Oy vey – this is hotbed of debate right now – I know. I have stayed away from it for 2…but I knew I wanted to write down my thoughts, come what may from them. I first saw this...
MoreIn Grieving: Can He Still Be my God?
Thanks for sticking with me on this ride. I think I am almost done with this series…but since I am not the real author – I can’t be for sure. We will just have to sit and see, won’t...
MoreIn Grieving: Can I Sit in the "Not Yet?"
Whew…it has been quite a ride since last Friday. Actually, more like since last Monday when I got home from Hawaii. The ups of being healthy and back with my kiddos…the downers of grieving, the ups of the good...
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At the heart, I think but am not totally sure, is the concept of GRACE and MERCY. I one heard these terms defined like this: Grace – getting what we do not deserve…such as a God completely wiping out our...
MoreIn Grieving: When In Dire Straits, Practice
If you want to participate in a triathlon, a marathon or century ride – what do you think is the best thing you can do to prepare yourself? * Eat right, get lots of sleep and take recovery time...
MoreIn Grieving: Is God REALLY Trustworthy?
As I go on with this series of singleness and how the sorrow that some feel in singleness is not an isolated incident to singleness alone – I am realizing that it is really about expectations that ALL of...
MoreIn Grieving: What to do?
I had been writing my post about what to do with grief in my head all week long. Last week…before I got sidetracked with Friday’s unraveling of events – the subject of my next post. Yet, I wanted to...
More"Becoming the Right Person" (UGH!!) Part Uno
Wow – seems that I have certainly hit a nerve of some kind this singleness issue. I have to admit that I still find it amazing that – while my blog has a small following – that still there...
MoreIs singleness the plague?
I have been silent for a while for a purpose…I was on a much needed retreat to the great state of Hawaii. Oh yeah – suffering I know…but after being sick for going on 4 months a little R&R...
MoreThe Stereotyping Battle: Complements vs. Equalitarians
Stereotypes are an interesting concept to say the least. I remember doing at least one “real world experiment” in high school English class to help us understand how stereotypes develop, why they might be helpful and why they might...
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