tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4830568137832125291.post5678088588917753644..comments2023-08-12T10:35:37.352-05:00Comments on caryjo-roadrunner: DUMPSTER VS. VESSEL -- PT. 1caryjohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488368153291827383noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4830568137832125291.post-69738434539804727302012-03-21T13:28:07.890-05:002012-03-21T13:28:07.890-05:00You just brought a new meaning to the phrase "...You just brought a new meaning to the phrase "dumpster diving" Thank you for sharing how amazing our God truly is!TC Aveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686886257486186821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4830568137832125291.post-11964078119014322652010-05-06T15:42:13.141-05:002010-05-06T15:42:13.141-05:00Caryjo, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to...Caryjo, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to catch up with you. *sigh*<br /><br />I really understand this. I was the oldest of eight children, the daughter of a handicapped mother and absent father. Your words about seeing "normal" (as if there's really such a thing) in the lives of peers really hits a nerve with me. I grew up waiting for the day I could just live for myself.<br /><br />A friend had another way of describing the valuable items that are there. She called them "spoils of Egypt." When the Hebrews left Egypt, they plundered idols of gold & silver from the Egyptians. Although those idols were evil, they would be melted down and sanctified, then used for the service and worship of God.<br /><br />Every single piece of "trash" from my life before Jesus that remains with me is "spoils of Egypt." The devil meant it for evil. God will use (and has used) it for good.Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.com