tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post6233503193015030552..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: First Spiritual Thursday in MarchDonna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-74739596052689678702018-03-02T21:25:15.508-05:002018-03-02T21:25:15.508-05:00Donna, this post is a such and uplifting example o...Donna, this post is a such and uplifting example of a humble person reaching out to others to share God's love. Your video was so lovely with the sea rushing in and the lilt of your voice. I am so enamored of those who can sing. It is such a gift from the Lord and you are making full use of your gift. May the spirit of healing be upon you so that you can reach full recovery soon. Best of luck with your challenge.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-45011167647653239342018-03-02T10:06:43.270-05:002018-03-02T10:06:43.270-05:00I can't even imagine telling one of my grandch...I can't even imagine telling one of my grandchildren not to sing. But so funny to have your own grandchild ask you not to sing! Maybe it isn't as startling (or hurtful?) to you any more? I think God would still want you to sing to him - no one's voice is perfect down here!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-8012502628849018452018-03-02T10:03:04.176-05:002018-03-02T10:03:04.176-05:00Thanks, Ramona!Thanks, Ramona!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-27890518346089214482018-03-02T10:02:38.731-05:002018-03-02T10:02:38.731-05:00Oh, if only they were body music. Maybe I'll ...Oh, if only they were body music. Maybe I'll comfort myself with that thought! They are fewer and less strong now, so I'm good with that. Thanks!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-90790975119592740652018-03-02T08:30:18.140-05:002018-03-02T08:30:18.140-05:00I appreciate getting to know you a little more wit...I appreciate getting to know you a little more with this important post, Donna. Perhaps the strange heart beats are a form of body music (not to make like of the arrhythmia.) I am glad you have quick & good medical care & that you & your loved ones are on top of things. More healing & peace to you.jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-57090486382383034282018-03-01T23:28:58.304-05:002018-03-01T23:28:58.304-05:00Donna, hope your path to recovery continues. Just ...Donna, hope your path to recovery continues. Just continue to give yourself lots of TLC and don't rush the process. I love how singing grew you and your relationship to God.Congrats on being selected for the poetry competition. Looking forward to the March Madness Poetry.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-11587359769352350272018-03-01T23:27:46.789-05:002018-03-01T23:27:46.789-05:00Take care of yourself. I've been reading all ...Take care of yourself. I've been reading all y'alls post and it makes me feel happy how your words glow.<br />My Granny always told us grandchildren "Make a joyful noice unto the Lord. Except you Patty Jean.... please don't sing." Y'all might think that's mean but you have not heard me sing. My own granbaby when she was 18 months old ... put her little hand over my mouth and said, "Don't sing Granny. Dont sing.Patricia J. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044354515656710902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-16931213445739743082018-03-01T18:54:07.076-05:002018-03-01T18:54:07.076-05:00A bit of a relapse today, yesterday was better, bu...A bit of a relapse today, yesterday was better, but in general I am headed in the right direction! Hoping to be able to go to church Sunday, whoo-hoo!<br />You are right, the teaching and speaking/singing does help you get to depths you couldn't have otherwise.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-51370238730396085232018-03-01T18:51:59.029-05:002018-03-01T18:51:59.029-05:00Ok. I left a link in the comments on your site......Ok. I left a link in the comments on your site...I'm not that good...just sincere and prayerful about it. My link is to something I created just sitting at the kitchen table with Garage Band. Acapela, all parts are my voice. Video by me. I was playing around.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-27376375395092773922018-03-01T18:50:05.457-05:002018-03-01T18:50:05.457-05:00The Ekphrastic poetry was a lot of fun. During the...The Ekphrastic poetry was a lot of fun. During the worst of the flu, I just propped myself up in bed and stared until something came! LOL!<br />The music thing is hard to explain to some people. When I get complimented I am at a loss as to what to say. I want to say, it wasn't me, it was God. I've finally just gotten comfortable in just saying thank you. All they wanted to say was "good job", not get a life story! Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-54494282525927818482018-03-01T18:04:24.849-05:002018-03-01T18:04:24.849-05:00I'm so sorry you've been sick! Thanks for...I'm so sorry you've been sick! Thanks for sharing about your experience with music. In the same way that teaching something makes you know it better yourself, I think speaking or singing in public helps you know your message at a deeper level. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-82065115711820076272018-03-01T17:35:30.488-05:002018-03-01T17:35:30.488-05:00I'd love to hear you sing one day, Donna. Your...I'd love to hear you sing one day, Donna. Your experience with singing reminded me of a quote I read read his week from St. Augustine. "Grant what Thou commandest, and command what Thou dost desire.” It's a lovely picture of obedience to God and dependence on Him. May your body heal completely very soon!<br />Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-9982152278655427842018-03-01T13:18:37.984-05:002018-03-01T13:18:37.984-05:00Thanks for sharing, Donna. Your bout with the flu ...Thanks for sharing, Donna. Your bout with the flu and its affects resonate with my own experience. I am thankful to hear you are healing. But most of all your words about music resonate deeply with me --" Sometimes it makes me cry - even when I am singing...when I hear the words I'm singing, and it is like it is not me, but God singing them for me or through me... all I can say is I want to forever be able to sing - in the good times and the bad... like Paul and Silas." BTW... loved our poetry experience in February.Alice Ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302512837699702430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-71504845735542086962018-03-01T10:19:13.470-05:002018-03-01T10:19:13.470-05:00Thanks, Irene! I am healing, it is just so incred...Thanks, Irene! I am healing, it is just so incredibly slow and tiring! I'm hoping Laura Shovan's month of Ekphrastics has helped warm me up to the March Madness.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-10290697323885337042018-03-01T09:58:47.401-05:002018-03-01T09:58:47.401-05:00YES! That's it "surprised at what comes ...YES! That's it "surprised at what comes out and sensing I've tapped into" something bigger than I could ever be! Thanks to you and Margaret for introducing me to Audrey Assad's music.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-64309406248168455332018-03-01T09:37:57.757-05:002018-03-01T09:37:57.757-05:00This is beautiful, Donna! I love how you've di...This is beautiful, Donna! I love how you've discovered a new ministry through obedience and, like Irene said, humility. I love these lines: "It seemed the oddest thing; I found that I got a lot closer to God when I sang. The singing surprised me each time I did it - that I could actually do it. And it grew me." (I feel similar about Bible journaling, i.e. making art in my Bible... surprised at what comes out and sensing I've tapped into a mode of expression that helps me feel closer to God.)<br /><br />I hope you are soon 101% - and win lots of rounds of March Madness Poetry! Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-45167000205925171182018-03-01T08:07:25.013-05:002018-03-01T08:07:25.013-05:00Dear Donna - continued healing to you, my friend! ...Dear Donna - continued healing to you, my friend! So sorry you've been sick. But oh how this touches me: "I found that I got a lot closer to God when I sang." To remove oneself from the equation.. such humility. Allowing a higher power to flow through and speak... so so beautiful. Thank you for sharing. And best of luck with the March Madness! I know you will write some amazing poems. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com