Katy’s Weblog
It’s a good thing I am somewhat impulsive.
I sometimes impulsively offer to give people things, or to help someone. Then later on, I would think twice about my offer. My selfish human nature thinks too much of the cost, and I begin to regret my offer of generosity. But since it would be too late to take back my word, my impulsiveness forces me to practice generosity.
I was telling my kids that I felt sorry for Tiger Woods. He will never know if someone loves him for himself, or for his fame and fortune. Even if a girl had good intentions, she can’t help having her feelings for him be influenced by his money.
In 1990, our family moved to Walnut from Pasadena to open a real estate office. (We closed that office a year ago due to the downturn, but that’s another story.)
We started attending a small church that met at an elementary school, because we knew a few people there and because the pastor was our client – we sold him his house. :)
I just got this insight (and another chapter for my book).
I realize that as a parent, I have such a close bond of identification with my children that whatever happens to them it’s like it was happening to me.
Recently when my daughter received a nice gift, I felt it was as if the…
Thank you for the surprise gift at the front gate! When I first saw it, I thought it was some kind of advertisement, the kind where if you want to buy it, you pay for it. If you don’t want it, the promoters will come by and take it back. I looked around the neighborhood expecting every house to have one of these hanging at their front door. LOL!
I sold my son’s bunk bed today…
We’ve had that bed for over 10 years, probably closer to 15. I didn’t think I would feel sad, but I do.
We know the right answer. “The church is about the people…people not program…”
But the way we act often reflect otherwise. We get upset with people when the program doesn’t run smoothly. We are irritated with people who disagree with us how things ought to be done. We stay away from people who are to…
When you are posed with several options or courses of action, and all of them are good, how do you decide which one God wants you to choose? How do you determine God’s will?
I’ve been reading biographies of famous Christians, the children’s versions in story form. They are easy and fun to read, so engaging that you wouldn’t want to put it down. It only takes a few hours to read one.
I recently heard this quote, something like, “I don’t have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long one.” (Some have attributed this quote to Mark Twain, but I haven’t found the source. It sounds like something he would say, I suppose). I shall remember this when I write, and hope to get my writing more precise.
Emotions are intensified for youth and young adults. I just realized the truth of that yesterday.
I was having a bad day for no apparent reason. Small irritants that are a part of life made me angry. I had a good cry when I went to bed. But my emotions are not as strong as they were when I was younger.