Are we FIRST RESPONDERS?
We live in a 60+ community. It isn’t uncommon for there to be first responders seen here. Oftentimes, there are firemen and paramedics onsite because someone has a severe issue. Thank God for first responders! A First Responder are professionals who are likely to be among the first people to arrive and assist at the…
No Thanks! I Can Do It Myself!
Funny how, in this independent mindset that we hold on to for so long, we become almost TOO GOOD at being self-sufficient. I’m guilty as charged. Fortunately, there have been very few things that I can’t do myself these days, especially in this age of being able to google just about anything to DIY (do…
Take that Helping Hand
As an independent gal for almost eleven years now, I like to call myself self-sufficient, self-supporting, self-reliant, and self-sustaining. But even as I type those words, they sound very “self”-minded! Lord knows – I want to be others-minded, NOT self-minded. But I realize a helping hand is a good thing these days. I’m quick to…
Since He’s All-Sufficient, I Don’t Have to Be
As an independent gal for almost ten years now, I like to call myself self-sufficient, self-supporting, self-reliant, self-sustaining. But, even as I type those words, they sound very “self”-minded! Lord knows – I want to be others minded – NOT self-minded. For example, when offered help out of my son’s big duly Ford F-350, I…
No Thanks, I Can Do It Myself!
No Thanks, I Can Do It Myself! Self-Sufficiency – self-supporting, self-reliant, self-sustaining, “I’ve watched my dear 95-year-old mother-in-law, who has been quite independent for years, now be willing to let go of that self-sufficiency. Since she uses a walker, I offered to carry her purse and she’d reply “I can carry it myself!” Now, she…