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Thoughts and words of a Ghanaian lady who loves God and people, places and memories...
and in loving memory of one of her favourite bloggers, Sidney Nii Sai Schandorf.

                                                                     Photo: Peacock at The Royal Senchi, Ghana
 

"Doing good and being rich in good works and being generous and ready to share aren’t just about money. Too often we limit generosity to writing checks. But wealth is more than money. We ought to be generous with our time and our efforts and our talents and our skills. Even if your bank account is empty, God has still enriched you in all kinds of ways so that you can be generous in all kinds of ways so that thanksgiving would be offered to God for all kinds of reasons. So be creative in how you think about what God has given you and how your life can be poured out for the sake of others." - Joe Rigney

Spend and be spent!

Go, labor on; your hands are weak,

  Your knees are faint, your souls cast down;

Yet falter not; the prize you seek

  Is near, a kingdom and a crown.

"Spend and be spent—that’s generosity. Sacrifice, self-denial, pouring ourselves out as we seek to do good and be open-handed with our families and our friends and our neighbors."


https://www.crossway.org/articles/finding-the-joy-of-generosity/?utm_source=Crossway Marketing&utm_campaign=e4d337b0d3-20200824 - General - Suffering and Hope&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0275bcaa4b-e4d337b0d3-289304617

August 27, 2020 No comments

I just saw this article on FB and I can relate to many portions of it. The main and major difference between how i relate and what the author (Lisa Anderson) talks about is that, while the author is referring to the end-season of life, I relate it to the start-season of life. Both seasons require service. Service. Giving. Pouring out to another without getting 'noticeably' much in return. Sowing. Watering. Not immediately seeing any results. Selflessness. 


https://www.focusonthefamily.com/pro-life/caring-for-aging-loved-ones-is-about-showing-up/


"My caregiving season was unspeakably hard, but so worth it. I’m a changed person. I have memories with Mom I’ll never forget. I learned lessons I would not have learned otherwise. I have no regrets."

 - Care-giving, be it at the start-season of life (i.e. caring for babies and toddlers) or at the end-season of life (i.e. caring for sick/aged/dying parents, spouses, siblings, friends, etc) can be unspeakably hard, but so worth it. 

 - Dare I say that very few other things in life change us as much as care-giving does. It changes us. 

"I’m a changed person – a softer-hearted and more mature person. I have memories with Mom I’ll never forget. I learned lessons I would not have learned otherwise."-


"Some of my relationships suffered. I faded into the background at church. I got out of healthy routines. Many days it seemed like life was passing me by. I felt left out, left behind and alone. I also felt incredibly old."


"I’m serving again at church. I’m sleeping (and occasionally sleeping in!) again. I’m reconnecting with friends and repairing relationships with family. I’m living life today and planning for the future.

And I have no regrets. My care-giving season was unspeakably hard, but so worth it.

Don’t assume that you can’t be a caregiver because you can’t do it perfectly. You’ll never do it perfectly; believe me, I tried.

Care-giving is about showing up. It’s about setting aside a season for service and selflessness. It’s a noble and holy calling. And eventually – perhaps when the season’s over – you’ll feel the weight of the privilege you were given. And you’ll thank God for it."


Selah.

Accra, 23rd September, 2019.


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