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My manner of speaking and pausing and teaching is not acceptable to everyone and often criticized. No matter to me. It’s a manner I adopted when one of my children was born profoundly deaf and felt it my calling to make sure her deafness did not exclude her from what is so natural and easy for hearing people. I try to be expressly specific, and seems to be annoying to some. Such is life.
God Bless,
Taken
That is beautiful Johann. Thank you, Thank you, for your lovely thoughts and words. Certainly touch my spirit with joy!
And with all the same back to and upon you and deep in your spirit!
God Bless,
Taken
Johann
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We are not here to please men, now do we?Aw, Good!
My manner of speaking and pausing and teaching is not acceptable to everyone and often criticized. No matter to me. It’s a manner I adopted when one of my children was born profoundly deaf and felt it my calling to make sure her deafness did not exclude her from what is so natural and easy for hearing people. I try to be expressly specific, and seems to be annoying to some. Such is life.
God Bless,
Taken
Must admit there are some points I don't agree with, but all in all, I simply love the way you do it.
You have a gift, and you are using it....my son is severely cerebral palsied, can't talk, and in need of constant daily care, yet nothing is stopping him from spreading the gospel, like peanut butter, using his keyboard and his thumb, painting pictures with words!
Shalom LaCheim Taken
J.
Hey, adding a bit, about my deaf daughter. She can speak in the same manner of a hearing person (and I give her credit for her diligent years of learning how, and practice)...as well she is a phenomenal lip reader...also to her credit of years of practice. Face to face, a stranger would be totally unaware she is deaf. It’s interesting to watch her only child, a 3 yr old, figuring this out. He knows to be face to face with her, but don’t think he has quite figured out...that it matters who is speaking. He keeps his face toward her face when either is speaking, but will sharply cut his eyes to the side, when he hears something, but will not turn his face away when she is speaking. Interesting to ”see” how his mind is processing.
Johann
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Love this...pros to pros.
I was in a ministry teaching the deaf and the blind and have personally witnessed what you just shared.
J.
A soft answer turns away wrath. That is, if the angry one is willing to settle down.
Much love!
I love that verse! Life changing.
I invoke the name of Jesus because His name can shift the atmosphere and change the direction of a conversation. I choose gentleness and a soft answer because God is at hand.
I've seen you take the higher road in many a conversation, @marks . Forbearance, or the ability to overlook an offense, is a rare virtue. But Ive seen you do it. It's really cool.
Amen brother!
LOVE!
Facts...wealthy or not...in a power seat or not....we all have personal challenges, others may or may not be aware of.
All of our children have special needs, the teaching, AND the “tools” they need to learn to benefit them. We teach them OF the “tools” God has for them and how to use those “tools”....and of course give our children encouragement and the physical “tools” to promote their personal well being.
I can tell by your disposition, and that includes your wife, and what little you have mentioned about your son, your son despite his physical challenges has the grand daddy of “tools”.... Gods Spirit IN Him...as well as physical tools.
KUDOS to you and your wife. Expressly what parenting is all about...
Nothing is sadder than parents who do not teach their children, except the parents who themselves have an empty tool box.
May God bless you and your dear son abundantly.
Taken
I'm not into fighting either, life is too short, and there is too much more important. Nothing to forgive, brother!
I want you both to know how much I appreciate you!
We are each of us pilgrims in the Way, and God has given us this opportunity to walk together a spell.
Another verse I try to hold close to me, "the wrath of man works not the righteousness of God". Getting angry at others will never ever bring about His righteousness.
Much love!
I understand. It is flat out what it is...lonely.
And strange, even people in a crowd can be lonely.
It’s like at times when I have had one of my little g-kids here, lavishing them with attention, and then they say....I want mommy B here. That says it all. Matters not how much attention, how many people about...lonely for that ONE of your express personal connection, no other can accommodate.
You may need a “date night”...and I expressly mean with your memory of your wife. Put on a shirt she complimented you wearing, prepare a meal you both expressly enjoyed, reminisce over things you both said, spray her perfumed scent, watch a movie you both enjoyed, laughed at, and commented on the clever lines. It may sound silly, but you might be surprised at the positive effect. The focus become all about her, her feelings and your reaction to her joy. It shifts everything from your feeling lonely to her feelings.
It’s strange, I’m sure some would think it nuts, but no matter to me. My spouse and I may be both on our property and not even see each other for hours, then pass by one another and say, I love you today, and keep on going about our individual task at hand. I do similar, passing by a photo of my mom or dad look and say, I love you today... even though my folks have passed, and I miss them, it triggers a warmth in my heart.
God Bless,
Taken
Johann
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Yes.
And thank you for that “lol”, that means, you think I am nutty!! LOL.
Cuz, while I have a very serious side, I do have a whimsical side, and can LOL along with you.
I do reminisce, over times with my dad, with my mom, as if we are both present together. Amusing, funny things, pleasant things...remembering their reactions, their laughter, their look and it stirs the joy in my heart.
God Bless,
Taken
Johann
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Not laughing AT you, but it was a kind of nervous "Lol!"
This is the strangest advise...having a date night with my deceased wife? Putting on her perfume?
Forgive me for saying this, but it sounds kind of nutty Taken.
Do you know what we call people in SA that go that route?
Not putting ON her perfume, just the scent in the air..
Of course it sound nuts! Laughing at me, is okay too.
Just saying, you can think about her and your feelings of loneliness or think about her and times you remember of her joy.
It’s a perspective shift.
Johann
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I think I'll hit the gym, a house gym Taken.Not putting ON her perfume, just the scent in the air..
Of course it sound nuts! Laughing at me, is okay too.
Just saying, you can think about her and your feelings of loneliness or think about her and times you remember of her joy.
It’s a perspective shift.
And examine myself, and my faith.
Shalom
J.
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