ruthjimward@gmail.com While Jim was extremely involved in pastoring and church related responsibilities, he somehow found time to single handedly build a shed to house a riding mower and other implements as well as gardening supplies. He took time to design a platform on the outside for my dish-bird…
ruthjimward@gmail.com This subject has been swirling in my mind for some time as I’ve endeavored to guide clients through painful onslaughts of rejections. The current trend seems to be that without explanation, singles dump their supposedly best friends for someone brand new, or just quit communicating, period.…
ruthjimward@gmail.com Expanding investing in others including timeless kindnesses--often spontaneous with casual contact with family, friends, workmates and strangers--was inspired by three of the responses from last week’s Investing in Others’ Offspring. What a great segment of opportunistic memories!! Marian Anderson lived quite a life, and her voice…
ruthjimward@gmail.com Roger gave me a book of stories of women who changed the 20th century, which I didn’t begin reading until recently. I was so overjoyed in reading about these women with whom I am contemporary, having read many of their books and being acquainted with their…
ruthjimward@gmail.com Sheila’s question prompts prudence in Checking Your Tank based on decision-making--Thinking and Feeling--#3 area of preferences from the Temperament Type Indicator (MBTI). For clarity, I’ve added Head-Logic Thinking and Heart-Logic Feeling. Sixty percent of males prefer making Head-Logic decisions and 60 percent of females…
ruthjimward@gmail.com After sharing with a friend that I was doing a blog on the blessings of the unknown, he shared this story: One fall evening as I was relaxing in my lawn chair, I heard someone screaming”. I ran to the road and found a woman I didn’…
ruthjimward@gmail.com An old Proverb introduces this blog emphasis: Those are rich who have true friends. Relatives certainly fall into this equation. The focus includes responses regarding the value to young people of extended family reunions, an “Aha!” moment’s email from a relieved Introvert and ideas about the…
ruthjimward@gmail.com An extended family reunion is perhaps the most influential ritual and no doubt the most difficult to continue as grandparents age, families move apart and older members pass away, but as the responses reiterate, the significance lasts a lifetime especially if you have access to a group…