Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Grunts. Kicks. Moans. All by 8:30 in the morning. Complaints about what is in the fridge to eat. Complaints about the days plans. Words like these: "Grateful? For [...]
Tag: complaining
Stand up and walk
Stuck. Sometimes we just get stuck. I don't mean like in the mud, or in an elevator-although we can certainly feel at times that we are stuck and not going anywhere. Like everything else is passing us by. Like everyone else is being blessed, healed, whatever. And we are not moving at all. A man [...]
Letting words speak encouragement
Critics. We all have them. Some more than others. For some, it seems that no matter what you do, what choice you make, how you speak...someone is always on the fringes, just waiting and looking for a chink in your armor. It is enough to make a person crack under the pressure. To turn and [...]
Finding Blessing in the Inconvenient Moments of Life
This is how my Monday ended...stuck in traffic on a two lane road on the way home from work. Stuck here for about 45 long minutes. For those that know me well, I can be impatient at times, have a tad bit of road rage, and come slightly undone over slight inconveniences. So, after working [...]
Straight Up: Messy Truth 