Uncommon Sense

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Monday, September 27, 2010

Other People's Messes: Good Ones

It was time to start the cleaning business. There was no more putting it off, much as I would have liked to. I advertised amongst the property management companies, wanting to clean only vacant properties. I didn't want to be messing with homeowners and their nick-knacks. I had to be licensed with... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: Enough Loss

There was no hurry. I did not need to get myself right back into a marital situation. I'd been my kids mother for years, and wanted to retain my last name with them, and do some first-aid mothering to them. I felt that I'd been neglecting them somewhat, with this new romance. I wanted to keep the... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: All Four Seasons

My brother-in-law, Flloyd, had been the perfect one to talk to. Lauren and Flloyd still had me over about once a week, even with my ever-busy social schedule. The kids and I loved visiting them. The food was always superb, but my favorite part of the visit was always sitting in their living room... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: Hold Your Horses

I was beginning to wonder. If a person left a situation that was dead wrong for them, did God just dump out all of His blessings that they were supposed to have gotten over the years on them all at once, when they get away from that bad relationship? Did He save them up for 'later', when you'd... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Other People's Messes: Hives and A Surprise

The next day, I was back in the lawyer's office. I told them that I wasn't leaving without a draft. They'd extended their services long enough. I sat there for two hours, with poor Debbie nervously walking back and forth past me. I wore a firm and steady look that meant business. I did not read a... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: It's All About the Money

"Hello, Mrs. Amy, how are you today?" Bruce asked me when he passed me in the hallway at the church. I replied that I was fine, and returned the greeting. His reply was different than mine. Bruce said that he was 'hopeful.' He said the same thing to me, many times over the next few weeks. The days... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: Busted

The kids caught me with my white bag of truffles from Bruce. Knowing that I had not been to the mall, one of them asked me where that had come from. Or rather, WHO that had come from. I knew that I was busted. I told them that I'd made a 'friend', and that for now, since we were just friends, they... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Other People's Messes: The Relationship Determines the Value

My good day wasn't over yet. I drove down the hill, hair going crazy and all damp from skiing but I didn't care. Nothing could ruin my Christmas. Pulling into the Chinese Restaurant, I jumped out and went inside. There were Lauren and Flloyd. Chinese feasting on the Holiday had been their 'family'... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Other People's Messes: A Christmas Wish

Bruce had given me a book. He called it 'the Bonds book'. At first, I was honored. The book cost over twenty-five dollars. It was a self-help type unit. Bruce had said that it had 'changed his life'. And now he had given one to me. I flipped through it. There were a lot of stories about people... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: Hanging My Star

I did talk to Bruce again on the phone, though. He told me about his failed marriages. He told me that once he 'allowed Christ' to work in his life, things began to change. His relationships with his children got better, his finances and the way he handled them improved. He painted a very cheery... Sign in to see full entry.

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