Jezebel

DEALING WITH DISAPPOINTMENT

(January 15, 2024) Wayne Swift calls it as it really is regarding disappointments…

Every one of us has to deal with disappointment of one sort or another throughout our life! 

Take a simple example… disappointment could be the result of a birthday party that –

  • Clashes with other important things.
  • Clashes with preferable things or
  • Clashes with some people simply because they don’t want to go to!

1. Disappointments vary
It can depend on our circumstances, our self-esteem, our supportive relationships and our level of stability.  What’s at stakes is also a very large contributing factor.

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EARRINGS, NOSE-RINGS, ‘YOU’RE A JEZEBEL’ AND UNIQUE GOD-ORDAINED FEMALE CARING

(August 26, 2021) Maureen McQuillan reflects…

Sounds quite a mouthful of a title! But allow me to lead up to something I consider very important…

Firstly…
What a joy pre-lockdown when our darling granddaughter, Bonnie-Jane Hoseini would pop round with our precious little great-granddaughter, Avaleigh Grace.

It was great to catch up and see how quickly she is growing and developing.

Now five months old, Avaleigh is at the grabbing stage… spoons, whatever. Last time I saw her, as I held her in my arms, after a high-five (yes, a high-five!) she reached out and grabbed my left hoop earring.

Mesmerised with the bright gold colour, she was endeavouring to get it off!

Jezebel shock
Yes, it was fun. But it reminded me of a confronting incident that happened many, many years ago that wasn’t funny.

Let me share something personal here…

We happened to find a recent YouTube Sunday service of the church back home in Northern Ireland that I attended for years when I was young.

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