Let me start by saying this is NOT a post about my own mothers-in-law. They’re wonderful. I love them both. Now, let’s move on. 🙂
Somehow, I’ve given the impression that I have valuable advice to give when it comes to family dynamics. While I’m flattered, I’m also surprised. I am blessed with strong family ties, but it’s through no good graces of my own. Nevertheless, I recently received a message from a distraught reader who needs some guidance handling a rather “overpowering” mother-in-law.
This reader may be putting this sign up soon. (image from: http://www.eurweb.com)
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Dear Mom on the Range,
The last time my in-laws came from out of town to stay with us for the weekend, my mother-in-law suggested before leaving that I hire a maid to clean my house. I was …
Yes, I really just said that. Shocking? Refreshing? Thought-provoking? Well, it’s not really my idea. It’s a song by Gungor, a Christian group I absolutely love. And while I didn’t think I thought God was a white man with a big white beard and long, flowing robes, isn’t that what I’ve been shown all my life? And that Christ is blue-eyed with soft, dirty blonde locks? You see, it doesn’t really matter what God looks like. Only, it does. It does matter when we start thinking that God belongs to us. And by us, I mean whatever race, nationality, color you are.
It also means he loves those whom we hate. Oh, you don’t hate anyone? I do. I hate pedophiles. Should I? According to the way of Christ, no. And I’m working …
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When it comes to things I love doing, shopping for a car is probably #98. Followed closely by having a root canal and having a burst of air shot into my pupil at the eye doctor. (Yes, that teeny puff of air is worse that having dental work done, in my opinion.) But, I actually found a way to make the process a bit more manageable. Find a salesperson you trust. So, I did.
When looking to upsize from a Honda Accord (I’d just had my second child), I sent out a request …
He’s pouring his heart out. But will you empty your pockets out? (image from nodepression.com)
When you stop to watch a street performer, whether it be a woman with a guitar, man with a harmonica, or group of teenagers doing beat box, are you offended if they have a tip jar? Or do you simply drop in a few coins if you’re entertained? Do you feel pressured? Do you find value in their performance? Do you find inspiration in their words?
Recently, I’ve seen a few “donation” or “tip” jar buttons on fellow blogger’s sites. My initial reaction? “Well, that’s strange.” But then, I began to think of my own blog. The stories I’ve told. The lives I’ve touched through my words. Yes, I do it for personal satisfaction and fulfillment, but it’s also a way …
Raise your white flag. See what happens. (image from: http://kevinmartineau.ca)
How do you know, Cat? How do you know that God has heard you and answered you? How do you know to accept his answer if it’s not how you’ve envisioned the answer or what you actually wanted the answer to be? How?
What an excellent question, asked on a recent post I made about deciding whether or not it’s time for me to go back to work. It’s one I asked myself MANY times before finally jumping off the fence, and onto the unfamiliar turf of full-time at-home parenting. For several years, that’s right, years I’d been sitting on the fence, only to jump back off and run in the opposite direction. But something, always something, would put me back on.
Is this really God? Or my …
My husband is multi-faceted, but he’s not a complicated man. He likes simple things. So today, on his birthday, I’ve compiled a visual wish list of the things he likes most. If I could give them all to him today, I would. Happy birthday honey!
Montana. (image from destination360.com)
Hook ‘Em! (image from coastalbaseball.com)
(image from kingsoutdoorworld.com)
No light stuff here. (image from namedevelopment.com)
He did get a big ‘ol plate of this for breakfast. (image from mamas-southern-cooking.com)
Boot-stompin’ music! (image from the9513.com)
(image from holoholoblog.com)
(image from walmart.com)
His faithful dog Morgan.
His girls. 🙂
