Tag Archives: To Serve

April – The Challenge So Far

Posted on April 2, 2011 by bookgetaway

           In January I challenged myself to learn to give patient service to others, and I planned to report weekly on my progress.  Considering how slowly I have gotten results, weekly turned out to be too often for reporting.  … Continue reading →

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Letting Go and My Challenge, Week 9

Posted on March 9, 2011 by bookgetaway

  I took on a challenge for 2011.  I want to learn to give service to others patiently, putting                                         the other person first and learning humility.  I began in January, and so far I feel I have made very … Continue reading →

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Challenge to Service Week 8

Posted on February 28, 2011 by bookgetaway

My husband has continued to feel very weak, and I’m getting more and more concerned.  Whenever he has felt better, I hoped that it was the beginning of a turnaround, but that has not happened.  We have an appointment with … Continue reading →

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Challenge to Service, Weeks 6 and 7

Posted on February 22, 2011 by bookgetaway

I’ve fallen behind a little in posting on my challenge, but I definitely have not given up!  Life got very busy for a while, that’s all. In the last couple of weeks I have been much better in giving patient … Continue reading →

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Challenge To Service – Week 4

Posted on February 6, 2011 by bookgetaway

                                                      This week I have some good news and some bad news.  The bad news is that I had an absolutely horrible day on Wednesday.  I behaved very badly in a way that was the opposite of patient service.  The … Continue reading →

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Challenge to Service – Week 3

Posted on January 29, 2011 by bookgetaway

  Time for me to update on how my challenge to give patient service has gone this past week.  I have remembered more frequently to pray for this grace, and I’m grateful for that help from the Lord, because on … Continue reading →

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Challenge to Service, Week 1

Posted on January 8, 2011 by bookgetaway

I promised myself I would check in once a week to report on what I had done in terms of giving patient service to others, and this is my first check-in.  I won’t mention things I do easily, but only … Continue reading →

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A Challenge to Service in 2011

Posted on January 1, 2011 by bookgetaway

I’m not one of the people who put thought into choosing just the right word for themselves for the new year; I’m not that structured, more sort of loosey-goosey, thinking (perhaps pretending) that I like to be open to whatever might … Continue reading →

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