Sometimes life requires us to make a sacrifice. We have to give up something in order to get some other thing we really want (or think we want). The costs can be large.
Here's your topic for this week: Write about something important that you gave up and explain why you did so.
My response: There was a time when my daughter was a young teenager that I sacrificed her trust in exchange for our safety. She was away visiting my sister when my husband received a phone call from someone who mistook him for my ex-husband. My hubby went along with the mistake and learned that my ex had met the caller in jail and had convinced him it would be easy to burgle our home. They continued talking and agreed to talk again to disclose the address. When we tried to get assistance from the police department, we were told we were on our own because a crime hadn't been committed. Needless to say, we were extremely uncomfortable for our safety and the safety of our daughter. Since the caller didn't have our address, we decided to change the phone number to hopefully prevent any other action. When my daughter found out we had changed our home number without consulting her, there was no excuse we could give that would assuage her anger. It wasn't until many years later -- and many conversations about this issue -- that her feelings of having been ignored were healed and our trust was restored.
Your turn: Remember to post before midnight on Tuesday the 12th.
There was a time when I work long hours and made good money. I was married and my husband and I both where entrepreneurs. He owned Payless Lawn and Maintenance, and I owned Amazing Grace Nails. We would schedule our work hours to complement each others, to make sure someone always had time for the girls. Suddenly my husband died, and I had to work part time to raise my children. I gave up the dream of owning my own business, to be the best parent I could have been to my children. I would not have made enough money to replace the years of memorize my girls and I have from taking them to school, picking them up from school, cooking dinner and loving on each other. There was no amount of money in this world, I could have made to replace the loving and memorizes I have till this day.
ReplyDeleteMy plan once upon a time was to live with my mother until I was able to buy a home. Well those plans changed when I started to make over 30k a year. My first apartment was a dream, and I enjoyed every moment of it. Truth be told, I could have waited. At this point in my life I am paying way more for an apartment, verses a home. I wish I could have kept my plan and stayed home, until I have saved enough money to buy my first home.
ReplyDeleteI gave up a nice home, good job and childhoods friends to move to West Palm Bch. This is my second marriage, my husband was very abusive and on drugs, so I had to have safety and piece of mind for myself and my girls. I had sisters here that here I knew of, but did'nt really know. But all things worked out really good, I found a fanastic husband, great-stepdad, better home and look at me in college now.
ReplyDeleteThere was time when I was a rebel child, stubborn, so did what I wanted to do. This changed when I got baptized realize I couldn't be the same person I use to be. I had to be reborn again And i sacrificed a lot like: Friends, old numbers, places i use to go, things i use to watch, and things i cared to much for that mean me know good. It was very hard, but all worth it.
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During my Childhood I had a dream to be a
ReplyDeletedoctor,for that I got admission in a renowned high school at Dhaka the capital of Bangladesh.
Accordingly I had been on the process,but just before completing the twelveth class which is the prequalification to be admitted in Medical
school,I got immigrantion visa for America that
did put me in horns of dilema.Dream for America the most riches country of the world superseded
the dream to be a doctor,and I left my country
for America.Since then I am in America, doing part time job and study.I don't know when I will
reach to my goal.Really I did a great sacrifice.
One of the important things I had to give up was partying too much. Needless to say partying is fun, but when you are trying to grow up, and become successful they don't mesh well. I moved to Virginia the day after graduation to take myself out of my party scene, and I don't regret it one bit. I became a man over in Virginia found my first job, and stuck with it now got a transfer here and got myself a good job.
ReplyDeleteAt that point of my life when I was a senior in high school I gave up juices to drink and only had water to drink. For that reason I was on a fast as a sacrafice to past the SAT to get my diploma. I learned that doing that fast was not only a sacrafice for jesus but for myself. Doing that fast made me realize that jesus did alot of sacrafices for us and I feel like I can repay in a way by doing this for jesus and myself.
ReplyDeleteAll of you have made amazing sacrifices, yet look where you are right now. I am proud to know and teach each and every one of you. Thank you for the precious gift of getting to know you through these blogs.
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Giving up anything has always been a struggle for me, I have an addictive personality. I gave up a life of irresponsibility for a life of accountability, when I decided to return to school. As I said before, I am an addict and did not go into my new life easily. By letting go of my life old, the rewards have been amazing. I attend college today, and I have a life second to none. I would not change a thing about my past, even though some parts could be considered destructive. Also are times when nothing seems to be going well, but then I just try to remember where I came from. When I consider the future I have today the past becomes easier to let go, and I have an amazing future. I think I will continue my on this path and keep looking forward.
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