Are you, like me, hoping that some system, person, thing, idea, or event will come along to give us that final feeling of inner well-being we desire? Do you often hope: "May this book, idea, course, trip, job, country, relationship, supplement, or Dr. make me whole and healthy and fulfill my deepest desire"? But as… Continue reading Hope Springs Eternal
Author: Patricia Dokter Ritsema
Patricia Ritsema is interested in supporting and encouraging parents, especially parents of children with special learning and attention challenges. Retired educator who loves learning, connecting, and sharing about truth, beauty and goodness.
Getting my life together
Choose the High Road
What am I?
I am your constant companion. I am your greatest asset or heaviest burden. I will push you up to success or down to disappointment. I am at your command. Half the things you do might just as well be turned over to me. For I can do them quickly, correctly, and profitably. I am easily… Continue reading What am I?
The Balanced Life
A balanced life is a state of being in which you plan for both responsibilities and pleasures. Like pieces of a puzzle, the many different aspects of you come together to form the person that you are. You work and play, rest and work, reflect and problem solve, feel joy, and feel sorrow. Balance is… Continue reading The Balanced Life
Shipwreck
Grief is like a shipwreck with gigantic waves that crash over you while you hang on to pieces of the wreckage, knowing you are anchored to Christ and you will live, even though you think you will not. Overtime waves are not quite as high or quite as frequent but they come and come when… Continue reading Shipwreck
