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Persevering

Sometimes it's hard to keep going with something we have started. A little setback can get in the way of trying to do something good. I want these thoughts to touch your heart and make you think things through. However as I cannot tell if anyone has read them unless you comment, I get disheartened and feel I am a voice calling in the wilderness. But who can tell who might light upon this page and be really encouraged or helped in their journey of life. If only one person was helped it would all be worthwhile. If you have been helped in any way by this blog do make a comment.I could do with some encouraging too.You can find more thoughts like these at this link
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  1. Fat Prophet5 August 2010 at 07:13

    I know exactly where you are coming from with this thought. I often wonder about what I write and whether anybody reads it and then someone will post a comment or speak to me and say I was reading your blog the other day.
    I know lots of people do actually visit because I have sitemeter on the blog which tells me how many people visit and roughly where they are from.
    I think some of them arrive by clicking the next blog button at the top of the page so there is always a possibility that someone will come by out of pure chance and who knows what effect our words and thoughts may have.
    Keep up the good work - I have found the farmville comments quite interesting and although I haven't succumbed to playing it I have seen lots of stuff on my facebook page where others have.They are certainly very topical posts and I suswpect if Jesus were around today he would have a facebook page and probably be playing farmville.

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  2. Liz Mackay5 August 2010 at 08:16

    Thanks FP good to know you are there ready with an encouraging word. I shall look into this sitemeter you mention.

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  3. Fat Prophet5 August 2010 at 22:11

    There is also flagcounter which I have on my blog and I find it quite amazing some of the places people visit from - they are both fairly easy to install on your blog and give you a beet feel for how many folk actually check out you blog.

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  4. Liz Mackay5 August 2010 at 22:59

    Thanks so much FP. I'm having trouble installing them but will persevere.

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