(A day late!)
What pivotal experience(s) in your life has changed you, so that you see life through different eyes?
My answer: Becoming a Christian, the moment I realized it was okay to be either married or not married, marrying John, going through the transplant experience with John, starting this blog (call it cheesy but this thing has changed me in a lot of ways!)
So tell us, what experience in life has changed you to see differently?
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For me there were many moments that changed my life. I am actually knee deep in writing a book about them. Life is a constant learning experience and I have learned quite a bit from my children.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite things that I learned was from my eldest son. I told him to get ready for church one morning and when he asked me "why?" I replied "because it's important". He was 5 at the time. He put his little hand on his hip, looked up at me and said "it wasn't important last week!"
Out of the mouths of babes. I learned the value of consistency very quickly!
Hugs Rosemary
Being saved by Jesus Christ! Praise God!
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I can tell you quite honestly that the birth of my child with special needs DID NOT change how I see things or view things ... but the birth of my child with special needs reaffirmed for me that there is a God and He knew who to bless with that child.
ReplyDeletegoing through the problems with the kid and daughter and realizing I needed to deepen my relationship with the Lord or I was not going to survive all the stress I was under
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betty
What changed my life - my Sis Elaine and young nephew Kenny being killed by a Doctor driving drunk in Pennsylvania. Made me re-evaluate life as it did all of our family....a wake up call, that we need to enjoy today, no guarantee we had a tomorrow, so don't waste time on letting things get you down, life is too short, enjoy.... Arlene (AJ)
ReplyDeleteGetting married two weeks after meeting my husband changed my life in ways both wonderful and not. After 41 years, we're still experiencing both.
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That would be marrying my husband 6 months after we met! LOL
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Finding out my son was deaf from birth. This has changed where we wanted to raise our children and changed how we had to live our lives. But it ended up being all good changes in the long run :) Didn't seem so good THEN but NOW it's great.
ReplyDeleteSigning for a course in Bioinformatics. I had to be socially reengineered! It rewired the parts of my brain that I have not used since highschool.
ReplyDeleteGiving birth to my children. And when I became saved through Jesus Christ! Both events have opened my eyes to new and beautiful things that I did not have before.
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I think there are three major events: 1. Giving my life to Jesus Christ. 2. Getting sober. With that experience, I began to see that even though my heart was in the right place, I was hurting everyone around me. 2. Becoming a missionary. I never really understood the poverty that people around the world suffer. The children I cared for opened my heart up to more love than I could imagine. Of course, there are other events that either cleared or changed my pereption. I believe we have them often. Blessings and much love, Penny http://journals.aol.com/firestormkids04/FromHeretoThere
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The Day I realized how some of my actions were hurting others.
ReplyDeletePossibly when I broke up with my ex and started living on my own for the first time. I was only thinking today that it has made me into a stronger person, coz i have to deal with things on my own and not hide behind someone.
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http://journals.aol.co.uk/Jmoqueen/MyLife
giving birth to my first child , it changed me forever and always.
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Sherry
Sorry can't say one thing. Going back to college around 40 & then again in my 50s.
ReplyDeleteGetting older (not that I like it that well) because you look at things in general so differetly once you become a Senior citizen. (Oh, boy Krissy, that kills me to call myself that, I wouldn't admit that to just anybody. But you are special as is your husband.) Krissy, you have supported me through some tough times & I hope my prayers have helped you. Love, Merry
Getting divorced from a husband who did drugs and was physically and sexually abusive. It was like a great burden taken from my shoulders. I was finally free to raise my children without fear of HIM.
ReplyDeleteThenest BIG thing was going to college (graduating with honors), raising the kids (both have asthma, & son is ADD), while working full time with kids with genentic problems. I had a full plate and I DID it : )
~Bethe
I hope you're feeling better. Here are my answers. ;)
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~Tiffany
THIS ONE I CAN ANSWER KRISSY...
ReplyDeleteITS MY GRANDBABY!!! BEFORE SHE CAME ALONG THERE WAS ONLY DARKENESS IN THE ONCE GRAY TUNNEL OF MINE...I TRIED SUCIDE AS ALL KNOWS AND SEEM TO NEVER SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL...THEN NAVAYA CAME INTO MY LIFE BRINGING ME JOY AND LAUGHTER AGAIN!!!!! THERE IS LIGHT AT END NOW AND I MOVE TOWARD IT EACH AND EVERYDAY..SHE IS MY LIGHT TO A ONCE DARKEN PLACE...
I would have to say a year ago when i helped my mom feed the homeless i was greatful for the food that i have and get as well as the shelter that is provided to me.
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