Comments on: When Waves of Mercy Crash Over My “If Onlys”

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Wed, 28 May 2014 21:03:45 +0000

In reply to Ellie Hart. Ellie!! Thank you for your visit, and for your lovely and encouraging comment. Every blessing, Anita

By: Ellie Hart

Ellie Hart — Wed, 28 May 2014 20:34:25 +0000

I came across this following a trail from Lucy Mills… The tag of being amazed at the father’s love winked at me and drew me in.
And I just wanted to say how touched I am by the beauty of this poem and the grace that is spilling out of it over all the edges. In a world which is so full of rulers measuring how good a Mum you are, a reminder that God creates beauty out of our mistakes as well as our love is like a precious stone in a pile of thistles.

I so wish I could write like this … 🙂 You are aiming a super soaker of grace and love when you write, how beautiful is that?

Thank you

I’m also amazed at the father’s love today.

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Sun, 18 May 2014 09:52:51 +0000

In reply to Helen. Wow, thanks so much Helen--and welcome to my blog! :-)

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Sun, 18 May 2014 09:52:24 +0000

In reply to Mollie Lyon. God has truly used your “pen” today. Thanks so much, Mollie. What a wonderful thing to hear!

By: Helen

Helen — Sun, 18 May 2014 09:27:56 +0000

Beautiful and profoundly true – beauty for ashes. Thank you for writing this.

By: Mollie Lyon

Mollie Lyon — Sun, 18 May 2014 03:53:24 +0000

Tears that is all I can say, reading this poem. Tears. I have been through this in a very deep valley the last two years. It seemed as soon as I praised God for my girls being in His will, the ground opened up to mock me, wiping me off my maternal feet. In the midst of my wondering, the soft gentle whisper came, “Am I not the perfect Parent? And yet, you all rebel against me.” i humbly agreed with my Heavenly Father.
We sang “The Potter’s Hands” in church, recently. I saw myself over the last two years, especially, being pushed down by His hands.
Anita, this is beautiful and as doubts plagued me again just last night and today, I feel healing. God has truly used your “pen” today.

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Sat, 17 May 2014 11:53:29 +0000

In reply to Andrea. Thanks, Andrea. I am sorry to hear that; I didn't know. One of mine, I think, is mildly dyslexic, but, of course, the second name of motherhood is guilt, and it's unhelpful.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 17 May 2014 11:08:06 +0000

This is so beautiful Anita, and especially poignant and helpful to me as my second daughter died at 8months and I asked myself time and time again some of those questions.