Katy’s Weblog
The last time we bought a new car was in 1999 when we bought the Honda Odyssey.
Yesterday we bought a new 2013 Toyota Prius, brand new with 2 miles on the odometer.
Don’t we all hate that part of the car buying process of haggling with the salesperson, who, when he can’t get you…
Playing Scrabble with my family:
“Is ‘eWorked a word?”
“Well, there’s Elance, eHarmony, email, elope. Sure, eWorked is a word.”
36 points for that new word in the Scrabble dictionary. :)
This year I have learned that procrastinating is not worth the pay off from procrastinating.
So why do I procrastinate? What are the payoffs?
– having fun doing other things instead of the thing that I put off doing.
– doing easy things instead of tackling the difficulty of the thing that I am putting off
My sister is into jewelry. She tries hard getting me interested it in. “You order it and it’s mailed to you in a beautiful box,” she says excitedly.
But honestly, jewelry is not something I get excited about.
What I look forward to in the mail are books! When I order a book from Amazon…
I have a feeling that when I am on my deathbed, I will regret not taking more risks in doing adventurous things – skydiving, waterskiing, traveling, etc.
Yet, when I consider doing those things now, I say, “Why? Why should I want to get out of my comfort zone? Is there anything to gain other than the thrill of the moment and to say that I’ve done it?”
What are you thankful for this year that you couldn’t say last year?
I am thankful that my son is living closer to home, at least for now.
I am thankful for my new job as children director at a church with many fellow faithful servants.
I am thankful for the memory foam on my new firm bed – SO comfortable!
A simple act of kindness I saw made me realize how weak I am in living up to my value system.
Here’s the scene:
I attend an exercise class at the senior center 3 times a week. The room is packed wall-to-wall with about 80 people, mainly because the price is right – it’s a…
Perhaps it’s mid-life crisis, perhaps it’s changing hormones, perhaps it’s watching and caring for my father journeying what is likely his final round in life.
I’ve been thinking that if I were to die, there isn’t anything that I am doing where I cannot be replaced. Yes, friends may miss me and my unique personality…
Thanks for the guest post by Jo Levy
What would we do without the internet? It just amazes me the way you can get information these days. By the click of a button you can look at anything in the world. You can find out the answer to any question that you could possibly think…
I read an interesting article in the California Southern Baptists periodical – Can Sunday School be saved?
With declining attendance in Sunday School based on a LifeWay survey, the article discusses what can be done.
Ken Meyers, minister of Christian formation and education at Knollwood Baptist Church in Winston – Salem, NC, said the question…