Comments on: Leaving the home I love… http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/ YLCF Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:52:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Of New Year’s Eve & Kisses | Young Ladies Christian Fellowship http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-10526 Of New Year’s Eve & Kisses | Young Ladies Christian Fellowship Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:24:40 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-10526 [...] traditions of singing hymns and shooting guns as the clock strikes midnight. We will be far from the homes we loved, and the night will be far different from the traditions in our memories. But we will be with our [...] [...] traditions of singing hymns and shooting guns as the clock strikes midnight. We will be far from the homes we loved, and the night will be far different from the traditions in our memories. But we will be with our [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-594 Anonymous Thu, 09 Mar 2006 01:07:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-594 I just wanted to say congrats again and blessings on you both!!! You both look so happy!!! I just wanted to say congrats again and blessings on you both!!! You both look so happy!!!

]]> By: Skye http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-563 Skye Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:19:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-563 I love going home to Oregon and seeing my family and all of the familar landmarks, but I've found in the years since marriage, that it is no longer "home". And I never imagined not feeling at home there... but it's true. Home is wherever Matt is, and I always give a little sigh of relief and relaxation when we come home to Chicago to our little apartment. :) I love going home to Oregon and seeing my family and all of the familar landmarks, but I’ve found in the years since marriage, that it is no longer “home”. And I never imagined not feeling at home there… but it’s true. Home is wherever Matt is, and I always give a little sigh of relief and relaxation when we come home to Chicago to our little apartment. :)

]]> By: Catherine http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-559 Catherine Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:32:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-559 :-) I, too, have visited this site over the years, and been so encouraged as I read others' courtship stories... I'm happy for you & Merrit, and thrilled to see God's faithfulness, yet again :-)<br/>Praying for you all as you continue with preparations! :-) I, too, have visited this site over the years, and been so encouraged as I read others’ courtship stories… I’m happy for you & Merrit, and thrilled to see God’s faithfulness, yet again :-)
Praying for you all as you continue with preparations!

]]> By: aussietigger1980 http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-554 aussietigger1980 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 04:07:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-554 well, i'm from australia and i would dearly love to know WHERE in the states it is you will be living... :) well, i’m from australia and i would dearly love to know WHERE in the states it is you will be living… :)

]]> By: Dillon Anne http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-553 Dillon Anne Tue, 07 Mar 2006 02:49:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-553 What a hansome man Gretchen! I am so happy for you both! <br/>The Lord bless you richly...<br/>A Sister in Christ,<br/>Dillon Anne, Western Washington State What a hansome man Gretchen! I am so happy for you both!
The Lord bless you richly…
A Sister in Christ,
Dillon Anne, Western Washington State

]]> By: Sarah R http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-552 Sarah R Tue, 07 Mar 2006 02:16:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-552 Thanks for sharing this, Gretchen. It's comforting to know that I am not alone the in the melancholy I feel while preparing to leave my childhood home for a home with my own dear wonderful man. As Ashleigh said, it truly is bittersweet. But isn't it exciting? Despite all the packing and planning and preparation that this short season involves, the thought of being my beloved's little wifey and building a home together is so thrilling. :-) Wyatt and I won't be moving to our own house, or rolling hills, but we will have the ocean within a quarter mile from our apartment and beautiful mountains several miles in the other direction. I know you'll make such a wonderful bride for Merritt, and he sounds absolutely perfect for you. God is so good!<br/><br/>P.S. Thanks for sharing the lyrics. How fitting they are! Thanks for sharing this, Gretchen. It’s comforting to know that I am not alone the in the melancholy I feel while preparing to leave my childhood home for a home with my own dear wonderful man. As Ashleigh said, it truly is bittersweet. But isn’t it exciting? Despite all the packing and planning and preparation that this short season involves, the thought of being my beloved’s little wifey and building a home together is so thrilling. :-) Wyatt and I won’t be moving to our own house, or rolling hills, but we will have the ocean within a quarter mile from our apartment and beautiful mountains several miles in the other direction. I know you’ll make such a wonderful bride for Merritt, and he sounds absolutely perfect for you. God is so good!

P.S. Thanks for sharing the lyrics. How fitting they are!

]]> By: Anonymous http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-551 Anonymous Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:53:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-551 Thank you Gretchen for the post!<br/><br/>It's so encouraging to see God's perfect plan worked out in the lives of others!!<br/><br/>I wish the best for you and Merritt! Thank you both for holding His standards high in your lives and keeping Christ first! <br/><br/>May He always be your guide, as you begin your lives together! God Bless!! Thank you Gretchen for the post!

It’s so encouraging to see God’s perfect plan worked out in the lives of others!!

I wish the best for you and Merritt! Thank you both for holding His standards high in your lives and keeping Christ first!

May He always be your guide, as you begin your lives together! God Bless!!

]]> By: Anonymous http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-550 Anonymous Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:33:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-550 Gretchen it's so beautiful! Both the words and the pic! I look foreward to reading your story! Blessings!<br/><br/>Merissa<br/>(Alberta, Canada) Gretchen it’s so beautiful! Both the words and the pic! I look foreward to reading your story! Blessings!

Merissa
(Alberta, Canada)

]]> By: Bernadine http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-549 Bernadine Mon, 06 Mar 2006 23:43:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-549 That's beautiful Gretchen. It's been great reading your inspiring posts over the years and I'm happy that your dreams are becoming reality. That’s beautiful Gretchen. It’s been great reading your inspiring posts over the years and I’m happy that your dreams are becoming reality.

]]> By: Ashleigh http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-547 Ashleigh Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:51:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-547 How well I remember the days before our wedding, when "bittersweet" became the keyword around our home. :) We were all so excited for the wedding, our marriage beginning, and the home my beloved and I would be beginning together. But, still, there were the days that our eyes would fill at the thought of me not being there every morning, not getting in bed and waiting for my dad to come pray with me every night, not eating dinner with my family, not having the day-in-day-out interaction with them. It is a transition... and one that cannot be fully realized until you look back later on. Leaving and cleaving can be both the most wonderful of times in a girl's life, and also one of the most difficult. I am so thrilled for you and Merritt, Gretchen, but I do know well the feelings you described. Sometimes, being the one who is leaving can leave you feeling so mixed up... overflowing with love for your husband-to-be and excitement one moment, and then a twinge or two of sadness at the thought of leaving your family the next. So... bittersweet. :) How well I remember the days before our wedding, when “bittersweet” became the keyword around our home. :) We were all so excited for the wedding, our marriage beginning, and the home my beloved and I would be beginning together. But, still, there were the days that our eyes would fill at the thought of me not being there every morning, not getting in bed and waiting for my dad to come pray with me every night, not eating dinner with my family, not having the day-in-day-out interaction with them. It is a transition… and one that cannot be fully realized until you look back later on. Leaving and cleaving can be both the most wonderful of times in a girl’s life, and also one of the most difficult. I am so thrilled for you and Merritt, Gretchen, but I do know well the feelings you described. Sometimes, being the one who is leaving can leave you feeling so mixed up… overflowing with love for your husband-to-be and excitement one moment, and then a twinge or two of sadness at the thought of leaving your family the next. So… bittersweet. :)

]]> By: sarah http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-546 sarah Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:58:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-546 Aw, what a nice pic. That's all I can say - "Aw!" *big grin* Aw, what a nice pic. That’s all I can say – “Aw!” *big grin*

]]> By: Rachael http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-545 Rachael Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:22:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-545 thanks for at long last putting a pick of you and your man (or should i say merrit?)...may God bless you in your new family. thanks for at long last putting a pick of you and your man (or should i say merrit?)…may God bless you in your new family.

]]> By: Betsy http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-544 Betsy Mon, 06 Mar 2006 17:14:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-544 You look so sweet together! Thank you for sharing your picture and your heart! You look so sweet together! Thank you for sharing your picture and your heart!

]]> By: Anonymous http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-543 Anonymous Mon, 06 Mar 2006 16:55:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-543 I'm so happy for you, Gretchen:-) I’m so happy for you, Gretchen:-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-542 Anonymous Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:34:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-542 I am thrilled for you! May the Lord bless you with many rich years with Merritt! I am thrilled for you! May the Lord bless you with many rich years with Merritt!

]]> By: Liz http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-541 Liz Mon, 06 Mar 2006 11:29:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-541 I have to say I'm a little jealous of the rolling farmlands ;)<br/>But home is indeed where the heart is, and where the Lord is.<br/>God bless you both! I have to say I’m a little jealous of the rolling farmlands ;)
But home is indeed where the heart is, and where the Lord is.
God bless you both!

]]> By: Anonymous http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-540 Anonymous Mon, 06 Mar 2006 08:42:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-540 That was a beautiful post. Thank you for finally posting a picture too! I look forward to reading your courtship story, after years of your tirelessly and cheerfully putting up the lovely stories of others. Congratulations, and blessings for a beautiful (and fruitful!) future with Merritt. <br/><br/>Your website has been such a blessing and inspiration to me, since I stumbled upon it a couple of years ago. You have done fantastic work on it and I'm sure that you have enlightened and uplifted many, many young ladies. You are an exemplary woman of God, Gretchen. I'm sure that you, like all of us, have stumbled at times, but you have shown us how to keep picking yourself up and moving forward instead of stayed fixed in that same spot feeling sorry for yourself.<br/><br/>Thank you so much - and do keep us all posted.<br/><br/>Naomi Maria, 21, London (England) That was a beautiful post. Thank you for finally posting a picture too! I look forward to reading your courtship story, after years of your tirelessly and cheerfully putting up the lovely stories of others. Congratulations, and blessings for a beautiful (and fruitful!) future with Merritt.

Your website has been such a blessing and inspiration to me, since I stumbled upon it a couple of years ago. You have done fantastic work on it and I’m sure that you have enlightened and uplifted many, many young ladies. You are an exemplary woman of God, Gretchen. I’m sure that you, like all of us, have stumbled at times, but you have shown us how to keep picking yourself up and moving forward instead of stayed fixed in that same spot feeling sorry for yourself.

Thank you so much – and do keep us all posted.

Naomi Maria, 21, London (England)

]]> By: lis http://ylcf.org/2006/03/leaving-home-i-love/#comment-539 lis Mon, 06 Mar 2006 07:27:00 +0000 http://ylcf.org/wordpress/2006/03/leaving-the-home-i-love/#comment-539 :O) :O)

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