Comments on: my life http://jackalopekid.com/my-life/ writings from adam smith Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: @jackalopekid http://jackalopekid.com/my-life/#comment-1882 @jackalopekid Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:29:32 +0000 http://jackalopekid.com/?p=982#comment-1882 wow Holly. sounds like you've been through a whole lot of stuff. And yes God saw you through both times. You have a calling on your life. No doubt about that. This touched me more than you know. Thanks for sharing wow Holly. sounds like you've been through a whole lot of stuff. And yes God saw you through both times. You have a calling on your life. No doubt about that. This touched me more than you know. Thanks for sharing

]]> By: @jackalopekid http://jackalopekid.com/my-life/#comment-1881 @jackalopekid Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:28:19 +0000 http://jackalopekid.com/?p=982#comment-1881 another wow. good stuff another wow. good stuff

]]> By: Holly Smith http://jackalopekid.com/my-life/#comment-1880 Holly Smith Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:15:03 +0000 http://jackalopekid.com/?p=982#comment-1880 I almost died twice but God was there to save me.. The first time I was at my grandparents houseboat anf my dad and I were fishing on the dock.. I didn't have a lifejacket on and I couldn't swim.. I felt a tug on my line and stepped back to reel it in and fell into the water.. I began sinking fast and all I remember seeing is black all around me .. I was terrified-it all happened so fast.. My mom came outside the boat and asked my dad where I was. He didn't realize I had falling in the water. My mom immediately jumped into the water and felt my feet and pushed me up.. I now know that was God lifting me out of the water and using my mom as a vessel.. The 2nd time I was in high school.. I was eating lunch with my friend s and listening to the conversation going on around me. I was eating a chicken sandwich and all the sudden I felt it get lodge in my throat.. I began to panic and I just knew I was going to die.. My friends didn't realize I was in trouble,they just thought I was being quiet.. I fina;;y threw my food up all over the table.. It was embarassing but I was just glad to be alive! Normally there would have been a teacher otr 2 walking around monitoring the cafeteria -but for some reason there was not one to be found that day.. After going through these 2 traumatic experiences I have come to the conclusion that God saved me twice and He wants me still here on earth for a reason.. I just pray my life will bring honor and glory to Him.. I know now my life is no longer about me but about sharing my faith so others may come to know Him as thier Lord and Savior.. One life saved is more then worth it.. Thanks for beinning this discussion Adam. I find it refreshing to hear others being so honest about their life experiences.. I always try to keep in miind" everyone is going through something". We all want to feel loved and accepted.. God bless you!! I almost died twice but God was there to save me.. The first time I was at my grandparents houseboat anf my dad and I were fishing on the dock.. I didn’t have a lifejacket on and I couldn’t swim.. I felt a tug on my line and stepped back to reel it in and fell into the water.. I began sinking fast and all I remember seeing is black all around me .. I was terrified-it all happened so fast.. My mom came outside the boat and asked my dad where I was. He didn’t realize I had falling in the water. My mom immediately jumped into the water and felt my feet and pushed me up.. I now know that was God lifting me out of the water and using my mom as a vessel..

The 2nd time I was in high school.. I was eating lunch with my friend s and listening to the conversation going on around me. I was eating a chicken sandwich and all the sudden I felt it get lodge in my throat.. I began to panic and I just knew I was going to die.. My friends didn’t realize I was in trouble,they just thought I was being quiet.. I fina;;y threw my food up all over the table.. It was embarassing but I was just glad to be alive! Normally there would have been a teacher otr 2 walking around monitoring the cafeteria -but for some reason there was not one to be found that day..

After going through these 2 traumatic experiences I have come to the conclusion that God saved me twice and He wants me still here on earth for a reason.. I just pray my life will bring honor and glory to Him.. I know now my life is no longer about me but about sharing my faith so others may come to know Him as thier Lord and Savior.. One life saved is more then worth it.. Thanks for beinning this discussion Adam. I find it refreshing to hear others being so honest about their life experiences.. I always try to keep in miind” everyone is going through something”. We all want to feel loved and accepted.. God bless you!!

]]> By: @dwfaust http://jackalopekid.com/my-life/#comment-1879 @dwfaust Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:01:44 +0000 http://jackalopekid.com/?p=982#comment-1879 Adam, again you have nailed it. There's always someone better off that us... and always someone somewhere that is in a worse spot than us. But regardless of where we are, we can all learn something from someone else, and we all have something in our lives that will speak, and minister to others. "Life" is a team activity. Adam, again you have nailed it. There's always someone better off that us… and always someone somewhere that is in a worse spot than us. But regardless of where we are, we can all learn something from someone else, and we all have something in our lives that will speak, and minister to others. "Life" is a team activity.

]]> By: @jackalopekid http://jackalopekid.com/my-life/#comment-1878 @jackalopekid Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:56:23 +0000 http://jackalopekid.com/?p=982#comment-1878 all of these just made me say "wow" all of these just made me say "wow"

]]> By: Shellie (baylormum) http://jackalopekid.com/my-life/#comment-1877 Shellie (baylormum) Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:07:02 +0000 http://jackalopekid.com/?p=982#comment-1877 I'm old, compared to you & the previous commenters. That could make this a 2 chapter story (comment)! At 52 I am an addict in recovery. Telling my story online has been somehow cathartic for me. I didn't do drugs as a teen or 20 something. Not once. Didn't really like alcohol. Somewhere between my 2nd back surgery at 42 & the 3rd one in 2007 I thought I could solve all my pain with pills. As a pharmacist, I took what wasn't mine, but my employers. I got caught. I am so grateful that no charges were made, but my license is on probation for a long time. I call daily for random drug screens. For 2 1/2 years so far. It is part of life today. God took care of me when I couldn't take care of myself. Other people in recovery took care of me when I couldn't accept that I was an addict. God has put people in my life I never would have given the time of day to. And it has been a wonderful journey. And I love giving back! That, too, is part of my life. Almost daily. I wouldn't change a thing. I am who I am. And I'm constantly under construction! And that's ok with me. Keeps me "young"! I'm old, compared to you & the previous commenters. That could make this a 2 chapter story (comment)!

At 52 I am an addict in recovery. Telling my story online has been somehow cathartic for me. I didn't do drugs as a teen or 20 something. Not once. Didn't really like alcohol. Somewhere between my 2nd back surgery at 42 & the 3rd one in 2007 I thought I could solve all my pain with pills. As a pharmacist, I took what wasn't mine, but my employers. I got caught. I am so grateful that no charges were made, but my license is on probation for a long time. I call daily for random drug screens. For 2 1/2 years so far. It is part of life today. God took care of me when I couldn't take care of myself. Other people in recovery took care of me when I couldn't accept that I was an addict. God has put people in my life I never would have given the time of day to. And it has been a wonderful journey. And I love giving back! That, too, is part of my life. Almost daily.

I wouldn't change a thing. I am who I am. And I'm constantly under construction! And that's ok with me. Keeps me "young"!

]]> By: Betty Barrera http://jackalopekid.com/my-life/#comment-1876 Betty Barrera Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:40:24 +0000 http://jackalopekid.com/?p=982#comment-1876 Thank you Malika! there is a lot more where this all came from. All the glory goes to God! You are a blessing to me too Malika! My recent post <a href="http://simplybee.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/my-manic-monday/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">My Manic Monday</a> Thank you Malika! there is a lot more where this all came from. All the glory goes to God! You are a blessing to me too Malika!
My recent post My Manic Monday

]]> By: ragingrambler http://jackalopekid.com/my-life/#comment-1875 ragingrambler Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:37:45 +0000 http://jackalopekid.com/?p=982#comment-1875 When I was 2 my dad accidently backed over me with a riding lawn mower. My brother who was 5 at the time saw it and remembers it. My parents never were really able to talk about it. I had surgeries my entire life until adulthood to correct some new problem that would arise from abnormal growth. I lost my left foot and had lots of damage to my right leg. Im not 5 ft tall and should be around 5'7" My dad turned to God to get him thru and my mom never made it thru emotionally. A woman among women, she never blamed my dad for his carelessness, and neither did I. My mom left my dad shortly after because she just couldnt stay. She moved me and my brother to a small town where I and my brother were treated as freaks and the only thing that I ever wanted in life, to be accepted, was only possible around dopeheads. I pretended to be normal and doped myself up and got involved with satanists who showed me a life I had no desire to have. I have seen God's power displayed. He saved me when noone but Him could have. 'Now may Isreal say, if it had not been for the Lord who was on my side, when men rose up against me...' When I was 2 my dad accidently backed over me with a riding lawn mower. My brother who was 5 at the time saw it and remembers it. My parents never were really able to talk about it. I had surgeries my entire life until adulthood to correct some new problem that would arise from abnormal growth. I lost my left foot and had lots of damage to my right leg. Im not 5 ft tall and should be around 5'7" My dad turned to God to get him thru and my mom never made it thru emotionally. A woman among women, she never blamed my dad for his carelessness, and neither did I. My mom left my dad shortly after because she just couldnt stay. She moved me and my brother to a small town where I and my brother were treated as freaks and the only thing that I ever wanted in life, to be accepted, was only possible around dopeheads. I pretended to be normal and doped myself up and got involved with satanists who showed me a life I had no desire to have. I have seen God's power displayed. He saved me when noone but Him could have. 'Now may Isreal say, if it had not been for the Lord who was on my side, when men rose up against me…'

]]> By: @malikacatherine http://jackalopekid.com/my-life/#comment-1874 @malikacatherine Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:16:49 +0000 http://jackalopekid.com/?p=982#comment-1874 wow, betty did know you ran away! god has really blessed you, and you're such a blessing to me! you have such a heart for god, keep going girl! wow, betty did know you ran away! god has really blessed you, and you're such a blessing to me! you have such a heart for god, keep going girl!

]]> By: @jackalopekid http://jackalopekid.com/my-life/#comment-1873 @jackalopekid Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:09:50 +0000 http://jackalopekid.com/?p=982#comment-1873 wow. what a testimony. wow. what a testimony.

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