tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241703702485132991.post7531346383330412645..comments2023-04-02T02:34:26.581-06:00Comments on IRL*in real life with Jamie Jo: Piecing Together ContentmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241703702485132991.post-77816044236534517172011-04-07T09:34:50.663-06:002011-04-07T09:34:50.663-06:00Hilly learning curve is exactly what it is. My fe...Hilly learning curve is exactly what it is. My fear in being honest is that I might discourage some of you with the fact that it took over 20 years for me to overcome this particular battle. My prayer is that some of you will learn more quickly than I do.<br /><br />Sometimes identifying the problem is the first step to recovery. :) (Acknowledging sin leads to repentance and then freedom.)<br /><br />We can never remind ourselves enough that our true home is in heaven. I like that visual image of God being our escape plan. There is an end in sight.Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168408977811339924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241703702485132991.post-65391953930787015362011-04-07T01:01:22.244-06:002011-04-07T01:01:22.244-06:00Getting over the "I want to live in america.&...Getting over the "I want to live in america." thought has been a hard one to overcome for me. And, really letting go of those covetous thoughts about my friends left behind, too. I think we often "play with" escape plans in our minds to fight the dis-contentment, instead of taking it to Father God. Or, at least, I have. I am asking God to teach me to run into Him, my Only Good escape plan, my only real "home". But, it is a journey and a hilly learning curve, isn't it?!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680594461260449242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241703702485132991.post-672751717222837822011-04-06T19:45:48.330-06:002011-04-06T19:45:48.330-06:00Coveting? Ouch. That's the real underlying s...Coveting? Ouch. That's the real underlying sin, isn't it? I do tell new missionaries coming down to try to bring a few lovely items that are sentimental and not necessarily functional. That does a lot to make a house a home, even a temporary one.<br /><br />If we ever had to leave here for good, I would pack an entire suitcase of Mexico things that I think my kids would enjoy someday.Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168408977811339924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241703702485132991.post-49162079528359458062011-04-06T15:28:49.817-06:002011-04-06T15:28:49.817-06:00Thank you for sharing your heart (and your struggl...Thank you for sharing your heart (and your struggles). I'm only about 6 years in - give or take a few support raising years - and I struggle with contentment (and the wishing, and the coveting, and the pitying) much more than I like to admit. One thing I'm trying to do, knowing I can't take it all with me (and wouldn't want to when I allow myself a true moment of reflection to really admit that), is whether here or over there, find small pieces of those places, the kind of pieces that fit into suitcases or in the mail, as reminders of where we came from, where we are, and where we're going. On either side of the ocean then, we still have bits of who we are that we can touch and feel and show to our children.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008360835616829859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241703702485132991.post-52480165693459229732011-04-06T12:28:42.214-06:002011-04-06T12:28:42.214-06:00This is a lovely post, and a good reminder to be t...This is a lovely post, and a good reminder to be thankful for the rich heritage we have in Christ. I can identify with your feelings about family heirlooms. I have very few, and I do see them in my brothers' homes when we visit.Betsy de Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081162585307212930noreply@blogger.com