tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post4593161076791086423..comments2024-03-25T15:24:58.086-05:00Comments on My Messy, Thrilling Life: Kindness and StubbornnessBrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516947462811712702noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-76377759452997468232008-04-17T13:15:00.000-05:002008-04-17T13:15:00.000-05:00Thanks Brin!Thanks Brin!The Babysitters Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435529938721774149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-79909884714589402132008-04-17T12:37:00.000-05:002008-04-17T12:37:00.000-05:00What about publishing your books yourself? With s...What about publishing your books yourself? With such a wide readership and your connections in the business world, I think you could do that successfully. You touch a lot of people with your writing. Thank you for caring more about your readers than your income. {{hugs}}Daffodil Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785659903570305128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-627201777885294642008-04-17T07:04:00.000-05:002008-04-17T07:04:00.000-05:00Thank goodness!I don't think I've ever even commen...Thank goodness!<BR/>I don't think I've ever even commented before, but I truly love your blog!<BR/>Your are so full of wisdom at such a young age!<BR/>I used to live in an "older" house and never fully appreciated it... your stories make me want to move to the country and find an old home to love!Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06482144257165342076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-37313600474683847812008-04-16T19:53:00.000-05:002008-04-16T19:53:00.000-05:00I am reading from Bremerton, WA and can't really r...I am reading from Bremerton, WA and can't really remember how I found you. I think your publisher's are crazy. If anything I think you writing on your blog freely would make people wish to read more and purchase your book, article whatever. SOme of us are just old fashioned and long for the feel of a page---we'd buy your book even if the whole thing was free online. I believe you've made the right decision and you will find success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-40548509458789385982008-04-16T16:59:00.000-05:002008-04-16T16:59:00.000-05:00Good heavens, Brin. It is your blog that makes we...Good heavens, Brin. It is your blog that makes we want to BUY your cookbook and inspirational books when they do come out. What morons think that if I don't see you that I will want to BUY you??? I believe you have enough words to fill up more than this blog, more than one recipe book, more than one inspirational book. If your publishers don't think so, then find a publisher who recognizes talent. <BR/><BR/>Geez.Terri Steffeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02544793349029524184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-19336584204018803742008-04-16T16:29:00.000-05:002008-04-16T16:29:00.000-05:00You're amazing--please continue to stick to your g...You're amazing--please continue to stick to your guns! God will bless you abundantly beyond what you could ask or think!!Jean Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222570465566843660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-85246967802281570492008-04-16T11:25:00.000-05:002008-04-16T11:25:00.000-05:00I am so thrilled that you have decided to allow us...I am so thrilled that you have decided to allow us to continue visiting. I love it here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-27550758452334784272008-04-16T10:41:00.000-05:002008-04-16T10:41:00.000-05:00I've been enjoying your blog for a long while now,...I've been enjoying your blog for a long while now, but I've never commented. Yesterday I wanted to, but felt speechless. I'm so very glad to read your post today and couldn't help but sigh with relief when I read it. I am sure that this is one purpose of your life and there is no telling what all of your other purposes are. He will lead you.<BR/>By the way, I bought The Sacred Ordinary yesterday and was up past bedtime still reading. I'm loving it!Dinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620887745671844367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-47211374345696803782008-04-16T10:14:00.000-05:002008-04-16T10:14:00.000-05:00Bravo to keeping your soul, and your self intact u...Bravo to keeping your soul, and your self intact under pressure to do otherwise!Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550403285342834590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-62917441977088539762008-04-16T08:41:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:41:00.000-05:00I am one of people that love your Monday Inspirati...I am one of people that love your Monday Inspirations. You turned my world upside down on Monday. Because of it I come here often. Please don't let the nasty people make you go and hide. You have so much to offer.gems4mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015516910525063389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-27928907045920832292008-04-16T08:15:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:15:00.000-05:00Success is not measured by how much money we have....Success is not measured by how much money we have... 12,000 hits a day?? That's success. You are the most gifted person I've EVER encountered (and, I'm picky, picky, picky!!). I would buy ANYTHING you sew, bake, or write. He truly works through you to touch us all everyday. Maybe the thought that so many are waiting everyday for what you have to say is overwhelming... it's just a sign that you are already a star.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-91171407657450675792008-04-16T08:01:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:01:00.000-05:00Yes ma'm sometimes that choice between what you kn...Yes ma'm sometimes that choice between what you know and what you feel is difficult. Seek Him and He will guide you, teach you, and comfort you. <BR/><BR/>So very glad you've chosen to keep this an open blog.<BR/><BR/>You are blessed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-32344062474498909962008-04-16T07:47:00.000-05:002008-04-16T07:47:00.000-05:00I held my breath as your blog opened this morning!...I held my breath as your blog opened this morning! I hoped, oh how I hoped, it wouldn't say your blog was by invitation only. And I wasn't invited! I admire your decisions. I truly believe they will be honored.<BR/><BR/>Nearly three years ago I walked away from a very lucrative job and took a 'leap of faith' to do something that God - and my heart - was calling me to do. I've not regretted it for one minute. I will pray that you have clear direction and that you will be able to follow your heart, too. <BR/>~Adrienne~Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401476871614514660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-83600613670650273742008-04-16T07:46:00.000-05:002008-04-16T07:46:00.000-05:00Brin, You will be fine. I have enough faith for yo...Brin, <BR/><BR/>You will be fine. I have enough faith for you and if you need me I am always here to help any way that I can. You won't be happy with all the money in the world if your heart is not in your work. I know you and you are happiest when you are doing for others. Your gift from God is your uncanny ability to share your thoughts with others and paint the world in such a way that everyone can see God through you. Don't give up, I won't let you. I love you very much Sis,<BR/>AmberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-39262865723146681202008-04-16T05:19:00.000-05:002008-04-16T05:19:00.000-05:00Brin,Shanda here,I'm so glad you decided to stay. ...Brin,<BR/>Shanda here,<BR/>I'm so glad you decided to stay. <BR/>Always, Always follow your heart. There is a saying that goes:<BR/>Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you do. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment and you can see forever. <BR/>I truly believe our heart is our own voice. We just have to listen for it to speak to us. <BR/> I posted a beautiful poem for you today on my Blog. It's called "My Mission of Serving" by Vernable Henry Newman. It's way to long to write here in the comments box.<BR/>The poem is about our mission in life, and what God has planned for us.(Our Mission), "we may never know it in this life, but we shall be told it in the next." Some how we are needed in his great purpose, a link in a chain, a bond of connections between persons. <BR/>I do hope you will go and read all the poem. It always brings me peace and comfort to read it, and it helps me to know and understand God's love and the work he has set forth for us.<BR/>Sometimes our little mind can cause us a heep of trouble.All that think'in and wonder'en. It takes us down many roads and just leaves us empty and confused. Your heart will never do that, Your heart my dear, can't think. It can only feel. Those feelings in your heart, are your soul. <BR/>When the beating of our heart ceases, for the very last time. It is this very moment, our soul leaves our body. Our soul is our spirit.<BR/>Don't ever let anybody take your spirit. It's what sustains us on our darkest hour of our darkest day. <BR/>Brin, Only you, and you alone, know whats in your heart.<BR/>Follow your heart.<BR/>Your Friend,<BR/>ShandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-40070039989362972032008-04-16T00:09:00.000-05:002008-04-16T00:09:00.000-05:00I just discovered your blog last week and it is a ...I just discovered your blog last week and it is a wonderful blog! Then, I saw this post and worried that you will stop blogging. Your blog is the type of blog that I just love to read. I have been reading blogs for a few years now and gosh, I think that the blogosphere is just an amazing phenomenon. Blogs make me happy! I don't watch tv at all anymore and I haven't been reading as much either. I love looking into other folks' lives, especially when they are great writers and post beautiful pictures and recipes, etc. I'm cooped up at home with three little boys and the internet saves my sanity some days! Nancy in AlaskaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-86541021684758133032008-04-15T22:54:00.000-05:002008-04-15T22:54:00.000-05:00Can I do a happy dance while still being somewhat ...Can I do a happy dance while still being somewhat concerned?<BR/><BR/>Personally, I think that you're brilliant. I think that I'm in good company, too.;D You can go as high and as far as you're willing to allow God to take you. How far, how high do you suppose that is?<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to the recipe tomorrow!Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-90122566472405528842008-04-15T22:38:00.000-05:002008-04-15T22:38:00.000-05:00BrinI only found you a few weeks ago and I've comm...Brin<BR/><BR/>I only found you a few weeks ago and I've commented several times. You inspire me to make my blog more "open". I love that your heart & your faith come through your writing.<BR/><BR/>I'm so looking forward to your books, full of your delish recipes, your awesome photographs and your design ideas.<BR/>And then at the end of a long day, your Devotional Book.<BR/><BR/>We believe in you deary. Whatever you want, you can do it!<BR/>We're right here, willing to help should you need it.<BR/><BR/>Kay (just one of the thousands)<BR/>http://www.xanga.com/RicksFarmwifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-21175254100855638002008-04-15T22:14:00.000-05:002008-04-15T22:14:00.000-05:00Brin - I don't think I've ever commented on your ...Brin - I don't think I've ever commented on your blog before, but I say "PUPPY POOP" to whoever "they" are, too.<BR/><BR/>You have such wisdom and insight and such a creative and "alive" spirit about you for one so young. I'm 51 and I've read your blog for several months now. I have seen your pain, your growth, your changes, your questioning, your searching, not to mentions all your talents - we all have. You have so much to give. <BR/><BR/>God has given you a great talent and I pray that you will use it to His glory. You are intuitive, entertaining, sensitive, and whether it's books or something else, I feel certain that you will succeed by doing what you love. <BR/><BR/>I, too, am in East Texas and I, too, have a little old cottage home (besides my regular home) and we plan to move into it one day. I find "myself" there, my roots, my soul, my ancestors, my peace. It strengthens and fulfills me to be there (after God of course). I can't wait to be there full time.<BR/><BR/>You pray without ceasing and watch for signs and listen to your heart and to all these people out here in blogland who obviously love and support you. I hope you will be able to live and support yourself financially by doing something that you LOVE. Glad you're not closing your blog to all us "lurkers", too! VickieVickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741431727993692456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-87723722218873068732008-04-15T21:51:00.000-05:002008-04-15T21:51:00.000-05:00i really enjoy your blog and am glad you are keepi...i really enjoy your blog and am glad you are keeping it public. it is amazing that 12,000 people stop by. awesome!! be strong and hold your principles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-24165252918986881702008-04-15T21:35:00.000-05:002008-04-15T21:35:00.000-05:00Hey, I'll buy a book you put out , use a verse a ...Hey, I'll buy a book you put out , use a verse a day along with a recipe or however or whatever you decide, tips, you do it ! There are a whole cabudle of us out here that are so very happy you did not cave in. God is honored and all is well, praise Him 1st and always. I'm new to your site and I don't write well so you keep writing for me as well as others and we'll keep on enjoying and praying for you and yours. Thanking the Lord there are sincere christians who will not bow to the dollar and serve their only true master Jesus. hugs, pkpkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420807223741773670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-29419879725281162152008-04-15T21:33:00.000-05:002008-04-15T21:33:00.000-05:00Glad you're here to stay. I so enjoy reading this...Glad you're here to stay. I so enjoy reading this blog and all of your adventures at Freeman house and outside it. And it's good to hear from another sister in Christ and read about what you are learning from Jesus. <BR/>Just continue to trust God to lead you to the place He wants you to be. Whether that's in the oil industry or at home sewing aprons and making recipes. <BR/>God bless,<BR/>Grace<BR/>http://graceluvscrafts.blogspot.com/Gracie G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13653719029812696859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-81856209616660399542008-04-15T20:56:00.000-05:002008-04-15T20:56:00.000-05:00Yippee!!! So glad that you are standing up for you...Yippee!!! So glad that you are standing up for your "soul" and are not letting anyone push you around. Bravo! I will continue to visit daily and be refreshed by your beautiful words, musings and recipes.<BR/><BR/>RuthieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-91577377420542048102008-04-15T20:44:00.000-05:002008-04-15T20:44:00.000-05:00Brin,Do what you've gotta do, follow your heart (f...Brin,<BR/>Do what you've gotta do, follow your heart (faith) and they will come!<BR/><BR/>LoriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14774195.post-1534051087107016162008-04-15T20:06:00.000-05:002008-04-15T20:06:00.000-05:00Priceless post! I for one am thankful, thankful y...Priceless post! I for one am thankful, thankful you will continue to plant seeds and pull those crappy weeds! <BR/><BR/>Hugs Brin!<BR/>Kathi :)Kathi~Lavender, Lace and Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782261786291024562noreply@blogger.com