tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post45773864249692548..comments2024-03-27T05:20:57.996-04:00Comments on Monica Wilkinson: Quiet Retreat: Take the Lowest PlaceMonica Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17235919587298518908noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-47301202188376575892018-06-29T10:05:43.508-04:002018-06-29T10:05:43.508-04:00What a beautiful post of truth. What beautiful pho...What a beautiful post of truth. What beautiful photo's as well. To God Be All The Glory and Praise!Simply Handmade Farmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490254292629390336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-34834603779721689572018-06-29T08:36:31.096-04:002018-06-29T08:36:31.096-04:00I love this! So much wisdom. Reminds me of the q...I love this! So much wisdom. Reminds me of the quote "It's amazing what you can accomplish when you don't care who gets the credit." <br /><br />My dad, who went to heaven in 2013, was the BEST at this. God blessed my parents financially because of my dad's work ethic and integrity. But my parents were so giving--and always doing it anonymously and without recognition. Each Christmas, they chose a family in our church. My mom did all the shopping and wrapping for them and then they would pile all of us kids in the car and we'd go at night, drop off the gifts on the front porch, ring the bell, and speed away. It was so much fun to hear them give testimony about God's provision, knowing we had blessed them but that my parents didn't care that the family knew who it was. For years, my mom bought baby formula every week for a family in our church who couldn't afford it. Each week, she would take the formula to them, quietly and without fanfare my parents met that need for them. Years later, my dad was able to give a large amount of money to our then church and also to my college alma mater. His only stipulation was that no one knew who had given the money. The college requested to put his name on a plaque and he refused. My dad understood well that God should receive the glory--not him. And my dad exemplified this not only financially but with his actions. <br />We had dear friends who lost a young son to cancer when I was in middle school. My parents spent hours driving them back and forth to the hospital and just sitting and praying with them. My dad served our church and christian school on the board and in leadership--quietly and never needing to be recognized or loudly "heard". He had integrity and character--which are so much more important than any dollar he ever earned and gave. He taught his family well, and I know when he entered heaven, he heard "well done". I am so blessed to have that heritage and example. Your children will be blessed as well.<br /><br />Blessing to you and your sweet family. Julianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13617895.post-64891846206287769972018-06-29T08:06:15.897-04:002018-06-29T08:06:15.897-04:00Lovely thoughts and lovely photos! As I read this ...Lovely thoughts and lovely photos! As I read this post, I was reminded of this line from the hymn "Father, I Know That All My Life" - "content to fill a little space, if Thou be glorified." Momnoreply@blogger.com