tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post6490616418438167523..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Vulture and Child—What’s a Christian to Do?Lisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-60752670747756540672009-11-12T08:12:01.868-05:002009-11-12T08:12:01.868-05:00Tom, thanks for stopping by! We Inkies may be back...Tom, thanks for stopping by! We Inkies may be back in touch with you!!!!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />PattiPatti Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687666130404407814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-17241195393665566082009-11-11T17:56:13.270-05:002009-11-11T17:56:13.270-05:00Thanks for the great review and post about Scared....Thanks for the great review and post about Scared. I'm truly grateful. Let me know if there's any other way I can participate in what you're doing around Africa and orphans.Tom Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11038953508726502187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-9738273122317851272009-11-09T08:16:38.412-05:002009-11-09T08:16:38.412-05:00Lisa, you and I will be chatting soon.
Nicole, ON...Lisa, you and I will be chatting soon.<br /><br />Nicole, ONE WORD from YOU???????<br />Gotta love my Illinois romance writer friend!!!!!<br /><br />PattiPatti Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687666130404407814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-74053580146124157372009-11-09T07:56:38.266-05:002009-11-09T07:56:38.266-05:00Inspiring.Inspiring.Nicole O'Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502962603831947123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-26031091381837891422009-11-09T00:50:59.052-05:002009-11-09T00:50:59.052-05:00Hi Patti, I work with my family in Mozambique wher...Hi Patti, I work with my family in Mozambique where we are involved in discipleship training and humanitarian work. Pray that God will continue to move mightily among this unreached people group.<br /><br />I'm getting ready to start posting how each one of us can get involved as ordinary people doing extraordinary things for God! Stories of people whose lives have been changed through their Lisa Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-58498359954056553132009-11-08T23:42:45.728-05:002009-11-08T23:42:45.728-05:00Thank you for sharing this with us. It has made m...Thank you for sharing this with us. It has made me think about things we take for granted. Please enter me in the contest.<br />Deborah M.<br />debbiejeanm[at]gmail[dot]comDeborah Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988100121160531753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-6526164714127711512009-11-08T20:47:00.078-05:002009-11-08T20:47:00.078-05:00Inkies, thanks for giving me a space to post a mes...Inkies, thanks for giving me a space to post a message from the heart.<br /><br />Jeanette and Eileen, I always adore a word from y'all.<br /><br />Herc, thank you for visiting!Patti Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687666130404407814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-57473359746010160502009-11-08T20:30:23.652-05:002009-11-08T20:30:23.652-05:00That photo brought tears to my eyes, and the words...That photo brought tears to my eyes, and the words of the post definitely sting. I so avoid facing these things head on. I need but a tiny bit of knowledge of need to give. My heart just can't take knowing it all. <br /><br />May God use all of us with so much more, to help those in such dire need.Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-47964680763128930752009-11-08T18:05:09.466-05:002009-11-08T18:05:09.466-05:00Patti,
That is powerful writing straight from t...Patti, <br /> That is powerful writing straight from the soul. Blessings, HercAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-29864570284303761732009-11-08T18:00:16.212-05:002009-11-08T18:00:16.212-05:00God, forgive me. Teach me your ways. Give me your ...God, forgive me. Teach me your ways. Give me your heart.Jeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-68183848127357116322009-11-08T17:34:54.988-05:002009-11-08T17:34:54.988-05:00Catherine and Wilda, what wonderful ideas! Perhaps...Catherine and Wilda, what wonderful ideas! Perhaps that constant reminder WOULD make a difference.<br /><br />Today at church, we saw a film clip on the persecuted church in Pakistan. Oh, what freedoms we take for granted EVERY MINUTE!!!Patti Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687666130404407814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-80283611751138042672009-11-08T16:49:54.815-05:002009-11-08T16:49:54.815-05:00Wow! Maybe we should all post copies of that pictu...Wow! Maybe we should all post copies of that picture on our wall as a reminder. We could look at it as we pray, and as we cook, and as we write out checks to pay our bills for all the luxuries we take for granted. May God forgive us when we turn our heads and ignore the pain of others.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230256706584368147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-28158990816110763452009-11-08T15:52:08.539-05:002009-11-08T15:52:08.539-05:00Patti,
Having been to a third-world country myself...Patti,<br />Having been to a third-world country myself, I know what you mean. The need is overwhelming. I find myself constantly weighing how to spend money in America because of our excessive wants. It's kind of disgusting when you think about it! My husband challenged me to give what portion I would normally spend on nicer clothes to the poor and shop at Goodwill instead. That's just aCatherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-26619133530574341512009-11-08T14:56:18.585-05:002009-11-08T14:56:18.585-05:00Jana,
Oh, how did I miss reading about the cruel p...Jana,<br />Oh, how did I miss reading about the cruel practice of necklacing? One of the highnotes of blogs is gaining new information with savvy posters like YOU!<br /><br />Thanks, Sugar Plum Lee. The picture is haunting; without Christ's love, everything is crazy out of control...Patti Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687666130404407814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-12900166378415056812009-11-07T22:14:30.434-05:002009-11-07T22:14:30.434-05:00Thanks, Patti. I've never seen that image befo...Thanks, Patti. I've never seen that image before but now that I have, I'll never forget it. It's haunting in it's truth in a way we can't comprehend. <br /><br />Hugs<br /><br />LeeSRIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577173231370982410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-40929458855889794152009-11-07T19:09:06.881-05:002009-11-07T19:09:06.881-05:00After reading this I did some more research on Kev...After reading this I did some more research on Kevin Carter and that led to more on South Africa and necklacing and about then I had to quit looking because it was so disturbing. I did not tour this book but now I'm wishing I had.<br /><br />Janna <br />ryanx6 at msn dot comJannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794181606423020635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-8060770193119490352009-11-07T17:47:57.780-05:002009-11-07T17:47:57.780-05:00Patti, I read your post early this morning and I c...Patti, I read your post early this morning and I couldn't comment. It was beautifully written and so compelling. And so convicting. <br /><br />A friend of mine is from South Africa and she told me that Americans should have to go and visit the third world--and see what we have and what we take for granted. I'm sure it's true. We're so isolated and it's easy to think, 'Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-48672368995565384062009-11-07T17:30:36.041-05:002009-11-07T17:30:36.041-05:00Thanks Dina, Suzie, Susanne, Linda, and Wanda! Gla...Thanks Dina, Suzie, Susanne, Linda, and Wanda! Glad Kevin Carter's legacy can live on!<br /><br />Lisa, tell me about your corner of Africa...and how we can pray...<br />PattiPatti Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687666130404407814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-87345438432276289902009-11-07T16:56:01.559-05:002009-11-07T16:56:01.559-05:00Wow, thanks for sharing your heart, Patty. As some...Wow, thanks for sharing your heart, Patty. As someone who lives in Africa, I've seen so much that has ripped my heart in two--poverty, AIDS, malnutrition...And at the same time have seen so much of the beauty and love its people have to offer.<br /><br />May we never forget that there is a world out there who cannot be forgotten.Lisa Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-91022420023919435702009-11-07T13:58:15.963-05:002009-11-07T13:58:15.963-05:00I don't think I've ever been moved to tear...I don't think I've ever been moved to tears this quickly before. My heart just aches for these children.<br />I would love to be entered in your draw. Thanks so much.<br />wandanamgreb(at)gmail(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-5209538088680207882009-11-07T12:27:20.348-05:002009-11-07T12:27:20.348-05:00To think we complain here in the US because we don...To think we complain here in the US because we don't have something. This will surely awaken ones eyes to see real needs.<br />Please enter me. <br />desertrose5173 at gmail dot comLindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-70292133138800847162009-11-07T11:38:55.296-05:002009-11-07T11:38:55.296-05:00Patti, thank you for sharing (and so eloquently, t...Patti, thank you for sharing (and so eloquently, too) of the desperate needs facing so many of God's children. I pray that as the holiday season approaches and the thoughts of some turn toward the needy, that more hearts will be opened to others' sufferings, more purses opened, and more prayers cried out to God for healing and restoration.<br /><br />I will definitely be looking into thisSusanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-12643396571865509262009-11-07T09:27:03.895-05:002009-11-07T09:27:03.895-05:00Oh. My. Patti. Wow. You've really shaken me up...Oh. My. Patti. Wow. You've really shaken me up this morning. Thank you. The picture...oh the picture just shakes me to the core. It breaks my heart and makes me cry.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-73648804763487518052009-11-07T09:25:28.213-05:002009-11-07T09:25:28.213-05:00Oh my gosh, Patti. Heart-rending. Gut-wrenching. U...Oh my gosh, Patti. Heart-rending. Gut-wrenching. Unbelievable.<br /><br />You left a boulder in my esophagus in the best sort of way. <br /><br />Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for sharing your heart and your prayers and this stunning reminder of the truths we so often ignore.<br /><br />DinaDina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.com