Comments on Stories of a Moron: Worried I'm not worried. A week and a half ago I...

Does this mean I shouldn't call you any more?

2009-04-17T15:12:00.000-07:00

Does this mean I shouldn't call you any more?

Timing...A lot of life is about timing. We are in...

2009-04-17T06:19:00.000-07:00

Timing...A lot of life is about timing. We are in our own timing "delimma" right now. We started this adoption 2 years ago in March. What was supposed to take 18months to baby, we are 2 years and 3 countries later and really no closer to getting a child than we were March of 2007 except we have our homestudy done. Before we started, I vowed to not let delays bother me, knowing that God was timing who would be placed in our home, if we followed His will. Little did I know that vow would be tested over and over again. Not to mention the thousands of dollars lost in the meantime.
But you know what keeps me going is that someday, when I have gotten to know the child we adopt, I will thank God over and over for the delays, knowing that I would not have that particular child if we hadn't gone through this.
I wanted to go to Lipscomb for college, but my parents couldn't afford it. I wouldn't have met Aaron if I had gone there. I am so glad I didn't get what I wanted.
I liked a guy my first few years in college that didn't like me. I was devastated. But God saved me for Aaron. If that guy would have liked me, I would have married him in an instant and would have missed out on Aaron. I can't count the literally hundreds of times I have thanked God for the hurt of those few years, because he had something 1000% better waiting for me.
What I am saying is... Of course you probably know what I am saying...10 years from now, you may look back and be in the same position I am. Seeing how God allowed me to hurt or not get what I wanted, but instead, gave me something even better than I dreamed for. Since you are seeking God's will, you can be assured that you will look back and see how He helped you. You may end up with a better job than you ever hoped, or you may meet your future wife, I don't know. Of course you aren't worried, so you probably didn't need this. Good luck !

Dear Voice, I've always enjoyed your comments/brut...

2009-04-14T17:42:00.000-07:00

Dear Voice, I've always enjoyed your comments/brutal opinion pieces. That might have been one of your best yet. Props to you.

I am sure you have had people offer all sorts of a...

2009-04-14T12:52:00.000-07:00

I am sure you have had people offer all sorts of advice, so I am not going to do that. I can give you a true life story....
I spent a considerable amount of time and money (well lets just say money) at university getting my degree is Psychology and Philosophy. I had dreams of a nice leather couch in a flash part of town counselling rich housewives who were sick of doing domestic duties. Then in my final year I did a bit of an internship and had real patients. After that one year I had absolutely no desire to continue in the field that I was now qualified for. So what....it is not as if that time was wasted. I still had a piece of paper that showed I am capable of sticking something out. I then dropped into the first job I could find, which turned out to be an industry that seems to take people simply looking for an income. 15 years later I am still in that industry and it has certainly paid the bills as well as showing me the world. If I could have lived my real dream I would have been a musician specialising in cutting edge comedy (or at least cutting the edge of what is acceptable). But seems like I lack some of the skills to get paid at this so instead have this as a part time (unpaid)thing. Point being, life has a way of sorting things out - christians might refer to it as Gods will, Buddhists fate, to us aetheists it is what we make of it and to agnostics well they have no idea why things turn out the way they do. I do not think people should start to worry until you pack your bags and move to hollywood to become a movie star and instead end up tacking your clothes off at some seedy night club 4 nights a week....I am sure things will work themselves out, hey you could even get married and be a house husband.