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 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 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 7 January 2010 in
Philosophy,
Religion I had actually intended to post about just the Law of Undulation today, as I have been listening to C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters over the last few days, and his concepts of the Law of Undulation and of humankind as a hybrid, amphibian creature subject to that law have been occupying my thoughts greatly. But [...]
Tags: challenges, Christianity, CS Lewis, faith, fear, grace, Narnia, pain, Religion, scars, Screwtape
Posted by Editormum on 5 January 2010 in
Religion,
True Stories Several of my good friends have challenged me on my assertion that I don’t pray aloud in public and I don’t witness to people. So maybe I need to explain. Because I am, in fact, under orders. My Lord’s last words on this earth were “Go and teach all nations, baptizing … and teaching them [...]
Tags: challenges, Christianity, faith, fear, 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 5 December 2009 in
Family Life,
True Stories … and their owners. At least the irresponsible and inconsiderate ones. I’ve had a long day at the office with a lot of frustration and insanity. I was at work from 0800 to 1630 (with no lunch, but that’s another story), and then from 1900 to 2315. I’m tired. It’s cold. It’s dark. I’m finally [...]
Tags: dogs, Family Life, fear, humour, pet-owners, pets, rant, scars
Posted by Editormum on 4 December 2009 in
Family Life,
Religion Back in May, I wrote in my Facebook Notes about the prayer that never fails me. I call it the “Finding Prayer.” When I have lost something and need to find it, I ask my Heavenly Father to help me. He always does. But it’s not just the “Finding Prayer” that God answers. He answers [...]
Tags: Christianity, faith, fear, grace, karate, prayer, Religion
Posted by Editormum on 24 August 2009 in
Family Life,
Philosophy,
Religion Wounds. We all sustain them. Some of them heal completely and we barely remember them, but some wounds leave physical scars that remind us at once of the circumstances in which we got the wound. Sometimes, these scars can provide a deeper lesson about life or our spiritual walk. Take the scar on my left thumb. I [...]
Tags: Christianity, faith, fear, pain, Religion, scars
Posted by Editormum on 19 August 2009 in
Family Life,
True Stories A couple of people saw my FB status about not liking flash floods and asked me why I thought it was status-worthy to state that I do not like flash floods—because, really, no one likes them. So here is the story of why I hate violent storms, especially ones with massive torrents of rain, thunder, [...]
Tags: children, Family Life, fear, flash flood, miracles, nightmares, parenting, storms, thunderstorms, weather
