Heard this lyric last night from the song “Sober” by Pink: “When its good then its good, it’s so good til it goes bad. Til you’re trying to find the you that you once had.” My stream of consciousness turned out phrases like “I lost myself in this relationship. That makes me afraid. I need [...]
Archive for the ‘relationships’ Category
11 Mar
Stepping Up
I have never sensed a spirit of fear, confusion, and despair in the community more than I have in these last few weeks. I am surrounded by horrible things happening to fabulous people. It would seem there are few if any places to turn. We have GOT to make it a priority to ramp up [...]
24 Feb
What do you mean let it go? But I was offended!
Read this today in Eph 4:1-3(NASB): “Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.” (emphasis mine) So Paul is [...]
11 Jun
Hold On
I read the following on SuperMom…Or Not’s blog and thought the words were amazingly powerful. Mel gave me permission to copy it over here. If you haven’t already, make sure to visit the SuperMom. Thanks Mel for the great words!! (and beautiful picture–also by Supermom) “He may not always do it the right way, say [...]
18 May
Relationship or Religion?
Thanks Paul for a “coincidental” post on having a relationship with Jesus vs. religion which was a theme this weekend at The Orchard. Scott related the story of Mary, Lazarus’ sister, who at one time sat at Jesus’ feet, hanging on his every word. Yet when Lazarus dies contrary to the message Jesus sends that [...]
7 May
Sometimes marriage sucks
The last 10%. That’s what I heard (from somewhere) is the most important part of difficult conversations that never gets said. So then you sit down with your spouse at an uncharacteristic quiet moment in the house–provided you have DVR and pause the “Everybody Loves Raymond” rerun–and talk about the last 10% that’s been on [...]
24 Apr
dinner shminner
I feel like having ice cream and Coke for dinner. I don’t think the kids will mind, do you? All I need is ice cream and Coke. I wish the grocery store would deliver. Went to a funeral today. One of my neighbors passed away young from cancer. It feels like one of the porch [...]
6 Mar
Did It Anyway
The other day, I just didn’t feel like doing any of the things that needed to get done. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, I didn’t have the luxury of not getting those things done. Amazingly enough, that was enough motivation for me to actually complete most of my list. Doug and I have had this financial [...]
10 Feb
May I See Your ID?
My former roommate(a world traveler) told me that Americans are the only people who smile for their ID photos–passports, driver’s licenses, etc. When you think about it, when are we most likely crabby? While traveling of course or when asked to show a driver’s license to the cordial yet unsympathetic police officer who felt it [...]
30 Jan
Friends of the Depressed
If you are a friend or family member of someone who is depressed–diagnosed or not–I have discovered something tangible to pray for them. Motivation. If there are small children involved, pray for their safe self sufficiency for increments of time. You have heard my tales of overwhelmedness(I know, not a word). My desktop frequently is [...]
