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This seriously made me LOL...don't watch if you're tender-hearted toward the animal kingdom...
Bunnies can fly...proof - YouTube
Bunnies can fly...proof - YouTube
G
Man I do a fabulous job at messing up. 
This line threw me off , "but it was something to do"
Nooooo. Don't think like that. I know, we all err, make mistakes, sin, yes, but, keep your mind focused on Him as much as is possible with you and through prayer you will. I think of Romans 12 , please read the first two verses, they speak about making your body a living sacrifice and of renewing our minds daily to Him. Blessings, simplyachick
my cat head-butted me all the time growing up, a special black, furball he was, a long-haired blessing from God, I would be standing up and just lean over and he would go up like a battering ram onto just his rear legs and head-butt me .
M
I feel...steamrolled. And stuck. The image I have in my head of how I feel is funny, but the reality, not so much. This was supposed to be over by now, but somehow (and without invitation or consent), it's dragging on for another week.
The worst part of all of it is me. I should be hospitable, I should be warm and welcoming and encouraging. I should be better able to stand my ground and not let my entire household be run by someone else. And I've tried, I truly have. Every time I think one problem is solved, two more pop up in its place.
And I feel like I am somehow being so completely ungrateful by feeling so fed up with all of this.
I've been praying and praying about this, and for the first time in my life, I feel like I'm just not getting an answer. I don't know how I am supposed to do this.
The worst part of all of it is me. I should be hospitable, I should be warm and welcoming and encouraging. I should be better able to stand my ground and not let my entire household be run by someone else. And I've tried, I truly have. Every time I think one problem is solved, two more pop up in its place.
And I feel like I am somehow being so completely ungrateful by feeling so fed up with all of this.
I've been praying and praying about this, and for the first time in my life, I feel like I'm just not getting an answer. I don't know how I am supposed to do this.
K
Sometimes, people who would give you the shirt off their back want a coat in return. I haven't known you long MC, but I've come to admire your faith, your common sense and adore the convoluted path your head and heart takes to find the most brilliant solutions.
God is answering your prayers everyday with the love and zeal you have for your family. It could be that the certain someone in your home might just need to be needed just now. She might be grabbing at a household and family to take care of just one more time. That kind of void is hard to fill for a woman. Could you imagine the hole in your life without yours?
God is answering your prayers everyday with the love and zeal you have for your family. It could be that the certain someone in your home might just need to be needed just now. She might be grabbing at a household and family to take care of just one more time. That kind of void is hard to fill for a woman. Could you imagine the hole in your life without yours?
M
Thank you for this...and for giving me a different perspective on it. You're right- she was a wife for 25 years, and regardless of the who/what/why her marriage ended, I can't imagine how it must feel for her, coming in here and watching a family go about daily business. Thank you for pointing that out; I should have seen it, should have understood. I'm glad I do now, so I can go about this differently and hopefully make her last week with us...better for us both.
Question...if a child dies, and someone messages you asking about it, and you say, "Yea, I heard about that. Didn't know the kid, but..." would it be offensive to call a deceased child a kid? I kinda just ran into that situation. They told me the term kid can kind of grate....but it's not like I'm insensitive. My friend's 16 month old baby died. Death at that young of an age truly is tragic. I do feel for those who have lost a child. But, they were a kid.
How different would it be if you heard an elderly man died, and someone asks about it, and you said, "Yeah, I heard about him dying. I didn't know the man, but it's sad to hear that he died." that doesn't sound offensive, does it? Then again, I haven't been through a whole lot of those scenarios. Thank God. But, at the same time...is there some sort of etiquette to how you talk about someone you didn't know that died?
I really hope this makes sense and someone can give me help with this.
How different would it be if you heard an elderly man died, and someone asks about it, and you said, "Yeah, I heard about him dying. I didn't know the man, but it's sad to hear that he died." that doesn't sound offensive, does it? Then again, I haven't been through a whole lot of those scenarios. Thank God. But, at the same time...is there some sort of etiquette to how you talk about someone you didn't know that died?
I really hope this makes sense and someone can give me help with this.
M
I think the problem with the word 'kid' in this situation is that it sounds really casual. I can see how some people, ESPECIALLY in the midst of grief, can take it the wrong way. As for saying that you didn't know a 'man', that's different than if you were like, "Yeah I didn't know the guy/dude". I hope you get what I'm saying with that...I just think that grieving people don't like to hear others speak of their deceased loved ones so casually, particularly if you didn't know the person.
I think it's safest to just use the most respectful or...gentle...term possible. Like, instead of 'kid', maybe 'baby' (for the 16 month old, that would still work), or 'child'.
I think it's safest to just use the most respectful or...gentle...term possible. Like, instead of 'kid', maybe 'baby' (for the 16 month old, that would still work), or 'child'.
J
Hey! I held myself to two dresses, a skirt, two shirts and shoestrings! That's a LITTLE...........right?
I NEEDED them for ...ummm...work. Yeah. For work.
That's a LITTLE...........right? I NEEDED them for ...ummm...work. Yeah. For work.
Well, it was a 5 year old boy that died. And I was talking to a friend that knew the Mom (well, not sure if she was a real life friend, but definitely facebook friend) and messaged me about it since I shared a photo that brought the subject up. But I thought of ways to put it, and I just couldn't find a good way to say, "Didn't know them." because everything I could think of sounded impersonal, and other terms sounded too personal, like I was right beside them when he was buried. Felt like I couldn't win. Probly should have went with child. But also... she messaged me when I was tired and half-paying attention. That's the problem with the internet. If it was in real life, I probably would have said something different or if I did say kid, I would have said it in the least offensive tone (and people probably wouldn't have thought twice...or so I think. I dunno.). But at least it'd have my full attention, and I wouldn't just think up a quick response and press enter. Y'know what I mean?
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