Just a number of things that have hit me anew as a young adult. I'm thinking I’ll revisit this list when I’m 90, what say y’all? You don’t know you’ve been delivered until you’ve been. How to explain this better? Well, the basic idea is that no one knows any other way of thinking/being until…Read more Five things I’ve learned from being alive
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Relearning civility
For the last few weeks, the pastor at our church (let's call him M, shall we?) has been talking about topics that “no one wants to touch from the pulpit”. In short, he decided to take each week to speak on hot-button issues – at least the ones plaguing our day. He went from immigration…Read more Relearning civility
Signing out
Why do I often feel like I’m missing out when I see someone communicating in sign language, or more than one person signing? It’s literally one of those modes of communication that comes across so beautifully to me. I’m thinking that this is along the same vein of what we feel when there are certain…Read more Signing out
What everyone needs to know about taking the high road
The very thought of “taking the high road” triggers two kinds of responses. On a good day and when one doesn’t have any difficult person that immediately comes to mind, the response is easy: “Of course we should take the high road whenever possible! It’s the right thing to do.” However, for the person who…Read more What everyone needs to know about taking the high road
Not good enough, eh?
To say I’ve been stretched lately is an understatement. For some reason, I’d imagined that as my kids got older, I’d have more time to myself. I’m now learning that my expectations of “older” need to be adjusted. Yes, that is a truth that will at some point happen. As I’ve heard, there will come…Read more Not good enough, eh?
Grace, grace
The story of me: Some days I feel like a hero. And believe I am. Other days, not so much. Learning the art of hanging onto grace. For dear life.
How to leap over mountains
As I write this, I think of the many people of all ages who in this same month will be going through graduation ceremonies here in the States. Side note: I am one of those people who happen to find it absolutely ridiculous for a kindergartner to be going through such a ceremony. Heck, I’m…Read more How to leap over mountains
What’s this world coming to?
There are many things that cause me to stop and think these days. When I see how messed up the world’s values are (where someone like this rebellious teen, infamous for being willing to physically fight her own mother and whoever else, is “rewarded” with a sold-out show while many honest people are toiling away…Read more What’s this world coming to?
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