tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758330335100037759.post8590664108145879528..comments2024-03-24T20:57:52.965-05:00Comments on Sacrifice of Love: Discernment, Detachment, and Donna NobleAnneMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13462442204217572325noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758330335100037759.post-38362793039002761472015-08-25T14:09:20.373-05:002015-08-25T14:09:20.373-05:00Laurel, thanks for sharing that part of your story...Laurel, thanks for sharing that part of your story! I am so with you-I don't regret any of the time I spent discerning religious life, because it all brought me into a more intimate relationship with Christ. I was energized to spend a lot more time (and I had lots more time then!) in nice contemplative prayer, which-as you pointed out-is pretty hard to come by (even without kids). And what&#AnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462442204217572325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758330335100037759.post-28666877849606530702015-08-25T13:39:59.118-05:002015-08-25T13:39:59.118-05:00Great story of discernment! Those curveballs. The ...Great story of discernment! Those curveballs. The Lord sure does throw those a lot, but always with good reason (even when we can't see it just yet). I felt very called to the religious life for a long time post-high school too, but, yes, God had different plans for me too. Perhaps it was to grow in deeper relationship with Him, really deepen my spirituality, because it sure is hard to do Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752544536247854441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758330335100037759.post-86613102126422305722015-08-24T10:17:10.895-05:002015-08-24T10:17:10.895-05:00You are most welcome indeed! You are definitely no...You are most welcome indeed! You are definitely not alone; I'd wager that many people all share similar struggles and trials without even realizing it!AnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462442204217572325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758330335100037759.post-64139422580384987992015-08-24T08:14:58.019-05:002015-08-24T08:14:58.019-05:00Thank you for sharing, it's nice to know I'...Thank you for sharing, it's nice to know I'm not alone in trying to push myself into boxes where maybe I don't belong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758330335100037759.post-73560917353280781902015-08-21T16:10:48.186-05:002015-08-21T16:10:48.186-05:00That is seriously awesome! That is such a cool det...That is seriously awesome! That is such a cool detail to draw out. I love how the Holy Spirit works! AnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462442204217572325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758330335100037759.post-1353869218531154332015-08-21T16:09:54.335-05:002015-08-21T16:09:54.335-05:00You are very welcome! Thank you for reading my sto...You are very welcome! Thank you for reading my story! :) You should definitely watch that episode sometime, it's quite fun. Donna isn't my favorite Companion (I do like her though, don't get me wrong), but she really shines in this episode. You are absolutely right-I LOVE how you phrase it-"we can't picture how things will change down the road"-so true! Quite a few timesAnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462442204217572325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758330335100037759.post-35380192758047660752015-08-21T14:23:14.854-05:002015-08-21T14:23:14.854-05:00Thanks for sharing your story! I haven't seen ...Thanks for sharing your story! I haven't seen that episode—I'll have to watch it sometime! It takes a lot of maturity (or perhaps spiritual childhood? kind of the same thing) to trust God's direction in our lives instead of clinging to our own plans. We can't picture how things will change down the road, so we shouldn't hold tightly to our plans of what we imagine will come inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758330335100037759.post-33145714327628093952015-08-20T15:30:10.587-05:002015-08-20T15:30:10.587-05:00This blog post might have the best timing ever. St...This blog post might have the best timing ever. St. Bernard is also known as "the Honey-Sweet Doctor [of the Church]" because of his eloquence, and is sometimes depicted with bees to get this across in visual art, and Donna in season 4 pointed out that the bees were disappearing!Scott (friend of Andy)noreply@blogger.com