12:53:33.310-04:002011-08-28T12:53:33.310-04:00I've found I'm more discontent with my lif...I've found I'm more discontent with my life when I watch HGTV, the Foood Network, and the like. Why isn't my house like that? If only I could only cook like her.<br /><br />The other day Jerah and I were watching tv and saw a commercial for . . . well, it wasn't Jersey Shore but was some show like that. Jerah said, "Do you think people who live outside the US think that'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-72059167896532907682011-08-28T10:28:39.969-04:002011-08-28T10:28:39.969-04:00Amen and amen. That scene from Hinds Feet on High ...Amen and amen. That scene from Hinds Feet on High Places has convicted me more than once in my life! But you are so right--contentment comes from knowing Whose we are. That never changes. Yet I need the constant reminder. Great words today!Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-61855127348679504102011-08-28T10:21:44.449-04:002011-08-28T10:21:44.449-04:00I'm still in Roanoke under sunny skies. Back h...I'm still in Roanoke under sunny skies. Back home in Va. Beach we have a tree down, some flooding, and no power on my street. But since the area in general is doing okay, we'll be heading home after lunch. I'll be curious to hear how this one compared with Isabel.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-11691094335016472072011-08-28T10:01:53.470-04:002011-08-28T10:01:53.470-04:00Excellent point, Dina. I think a lot of us (women ...Excellent point, Dina. I think a lot of us (women and men) are conditioned to be consumers, and we spend a lot of time wanting more.<br /><br />But I also want more from relationships or situations, and I tend to take things (writing career, kids, friendships, etc.) into my own hands rather than give them to God. I stir my own soup discontentment.<br /><br />Yet God has given me so much. Why am ISusanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-7497010762885789822011-08-28T09:57:11.849-04:002011-08-28T09:57:11.849-04:00Boy, you're up early, Suzie! I'm still mak...Boy, you're up early, Suzie! I'm still making my way through Coffee Cup #1.<br /><br />I would absolutely recommend Hinds Feet. There are some powerful gems in there. Allegories don't float everyone's boat, but I'm a visual learner, so I appreciate the images offered by allegories. During times of dryness, for instance, I have long pictured Acceptance-With-Joy in my head and Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-40449992428129987572011-08-28T09:48:43.518-04:002011-08-28T09:48:43.518-04:00This reminded me of one of the reviews of my novel...This reminded me of one of the reviews of my novel. The older (and I'm sure much wiser) reviewer had a lot to say about young women being discontent with their average lives and how dangerous that is. I confess, I never really thought about Dandelion's story in quite that way. It made me realize, I may still have more to learn from my own novel. LOL.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-34374224914887527342011-08-28T09:46:01.452-04:002011-08-28T09:46:01.452-04:00Hi Deb! You know, I wouldn't be surprised if t...Hi Deb! You know, I wouldn't be surprised if the book's on audio. There are a bunch of versions on amazon--with devotional, without devotional, kindle, etc etc. I have never seen a copy with a cover like the one in the picture, but every so often it gets reprinted, so that cover is one of many.<br /><br />Your mom was on my mind yesterday, so I think it's providential you mentioned Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-43529985630254716322011-08-28T09:33:18.831-04:002011-08-28T09:33:18.831-04:00Good morning! I'm praying for all of you who a...Good morning! I'm praying for all of you who are in the path of Irene.<br /><br />Barb, I find encouragement in Paul's use of the word "learned," too. It's a relief to know I'm not the only one who has had to work on this!<br /><br />I think I should work on encouraging others a bit more, as well. Thanks for the reminder.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-22992889143817561002011-08-28T09:16:14.252-04:002011-08-28T09:16:14.252-04:00This is beautiful and lovely. Thank you for the sc...This is beautiful and lovely. Thank you for the scripture reminder. Sometimes I only focus on the last sentence in that passage and, for whatever reason, never "see" the ones before. Like Deb, I've heard the title "Hinds Feet" but never read the story. It's adorable. Also like Deb, I'm praying for your busy week and sending hugs.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-13698643143770224782011-08-28T07:25:45.972-04:002011-08-28T07:25:45.972-04:00This was really beautiful Susie. thank you. I real...This was really beautiful Susie. thank you. I really need to read that book. I know it's on my mother's bookshelf and of course I've heard of it for...forever.<br /><br />I'm wondering if it is on audio. That would be worth purchasing and listening to. Repeatedly.<br /><br />Have a blessed week in all your busyness! And I'm sending hugs.Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-47665371971572840932011-08-28T06:48:30.670-04:002011-08-28T06:48:30.670-04:00Lovely reminder, Susanne. Also reminds me of the v...Lovely reminder, Susanne. Also reminds me of the verse that says godliness with contentment is great gain. And I like the fact that Paul says he has learned it; it means there's hope for us grumblers!Barbara Earlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446880500278578170noreply@blogger.com