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A Checklist for Perfectionists
Are you a list maker? A high-expectations worker? A perfectionist? A worn-out human being?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be eligible to benefit from this super-short article.
(And, frankly, even if you answered no, you should still read it to see how better to sympathize with the Type A personalities in your life. Take my word for it–they’ll appreciate it.)
Robin Hood and a New (to Me) Author
I’ve discovered an author, and I’m dying to tell you all about it! Robin Hood, King Arthur, ancient Britain–he writes about so many things I love, and he does it from a Christian perspective! Interested? Read on!
My Fair Lady, Metamorphosis, and McDonalds
What makes people change: cruelty or kindness? George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion and Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew disagree. I, however, think Shaw got it right, and the Broadway musical My Fair Lady is an excellent example of this truth. Read on to see if you agree.
Canning: Reviving the Art of Survival
We’re reaching new heights of automation and simplification every day, and our commercials are full of appliances that do it all. But what have we lost in our pursuit of progress? Could you survive without a grocery store? Could I?
The fact that I have to answer, “No,” is a bit worrisome. It’s time to start walking backward instead of forward–back to where the art of survival was common knowledge.
Snapshots of Thankfulness
As I looked back through the pictures I’d taken in 2021, I realized what a year it had been.–difficult, joyful, tiring, rewarding, and everything in between. But God’s hand was even more evident in hindsight, especially in the hard times.
Care to join me in a pictorial year-in-review?
Mom Guilt
Ah, parenthood–the hardest, most rewarding, hardest, most entertaining, hardest job I’ve ever done. Let’s face it, folks–raising little sinners is hard work for big sinners.
At times I find myself frustrated about how the day is going, and at those same times I wonder if I’ll regret my frustration when the kids are grown. Is there a solution to this conundrum? Read on for a scary (relatable) peek into my musings.
PWD Goes Tri-Weekly(ish)
Have you noticed that Past Watchful Dragons has been conspicuously missing from your inbox recently? Oops, sorry about that. Read on to discover why I’m officially (even if it’s temporarily) switching to tri-weekly blog posts.
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