I just love the questions that kids ask. When they don’t understand something, they let you know…and often, there questions are our questions, we’re just reticent to ask them. One of my favorite all time questions was posed by a fourth grader. He asked, “If God didn’t want Adam and Eve to eat that fruit, [...]
Archive for December, 2011
Did God Set Us Up?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged free will, God, love, sin on December 12, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Masters of their craft….
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christ, courage, love, manipulate on December 7, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Some people are just really, really, good at subtle manipulation. Sometimes I think that they have perfected this so well, that they may not even realize that they are doing it. And I, for one, am helpless when facing this. I stumble, apologize, feel badly, beat myself up, etc., until I sit with the conversation [...]
What We Don’t Know We Don’t Know….
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged God, Job, knowledge, trust on December 5, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Some of us were having a discussion yesterday trying to tackle the age old questions: Why does God allow suffering? Why doesn’t He stop it? etc. You know the questions…we struggle with them throughout our lives…. Someone offered this wisdom: Think of a pie chart: The smallest segment (yellow) represents what we know – our [...]
Until We’re Together Again…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Advent, death, faith on December 4, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Yesterday my ‘second mother’ went home to heaven. My dear aunt, my mother’s sister, lived next door to the house I grew up in. We were very close and there is a sadness and heaviness inside of me today. Now, for the facts, she lived a beautiful and full life and except for the past [...]
Watch your friends…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fear, friends, God, guilt, worry on December 3, 2011 | 12 Comments »
We walk around with burdens….we’d love to be able to shed our feelings of guilt, fear, worry, etc. We have lists and if asked, we’d all love to be free of them. But, I wonder, have they become the actual fabric of who we are? Have they become ‘friends?’ There may be a subconscious need to [...]
Shall We Dance?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dance, heart, joy on December 1, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I have a pillow that inspires me….. I won’t interpret it because I think that it will have a different meaning to each reader. It says: Dancing with the feet is one thing, but dancing with the heart is another…… Today….shall we dance????
Andrea’s Tweets
- Synonyms - or are they? wp.me/p13B8C-nI via @wordpressdotcom 5 hours ago
- Question-where are you right now? On the mountain-top, in the desert, or maybe swimming - trying to keep your head above water.. 5 hours ago
- Why is it that we often want to be more (different) than we are? Nature doesn't strive to be anything else -perhaps there is wisdom in that. 14 hours ago
- Today I will try to listen, not just hear..and I will try to speak and not just talk 1 day ago
- Christianity is a topsey-turvey faith. The last are first, the poor are elevated, the cross is victory - makes you think? 2 days ago
-
Past Reflections
-
Your thoughts matter...
mairie on Synonyms – or are t… claire46 on The Two Sides… Michael on The Two Sides… Glenda on The Two Sides… wordinthehand on The Two Sides… Search subjects
month by month
