tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post9081536728969613572..comments2023-05-03T05:22:30.162-04:00Comments on Mary Haseltine: An Early August Somewhat Organized Rambling of the Thoughts (otherwise known as a daybook)Mary @ Better Than Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-40627393322125226872014-08-08T06:34:06.865-04:002014-08-08T06:34:06.865-04:00Thank you so much, Barbara! The funny thing is it...Thank you so much, Barbara! The funny thing is it's not even an overnight! Just a long day but she'll have to feed them dinner and put them to bed...the bedtime thing is likely not going to go all that smoothly...<br />Pray for me and I'll pray for you, okay?Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-26938815051241572942014-08-07T09:19:15.505-04:002014-08-07T09:19:15.505-04:00PS I really get the joylessness (or maybe less joy...PS I really get the joylessness (or maybe less joyousness). I am also going through a period and I had really attributed it to hormones, and dealing with pain, but maybe it's not those things at all. I am trying so very hard to see my blessings, but it's difficult. I think you're right, that sometimes just knowing where "it" is coming from is a beginning.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-90319977288062091042014-08-07T09:14:16.094-04:002014-08-07T09:14:16.094-04:00I find personality tests fairly useless for the re...I find personality tests fairly useless for the reasons you site. We all behave differently depending on mood, environment and even expectations (and, of course, the Spirit!). I am fairly introverted, but I don't mind chatting on the internet, and my husband, who is extroverted, works in a job where many special events are expected and I can not just be a wall flower. So, I go, and I come out of my shell a lot more than normal.<br /><br />Your boys will be fine! I almost never left my children over night, and I wish I had. No one ever offered, and we never asked. But, I have learned from helping my neighbor with twin toddler girls that they always do better than she thinks they will. They don't have the same expectations of me that they do of mom and dad. They just do it my way when I am putting them to bed or feeding them, or whatever -- I don't think it occurs to them to do it any other way. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-74028814978356292142014-08-07T03:36:08.129-04:002014-08-07T03:36:08.129-04:00I love love love what you have to say about the pe...I love love love what you have to say about the personality tests. I think that is a great outlook. We should all try to be as fluid as Christ (probably) was.<br /><br />Hugs and prayers that you will find some more joy, friend. BTDT. Micaela Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601442850363152303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-8304508049320276782014-08-06T12:12:25.193-04:002014-08-06T12:12:25.193-04:00Meyers-Briggs - I have taken it a few times and la...Meyers-Briggs - I have taken it a few times and land in the lower right corner every time. I find it useful to understand how other people approach and work on tasks/thoughts very differently than me. The pastor at my church came out on the upper left corner. We approached things very differently but knowing the personality of the 2 of us made it possible to work together or discuss topics and understand why the other person took a different approach. We agreed on most things but had very different ways of getting there. <br /><br />Joy - I get it. I remember going through a period years ago when I could not feel the same as I knew I had before. I prayed often about it and one day driving through an intersection it suddenly returned as though a light had flashed in my head. Very strange but wonderful. On an even stranger note that intersection now has a photo enforced red light and there are actual flashes of light when someone goes through it on red! <br /><br />Bees - How exciting and with your pear trees you should have plenty of bees.<br /><br />At least the old chicken coop is on the other side of the garage so even though you know it is there you don't have to see it every day.<br /><br />Enjoy your turkey dinner<br /><br />GrandmaL's momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05926894595572254481noreply@blogger.com