Katy’s Weblog
It’s quite an enigma to me why we remember certain rather useless things from our childhood, while probably forgetting a lot of important things.
I remember growing up when we had relatives over for dinner, my mother would start washing dishes right after dinner. My father would tell her to relax and enjoy the conversation…
It’s been said that a good counselor is someone who has gone through a lot of pain him/herself. I think it is true.
Most mental health professionals go into their line of work because they’ve gone through some hard times, and want to help others. They genuinely want to help people and can help them overcome difficulties as they have.
A few weekends ago at our church retreat, the speaker talked about having a memorial of Bible verses.
Memorials are things that remind us of something that happened in the past. The Lincoln Memorial, the USS Arizona Memorial. Memorials, often referred to in the Old Testament, also serves to pass on history to future generations.
I read this from my daily email from Family Life, and found it very encouraging. As Dennis Rainey says in this piece, I haven’t the foggiest idea of what God is up to. But either He is sovereign or He’s not. Since I believe He is, then that settles that.
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Our former preaching pastor Mike used to say that we are a Costco generation – when we have a need, we don’t have to ask God for help; we get it from Costco.
I find that true of myself.
Have a problem? Google it.
Call Dr. Laura. Get a self-help book. Ask a friend. Post…
They are not my kids but I felt like a proud parent as I sat in the front row and took a video of “A” and “C” reciting their Bible verses.
I’ve been the Sunday School teacher of these kids on and off over the last 5 years. As I watch them share what the…
I always thought the role of Counselor Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation, was ridiculous. They need someone on the team to understand people’s feelings? I thought her function was rather useless because her insights are often obvious. Her telepathic abilities comes up with something like – I feel that the people on the planet do not like to be invaded. Duh!
A few of my friends like to run. I don’t understand running.
Why agonize, sweat, suffer aches and pains – for what?? It’s not even fun. It’s not like basketball with the challenge of getting the ball into the basket, or like football where there is fun in strategizing, or volleyball with interaction with your team mates.
Life’s disappointments can wear you down. Rejected for a date, not invited to a friend’s party, didn’t get what you wanted for Christmas – may be relatively minor disappointments and inconsequential in the scheme of things, but still, it can chip away the joy of living.
Our church’s former preaching pastor Mike said that after he became a Christian in the Philipines, he was excited to share his faith, and wrote to all his buddies in New York to tell them about Jesus.
Pastor Mike and I were converted at about the same time. I was in high school, in the…