I told my son-in-law today that I wish I was younger so I can stay in my job longer. I think I’ve been saying this recently. At the interview for this job 7 years ago, I told the search committee that I don’t see myself working beyond 5 years. I never wanted the pressure of […]
I’ve been wanting to read through this book for a long time. I’ve read bits and pieces of it, now I’ve read it cover to cover. There are many excellent points on how to teach more effectively. The best part though is the Appendix on how to teach this material to other teachers. It includes […]
More 36 questions with hubby: #13 If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future or anything else, what would you want to know? Me: I don’t want to know when I die, that would be scary. Hubs: But you can prepare. If I knew I only had one […]
The idea of quality of life is overrated. We wouldn’t consider Paul or Jesus to have had “quality of life”. Timothy had physically ailments 1 Tim 5:23. Yet they lived out God’s calling with impactful lives. My fear of aging is suffering and “quality of life” for myself and/or my husband. If my husband is […]
I wish I had the opportunity to meet Howard Hendricks. “If I scheduled a seminar at your church and then walked in drunk, you’d dismiss me immediately. But if I walked in fifty pounds overweight, you’d feed me more, right? Sure – after all, you can’t have a Christian gathering without food. Did you ever […]
02.02.2020 At church yesterday: Friend: Are you guys free today? Want to invite you and your husband over. Me: Aren’t you watching the Superbowl? Friend: I just found out who is playing. Me: I don’t even know who’s playing. Sure, we’re free. We had talked about going to his house to look at his landscape. […]
Hubby and I answering 36 Questions: Q2: Would you like to be famous? In what way? Me: I want to be famous like Mother Teresa. Hubby: I want to be famous like Elon Musk. Q9: For what in your life do you feel most grateful? Hubby: I am most grateful for you. Are you going […]
What did you do today, mom? I made the decision to postpone OWL and sent an email to parents to explain why. I read and listened to sermons to prepare for a talk on Biblical womanhood. I reviewed a book that I read to prepare to train children ministry leaders. I planned and sent an […]
01.26.2020 Sunday God gave me the words and wisdom to talk to a disgruntle dad. At the end, he graciously said: I understand now that you explained it. His response was better than expected. It’s all God’s work. However, on Friday, another disgruntle dad was not as understanding. I was not the one talking to […]
I’ve spent a lot of time in the last two days preparing for a 15 minute lesson for Awana. The topic is Jesus the sacrifice. It can be taught very simply=Jesus died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins. But every child has heard it in the same way. I think they’ve tuned […]
I borrowed this book from Aaron based on his review. It took a while for me to read through this book. I actually learned a lot, in fact, gained a few life-changing insights. But it was just too heavy to face all my failings of these impossible commands, and having to confess my sins throughout […]
I think I have the best job in the world. The pay is ok, the health benefits are great though, and we have a great staff. I don’t know if I spoke out of line today at staff meeting. I process externally, and just say what I think. HL is the same, so if we […]
I would simply go day to day without thinking if not for this blog that forces me to reflect. I’m sitting here struggling to reflect on yesterday! 01.12.2020 Sunday I took time to talk to people, but it’s always in a hurry. I talked to my usual people at the children’s area, but I wanted […]
We missed going to this Michelin-star restaurant when my cousins were in town in May last year. (We were in Hawaii, not complaining). Our kids took us there today to celebrate January birthdays. Good times with granddaughters, including changing diapers. Afterwards we went to Bopomofo, first time. I’m not their target market. I like boba […]
I’ve said before that I hate getting old. In God’s plan and in his grace, he’s using the one person I struggle with to serve as an example of a person who models aging well. To age well is to not complain – not complain about aches and pains, and about what could’ve been or […]
In office devo today, PT asked, “Where were you 10 years ago? 20 years ago? 30 years ago?” He remembered he was in Israel at this exact time 10 years ago. I don’t remember where I was 10 years ago. I don’t remember what was happening in my life then. I don’t remember the year […]
01.04.2020 Senior pastor reminded us change is inevitable. Some people will be uncomfortable and grieve the past. I am thankful for him and the forward thinking. Changes make me feel alive. But there are some things that cannot be changed easily – altar flowers; Sunday lunch. It’s these seemingly minor things that people hold on […]
01.03.2020 “Nancy, why are the Christmas decorations still up??” I was horrified! Nancy immediately got on the phone to alert the appropriate people. Faithful volunteers are being mobilized to take down the decorations before Sunday. I hope it gets done. Last Sunday I heard someone commented on why the decorations are still up past Christmas. […]
2020 is off to a good start – I had dinner with my brother’s family. Getting together with my sibs was on my list of things to do in 2020. I hesitated because I really don’t like going out to eat, but I don’t want my digestion problems to hinder me from relational opportunities. I […]