Comments for The Stehlik Chronicles http://thestehlikchronicles.com Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:40:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Two years at Willow… by sarahonpurpose http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2012/02/21/two-years-at-willow/#comment-490 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:40:49 +0000 http://sarahonpurpose.wordpress.com/?p=1327#comment-490 Oh DeeDee, you make me cry. Thanks for the perspective you share. Why is it so hard to remember the bigger picture sometimes when we are in the middle of it all?? Grateful for your encouragement and excited for your ever-growing family!!
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]]> Comment on Two years at Willow… by sarahonpurpose http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2012/02/21/two-years-at-willow/#comment-489 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:38:41 +0000 http://sarahonpurpose.wordpress.com/?p=1327#comment-489 Brandi,
So grateful for you sharing your own experience. How much better to embrace those moments as opportunities to lean into Christ instead of resisting them as threats to our agenda. We are learning! :)
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]]> Comment on Two years at Willow… by DeeDee http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2012/02/21/two-years-at-willow/#comment-488 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:41:55 +0000 http://sarahonpurpose.wordpress.com/?p=1327#comment-488 Sarah, I am so thankful for you! This is exactly how I came to Christ. I was that kid knocking on my neighbors door every day after school while my parents went through an ugly divorce. My friend’s mom could have said I was a terrible influence on her daughter and justifiably sent me away but she didn’t. She loved me every day, fruit snacks, pizza roll ups, piano lessons, and algebra tutoring….every day. I am always so thankful for parents like you who open up their homes to these kids. God is truly using you to reach the fatherless….this is truly my most favorite ministry ever:)

]]> Comment on Two years at Willow… by Brandi Sosnowski http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2012/02/21/two-years-at-willow/#comment-487 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:16:29 +0000 http://sarahonpurpose.wordpress.com/?p=1327#comment-487 Hi Sarah, Thank you for sharing your heart so vulnerably for us to read and see ourselves in the words. I have felt those same things you so clearly explained many times… particularly when I am anticipating a visit with my stepkids. I get that sinking feeling knowing they are arriving soon, “will I say something I regret that they will tell their mom?” “What will they (unknowingly) say to me that will hurt deeply?” “how much of myself am I going to have to give this weekend to keep them happy?” “I wish I could do my own thing this weekend” Its yucky to think about how those thoughts are actually much uglier towards their Creator than any small thing they might do to my schedule or my too sensitive feelings. I have learned the secret to killing these nasty thoughts is more of Christ. Asking Him to help me with my deeply ingrained monstorous attitude. Thanks for sharing how beautifully He has shown you His grace and changed your mourning into gladness. It really touched my heart today.

]]> Comment on My Funny Valentine by Sonii Nagel http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2012/02/13/my-funny-valentine/#comment-468 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:14:44 +0000 http://thestehlikchronicles.com/?p=1307#comment-468 You guys are crazy fun :)

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