Strong-Willed Kids, part 2
A continuation of yesterday’s thoughts on having strong-willed children. Those traits can also lead her into situations that will give her a chance to develop a deep-rooted humility and dependence on God. When you are “strong-willed” and “independent,” it can take some doing for God to teach you the lesson that “there’s a God, and [...]
Tags: challenges, character, child-rearing, children, Christianity, Family Life, parenting
Strong-Willed Kids, part 1
My friend Stephanie recently posted on her Facebook page that she “…somehow managed to get an incredibly stubborn, willful and highly intelligent daughter. She makes other kids that I had previously chalked up as ‘stubborn’ look wishy-washy in comparison. Someone please tell me this is a trait that will serve her well later in life! [...]
Tags: challenges, character, child-rearing, children, faith, Family Life, fear, independence, parenting, strong will
Pride and Disappointment
I got a good lesson last night in humility, and I’ve been mulling it over ever since. So I’m just going to jot my thoughts down here, in case they are of use to anyone else. My church has a fundraiser every other year. It’s a Broadway revue with lots of challenging singing and somewhat [...]
Tags: character, church, envy, fundraising, humiliation, humility, jealousy, pride, Religion
Strange Things Keep Happening to Me…
Like today. I went out to my car at lunch time, and put my purse and book on the passenger seat while I sat on the side of the driver’s seat. I happened to glance up at the windshield. It didn’t look right. There was a strange, black, tombstone-shaped sticker thing in the upper middle [...]
Tags: automobiles, challenges, driving, humour
Lessons Learned in a Hurry, part 2
Yesterday, I posted about the results of hurry on my gelatin dessert. Today’s post is about a lesson learned while selling curriculum at a local home-school fair. It’s about the mistakes that happen when you’re in a hurry, but it’s also about how quickly and easily a reputation can be destroyed. I believe that it was [...]
Tags: challenges, character, Christianity, kindness, Religion
Lessons Learned in a Hurry, part 1
My life has been lived in a raging hurry the last few weeks. Catching up at work from a vacation. Running to various doctor appointments. Getting kids ready for, and off to, summer camp. Fighting with the ex. Yard sales. Curriculum fairs. And a multitude of other activities. And it hasn’t ended yet. But that’s [...]
Insanity
My life has spun out of control these last few weeks. (If that sounds like a familiar plaint to my long-time friends, that’s because my life tends to do that. A lot.) However, I have accomplished two big goals, and I’m on the cusp of a third. We’ll see in a few weeks if it [...]
Tags: Family Life, karate, stress
Banking Woes
I sort of closed a bank account today. “Sort of” because this bank apparently thinks its job is to make things as difficult as possible for its customers, and I won’t be able to officially close the account until sometime in the coming work week. I’ve had a savings account with my credit union since [...]
Tags: challenges, customer service
Why I’m Changing Pharmacies
Today, I wrote to the manager of the pharmacy I have used exclusively for nearly ten years, to explain why I am transferring my business. As an example of horrendous customer service, I thought that my excerpted letter would make a good blog post. Items in [brackets] are redactions or additions I have made for the benefit [...]
Tags: customer service, medical issues
Caved Too Soon
Story of my life. If it isn’t doctors giving me attitude and inconvenience, it’s my own body playing me false. You know how your car will make the most horrendous racket, and yank the wheel out of your hands unexpectedly, until the minute you take it to the mechanic, and then it purrs like a kitten [...]
Tags: doctors, medical issues, pain
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