Wow, at face value, this sounds so true, right? A guy can turn his back on you. He can die. He can cheat on you. He can just be a jerk. Why put your trust in a guy. A career -- a career you can cater toward you. A career allows you to support … Continue reading Careers and Men
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The Hard Times
Anna Ilona Mussman wrote this post about fear, hard times, and the flighty nature of happiness. Reading it, I could feel what it was like again, being a twenty-something, young marriage, babies coming, career starting--everything possible. Everything ahead. Oh boy, do I remember that. Hard times came. Three miscarriages - four if you count the … Continue reading The Hard Times
What I Gave Up for Lent…Every Lent
(warning: mildly graphic) With everything in me, I knew I was pregnant. My body screamed it to me. I was late, my breasts ached, I was nauseous. Pregnant. The urine test said “no.” The first one I had taken with Chris was negative, too. I’d had an ectopic pregnancy six months ago, so they ordered … Continue reading What I Gave Up for Lent…Every Lent
Was I Supposed to Call You Back?
Somewhere along the line, I started hating the phone. Not sure when. I was constantly on it when I was in junior high and high school. Jeff and I had a 3 year, long-distance relationship where we talked to each other almost every day. But I don't like it now. In fact, I come pretty … Continue reading Was I Supposed to Call You Back?
The Timing of Hamlet
For my 2015 Reading List, I want to read five Shakepeare plays. I've read Hamlet many times before, but I am getting ready to study it with Chris and Maggie. Shakespeare gets his stories from legends belonging to other cultures. When we studied Hamlet in high school and college, teachers always gave the setting as … Continue reading The Timing of Hamlet
When Spring Came Quickly
When I was a kid, I was a chronic insomniac. My parents, being merciful (or wanting their own sleep), let me have a TV in my room back before kids having TVs in their rooms was a thing. My already sleepless nights were full of Logan’s Run, Sybil, and the Deerslayer – the shows that … Continue reading When Spring Came Quickly
Book Review: Dead Poets Society
A few months ago, before Robin Williams died, I was looking for "Dead Poet's Society" on Netflix and Amazon Prime, in order to show my kids. At that point, neither of them were making it available for streaming, but it showed up under the book listing. It had never occurred to me that it was … Continue reading Book Review: Dead Poets Society
My Favorite Post from 2014: Baptism and Pain, a Counselor’s Perspective
This is my favorite post from 2014. It was one of my first on this blog. Baptism and Pain -- A Counselor's Perspective "Baptism doesn’t come up much in a counseling session,” I remember a colleague stating in a meeting. I was surprised. I was still in my internship as a Mental Health Counselor, in … Continue reading My Favorite Post from 2014: Baptism and Pain, a Counselor’s Perspective
2015 Reading List
A good portion of this year's reading list are books that I have on hand, but have never finished. So, it's kind of a way to wrap a lot of things up and dive into things I've wanted to for a long, long time. It's the first year I've worked with a reading list. It … Continue reading 2015 Reading List
Sinners in the Hands of a Merciful God
He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. … Continue reading Sinners in the Hands of a Merciful God