Thought of the Day - 7/31/10

Puzzled, my friend got up and looked in the basket.  There were many bottles of pills.  She read the dates and names of the pills on the bottles.  The date on some of the bottles was almost a year ago, but the bottles looked almost full. 

"I don't understand," she said.

"I have many bad days that bring me back crashing to earth.  What's a pill going to do about that!," I said.  "I'm afraid I'll take those pills and it won't get any better.  That nothing will change and what will I have to to look forward to then.  What will I hope for then?"

The haunted look on my face undid her.  I broke and she took me into her arms, cradling my head, and rocking me against her.

Thought of the Day - 7/30/10

Encouragement is so much easier when it is reciprocated.

Thought of the Day - 7/29/10

Images flashed, nothing I could help or stop, snatches of our romance, but it isn't the romantic part that I remembered most.  It was those homey moments, him fixing things around the house, me shaving his head, the way he has to eat so slowly, the way we both love pizza... I thought about how he was the only person in my life who didn't expect me to be the strong one all the time.  I thought about how safe I used to feel when I was in his arms.  I thought about how charming he is.

Thought of the Day - 7/28/10

I wonder if the problem is really his job or his guilt . . . or if we had unconsciously conspired together to keep a safe distance from a relationship that has all the potential to be lasting and real.

Thought of the Day - 7/27/10

Life is an adventure. It’s a wild ride through our 20s, 30s, and beyond. From the changing landscape of relationships to possibly marriage and motherhood; physical, financial, and emotional swings; to the lessons learned along the way, it’s generally not for the weak or wimpy, and definitely not for those traveling through life alone.


Thankfully, we have our girlfriends. From old friends who have known us for years, through relationships, hairstyles, and a variety of jeans sizes . . . to new friends we love connecting with, learning about/from, and with whom we enjoy watching our friendship grow.

Thought of the Day - 7/26/10

I am an impulsive, let-it-all-hang-out, emotional person.

Thought of the Day - 7/25/10

I am a mother!  That was the bottom line.  The mothering part of her was strong . . . so strong there is a tendency for it to squeeze out everything else.

Thought of the Day - 7/24/10

My pleasure in the day has returned.  I can't sort through the reasons and come up with the right one, but it had something to do with being included, and sharing, and being a part of a whole.

Thought of the Day - 7/23/10

Every child should have a dog.  You can't pick a better Christmas present to teach a child the true meaning of love.  Try spelling dog backward . . . it spells God.  A dog is always sad when you leave it and happy when you come back-- never asking where you were in between -- just as long as you come home.

Thought of the Day - 7/22/10

Love doesn't come easy -- not the kind of love that lasts.  It requires work and effort from both parties involved.

Thought of the Day - 7/21/10

Christmas is all about God and love.  It's something you cannot see or touch, but you have to have faith.

Thought of the Day - 7/20/10

There are days I wonder if I had the right to bring my children into this world.  (Look at all the problems: Kids deal with much more stuff in this generation.  Kids grow up faster.  Politics, environment, and wars have made the Earth worse.)

Thought of the Day - 7/19/10

Always look past your own eyes.

Thought of the Day - 7/18/10

I often look out the window and I see an ordinary world.  Ordinary trees, ordinary grass, ordinary blue sky, hardly changing from one year to the next.  Though most never see it, those of us with any sense know that an extraordinary force began all of this.  Sometimes, once in a great while, an ordinary person is allowed to see that extraordinary force.

We can't always understand why God chooses the vessel he chooses.  When He does choose a vessel, we'd better listen to the message.

Thought of the Day - 7/17/10

Think of yourself as a vessel, a cup.  Don't try to guess what the Master will pour into you before he pours.  Pray it is the Master who pours.  Then be willing to accept whatever message He wishes to fill you with.  It's His to fill.  You only receive.

Thought of the Day - 7/16/10

Sharing the struggles of life and death united even enemies.

Thought of the Day - 7/15/10

The path between the natural and the supernatural -- between evil and good -- is not such an easy path.  It's usually accomplished with things like death.  With tormenting.  Why do you suppose Christianity waves a cross on its flag?  Do you know how cruel the cross was?  You would think there might be a simpler, more humane means for God to bring about the death of His son.  Before fruit can grow, a seed must die.  Before a child is born, a mother must wail. 

Thought of the Day - 7/14/10

We eat dinner every night together around the dinner table.  It is a time to share, teach, and have a sense of belonging.

Thought of the Day - 7/13/10

You can get through life if you realize at an early age that the only book in the world that really means anything is the Holy Bible.

Thought of the Day - 7/12/10

I can remember at the age of eleven thinking . . .

I haven't heard one fact of life that I liked yet.