“…I am often more bothered by others’ failures than by my own shortcomings. I tend to minimize or rationalize in my life certain offenses that disturb me when I see them in others.†(pg. 20) As I read these words I realized that they easily could have come from my own journal. This is a struggle I face daily, as …
Florence Nightengale
I was not cut out to be a nurse (or a doctor, for that matter). I am very thankful that there are people who are called, and willing, and (for some strange reason, unbeknownst to me) actually desire to go into the nursing profession. I am not one of them. I do not handle sick people very well. They scare …
Sunday School at Home
This morning Hannah and I stayed home from church. She is doing much better, so maybe I was just being over-protective, but I want to make sure she is fully healthy before we head back to the nursery – both for her sake, and for the sake of the other kids. At first, I was very disappointed at the prospect …
A Long Week
About a week ago, I began thinking that Hannah was either hitting a growth spurt, or getting sick. I was praying for the growth spurt… But, I feel like I have been waiting, or anticipating the oncoming cold, flu, or whatever it may be, to arrive. Well, it finally did – and with a vengance I might add! She woke …
Winter Has Arrived
For the past few days, every newscast has been talking about the “Arctic Blast†that has hit Southern California. Yes, I am aware that Southern Californians are generally considered wimps by the rest of the country when it comes to cold weather – and we are – but you have to admit that it is cold out there when there is ice in the gutters, on the sidewalks and lawns, and frost …