tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post135538140265636894..comments2023-04-27T03:21:21.812-06:00Comments on The Fray of My Heart: A Little Light in My Darkness - Psalm 18:28Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-46954574108928785752009-09-29T00:34:27.151-06:002009-09-29T00:34:27.151-06:00I am so thankful that the treatments were over. I ...I am so thankful that the treatments were over. I thought there was one today.<br /><a href="http://www.makemysite.in" rel="nofollow"> Web hosting india </a>Nishanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461392896444120934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-31061172594520005302009-09-10T10:33:23.476-06:002009-09-10T10:33:23.476-06:00Bev,
I don't know if you remember me or not f...Bev,<br /><br />I don't know if you remember me or not from the LPM blog. It's ok if you don't.<br /><br />I wanted to tell you that I would love to be allowed to pray for you.<br />Wanted to make sure it was ok because I am now a Spirit-filled, Grace filled and Joyous Catholic Christian woman. <br /><br />I don't understand all..but GOD knows and that is all that matters when we pray for one another.<br /><br />May Almighty God, Our Father, bless you with the peace that passes all understanding and may your suffering be offered up to Him who understands our weakness and our strength.<br /><br />Hold out your hand and take His. You don't have to be afraid if you feel weak..His grasp is sure.<br /><br />May the peace of Christ be with your spirit today and always,<br />TeriTeriAnnElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834866295066332351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-68090481705425014782009-09-05T23:23:32.586-06:002009-09-05T23:23:32.586-06:00Hey, Bev! It's late Saturday night and you ca...Hey, Bev! It's late Saturday night and you came to my mind. I hope you are doing well. You haven't updated in awhile and I'm a bit concerned about you. Just so you know, I'm praying for you right now. <br />Much love,<br />Angie xoxoAngela Baylishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16846369575832747037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-51782439819368822862009-09-03T20:17:45.191-06:002009-09-03T20:17:45.191-06:00Thought I came and left a comment....wondering how...Thought I came and left a comment....wondering how you are doing?????<br />Praying for you.Sharon Brumfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662853880018410132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-63551024135992936512009-08-26T08:19:56.179-06:002009-08-26T08:19:56.179-06:00Jean, I so want to walk through this life and embr...Jean, I so want to walk through this life and embrace Him in midst of suffering like you long. Thank you for your constant kindness to me and giving from your own beautiful heart. Love, BevBev Brandon @ The Frayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403416688340930011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-19769318592683821672009-08-26T08:16:56.313-06:002009-08-26T08:16:56.313-06:00Annette, Missing you too very much! I have come ba...Annette, Missing you too very much! I have come back from The Cove wanting to live broken not better. Wanting to take a look at the defenses I so quickly put up in the battle for my soul and my children's souls. One verse so grabbed me that he talked about - Jer 24:6 - HE is always out for our good. "LOVE never allows more suffering unless to achieve the well being of the beloved." "The deepest desire is not to hurt less, but to live in brokennes." "Every tragedy is an opportunity to repent." It was a very very good week, my friend.Bev Brandon @ The Frayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403416688340930011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-34997572791554329172009-08-23T21:27:34.888-06:002009-08-23T21:27:34.888-06:00Bev, I've been away for two weeks and just got...Bev, I've been away for two weeks and just got home and caught up with you on your blog. I am sooooo glad radiation is over for you and even gladder that you were able to get through the last day with such peace and comfort from our good God. Your faith has been a testimony to God's goodness and you always point us to Him with your words. I pray that you will have your hearts desire, which is to "know Him better." I love you, dear Bev.<br /><br />JeanJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08912278593629429832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-74561401225729856552009-08-23T19:34:10.621-06:002009-08-23T19:34:10.621-06:00I'm missing you this week. I so pray these pas...I'm missing you this week. I so pray these past few days were exactly what you needed at the Cove, and with Larry Crabb. Wow. What a way to wrap up this season. So like God to orchestrate such sweet details. I think school starts tomorrow for you guys, and you are in my prayers. Hope to catch up with you soon. Love, Annetteannettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993065518117027383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-32043390598113901252009-08-21T20:20:23.018-06:002009-08-21T20:20:23.018-06:00Deborah - Nothing else really matters. You sure d...Deborah - Nothing else really matters. You sure do live that way that unless HE breathes life into you in the midst of all you embrace, you won't be satisfied with anything else. Him alone. You're a beautiful girl Deborah! Love, BevBev Brandon @ The Frayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403416688340930011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-70280396512011294572009-08-19T19:12:17.562-06:002009-08-19T19:12:17.562-06:00Lord, breathe life into Bev. In Jesus Name. Amen...Lord, breathe life into Bev. In Jesus Name. Amen.twinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522192646526647165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-4930899451667320622009-08-19T14:22:55.291-06:002009-08-19T14:22:55.291-06:00Vern, the kindnesses have been overwhelming! If y...Vern, the kindnesses have been overwhelming! If you only knew! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a fragrance. BevBev Brandon @ The Frayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403416688340930011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-55710918906120816632009-08-19T14:20:51.350-06:002009-08-19T14:20:51.350-06:00Sharon, thankyouthankyouthankyou...wish I could co...Sharon, thankyouthankyouthankyou...wish I could come visit your mountain. I even brought ear muffs. You know, it's 105 degrees in Texas. I guess I thought it would be as cold as snow here. It's gorgeous. Looking out my window at a breathtaking stark still valley view. Wow! I slept longer last night than I have slept since the day I was diagnosed with cancer---that tells you something right there. Thanks my friend, Lots of Love, BevBev Brandon @ The Frayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403416688340930011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-32367261649416856312009-08-19T14:18:02.767-06:002009-08-19T14:18:02.767-06:00Jennice, I can't believe you found that back t...Jennice, I can't believe you found that back that far...you know what?? I am a much different person than I was two years ago---praise God! A little less demanding that people come through for me. A little less attached to people and what they think. And more in love with my LORD than ever. I'm back with Crabb again and people here have noticed the change as well as my husband & fam. Thank you for reading that & sharing that with me. I love your heart that goes to places that are hard. Cause you are so wrapped up in Him and what He wants! It's been a good week---it's happening again----HE is changing me. Here's a quote that has so gripped me this week: "God's Severe Mercy puts us most in touch with what we are afraid of." Here's another: "God doesn't do much to protect us from what we're afraid of." Here's another: "Maturity is measured not by where we are, but by what we are open to." Here'a another (from another author): "God is not nice. God is not an uncle. God is an earthquake." It's been a beautiful and terrifying week reflecting on persevering in midst of all going on. I so want to persevere well! Thanks for your comment that made me happy. Love, BevBev Brandon @ The Frayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403416688340930011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-28570248906537862132009-08-19T10:41:26.500-06:002009-08-19T10:41:26.500-06:00Wow, wow, wow,wow...WOW!!
I am new to your blog - ...Wow, wow, wow,wow...WOW!!<br />I am new to your blog - via our Siesta Scripture Journey and felt led to click on your blog when I read your scripture verse for Aug 15th.<br />What a blessing to read all the love and kindness going on in this place!! Sweeeeet!!<br />I rejoice with you regarding the completion of your radiation and pray you are being filled up with His beauty , rest and strength while you are at The Cove!!<br /><br />Be Inspired!<br />Veronica "Vern" HutchersonVern ~ Inspiredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711610680154439383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-32975691406577740212009-08-18T19:21:28.219-06:002009-08-18T19:21:28.219-06:00Girl I pray you are having a fantastic time here i...Girl I pray you are having a fantastic time here in our mountains!<br />Next time you come with your man...or without him...you come on up to our mountain for a visit. It would be an honor to serve you.<br />I thank God in advance for the wonderful rest He is giving you.....and for the way He is providing rest for body and soul.<br />He loves ya girl!Sharon Brumfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662853880018410132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-8860035730645038292009-08-18T03:49:44.496-06:002009-08-18T03:49:44.496-06:00Dearest Bev,
I finally got around to "catchin...Dearest Bev,<br />I finally got around to "catching up" on your blog entries from the beginning. As usual, you made comments that made me think, examine, consider.... And then, I got to August 13, 2007. You were describing the Larry Crabb conference you had just attended. You said: "I don't think I can ever be the same person again...ask me in one year what's different. "Have mercy on me, my God!" I believe He is, He will. Came back home not for the better life but to be broken before my Lord. And how does that happen? Ask me in one year if anything happened..." I froze...I looked again at the date...then I realized your last post was August 13, 2009...not one, but two years, to the day, after you wrote those words. God was preparing you, even then, for the incredibly difficult road that you have traveled these last few months. Your honesty and forthrightness has been such an encouragement and a challenge to me to keep my priorities in order, when all around me is in chaos, and I haven't been able to see past the end of my nose either. No tear goes unused by the Father...each etches "God troughs" in our being; the more tears, the deeper and wider they become, the conduit for His healing balm to flow through to our hearts, and back out again, to bless others. Thank you for being such a conduit!Jennicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02672562179437166834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-54249025003549451952009-08-16T07:30:32.406-06:002009-08-16T07:30:32.406-06:00Denise, Oh my! You couldn't have put down a m...Denise, Oh my! You couldn't have put down a more moving verse for me. HE was the lifter of my head in crisis three years ago and now in this current dilemma---HE has so lifted my head in my aloneness in facing cancer. Through people like you, I've learned a little better to hold fast to HIM in the solitude of having cancer cause only HE can make us who we are, no one else can. You've shared and listened to my ponderings and what lingers for a long time and have always been so gracious and accepting in all that I wonder about. I've had to wrestle with being a "nobody" when people didn't respond, when no one needed us anymore. But you have always pointed me back to HIM Who makes us "somebody" because of His eternal beautiful LOVE for each of us. Your insights grip me and I love you Denise. Your love and faithfulness to the Living Word means much to me! Love, BevBev Brandon @ The Frayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403416688340930011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-18705455762740445462009-08-16T07:23:31.754-06:002009-08-16T07:23:31.754-06:00Carol in Big A, You have such a sincerity, a compa...Carol in Big A, You have such a sincerity, a compassion, a kindness, a sacrificial heart that touches all of us bloggers. Can't thank you enough for your prayers and interest in my need. Meant a lot to me. See you in January! Love, BevBev Brandon @ The Frayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403416688340930011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-56196343314835809252009-08-16T07:21:19.644-06:002009-08-16T07:21:19.644-06:00Annette,
With tears strolling down & upward--...Annette, <br />With tears strolling down & upward--<br />You've held my hands up to God when I couldn't do it physically.<br />You've spoken Truth that sinks way down in deep places in me.<br />You've given courage to face my loss and depend on Him.<br />You've given me love from a beautiful heart pouring out Him Psalm 90:2.<br />The Ipod & songs you sent me so brought God to me. "Bring The Rain" just happened to come on the 1st morning of radiation. "My Tribute"--just happen to find it the day before the last. And a song I haven't heard in 30 years popped up one day and left me SOBBING in the streets---and a live band played it at the Oasis last night as we watched the sunset. Nature and music but most of all "heart friendships" have come even more ALIVE through you & I love that! Thank you my dear friend! With Love & Gratitude you'll never know, BevBev Brandon @ The Frayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403416688340930011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-56691034927906657872009-08-16T07:10:30.441-06:002009-08-16T07:10:30.441-06:00Marina, I will always remember the tender moment i...Marina, I will always remember the tender moment in Houston meeting your shimmering self. You knocked us off our feet girl! You are beautiful through and through! Even though there were many moments in the machine when I didn't sense God's presence, it was me not recognizing His Invisible Hand. He was with me every step of this journey and it's not over yet. I love your humility! BevBev Brandon @ The Frayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403416688340930011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-37688922991438068952009-08-15T20:42:53.521-06:002009-08-15T20:42:53.521-06:00Bev, it has been a privilege and honor to pray for...Bev, it has been a privilege and honor to pray for you these past months. You have ministered and taught me through it all and I thank God for you and for what He has done for you. <br /><br />Our Lord is a shield above us, our glory and the one who lifts our heads! Ps. 3:3<br /><br />I know that the Lord will find just the right home for your beloved Macy.Nise' https://www.blogger.com/profile/15586400022454009379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-5224876737633223592009-08-15T15:30:17.818-06:002009-08-15T15:30:17.818-06:00Dear Bev
I am glad your treatments are over with....Dear Bev <br />I am glad your treatments are over with. I have been praying for you and I will continue to pray I hope you find a good home for Macy I wished IO lived in Austin but I don't I would take Macy in a heart beat cute dog. Hope you get some rest at the cove and may the Dear Lord continue to speak to your heart and one day we will meet. God willing I plan on going to the seista memorization on scriptures verses in Jan 2010 I am praying about it. Love you Carol your seista in Albuquerque NMCAROL LIVIN FOR GODhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17931727040709142544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-37086762610078395232009-08-15T14:18:59.827-06:002009-08-15T14:18:59.827-06:00It is in our weakness we boast in the Lord as our ...It is in our weakness we boast in the Lord as our strength. That you have done. He has shown you that everything is possible with Him. He radiates through you with your honest dependence on Him alone. I know The Cove will be the perfect closure to this season of such difficulty and loss. He is so ever faithful, and your words bring Him so much glory. I cherish you, sweet friend. Can't wait to see you in Houston or Austin, whichever comes first. Our Jehovah Rapha - The God Who Heals is mighty and we will continue to exalt Him. To God be the Glory indeed. Love, Annetteannie's eyeshttp://ageffert.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-82400723918375402612009-08-15T10:07:29.395-06:002009-08-15T10:07:29.395-06:00Dearest Bev... you got through your fears and the ...Dearest Bev... you got through your fears and the Lord was holding your hand the whole time never letting it go telling you I am in control" Praise the Lord" marinamarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056598319108630009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455488815512843904.post-22499821923730221972009-08-15T05:11:47.170-06:002009-08-15T05:11:47.170-06:00Twinkling Deborah! Your confetti comment made me ...Twinkling Deborah! Your confetti comment made me think of James 1 "counting it all joy" when we fall into trials---throw a party, and they did. I brought the food and they supplied the party supplies. And these words kept coming out of mouth about what God did and they fell on itching ears, I think. Your comment about raising the toast is one I'll remember in the highlights of this journey. I'll raise that toast this morning to my LORD, but ONE UNBELIEVABLE DAY we will raise the glass in a toast to the King of Kings. We'll join our families who have trusted. We'll join Peter who died upside down. We'll join John who died alone on an island. We'll join my friend Cyd who was murdered in Afghanistan. We'll join Adam & Eve & Moses & Abraham & David...oh my. And we will all spend the rest of eternity together. Deborah, I love the truth you bring to my heart. I love your passion. I love you!! BevBev Brandon @ The Frayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403416688340930011noreply@blogger.com