Choosing to Make Room for Grace

Beth Vogtacceptance, Beth K. Vogt, challenges, childhood, choices, expectations, family, grace, In Others' Words, Life, perspective, Quotes, stress 8 Comments

@bethvogt   I was sitting in the waiting room at the doctor’s office yesterday. My youngest daughter had an appointment – not me. Once we get all of her “Oh, wait! We need to do this before you go to college” appointments checked off the list, I’ll worry about my stuff. Anyway, back to sitting in the waiting room. There …

In Others’ Words: Diamonds in the Rough

Beth VogtIn Others' Words, perspective, Quotes 12 Comments

Sometimes we overlook things of value. We may hold the roughest of diamonds in our hands and, not seeing its worth, toss it to the ground like pebble. Diamonds in the rough come in all forms. They can be: a person we meet who causes us grief or who we don’t understand or particularly like. an experience that we’re forced …

Heroes and Heroines: Can They Ever Be Too Perfect?

Beth VogtReality, Romance, Writing 10 Comments

  I don’t hang around with perfect people. I’m sure you’re all very nice. I mean, you’re perfect, after all. And that’s the problem. I’m not perfect. I have a serious sugar addiction. (Jelly beans, anyone?) I skip my workouts. I prefer to “pile” rather than file my papers. My children will tell you that, um, sometimes I raise my …