Posted by Editormum on 5 January 2010 in Uncategorized |
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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, True Stories
Posted by Editormum on 4 January 2010 in Uncategorized |
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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, True Stories
Posted by Editormum on 15 December 2009 in Uncategorized |
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I am weird. Everyone who knows me, even on a slight basis, knows this. But my weirdness isn’t just that I dress funny and use words no one else ever heard of, and both read and proofread everything I see. My best talent is getting hurt. Only I never get hurt normally. You know, most […]
Tags: challenges, Family Life, humour, injury, karate, pain, scars, True Stories, Work Life
Posted by Editormum on 11 December 2009 in
Frugal Living |
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I’ve worked for the same company for five years, and this will be my sixth year of tracking the gifts sent to our company during the holiday season. (Okay, the Christmas season. I’m a Christian, and I celebrate Christmas. But my bosses are Jewish; they celebrate Hanukkah. Makes life interesting.) Anyway, for six years, I’ve kept […]
Tags: business, challenges, charity, Christmas, economy, gifts, giving, good works, holidays, Philosophy, Work Life
Posted by Editormum on 11 November 2009 in Uncategorized |
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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, Family Life, honesty, integrity, rant, respect, True Stories
Posted by Editormum on 29 October 2009 in Uncategorized |
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You might think it odd that I learned about honesty while taking a vacation, but it’s a fact. My goals for my vacation were fairly simple: Goof off. Read. Hook a couple of rugs. Swim. Body-surf. Sleep. Walk the beach. Find some good seashells. Build some sandcastles. Eat good seafood. Buy a few souvenirs. Other […]
Tags: challenges, character, children, Family Life, honesty, integrity, Philosophy, Religion, respect, swimming, vacation
Posted by Editormum on 12 September 2009 in Uncategorized |
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Friday was one of those days. Just impossible. Every way I turned. It started on the way to work, when the road to my parents’ house was blocked and I had to turn around and go a mile and a half “around the block” to drop the kids off for the day. And that, of […]
Tags: automobiles, challenges, customer service, drivers license, Family Life, prayer, stress, True Stories, Work Life
Posted by Editormum on 25 August 2009 in Uncategorized |
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Yesterday, I talked about physical scars that people can see—ones that are external. Today, I want to talk about physical scars that are not visible—internal scars. I’m not talking about emotional scars, or spiritual scars—those are a subject for another day. I’m talking about actual physical injuries that have left a lingering problem—stiffness from scar […]
Tags: challenges, faith, Family Life, pain, parenting, Philosophy, Religion, scars
Posted by Editormum on 28 June 2009 in Uncategorized |
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This has been a very difficult week for me. So difficult that I threw my diet to the winds and had the largest possible Cappuccino Blast at Baskin Robbins three days running. (That’s bad, my friends, because even small (one pint) Blasts are strictly taboo for this diabetic dieter, and the largest size is a […]
Tags: challenges, frustration, Murphy's Law, prayer, slackers, Work Life
Posted by Editormum on 24 June 2009 in Uncategorized |
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Everybody makes a big deal about turning forty, as if somehow that number was the embodiment of bad karma or something. I don’t know. Forty is just a number. I’m turning forty this year, and I don’t feel any different. Quite frankly, I am looking forward to a new decade. I spent the last one […]
Tags: birthdays, car accident, challenges, courage, depression, disability, divorce, exercise, faith, Family Life, karate, milestones, pain, Philosophy, post-concussion syndrome, Religion, strength, stuttering, weight-loss