tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post3130336487682125208..comments2023-10-30T09:32:32.975-05:00Comments on Texas Word Tangle: Wanted: An Internal CompassRheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027061380778030388noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-25260253904637906112008-06-21T11:27:00.000-05:002008-06-21T11:27:00.000-05:00Ok... this post makes me love you. Not in a lesbo/...Ok... this post makes me love you. Not in a lesbo/stalker kinda way... more like a sit down and kill a bottle of wine and solve the worlds problems kinda way... we think a lot alike....Cristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278630444931205359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-75077772852688558252008-06-20T20:25:00.000-05:002008-06-20T20:25:00.000-05:00Wonderfully written post. Sounds like you've been...Wonderfully written post. Sounds like you've been doing a lot of thinking.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile - Thanks for the pictures of Jack Sparrow & Annie. Those are two things that make me smile as well :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-64441320271981564112008-06-20T02:25:00.000-05:002008-06-20T02:25:00.000-05:00BTW.... Johnny Depp....... YUMMY! xxxBTW.... Johnny Depp....... YUMMY! xxxUtter Basketcasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03175282733262292804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-92188208957455619852008-06-20T02:24:00.000-05:002008-06-20T02:24:00.000-05:00I must be pregnant! I blubbered my little heart ou...I must be pregnant! I blubbered my little heart out over this post! LOL<BR/><BR/>Those questions only you can answer.<BR/><BR/>I personally look up to you and hope that I am even half as good of a Mother that you are, when the time comes for my belly bean to need me.<BR/><BR/>Oh! And I have one of those compasses (as a widget on my sidebar) *GiGGLeS*<BR/><BR/>Well! It's not quite what you are after, but you can ask it questions! :-P <BR/><BR/>http://www.widgipedia.com/widgets/customize/showmelocal/Decision-Maker_756.html <BR/><BR/>xxUtter Basketcasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03175282733262292804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-87927108671453878732008-06-19T23:58:00.000-05:002008-06-19T23:58:00.000-05:00This is such a great post. For me, it's to live m...This is such a great post. For me, it's to live my life as the kind of person I want my son to become.<BR/><BR/>I actually wrote a whole post on it when I started blogging a few moths ago. I think it's important for your kids to see you make mistakes and move on. They need to know that one can recover and go forward.<BR/><BR/>As parents, we could kill ourselves second guessing every decision. Listen to your inner voice, you intuition, God, whatever you want to call it, as I have found it doesn't ever leave me astray. I may not always like what "it" has to say, but I know what is right.<BR/><BR/>The fact that you are even pondering this question says a lot about the kind of person you are.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635883243058872110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-27112146602525474492008-06-18T20:21:00.000-05:002008-06-18T20:21:00.000-05:00I just want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone for...I just want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone for taking the time to read and comment and let me know your thoughts. I really appreciate it!!Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027061380778030388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-77572745397363142902008-06-18T14:49:00.000-05:002008-06-18T14:49:00.000-05:00Ok, I have to weigh in on this one. :) I am a Ch...Ok, I have to weigh in on this one. :) I am a Christian, I am a believer, I am the daughter of the One True Living GOD. :)<BR/><BR/>I have gone to church all my life. I was raised Baptist, and will probably be Baptist until I die. Ya know what though that is just my affiliation with a church. That is not what being a Christian or a Beliver is about. I have a relationship with God, I can talk to him just like I am talking to you, and he leads me in the direction I should go. Sounds alot like an internal compass, but I think we should call it an eternal compass. <BR/><BR/>I am not for beating someone over the head with a Bible and telling them that they will go to H - E - Double hockey sticks if they don't believe the way I believe. I think there are people at churches who don't know what they are talking about, and lead people in the wrong direction. I also feel there are people who don't go to church and don't know what they are talking about, because they have not experienced a relationship with God, that lead people in the wrong direction.<BR/><BR/>Rhea, life can sometimes overwhelm us with the decisions we have to make, but I am glad to know that I have my eternal compass to lean on. Now do I always get the answers I want, NO. Do I always know what decision to make, NO. Do I have faith the God will lead me in the direction He has for me, YES. Is that direction for the best, YES.<BR/><BR/>I know this is a long comment, and I did not get to say everything I needed to say. If you want you can e.mail me and I can try to answer any questions you might have. Notice I said try I do not have all the answers, none of us do. :) I will leave you with this though....<BR/><BR/>Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.Valarie Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246244572843705930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-8230217984895717932008-06-18T11:36:00.000-05:002008-06-18T11:36:00.000-05:00great post it wasn't until the hurricane and we we...great post it wasn't until the hurricane and we were out of everything for a week did I realize how dependent I ami beatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898046178398533410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-5502196381460695092008-06-18T06:35:00.000-05:002008-06-18T06:35:00.000-05:00Being I lost yesterdays response, I'll try to rmem...Being I lost yesterdays response, I'll try to rmember what I rambled on about.....<BR/>Who doesn't like a drunk, slightly confused hunky pirate? <BR/>Of course your kids should see times when you make mistakes so when they make them they'll understand it's okay. We're human.<BR/>Don't be hard on yourself, you're a great Mom.<BR/>My daughter went to public school and I wish we had been able to afford private as it was hard for her to learn in such a routine way. Teachers with lessons planned out by the state can be so boring. Not that some teachers aren't completely wonderful!! But there are those who really never went the extra mile or did anything for kids who had trouble with the routine book work. She graduated, but one teacher senior year made it soooo difficult. She had no compassion and didn't believe my daughter was anything other than lazy. Now, I certainly have had those issues with her, AND STILL DO, but with regard to schoolwork, other teachers told me when they worked on special projects or did things outside of the daily workbook she did better. That teacher had been there sooooo long that she was in this very high and mighty power position and instead of inspiring her in some way, she just got mean and scared her and was disrespectful to me. She might be loved by many and thought of as very intelligent but I wasn't impressed and have little respect for someone like that.<BR/>My son is also in public school and learning that way is a little easier for him, but I still notice that many teachers give off a certain attitude and don't like requests or challenges. Again, there are many terrific ones, but across the board I wouldn't say our district was exceptional. <BR/>Take your time with the degree. Of course if you and hub decide you need to work for family finances that's one thing, but being home with the kids, writing on the side as you're awesome at it and getting the degree at your pace would be the ideal.<BR/>Religion.... always a tough one to discuss. We baptized our children Catholic but really only for the blessing or the ritual of it. Or the gathering of friends and family afterwards. To us, it's a personal decision. If our kids want to know about religion they can ask or if they want to attend services, we'd take them. They each have a Bible, my hub is very knowledgeable about it, but he doesn't usually say much as it would still only be his interpretion of it. We have Bhagavad Gita's and books on Buddhism and other reading materials in our home. My son has been to a temple and an Indian parade and to a performance of the Ramayana. So they know in addition to Jesus there was a Krishna and a Buddha, etc. and that each religion has it's followers and none of them are wrong. It's the way the participants are judging of people who don't believe one thing or another that is wrong. <BR/>And yes, our pets are there for us for everything. :)<BR/>Whew.... done.CrystalChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778302473630157009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-37606423698859397652008-06-17T23:25:00.000-05:002008-06-17T23:25:00.000-05:00Yeah, please let me know when you find that kind o...Yeah, please let me know when you find that kind of compass. I will most definitely want to borrow it. <BR/><BR/>You're asking great questions, and I've asked plenty of them myself (I vote yes on going back to school...I'm going to do the same thing. It's seems like one of those things a person never regrets.)<BR/><BR/>As for the rest, you've gotten better advice than I could give, already. I hope you'll keep us up to date on some of those decisions.Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-19138396119733447572008-06-17T23:15:00.000-05:002008-06-17T23:15:00.000-05:00As your blogger friend, I will attempt to put my c...As your blogger friend, I will attempt to put my coins in on your questions, ok?<BR/><BR/>1. Yes, send your children to church even though you are unsure of your beliefs. Give them the opportunity to make their religious decisions.<BR/><BR/>2. As a public school servant, I'd have to say that b/c public schools are federally funded, they have more $$$$$ to accommodate individual needs and programs that suit those needs. Public schools send teachers to intensive trainings that private schools cannot afford. Public schools require that all teachers have the required credentials to teach in that particular grade and subject while private schoools do not have those requirements.<BR/><BR/>3. Leaving Austin. Not a big deal. Moving is great and children are very resilient!!<BR/><BR/>4. Finish the degree!!<BR/><BR/>5. Use those writing skills to continue entertaining your fans (like me) and also use them to finish up your degree!!Chatternesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13538972381819654097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-2755282112806840802008-06-17T22:33:00.000-05:002008-06-17T22:33:00.000-05:00Hey Rhea! Looks like everyone said what I thought...Hey Rhea! Looks like everyone said what I thought of saying but so much better than could.<BR/>And aren't kids wonderful. They are our moral compasses.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04806397014770044851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-44196893265565152772008-06-17T21:57:00.000-05:002008-06-17T21:57:00.000-05:00I really think we make the best decisions we can w...I really think we make the best decisions we can with the information we have at the time (both external info. and internal gut stuff), and then we live with those decisions without beating ourselves up about them. At a later time, with more/different info., we might change our minds.<BR/><BR/>YES YES YES on finishing school. It gets you through doors you couldn't otherwise go through. It usually helps you get paid more for your precious time. It can refine your talents.<BR/><BR/>If you're unsure about church, visit a few and let the boys decide. I agree, in some areas of the country they also serve other social/community needs in addition to offering religion. <BR/><BR/>Mostly, I applaud you for ASKING THE QUESTIONS ... some great person once said ...If you keep asking the Questions, eventually you will, eventually, some day, Live your way into the answers. And, the point is ... to live everything. To live the questions, now.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed your post. katherineKatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279203946073841365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-10237045717367492762008-06-17T18:00:00.000-05:002008-06-17T18:00:00.000-05:00Oh man it sounds like a post you should have writt...Oh man it sounds like a post you should have written for me! Why do we beat ourselves up all the time?! I have the same issues and fears and concerns, and I could definitely use a compass to tell me what to do!!! Well, since I'm in the same position all I can do is say "good luck", trust that we are genuinely good and are trying our best for our families!crazy4daneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690189964462052323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-80689903430592771192008-06-17T17:28:00.000-05:002008-06-17T17:28:00.000-05:00Rhea, this is a great post on so many levels. Than...Rhea, this is a great post on so many levels. Thank you for sharing it with us.<BR/><BR/>Really enjoyed your recent comment on my blog - especially that my corny sense of humour made you groan!david mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-28628162642603338242008-06-17T16:51:00.000-05:002008-06-17T16:51:00.000-05:00All Things BD - I think you're right in that we re...All Things BD - I think you're right in that we really don't screw up our kids as much as we think. Thanks for your input.<BR/><BR/>Complaint Department Manager - The question people usually ask is, "What church do you attend?" not "Do you attend church?" lol So, I think you might be right about the Southern social pressure to go to church. I'm not huge on organized religion, I have to admit.<BR/><BR/>Liz - Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! It's nice to meet you and thanks for your sweet words. :o)Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027061380778030388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-87980736828010060292008-06-17T16:16:00.000-05:002008-06-17T16:16:00.000-05:00I stumbled onto your blog this afternoon and read ...I stumbled onto your blog this afternoon and read this with great interest. I think this is a universal desire, at least it is for me. I would vote 'no' on setting school aside and working for a while. I got a job after I graduated, saying I would do graduate school 'later.' Never happened. <BR/><BR/>Your a very good writer, by the way.Liz Harrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085308886362660283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-76412393412549409282008-06-17T15:09:00.000-05:002008-06-17T15:09:00.000-05:00Laura - What a neat idea to go to a different chur...Laura - What a neat idea to go to a different church each Sunday for a while to check out the different religions. Because over all I want them to know ABOUT religion and have choices and have tolerance for other's beliefs. Thanks!!<BR/><BR/>Kat - Church can be very social for most, I think. It's often about the support network and belonging to a community. And, I agree, making the decision is the angst part and then once it's made I'm usually good.<BR/><BR/>San - Thank you so much for the award! That's so sweet of you! I will come claim it soon.<BR/><BR/>One Wired Woman/Jill - I like your nickname. I need one of those magic pills you speak of too. :o)<BR/><BR/>Heather - Guys in black eye-liner rock, I agree. (just don't tell hubby) <BR/><BR/>Good & Crazy - I made my decision! I love your bags, I'm so excited I won one. I like the silk one best, I think. Thank you!!Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027061380778030388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-43996734241744852432008-06-17T15:04:00.000-05:002008-06-17T15:04:00.000-05:00Marie - Captain Jack is beyond yummy. Hey, I want ...Marie - Captain Jack is beyond yummy. Hey, I want a magic wand and a money tree too! Good idea.<BR/><BR/>Alison - Good point about accepting the decisions you make and making them out of love. <BR/><BR/>Trublmaka - Oh, most people DO have it more together than I do, I just know it. :o)<BR/><BR/>Tez - We are in a great public school district. That stinks you were forced to go to church for so long.<BR/><BR/>Kim - I agree, there are good and bad people at church, and just going doesn't make you a good person.<BR/><BR/>Angie - glad you enjoyed your morning drool over Johnny Depp. Thanks for your sweet comments!!<BR/><BR/>Crystal Chick - I'm so sorry your comment was lost before it posted. I HATE it when that happens, especially after I type a long one.Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027061380778030388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-25410562849876385452008-06-17T12:18:00.000-05:002008-06-17T12:18:00.000-05:00"I'm more worried about the big stuff. Should I be..."I'm more worried about the big stuff. Should I be sending my kids to church? We're blasphemus heathens, we don't go or belong to a church. I'm not sure what I think of GOD."<BR/><BR/>This is probably the biggest beef I have against southerners. I absolutely abhor the social pressure of church affiliation, it's unnecessary and primitive. I'm sure you have a gut instinct on this and I'd stick with it, don't let your surroundings dictate your child rearing...and why is it that the ones who are so big on what church you go to are the biggest hypocrites??? ***<BR/><BR/>***The following comment was made possible by 20 years of living in Arkansas and should not be considered to be that on par with living in Texas in anyway shape or form.The CDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02138020218165030880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-30162773668736808022008-06-17T11:39:00.000-05:002008-06-17T11:39:00.000-05:00It's so hard sometimes to know if the direction yo...It's so hard sometimes to know if the direction you're going is the right one. I, too, consult everyone and everything I know before I can make a decision, and then I STILL question what I'm doing.<BR/><BR/>My girls and I go to church, but hubby is not a believer. I want for them the sense of community, the desire to do for others, and a good moral compass. Later, if they question, or decide not to go, that will be their choice. Even now, if they really don't want to go, they can stay home with dad, but they rarely choose to stay home.<BR/><BR/>We had both girls in private school in California, but are going the public school route here in Texas. It really just depends on what your child needs. My eldest needed private school early on for the smaller class size and Montessori philosophy, and my youngest would have been fine anywhere. Now, eldest is doing just fine, but I'm struggling with putting a very tall, already reading and doing multiplication 5 1/2 year old into a public kindergarten, where she'll probably be bored to tears.<BR/><BR/>The decisions aren't ever easy, but we make them, and we really don't screw our kids up as much as we think we will. :)All Things BDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471290940963547810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-6431262416376685092008-06-17T11:38:00.000-05:002008-06-17T11:38:00.000-05:00Good luck with all that.I just need you to decide ...Good luck with all that.<BR/><BR/>I just need you to decide which bag you want...<BR/><BR/>No compass needed. No moral dilemma?<BR/><BR/>Just:<BR/>Stripes or Silk? Or really any of the fabrics on either of my blogs!Carissa(GoodnCrazy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06345343198854496110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-5951478052378082072008-06-17T11:00:00.000-05:002008-06-17T11:00:00.000-05:00I just really want to take this opportunity to tha...I just really want to take this opportunity to thank you for making my day with a good dose of eye candy first thing in the morning. Seriously. I watch Pirates just to drool over Orlando and Johnny. I have a thing for guys in black eyeliner.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00892293258799500751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-73353142070839521452008-06-17T09:28:00.000-05:002008-06-17T09:28:00.000-05:00First of all... Captain Jack is very sexy. I wasn...First of all... Captain Jack is very sexy. I wasn't even a huge Johnny Depp fan until I saw the first Pirates movie. Something about that quirky character... I just instantly fell in love.<BR/><BR/>One of the many nicknames my husband has for me is, "Ms. No Sense of Direction" which covers many areas of my life. I can walk out of the same elevator I've been in five times and turn left into a wall. This happens in hotels, malls, etc. I just don't pay attention to minor details like that. I'm a directional mess in my ordinary life as well. I'm a "Type A" wannabe... I get so distracted with things like this blog that take me away from my real responsibilities in life. I need to work on this. I wish there was a magic pill I could take that would make me a directed, focused, organized woman. I also would like a pill that would get rid of my cellulite and wrinkles. Has anyone found one yet? hee hee ~Jill :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838173868484267731.post-37284072881496465002008-06-17T09:21:00.000-05:002008-06-17T09:21:00.000-05:00Such soul-searching, Rhea. I've been there, messi...Such soul-searching, Rhea. I've been there, messing up in front of the kids, seeing them realize I'm not a goddess after all. It's a heartbreaker at first, then it's a relief. I've agonized over the religion question too, the education question, the PURPOSE question.<BR/><BR/>It won't solve anything, but this morning I acknowledged you with a Blogging with a Purpose award. Come purposefully over and claim it. Bring your compass.Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245301334922883500noreply@blogger.com