Tag: frustrate
04
Oct
Waiting Is The Hardest Part
by Kari Scare
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Waiting in line. Waiting for dinner. Waiting for a train. Waiting for a package to arrive. Waiting for test results. Waiting for your teen to...
06
Sep
Limitations and Strengths
by Kari Scare
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“It is not until we are comfortable with and thankful for our limitations that God empowers us to be used in our strengths.” (Dick Brogden,...
30
Aug
Projection, Amplification & Perception
by Kari Scare
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My teenage boys sometimes talk about certain people who consistently annoy and frustrate them. While I usually encourage them to try and see the good,...
02
Aug
How to Get Unstuck
by Kari Scare
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When our van got stuck in the snow years ago, it overheated and caught on fire when I tried to get it unstuck. In hindsight,...
05
Jul
5 Ways to Thrive Under Construction
by Kari Scare
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In Michigan, there’s always some sort of road construction going on somewhere. They say you can’t drive more than 6 miles from any point in Michigan without...
28
Jun
How to Not Exasperate Your Children
by Kari Scare
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Do you exasperate your children? Ephesians 6:4 gives this advice regarding parenting… “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training...
06
Oct
Pursuing Encouragement Through Scripture
by Kari Scare
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During a season of discouragement, I can’t convince myself that it’s going to end. Current discouragement always seems permanent. When discouraged, Scripture often frustrates me....
29
Sep
Pursuing Encouragement
by Kari Scare
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Discouragement, like people, comes in all shapes and sizes. Regardless of the shape or the size or the person, discouragement stinks. Deflated. Struggle without progress....
09
Jun
Preventing Decision Fatigue
by Kari Scare
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The best way to become overwhelmed with decisions, to experience Decision Fatigue, comes through doing absolutely nothing to prevent it. People who consistently make good...
02
Jun
Decision Fatigue
by Kari Scare
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Choice Overload As my least favorite domestic activity, grocery shopping looms on the horizon of my schedule like an approaching storm during a picnic. Never...