Posted by Editormum on 18 August 2010 in
Philosophy,
True Stories 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
Posted by Editormum on 20 June 2010 in
Philosophy,
Religion Usually, I don’t bother much with the manufactured holidays. But this year, I have found Father’s Day to be a compelling topic of thought. So I want to tell my readers about Daddy. I am fortunate to still have my Daddy. So many of my friends have lost their dads, or their dads are in [...]
Tags: Christianity, Daddy, Family Life, Father, Father's Day, kindness, love, Religion
Posted by Editormum on 15 June 2010 in
Philosophy,
Religion,
True Stories 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
Posted by Editormum on 14 June 2010 in
Philosophy,
True Stories 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 [...]
Tags: Diet, food, humour, Low-Carb, stress
Posted by Editormum on 7 May 2010 in
Philosophy,
Religion I took a self-defence seminar hosted by my karate school on May 1. I enjoyed it immensely and learned a lot that will help me as I advance through the ranks. Gained a little confidence on some of the basic skills, and got a few pre-set sequences to click. But I also learned something very [...]
Tags: Christianity, faith, fear, karate, Religion, self-defense
Posted by Editormum on 28 April 2010 in
Philosophy,
Religion I learned an important lesson from a room-mate nearly fifteen years ago, and some recent events have brought it to mind again. The lesson is about blessing and being blessed. In the mid-90s, I was working in the Chicago metropolitan area. The majority of the staff lived in company-owned housing, in an arrangement similar to [...]
Tags: challenges, character, Christianity, injury, Jesus, kindness, Religion
Posted by Editormum on 29 March 2010 in
Philosophy,
Religion Some time ago, I began reading Alex Lickerman’s blog. It’s interesting to read about the philosophy and outlook of a man who is actively practising Buddhism. And occasionally (more often than not), I find in his posts a touchstone — one of those universal truths that transcends religious creed and just is true. Today’s post contains one [...]
Tags: boys, challenges, children, Christianity, Judaism, karate, Religion, stress
Posted by Editormum on 26 March 2010 in
Philosophy I have a friend in Nevada who teaches martial arts. I call Alan my “virtual sensei.” I like him a lot, but I don’t write about him much. Mainly because I can’t point my friends to his blog because the photos there are extremely racy. And since I, and most of my friends, are Christians [...]
Tags: karate
Posted by Editormum on 15 February 2010 in
Philosophy It’s funny. I find that my observation of many things has greatly changed since I started taking karate. I don’t remember this kind of change when I was taking ballet or running track and cross country. Of course, I was about 8 when I took ballet, and I only got to take for about a [...]
Tags: athletes, ballet, karate, running, sports
Posted by Editormum on 10 January 2010 in
Philosophy,
Religion,
True Stories I’ve been thinking a lot about crosses lately. I daresay that sounds a strange topic of thought — it’s C.S. Lewis’s fault. Between Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters, I’m getting a lot of input about what Jesus meant when He said that each of His followers must “deny himself, take up his cross daily, [...]
Tags: challenges, character, Christianity, faith, fear, grace, Jesus, karate, pain, parenting, Religion
