My son has been having headaches all summer long. We have been able to attribute it to various viruses and infections, so I wasn’t thinking too much of it until the doctor mentioned the possibility of a CT scan. Now, this might not seem like a big deal to most,…
Overwhelmed
This weekend was very fun for me. You see, I love to organize. My husband had some boxes and plastic bins they were throwing out at the office. He brought them home for me and said, “I figured you would want these”. Boy, was he right! I was so excited…
I had the privilege last week to walk around the Painted Desert, Petrified Forest and the Grand Canyon. I’m not talking simply about the normal pit stops along the way, I’m talking every stop and every trail of the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest and walking much of the rim…
Mark 9:22b -24 – “But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!” And Jesus said to him, “If You can? All things are possible to him who believes.” Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief.” (NASB) How many…
I’m reading a book called Switch by Chip & Dan Heath. In the book it talks about if you have too many choices in life you can become paralyzed. When given a smaller amount of choices, you are more able to quickly make a decision. You are able to focus….
Yesterday was a beautiful day. The kids were still on spring break and they were playing outside enjoying the day. There was laughter as they played in the creek and teasing as the girls found David while he was spying on them. Lots of productive work was accomplished. I was…
I’ve had the type of week where I have gone through the motions. This has not been my deliberate choice. I have gone through the motions just to survive. There have been various tasks to complete, goals to accomplish, promises to keep and jobs to be done. There were people counting…
Hi. I’m Susan. I’m a diabetic. There, I said it…I’m flawed! I really hate that! I hate that I’m flawed. For some reason, unknown to the best of researchers, my body decided one day to attack itself so that it could no longer function properly. I was going about my…
Perfection. Definition (according to Susan): the art of completing a project exactly right accepting that you did the best you could with what you have For many years I have struggled with definition number one because so many times I have failed! I love to strive for perfection, but it…
Reading books. Playing on the computer. Organizing more when it’s really already good enough. Picking up the house. Watching a movie. Doing laundry. Scrapbooking. Ironing. Sitting. Playing games. These are all some ways I have wasted time. It’s really all a matter of perspective. What is work for one person…