Yesterday, after dinner, I gave my fortune cookie to my youngest, very nearly age 10, but told her I wanted the fortune.
She handed it to me, saying it was a really good one.
Yes, it was, fraught with responsibility, but definitely a keeper:
God will give you everything that you want.
Yikes. Of course, I know that [...]
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Of fortune cookies and adoption and life
December 11th, 2007 — About God, Adoption, Just thinking, Prayer from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
How irritable are you on any given day?
November 6th, 2007 — Guest writer, Just thinking, Opportunity, Prayer from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
What’s your irritation quotient? Do you find yourself with a constant underlying sense of irritation about the little things in life that should only be annoyances? Or does your irritation quotient go up only for select instances? Do you feel this is a function of not voicing some of the things that [...]
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October 24th, 2007 — Just thinking, Prayer, Quotations from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
Norris Burkes had another thought provoking column this week.
Andi Bowsher, author of Praying the Pattern …says , “Paul [when he said to pray without ceasing] was suggesting making life into prayer rather than making prayer into a life.”…I can spend all week praying for fresh inspiration and still get nothing but a frustrated editor muttering [...]
Pay attention to the little stings of life
October 9th, 2007 — About God, Guest writer, Prayer from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
Norris Burkes writes thought provoking essays about real life and God. This essay talks about almost losing his daughter to a bee sting, but her new boyfriend thought fast enough to be aware. I like the analogy he gives with it.
…The whole thing got me thinking how we constantly obsess over the cataclysmic [...]
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Ni hao, Kai-Lan IHappy
September 22nd, 2007 — Adoption, Forgiveness, Joy and happiness, Just thinking, Prayer from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
This is a great story about a Chinese adoptee who was chosen to be the voice of Kai-lan. Don’t miss the rest of the story.
Hearing what her adoptive mother has been through and seeing the IHappy license plate brought tears to my eyes.
Karin
Jade-Lianna Peters steps into an audio recording booth at I V Media [...]
Fires in Greece
August 26th, 2007 — Prayer, Travel from Karin @ SavvyThinker.com
I am deeply saddened by the fires in Greece and my thoughts and prayers are with all who are there.
Helg and others, let us know you are safe.
I so much enjoyed our time in Greece. Seeing Olympia and Athens and other Grecian places makes me long to return. It [...]

































