CintheHood

 Well, interim reports have come out. My daughter is doing awesome as usual, even performing "above average" in science, which is cool. My son is NOT FAILING any classes--yeah! Still comments on...

 Not inspiring, but truly revealing. We were sitting around the dinner table & my son says, "Being a father is not that hard." My H & I laugh, since of course my son has no idea about what it's like...

(Post #2, since I've been having such a problem posting here lately!) In reading the message boards, support forums & blogs, several things stand out to me for my consideration: what do I need? what...

 The other day I read a blog post where the author talked about trusting her gut & making decisions in her life based on that trust. It was different in how she used to live her life, which was...

I did it again--got defensive with my sister in the face of her disrespect. Like a reflex. I think I need to remind myself BEFORE I see her that this may happen & practice stopping her. (or trying...

 This week has been busy, but not overwhelming. I'm even able to get in some genealogy! Some good things lately: my daughter will finally be volunteering at the local aquarium. It's all part of her...

 Just calculated the taxes & it looks like we'll have plenty to pay off my card! Of course, we have an obscene amount on the home equity, but some of the refund can take a chip off of it. And future...

 Well, report cards came out for 2nd quarter. I have yet to see my daughter's (she keeps forgetting to give it to me), but I'm sure it's fine. I saw my son's. Only 1 F (English). And he actually...

 Yeah, it was a chock-full weekend. I'll start with the sad/bad stuff & end on a good note. Friday evening I got off the bus at the usual time & took the walkway along the river back to the house....

Just thought I'd share! God built a longing for happiness into our nature. He called us not only to be holy, but to be happy. holiness -> wholeness -> happiness Satan tries to steal our joy &...

 Haven't journaled in a little while. Partly because I've been sick with a cold. And partly because I've just been going about the business of living. I think I'm more into the "implementation...

 Boy, did I feel discombobulated yesterday! First, I was stirred up by some backhanded comment my sister made on FB (which could either be 1-passive-agressive, or 2-nothing at all) and by my DH...

My father-in-law called & spoke to DH tonight.  It turns out that their pastor of 10 years (who had also been their youth pastor about 20 years ago) suddenly resigned.  Reason:  he was having a...

I took yesterday off, so I had a 3 day weekend. My brother-in-law came to visit & he & my husband & kids played a lot of board games all weekend. No, I didn't really play, since I had some other...

I was reading in Karla Downing's book yesterday how we are powerless over our spouse's behaviors, feelings, addictions, etc. Reflecting on this, it really draws a hard line between what is "ours" and...