God is Still Teaching Me I thought the other day: “What would it be like to be an artist in New York City?” Now, I’m not an artist. I’ve only been to New York City once and it was completely overwhelming. I was really asking myself: what if I were someone different? Simply put, I guess I wondered if I would be the same person, have learned the same lessons, or even been on the path I am now? I sometimes wonder if…
How Kindness Honors God Kindness is…compassion.tenderness.helpfulness.gentleness.generosity.selflessness.forgiveness. Galatians 5:22 says it is a “fruit of the Spirit.”Ephesians 4:32 says “and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” When I think of kindness, I think of two things:Someone who is gentle and sweet.Someone who goes out of their way for others. My husband is very gentle and sweet. I knew I wanted to marry a man who was good with children, and I…
You have your hands full! The baby was crying crocodile tears because she couldn’t stand up in the grocery cart. My three-year-old was trying to throw the box of mac ‘n cheese out of the back while sitting on the bag of grapes. Then, my five-year-old brought me a candy bar with begging eyes and I was trying to check out. You have your hands full! I wanted to look at the woman and say, “DUH!?!” Instead, I smiled embarrassingly. I never…
ln this post, we’ll be exploring the ways perfectionism destroys peace. I love to plan and I’m really good at it!Similarly, I plan meals…plan trips to the store.I plan vacations…plan my days.I plan things at church. How Perfectionism Destroys Peace I love to organize as well!For instance, I organize the shelves in my pantry.I organize the sheets (by size) in my closet.Of course, all of my family’s clothes are organized! I organize all of my school supplies.Finally, all my books…