Sojourner's Hope

Wow. I love reading your posts, and I hurt for yo...

2011-11-09T10:44:15.238-07:00

Wow. I love reading your posts, and I hurt for your pain. xo Wish I were there to give you big hugs. I have small shoulders, but they are good for crying on. :) I pray that these posts are cathartic for you, and that our Savior uses them to heal your heart.

That scripture from James has been our ongoing str...

2011-11-09T10:40:41.377-07:00

That scripture from James has been our ongoing strength for the past year + 2 weeks. It hurts. Honestly, I hate it. But God uses every crappy experience for His good. I have seen Him do it and I trust Him to do it again. And again. And again. I am sorry to deface your blog with my ugliness, but that is my hurt, and God and I are working on it. I love you, dear friend. You are a tremendous role model for me... no pedestal or idolatry... but a fellow sister in Christ, trudging along in the muck, holding desperately to Jesus, with tears running down our faces, trusting His path, because we can't see (because of the muck and the tears!). You're the better writer.... :) Love you! Lisa Sexton

Well written, my friend. You know I have been the...

2011-11-06T10:02:18.773-07:00

Well written, my friend. You know I have been there and have felt what you are feeling. You will be dancing again and loving again. You deserve so much more. And, that was not the way a Godly man treats his wife. Let there be no mistake of that. Hang in there. Hugs, Tracey

Continuing to pray God shows you his faithfulness

2011-11-05T21:09:28.790-07:00

Continuing to pray God shows you his faithfulness

I am so sorry to hear of this pain. You are in my ...

2011-11-05T17:49:05.595-07:00

I am so sorry to hear of this pain. You are in my prayers. *hugs*

Glad to see you writing again, friend.

2011-10-30T19:47:17.754-07:00

Glad to see you writing again, friend.

oh--this is so, so powerful. your forgiveness brea...

2011-10-28T16:54:24.487-07:00

oh--this is so, so powerful. your forgiveness breathes such oxygen into our hearts too... and his love beats, still. beautiful.

Your words are so beautiful, Shauna, revealing suc...

2011-10-28T16:04:43.527-07:00

Your words are so beautiful, Shauna, revealing such a beautiful strong heart.

I'm so glad you are using your gift of words to share your journey . . . to strengthen others who know of what you speak, but have not the words.

Your beauty shines so brightly and will only shine brighter as you receive strength and healing . . . wisdom and love.

This wonderful post has left me wishing for months...

2011-02-24T17:07:31.092-07:00

This wonderful post has left me wishing for months to see another one from you. I hope to see you post again soon, even if it feels overwhelming after such a vivid exposure of your past.

Thank you for your beautiful transparency and your...

2011-01-15T18:13:13.136-07:00

Thank you for your beautiful transparency and your love for these precious ones who are lost.

Thank you for spurring me on to pray.

Blessings

You have begun a discussion about a population of ...

2010-12-14T19:32:36.579-07:00

You have begun a discussion about a population of people I have an unexplored love for. As usual you are causing me to think and pray.

I used to work for a phone service answering questions about drugs/exposures during pregnancy. I will never forget a young woman calling who was pregnant and asking about "recreation" use of Valium, I believe. If you're a drug abuser you don't have to give a reason, but she told me. "I am a dancer...and I can't do it sober."

Your courage amazes me - I love you friend! I'...

2010-12-10T12:07:52.822-07:00

Your courage amazes me - I love you friend! I'll be praying!

Amen! Praying already. I'm so glad to see anot...

2010-12-09T22:21:44.807-07:00

Amen! Praying already. I'm so glad to see another blog from you. Hope you are doing well.

preach it, sister! i kept nodding my head and sayi...

2010-10-18T17:40:16.284-07:00

preach it, sister! i kept nodding my head and saying "amen!". since that isn't normally me, i thought i'd share. :)

i'm experimenting with living in community. i live in a townhouse complex and it's a great place to have community. some of my neighbours are believers, some aren't. i'm enjoying living life with all of them, being real and allowing them into my messy life. although this can be tricky at times, i don't want to go back to living a private life.

i'm praying for you as you readjust. *hugs*

I love your radical heart!

2010-10-18T09:08:56.445-07:00

I love your radical heart!

I agree with you about community. I believe that t...

2010-10-17T21:42:20.838-07:00

I agree with you about community. I believe that there actually are followers of Jesus doing this though. For myself I have realized I can be too quick to judge how other followers of Jesus are doing in their sanctification process... I have been so wrong so often... I am not their Lord, and I don't know so many people's stories or their intimate talks with Jesus. Should all of our lives be lived out in exactly the same way? Or might God be calling us all to slightly differnt walks of life? If some Christians suffer more or have to sacrifice more than others, does that mean that those who are suffereing and sacrificing less are not following scripture? Or could it be that Christ has not called each person in the same way? Or are they really all suffering equally, just in totally different ways that our finite minds fail to see? These are some issues I am working through. For someone to sell a field and give to others in need, that means at some point someone has to have more, have the resources to own an extra field. There seems to be at times where someones giving is praised, but the moments before the giving, they are looked down on for having the very things they are able to give! I think part of what should be so compelling about us is that we love each other, whether someone is living in perfect community with other believers or not, that we are STILL loving each other, and through that love compelling EACH OTHER to raise the standard of community. Not just telling each other we suck :). Usually people are, unfortunatley, telling themselves that enough. I loved a sermon recently on "Jesus Plus Nothing". Sometimes, in our desires to see the body of Christ look like it should, we start slowly but surely getting back to judgementalism and living under the law. "You must give this much away" "You must do this, you must do that" "You must give this way, not that way" Etc Etc. What if God specifically has called someone to give to Compassion or United Way? What if that is their first step that God is using to take them to higher ways of giving and serving? It is a scary road to go on if we start deciding what is the right and wrong way to give, serve, love and lead. A thumb and a knee will have very different functions in a body. Just some of my immediate thoughts!! :) Love you Shauna :)

Dear Poetic Friend: I invite you to join us at J...

2010-09-20T03:44:17.606-07:00

Dear Poetic Friend:

I invite you to join us at Jingle Poetry : http://jinglepoetry.blogspot.com/, we have a Monday Poetry Potluck party (weekly) for you to enjoy, the link is open American Central Time 8pm to Tuesday, 8pm. You have 48 hours linking in 1 to 3 poems, you could use an old poem if you don’t have a most updated one handy…

Hope to see you today, please do stop by and check us out.
Let us know when you stop by so that we place your link in our blog list….
Happy Sunday!

A man’s wisdom gives him patience.. That's tru...

2010-09-20T03:39:26.518-07:00

A man’s wisdom gives him patience.. That's true...!! Loved the lines, woven beautifully

I hope you have a safe and fairly uneventful trip!...

2010-09-17T16:23:33.978-07:00

I hope you have a safe and fairly uneventful trip! Blessings!

will be praying, shauna.

2010-09-17T14:59:07.689-07:00

will be praying, shauna.

I love village life! You've described it so wo...

2010-09-17T04:12:32.629-07:00

I love village life! You've described it so wonderfully - it's something I want to learn to appreciate for what it is. And I want to live like I'm in a village no matter where I am!

this is beautiful, shauna! i love how you painted ...

2010-09-16T22:59:21.545-07:00

this is beautiful, shauna! i love how you painted the room and your husband's parents love... in smiles and food, which really, is there any other love language?

oh, sister, you are the one who's beautiful......

2010-09-16T20:11:29.576-07:00

oh, sister, you are the one who's beautiful... and these words... you transport me and i long to know these people, this culture, their secret to contentment, and i know it's HIM but i want to know more... harder, deeper. thank you so much for these snapshots. please, keep linking up. i love learning from you, friend. xo

i love the word pictures of coming home, of the de...

2010-09-16T18:42:10.655-07:00

i love the word pictures of coming home, of the deep memories that home is and of who the people are. sorry, i'm tired and my words won't flow, but i really enjoyed this post and all the cross-cultural points. thanks for sharing. :)

Just sayin'.... I would too!

2010-09-14T09:39:59.908-07:00

Just sayin'.... I would too!