I’ve been thinking about the counter-intuitive principles of God. “Give and you will receive.” ? But I want, why would I give away? If I don’t hang onto my time and my stuff won’t I have less for myself? Yet we have all experienced the satisfying results of genuine generosity- the times we did give…
Tag: compassion
All Things Considered
Taking their story into consideration so we can be considerate. Did you ever stop to consider what some of your family and friends are up against? The next time I’m tempted to shake my head and walk away in anger or disgust, I will stop and consider that person’s story. I want to really see…
Little Things
Our Trip Home We were leaving the safe haven of our dear friends’ home in Northern Scotland for our long trip home to the US. We had a short flight to London and then the next day 11 flight hours home. Before we left their home for the airport our host slipped Husband a 5…
What I Learned from Four Weeks of the Flu
What I Learned from Four Weeks of the Flu I learned that it was such a comfort that friends and family just accepted our ups and downs without judgment. Some days we felt almost normal, then suddenly out of nowhere a fever would take us down. Or just weakness. No one belittled us. This made…
Hand in Hand
Ah, Valentines! That romantic (or daunting) holiday on which so much seems to hinge. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about hand holding. Not limited to couples hand holding, mind you, although that is part of it. I’ve been thinking about the times I’ve wished that someone was beside me to walk me through something…