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What if life had a rewind button?   What if you could go back and do it all again?   Would you do it differently than you did?   Would you change some things and leave others the same?   Have you thought about how your life would be different if you had made different choices?   If you could go back and have someone sit you down and impart one or several pieces of wisdom, would you have them do it?   If so what would you want them to tell you about? Think about these questions; think how you would answer them.   You are in a very unique situation, no matter what age you are; you probably have regrets as well as successes.   Share your regrets, your successes and your wisdom with a teen, even if they don’t seem to be interested or they act as if they know it all already, they want to hear what you have to say!   They desperately want to know that you care.   Take some time to write them a letter, take them to lunch, give them your ear, they want to know that adults are listening, a

Decoration Day ~ Memorial Day, Who are You Thinking of this Weekend?

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I dedicate this post to my Grandfather and to the Organized Child’s Godfather, thank you for your love and dedication to this country! I have not written in quite awhile because my life has gotten rather hectic and sometimes overwhelming.   But on this eve of Memorial Day, I feel compelled to write something.   Friday night we took a friend to the Magic Kingdom .   He hadn’t been in awhile and he will be leaving for the seminary soon, so we thought it would be fun to go.   We mostly rode rides and saw things he had never done before, one being the Hall of Presidents . I love the American Adventure Pavilion at Epcot; it does a great job of telling the story of the United States in a short half hour presentation.   So, I figured I haven’t been to the Hall of Presidents since I was a kid, I’ll bet it will be a lot like the American Adventure Pavilion , let go see it.   I have never subjected my children to the almost half hour presentation because truth be told I HA

HELP! The Water is Encircling Me, Pulling Me Down!

Sometimes I feel like God is on hiatus, taking a break, especially from all of my complaining and “HELP ME NOW” prayers.   Do you ever feel like that?   Do you wonder where He is and what He’s doing while you are barely hanging on, ready to drown, at any moment?   I do!   A lot lately!   I feel like Job and I are long lost relatives. Song lyrics describing how I feel have been spinning around in my head lately.   Like Steven Curtis Chapman’s Cinderella opening lyrics (emphasis mine), She spins and she sways To whatever song plays Without a care in the world And I'm sitting here wearing The weight of the world on my shoulders It's been a long day And there's still work to do She's pulling at me Saying "Dad, I need you There's a ball at the castle And I've been invited And I need to practice my dancing Oh, please, Daddy, please?" And, Jars of Clay Flood, Rain, rain on my face It hasn't stopped raining for days My world is a flood S

Valentine's Day Part 4

Back to my dilemma, this year I guess it’s a case of bad timing.   Valentine’s Day came at the wrong time or maybe it’s the fight that came at the wrong time.   Either way I’m not feeling overly lovey or connected and I don’t feel like giving a mushy card!   So, what to do?   Well, after some long thought and reading some more stuff on the subject of “act-as-if” I’ve learned, and have come to realize that I don’t act “act-as-if” in most aspects of my life.   Like the speaker and author Mike Robbins says “ although I understand the concept of "acting as if" … about how we have the power to create our own reality, in certain areas of my life - especially the ones that are most important to me or the ones where I feel the most cynical and resigned, I often pay "lip service" to acting as if, while simply hoping things will get better, worrying that they won't, or allowing the outcome to determine how optimistic or pessimistic my outlook and approach will be. This

Valentine's Day Part 3

What is it about Valentine’s Day that makes us feel as if we HAVE to do something special for someone we love?   And, what about all the singles out there that don’t have someone special to spend this day with or do something for?   I’ll bet they are pretty annoyed with Valentine’s Day.   Is it the day or is it the way the media hypes it up?   I mean really life is NOT like the romance novels, you know the ones I’m talking about, I call them lust in the dust books.   I picked up one once and only got through the first 10 pages, honestly I was embarrassed and repulsed not to mention disgusted because stuff in those books does not happen in real life! Oh!   And don’t get me started on movies!   The stuff in romance movies or romantic comedies is SO not real!   Real life is about real people living real lives!   Movies show only beautiful people living these fantastic, wonderful, lives full of merriment, and happiness in the end. (I believe that the Scooby Doo gang provides and excel

Valentine’s Day Part 2

The second thing that came to mind is, if I don’t get The Director something does he view this as me not loving him?!   What happens if this year I’m just not in the mood to give him a Valentine card? First of all, after attending a Love and Respect conference I found out that most men don’t like mushy, flowery, overflowing lovey, romantic cards, it’s not their language.   According to Emerson & Sarah Eggerichs , men want manly cards that speak their language of love (different from The Five Love Languages   that Gary Chapman writes about).   Cards that use words that appreciate a man’s work, achievements, the protection and provisions he makes for his family, appreciation for his strength, leadership, his desire to analyze and counsel, his insight and how much he is respected and admired.   While men want to know they are loved and don't mind hearing I love you, they are shown your love by using words of affirmation that speak to their God given wiring and desire for re

Valentine’s Day Part 1

First I am rating this post PG, mainly because I want to talk about adult relationships. Secondly, I set off on one thought process this morning, and now my head is swimming with thoughts and ideas having to do with Valentine’s Day, love, romance, and relationships.   So, who knows where this is going to go. As I wrote this, it became apparent that it was way too long for one post, so it will be posted over several days, in several parts.   Not all parts are rated PG.   Actually this is awesome!   I have posts for the next four or five days!! Valentine’s Day   is a holiday surrounded by legend, myth and mystery.   It is rooted in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, but we know from archeology digs that there are at least three martyrs named Valentine that the church recognizes as saints.    And at least one has the feast day of February 14 th .   Legend says that Valentines, sent to a loved one, dates back as far as 1415.   A capital idea, that as time went on, Hal