Pearce the Heart

  Today is September 26, 2016, which would have been my dad’s birthday, and even though he isn’t with us I decided I still wanted to do something for him since it hasn’t been that long since he passed.   It’s interesting how after a person you care about passes, you start to see them in so many places.   I had yogurt and luncheon meat that was to expire on his birthday as well seeing his name a bunch of times as his first name is pretty common. One thing my dad always appreciated about his mother was her homemade chocolate chip cookies.   I can tell you that they are very tasty; you can’t just have one.   My dad would always have two cookies as he felt that one was never enough.   My dad wasn’t into the normal birthday cake, so we always made him a special type.   We took his mother’s cookie recipe and would put the whole thing on a pizza pan and would bake it in the oven.   That way he would have a huge cookie, or as we would call it a ‘cooki...

  On September 19, 2016 I was thinking I’m a type of person that likes to stay home a lot.   I think part of me feels the most comfortable at home as everything I need is there.   When I am out I tend to get a bit nervous as you never know who you might bump into, as well as there’s always a chance that while on transit it could stop working, which is never fun. I guess when it really comes down to it, I like to be in control of any situation.   I don’t always feel that I can be that way when I am outside of my home.   When I’m at my place I can make my own food, watch TV shows or movies, read my book on my couch, go on the internet, etc.   While I’m out I don’t tend to do those things. I know that God doesn’t want me to always stay within my comfort zone, so every so often I try get out more.   I find that volunteering helps me with that as it is something I do once a week consistently.   I’ve actually come to the point where I get excited fo...

  On September 12, 2016 I was thinking that most people have had a cold in their life.   A cold may not seem like a huge thing, but when you haven’t had one in a while you can often see such a difference it can make.   I have had many colds over the years and I used to think that they didn’t overly interfere with my life, but this past week when I got one it changed my mind about them. It completely changed the person that I am.   At the beginning I start to complain repetitively to my hubby and others about being sick.   I’d say ‘oh my sore throat’ and my hubby would say ‘aww’, but after hearing that about 20 times or more it can get a bit annoying.   I then mention about being so tired, which isn’t a new thing as I tend to complain about that regularly anyways.   The funny thing is my hubby pointed out that I was acting just like a guy when they get sick, as often guys can belabour how sick that they are.   I didn’t totally realize I was doi...

  On September 3, 2016 I was thinking I have been a people pleaser for my whole life.   I’ve always had this sense that I want to make things easier for those around me.   I think a part of that is my caring nature.   When someone I know wants to go to a restaurant, I tend to go with what the other person wants.   One, because often they really want to go somewhere, and two, I haven’t been to a lot of restaurants, which makes it harder for me to bring up suggestions. I find for the most part catering towards others works for me, but I do know that there are times when it can become too much.   I think people pleasers can often learn at a young age that when they make another person happy it can often defuse a tense situation.   When I was little I found that if I didn’t make too much noise then I would feel safer.   Often some of my siblings would play too loudly which would get them into trouble.   I knew even then that I didn’t want that ...