Elizabeth R. Skoglund
Author of Amma: The Life and Words of Amy Carmichael
About the Author
Elizabeth Ruth Skoglund is the author of more than twenty-five books. She has a private counseling practice in Burbank, CA.
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I didn’t expect much from this little book (92 pages and written in 1988) when I took it off the shelf. I intended to discard it from the library shelves. But something inside caught my eye, so I brought it home.
I should say here that I am struggling right now with my husband’s diagnosis—unexpected and while we were both aging, but still healthy. This book was such a help; it seemed to be written just for me. Here are some of my notes:
She’s a Christian counselor and the book is from show more 1988. But this:
“A safety zone is something into which we retreat temporarily from the stress of life. Safety zones can be simple, like a hot cup of tea on a chilly afternoon or the solitude of one’s own place after a day in the crowds of the city. A book, a favorite restaurant, a drive in the country, a faithful dog: these are just a few of the many safety zones which all of us have and use whether, we realize it or not.
They buffer us from the harshness of life; they absorb some of the pain of change.”
I realized that I am using afternoon naps as a safety zone.
She also talks about using the words of scripture as our positive reinforcement. Our attitudes are everything.
And then, there’s this:
“Sometimes God gives us a special chance to reevaluate our lives, to prepare for eternity – not only in the sense of eternal destiny, but also in light of our eternal reward…
In God‘s timetable, the specific meaning of any one person’s life is not measured in years, or in public acclaim, or in a large bank account. The meaning of life is determined by how much we have lived in the center of God’s will for our lives.”
Our days are numbered according to God’s timetable and when we have finished what we were to accomplish, he will bring us home no matter our age. show less
I should say here that I am struggling right now with my husband’s diagnosis—unexpected and while we were both aging, but still healthy. This book was such a help; it seemed to be written just for me. Here are some of my notes:
She’s a Christian counselor and the book is from show more 1988. But this:
“A safety zone is something into which we retreat temporarily from the stress of life. Safety zones can be simple, like a hot cup of tea on a chilly afternoon or the solitude of one’s own place after a day in the crowds of the city. A book, a favorite restaurant, a drive in the country, a faithful dog: these are just a few of the many safety zones which all of us have and use whether, we realize it or not.
They buffer us from the harshness of life; they absorb some of the pain of change.”
I realized that I am using afternoon naps as a safety zone.
She also talks about using the words of scripture as our positive reinforcement. Our attitudes are everything.
And then, there’s this:
“Sometimes God gives us a special chance to reevaluate our lives, to prepare for eternity – not only in the sense of eternal destiny, but also in light of our eternal reward…
In God‘s timetable, the specific meaning of any one person’s life is not measured in years, or in public acclaim, or in a large bank account. The meaning of life is determined by how much we have lived in the center of God’s will for our lives.”
Our days are numbered according to God’s timetable and when we have finished what we were to accomplish, he will bring us home no matter our age. show less
A helpful, encouraging book especially for those in what Skoglund calls the third-quarter of life--age 50-75--which she feels is the time of peak productivity in a person's life. She speaks of the choices we have--what mental tapes to play in our minds--fearful, negative or grateful and contented. She speaks of safety zones--financial, dignity, memories and meaning. She always encourages those who are growing older to be independent, useful and productive to the end. Written by someone with show more much experience from life and from her counseling sessions. show less
This passage made me want to get the book:
Asks Amma: "Shall we know one another in Heaven? Shall we love and remember?"....show more
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The wise old PILGRIM'S PROGRESS has something about this: Valiant-for-truth says, 'Some make a question whether we shall know one another when we are there.' To this Great-heart replies, 'Do you think they shall know themselves then, or that they shall rejoice to see themselves in that bliss? and [sic] if they think they shall know and do these, why no know others,
and rejoice in their welfare also?' And Secret, speaking to Christiana says, 'They will all be glad when they hear the sound of thy feet step over thy Father's threshold.' We know that our loved ones who have gone before will be glad when they hear the sound of our feet on the threshold; and we know that we shall all be glad together when we gather in our Father's House, where 'there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.' " (Rev. 21.4; p. 94)show less
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