tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307129997060496779.post8858879679185714707..comments2023-10-15T04:07:20.678-04:00Comments on Everyday Ordinary Dawnings: GiftsDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094197945284879330noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307129997060496779.post-72040837262540112212011-04-11T09:24:51.954-04:002011-04-11T09:24:51.954-04:00Beautiful, Dawn, just beautiful. We bought chicken...Beautiful, Dawn, just beautiful. We bought chickens as Christmas gifts for relatives this year -- I just loved doing that...and the kids helped me make the selection online. Once they realized Papa wasn't going to have actual chickens running around his yard, they were on board (though disappointed!).Michelle DeRushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359712465784943599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307129997060496779.post-54956261333619905392011-04-01T23:05:51.947-04:002011-04-01T23:05:51.947-04:00And a common chicken becomes a holy offering.
wow...And a common chicken becomes a holy offering.<br /><br />wow. this post floored me. i didn't want you to stop writing. the way you shed light on the ache of the world... please don't stop, friend. so grateful for you.Mommy Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989213786947802537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307129997060496779.post-57450653275048218402011-04-01T20:08:02.596-04:002011-04-01T20:08:02.596-04:00I had something to say, but then I read the commen...I had something to say, but then I read the comments and my thought disappeared. Thank you for sharing this beauty in receiving(and bestowing). I must admit I'm curious about the boy longing to return to school. :)alittlebitogracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877901425923760323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307129997060496779.post-9578069927758362122011-03-31T14:51:44.800-04:002011-03-31T14:51:44.800-04:00Wow! I don't know, how do you say thank you f...Wow! I don't know, how do you say thank you for a gift that precious? The last shall be first - somehow this is what comes to me. How this gift becomes the finest quality not based on the size of the chicken but the honest need of the giver. They have given the best.Joybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297146716502529100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307129997060496779.post-1713281599994825542011-03-31T14:05:48.841-04:002011-03-31T14:05:48.841-04:00Kati, it is indeed a sacrificial gift on a level I...Kati, it is indeed a sacrificial gift on a level I really know nothing about, but to not receive the gift would be most insulting. They gave from a heart of gratitude and love. Our church family has been ministering in some of these villages for 6 years. It was not a gift given or received lightly. My husband delivered it to our children's home in the city where it was used to feed them there. It is, however, quite humbling when you go there to give and you are given to instead.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14094197945284879330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307129997060496779.post-1333277837822055062011-03-31T14:00:05.871-04:002011-03-31T14:00:05.871-04:00Wow, how in the world can you accept a gift like t...Wow, how in the world can you accept a gift like that?! You do a good job of describing it in a positive light, but I can't imagine accepting something like that without being overtaken by guilt.Kati patrianoceuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067985926119731747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307129997060496779.post-37888743796999641522011-03-31T12:49:13.468-04:002011-03-31T12:49:13.468-04:00at christmastime, my sister recieved a literal mir...at christmastime, my sister recieved a literal miracle of gifts to sustain her family and i remember just being blown away by the fact that she recieved it at all on others' mercy was b/cs of the Only Gift, the One Gift. and words flat fail me on the days i truly see the miracle of Gift-giving.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06971852036197350639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307129997060496779.post-15992739534956534492011-03-31T10:02:09.998-04:002011-03-31T10:02:09.998-04:00My daughter is from Guatemala, so this hit home. T...My daughter is from Guatemala, so this hit home. Thank you!David N.http://homekettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307129997060496779.post-84040188978954146232011-03-29T20:23:55.161-04:002011-03-29T20:23:55.161-04:00What a lovely gift!
We give what we can.
So glad...What a lovely gift!<br /><br />We give what we can.<br /><br />So glad you and your hubby have the kind of hearts that "get" the level of the gift.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139599163464020063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5307129997060496779.post-53851181470990646752011-03-29T16:19:59.708-04:002011-03-29T16:19:59.708-04:00It is staggering to think of the dire need vs our ...It is staggering to think of the dire need vs our vast wealth. . . thank you for sharing. Each post digs deeper, Dawn. Keep writing. . .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10077376592641214474noreply@blogger.com