tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659284360564789262.post1814625178417021676..comments2023-05-08T04:26:01.776-04:00Comments on a thoughtful blog: picking up the phone is thoughtful . . .amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14703296223168578047noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659284360564789262.post-63446733316788043862012-10-06T17:15:51.653-04:002012-10-06T17:15:51.653-04:00Thank you, Katie! I am so glad you stopped by! I...Thank you, Katie! I am so glad you stopped by! I love what you said about our "capacity" to be thoughtful--we really do have a God-given capacity to use our minds and hearts for others. So well-put! (I am glad you are reading--I've subscribed to yours too.) :)amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703296223168578047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659284360564789262.post-38519355575329197172012-10-06T17:01:57.279-04:002012-10-06T17:01:57.279-04:00Laura, I really appreciate all of your thoughts on...Laura, I really appreciate all of your thoughts on this (and I never mind long comments--promise!). :) <br /><br />Whenever I know someone or hear of someone that is very regular in a practice, I want to *study* that person. I am just so NOT regular about things, so it helps me to watch people who are! I really love what you said about your family member and about what you are trying to do amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703296223168578047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659284360564789262.post-60258852876666314612012-10-06T16:55:05.102-04:002012-10-06T16:55:05.102-04:00I understand, Donna. And I agree--we really shoul...I understand, Donna. And I agree--we really should think twice when we are basing our decision to answer on however we feel at the moment. :) Good that you are thinking through your motivations in this area and that you do want to put others' needs above your own! <br /><br />amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703296223168578047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659284360564789262.post-11365252401894448862012-10-06T16:49:18.994-04:002012-10-06T16:49:18.994-04:00You know what, writing is easier for me too, Lisa....You know what, writing is easier for me too, Lisa. I feel the same way--it's much easier for me to articulate what I want to say when I am writing. And so I naturally find it easier to write, rather than talk. I totally agree that it's important to negotiate phone times, just like you said. But I found myself almost never talking on the phone, not even to my own family or close amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703296223168578047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659284360564789262.post-56043343740070664112012-10-05T01:58:29.061-04:002012-10-05T01:58:29.061-04:00If you're lucky.
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That is an annoying son...If you're lucky.<br /><br />HA!<br /><br />That is an annoying song, and I wish you hadn't gotten it in my head. But thanks for reading. :)amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703296223168578047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659284360564789262.post-79834677857836152552012-10-04T01:52:17.386-04:002012-10-04T01:52:17.386-04:00You guys--thanks so much for taking the time to sh...You guys--thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughts. I plan to respond to each one of you soon--but for now I just wanted to check in. I am preparing to leave early, early Thursday morning to drive to a funeral in Oklahoma (for my great-uncle). Thanks for thinking with me on this! I will be back soon . . .amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703296223168578047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659284360564789262.post-87309042168070630132012-10-04T00:22:19.105-04:002012-10-04T00:22:19.105-04:00Call me...Maybe!Call me...Maybe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659284360564789262.post-48810242938612600192012-10-03T17:20:52.293-04:002012-10-03T17:20:52.293-04:00Amber - You came over to my blog today and when I ...Amber - You came over to my blog today and when I stopped by yours, I was SO happy to see a blog about thoughtfulness. I aspire to be as thoughtful as I have the capacity to be, by God's great grace! God gave us minds and hearts to be so, after all. :) I've subscribed already and can't wait to read more!Katie {at} Cardigan Wayhttp://www.cardiganway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659284360564789262.post-7413053593591854132012-10-03T10:49:12.717-04:002012-10-03T10:49:12.717-04:00Very interesting post. This is something that has ...Very interesting post. This is something that has been on my mind more recently. I know a family member who calls his parents every Sunday. Simple as that. He has been married for almost 20 years and as far as I know he has tried to hold to that practice. Obviously, everyone has a different situation and times when talking is more convenient. I've recently begun to do this (call once a week) Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254816997136746568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659284360564789262.post-62728192021792360152012-10-03T09:35:52.457-04:002012-10-03T09:35:52.457-04:00Thanks for another post that I *really* needed to ...Thanks for another post that I *really* needed to " hear"! I am guilty of not answering calls ( even when I know a friend/family is calling) because I just don't want to spend time on the phone at that particular moment. When I stop to really consider what I am doing, it is obvious that I am thinking more of myself than others. Selfishness is just another way of being full of Donna G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06780528352071991523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659284360564789262.post-28060720404097926812012-10-02T09:41:26.774-04:002012-10-02T09:41:26.774-04:00Hi Amber,
I'm not a phone caller, either, unle...Hi Amber,<br />I'm not a phone caller, either, unless it is to call my family or close friends. It is easier for me to write a note and check in with people. I don't know why. On the phone, I don't know what to say sometimes and I can articulate better in letters. With all that competes for our time these days, I don't feel bad about negotiating when phone times are for me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com