Sometimes I just need to stop. There are some things I just need to drop. Like when I am angry with my husband and just want to say “one more thing.” Or when I feel the need to remind him of “last time…” I may think I need to say more, but wisdom thinks otherwise. “Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.” (Proverbs ...
31 Days
Wise Hearts. Tame Tongues.
“The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction. Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” (Proverbs 16:23-24) My mouth. Yours too, probably. There’s a reason James said, “The tongue also is…a world of evil among the parts of the body.” (James 3:6) Tongues are hard to tame. They’re ...
A Continual Feast
It’s all about our attitudes, isn’t it? My kitchen is in need of some freshening up. The floor is dark brown linoleum. The cabinets are a golden yellow that is faded in places and scratched in others. I really don’t like either the floors or the cabinets. I have a friend, however, who would like to paint her cabinets the same color. “Ugh” is all I can say. My kids have ...
If you love your children….
I have two two year olds. Yes, you read that right. Two children in the terrible twos throwing temper tantrums all the time. Sorry for all of the alliteration. Twins will do that to you. Around here, everything is multiplied. That includes the need for discipline. But, I’m betting you guessed that. To be honest, I often dread the need to discipline my kids. Please tell me ...