Posted by Editormum on 29 August 2010 in
Family Life,
True Stories 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
Posted by Editormum on 28 August 2010 in
Family Life,
Religion,
True Stories 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
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 16 August 2010 in
Religion O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness during the day, [...]
Tags: Bible interpretation, challenges, character, Christianity, faith, Family Life, Religion, stress, Work Life
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 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 25 January 2010 in
Family Life If some scientist somewhere could come up with a way to alter the stream of time, I would be so very grateful. I have a boatload and a half of projects that need attention, and there’s nowhere near enough time to address them all. Among the pile of things to do… I’m discontinuing my blogs [...]
Tags: challenges, character, Family Life, stress
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
Posted by Editormum on 4 January 2010 in
Education,
Family Life,
True Stories This post is long overdue, because I couldn’t figure out how to write it without sounding like I’m bragging. And I still haven’t really figured it out. So I’m just going to tell it as it comes out of my brain to my fingers, and ask my readers to believe that I’m really and truly [...]
Tags: challenges, character, Christianity, Education, Family Life, fear, honours, karate, Religion, respect
Posted by Editormum on 11 November 2009 in
Family Life,
True Stories Okay, I am really upset, and I am in a quandary. The lack of customer appreciation, communication, and service in even small companies these days is utterly bewildering and appalling to me. And this week’s experience is just another example of how bad — and how stupid — things can get. I love my eye-doctor. [...]
Tags: challenges, character, customer service, honesty, integrity, rant, respect
