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Jumping the Gun: Trying to do something when the timing is not right
Written June 4, 2019 It’s a good thing I am not a runner. I’d probably start a marathon before the gun went off and start a fuss. It’s usually great being a planner, but it’s not great when you keep trying to push ahead before it is time. I have always been like this, but I have seen this a lot with the big decisions we have faced over the last couple years. While we were trying to conceive, I could tell you that it would happen in God’s timing, but practicing that patience and acceptance was not as easy. There were times I was downright discouraged after our miscarriage. …
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Missed opportunities: How many times have you decided not to do something for fear of what other people would think?
Written May 27, 2019 I already want to be defensive as I start to write this. Overall, I don’t consider myself as someone who cares much about what other people think. I wouldn’t miss an opportunity because of what someone thought would I? I have. And I’m sure I will again at some point, but I hope that by writing about this I am less likely to do it again and hope all of you avoid it too. I really wanted to be an actress when I was a freshman in high school. It was a farfetched dream for a girl in Ohio who had only been in school and…
