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The Lilly Pond |
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July 24, 2001 - Issue 11 |
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Greetings
and thanks for subscribing to TheLillyPond.com ezine! I’m Lillian Hinds
and this ezine is dedicated to all mothers, daughters and the other
important women in their families. Its goal is to give you a lift and
inspire you with enjoyable true stories from you and from me about
mother-daughter relationships. Because
we respect your privacy and value your subscription, we don’t share your
email address with anyone. If you’d like to be removed from our mailing
list, please see instructions at the end of this ezine. =============================== I also
wanted to thank those who have sent me problems and questions. I’m doing
my best to answer each one but these take a little more time and prayer.
So I appreciate your patience while I get to these. And remember, I
don’t answer questions that are posted on the Guest Book. To send me an
email, use any button on the website that says "Contact Me” and
I’ll always try to answer. Last
but not least, thanks for your patience with technical and other glitches.
One week the server we use sent the ezine out twice. This past week
some of the articles wouldn’t show up. And some of you have held down
the “Subscribe” button just a little too long and subscribed twice! I
think we have everything running smoothly for now. But if you have any
technical problems just hit the “Contact Me” button and I’ll get
brother Bob on it. Since
we launched this website in May, your response has been tremendous. I
continue to be amazed at the outpouring of love for mothers and daughters;
at the deep hurts so many of you have suffered; and at your hope and
encouragement in our Lord. I knew when I started this that there would be
so much to learn and was I ever right! I could not have imagined how
precious it would be to connect with so many of you through my writings. God
has blessed me, not only through your responses, but through some special
people as well. My brother Bob and I have been close most of our lives. So
this was just a new outlet for our friendship. Then I recently ran across
an old high school friend, Gary Whitaker. He asked to print some of my
articles in a magazine he publishes called "417" which is the
area code for Springfield Missouri. And
one of the most special people that God has brought into my life is Liz
Miller, who is an exceptional editor. Liz takes her Red Pen to my writing
and then it reads so much better. I’m grateful not only for her
expertise, but for her heart that she brings to this work. Once
again, we see that anything we accomplish takes many of us working
together. So thanks for your efforts. I'm having fun and I hope you are
too. With
all my heart, =============================== Just
knowing that you cared enough to write your story will help encourage
others to write theirs. And YOU DON'T KNOW whom your story will touch. So,
write me your story, and see instructions for submissions at the end of
this ezine. =============================== Mother
could be so creative when it came to dealing with my brothers. They were
only 19 months apart so they did most things together. Including argue. One of
my favorite memories involves sharing dessert. Whenever we had cake or pie
it had to be divided evenly. To avoid all the clamor about "His piece
is bigger than mine,” Mother would have Bob cut the cake and John take
first pick. Or John would cut the pie and then Bob would get first pick. You’ve
never seen two boys work so carefully to line up a piece of pie or cake! Beyond
arguing, John and Bob would fight sometimes, as most boys do. This brought
out still more of Mother’s creativity. The discipline was always swift,
fair and well matched to the offense. She’d
tolerate that fighting as long as she could, and then put an end to it. As
they began the usual "He started it!” and "No, he started
it!” routine, she’d step in and then "she ended it.” By making
them fight. She
would insist that John hit Bob. Then she’d insist that Bob hit John.
While she stood and refereed. She warned that if they didn't hit hard
enough, she would really punish them both. This always took the steam out
of any fight and it quickly fizzled. But my
favorite thing was when she made them kiss. Sometimes when she caught them
fighting, she made them "kiss and make up". Yuk! They hated
that! Nothing could bring a fight to an end any faster than the horrible
thought of having to kiss your brother. Mother
always seemed to get her way in these matters. =============================== Check
out my website for updated articles and news. For ITEM:
For the series “My Daughter Hates Me,” the fourth installment “Oh,
Were You Talking to Me?” is on the website. This series was inspired by
the need to respond to a letter from a reader who’s having serious
problems in her relationship with her daughter, and by my prayers that it
can help others work through similar challenges. ITEM:
As you can see on the website, whenever we post a new article, we put a
link on the right side of the page so you can tell what’s been added
recently. If you’re a new subscriber, there’s plenty of articles that
you can get to from the permanent buttons on the left border of the page.
More stuff is going on the website all the time. So watch this space and
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you've missed any of the ezines, they’re posted on the website in the
Archive. We’ve got an “Archive” link on the right border to make it
easy to find. So check back to www.thelillypond.com and stay connected. =============================== If you
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go to http://www.TheLillyPond.com and subscribe for free or click here to send an email to us with "SUBSCRIBE" in the
Subject line. Thanks. =============================== ++
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