May 10th, 2007

MOVING AGAIN

Sorry googlepages... you suck. im moving my blog again. so sorry. 

i think this will be the right home. 

http://tiapugh.wordpress.com/

May 1st, 2007

This is what I want... too much to ask?

So I just want a blog that I can add multiple pages to, can take comments, that I can run the main page like a blog- with archives and all that jazz... and will not be a pain to update! 

IS THIS TOO MUCH TO ASK!?!?!?

 BAH!

March 1, 2007

Oh I love him

 February 26, 2007

Family Reflections

 I’m taking a class called Family Systems in Ministry… it’s been really interesting. I presented my Family of Origin (FOO) today. It was way more emotional that I planned. I prepared it all and I didn’t get emotional. It always seems to happen that way. Well, one of the incredible things that I’ve started to uncover is the sense of responsibility that I seem to have for my parents. I had never identified it before, but I somehow always get wrapped up in the mix of their drama. So a new resolution I have is to stay out of it—even when they ask/complain to me. Another thing I’ve realized is that I can help my mother by not pushing her away. She just wants to be closer to me and my response is to back off or push back. I so often gang up on her with my dad and sister… only making it worse. Mom tries the hardest for the family. She is the one who WORKED the hardest. Even when it makes us crazy, she was the one pursuing us to get closer. Unfortunately all of our responses have been to push her away when she gets closer. My hope and prayer is that I can find a way to get closer to her and still have boundaries, not to get sucked into her anxiety. I have enjoyed these interesting discoveries. Hopefully it will help me figure out how I react in ministry when there are these kinds of triggers. I also hope it will improve my relationship with my mom. I am struggling with how I can honor her and still keep those boundaries. It’s tough, but this is a good start.

February 22, 2007

First blog on new page here...

 Well I decided to upgrade my page... so here it is. Now I just have to be motivated to post on a regular basis... :)