tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post954506023129607220..comments2018-06-01T06:55:34.330-07:00Comments on Lessons From My Daughter: AngelsJo Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021276262612497358noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post-74131142371523988702015-08-17T21:57:37.504-07:002015-08-17T21:57:37.504-07:00Thanks for sharing that memory, Linda. I don'...Thanks for sharing that memory, Linda. I don't remember her on her knees but i certainly remember the face shining with joy!Jo Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021276262612497358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post-37483571213241646002015-08-17T20:27:31.547-07:002015-08-17T20:27:31.547-07:00I remember the night we sang that at her house, an...I remember the night we sang that at her house, and she was SO excited about the last verse. She got off the chair (footstool) she was on, onto her knees with her face shining with joy. <br /><br />I now always think of it as "Christina's Song"Linda Stenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917018213255705278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post-85129873844021485092013-08-23T06:42:14.720-07:002013-08-23T06:42:14.720-07:00Hi Emily--
Yes, the song 10000 Reasons, Christina ...Hi Emily--<br />Yes, the song 10000 Reasons, Christina loved it. We sang it often in her last weeks and she requested it for her memorial service:)<br />And she especially loved the verse you quoted.<br />Thanks for checking in, Emily.<br />Love,<br />Jo DeeJo Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021276262612497358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post-44177814462569569002013-08-21T16:49:47.174-07:002013-08-21T16:49:47.174-07:00I think of Christina's last weeks on earth eve...I think of Christina's last weeks on earth every time I hear this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXDGE_lRI0E<br /><br />It's especially because of this verse:<br />"And on that day when my strength is failing<br />The end draws near and my time has come<br />Still my soul will sing Your praise unending<br />Ten thousand years and then forevermore."<br /><br />Thank you for writing, Jo Dee. emily grace [long distance lobsters]https://www.blogger.com/profile/05820053107895112759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post-5356303468202357702013-08-19T12:00:47.519-07:002013-08-19T12:00:47.519-07:00Okay, that little part that John Piper does in the...Okay, that little part that John Piper does in the middle of this song is probably the most powerful thing I've heard in a long time. Thank you so so much for sharing this. My heart is soaring and my eyes have tears. Thank you, Jesus. <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyUPz6_TciY&feature=youtube<br /><br />Much love to you,<br />Jo DeeJo Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021276262612497358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post-6920350631229396612013-08-19T11:49:06.121-07:002013-08-19T11:49:06.121-07:00Thanks, Dina. And loving you also. I am with you...Thanks, Dina. And loving you also. I am with you--I am so thankful there is more to look forward to than just this life that we see. I also love that there are many reasons to sing and shout victory even during this life. And you are one of them!<br />Much love,<br />Jo DeeJo Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021276262612497358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post-56372280575071547772013-08-19T11:30:20.921-07:002013-08-19T11:30:20.921-07:00The more I listen to this Shane and Shane song, th...The more I listen to this Shane and Shane song, the more I'm reminded of Christina. Reading your post today makes it even more clear...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyUPz6_TciY&feature=youtu.be<br /><br />"My heart and flesh may fail<br />The earth below give way<br />But with my eyes, with my eyes I’ll see the Lord"Brihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07754863673449753572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post-63532812560792160452013-08-19T09:55:05.739-07:002013-08-19T09:55:05.739-07:00How blessed are we? We got Christina's insight...How blessed are we? We got Christina's insights in blog form -- and otherwise -- and now we get yours this way, too. Cheers that this earth is not our home. <br />"When we allll see Jesus, we'll sing and shout the victory!" <br />Loving you from afar, Jo Dee.<br />Xoxoxo, <br />Dina Elizabeth Hovde d.e. hovdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258870385393738240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post-78414169799251503942013-08-17T15:11:27.164-07:002013-08-17T15:11:27.164-07:00I am excited and committed to write about all that...I am excited and committed to write about all that I have learned from Christina's beautiful life. I know that at some point I will be done writing this blog but for now, I still have much in my heart. Thanks for your continual encouragement.Jo Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021276262612497358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post-77143190458207461912013-08-17T14:57:40.867-07:002013-08-17T14:57:40.867-07:00So beautiful. Words cannot adequately express my a...So beautiful. Words cannot adequately express my amazement and gratitude to you for sharing all of this.<br /><br />Thank you. xoxoxoxoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post-90250436752294500672013-08-17T12:34:37.231-07:002013-08-17T12:34:37.231-07:00Nancy, one of your great gifts in those last days ...Nancy, one of your great gifts in those last days is that you memorized that song right away and could lead us in the quietness of Christina's rest times--she loved to hear it and sing it. Absolute truth. Thank you, Nancy. Jo Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021276262612497358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post-34621231201860853912013-08-17T11:58:00.071-07:002013-08-17T11:58:00.071-07:00Isaiah 63:7 especially in The Message this morning...Isaiah 63:7 especially in The Message this morning brought so many of these moments with Christina to mind. As I list His gracious dealings and all he has done that need praising, all His generous bounties, great goodness, Lavish compassion and Love extravagant... my O my. Thank You Lord!<br /><br />Another beautiful story shared, thanks JoDee! I think you & I sang that song 100 times over Christina & with her.. at least it felt like it & so full of wonder & His Very Near Presence!nancy stackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11239839093165595012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post-34206574224614501562013-08-17T11:07:44.375-07:002013-08-17T11:07:44.375-07:00He certainly was making Himself known daily and st...He certainly was making Himself known daily and still is! Eternity for us begins the moment we are transferred into His family. I am so thankful that Jesus is truth. Everything He says is truth and everything He does is truth. <br /><br />Thank you for walking this journey with me. I love you. Jo Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021276262612497358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228120646629855408.post-90733726579260184822013-08-17T10:56:39.457-07:002013-08-17T10:56:39.457-07:00Beautiful. His presence IS Heaven right here on e...Beautiful. His presence IS Heaven right here on earth :) What a privilege it was to be in that place with so many to encounter such wonders.<br /><br />Thank you Jesus for being so with us, and showing us that eternity begins here on earth. <br /><br />JoDee, I am so blessed by your posts. Thank you for writing so beautifully and bringing Scripture to the place of real life encounters. Glory to God. I love YOU! your lil' sis.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092225811547022122noreply@blogger.com