UGH! Sickness Stinks!

Okay, so I woke up last week and my family was SICK! Maya had an ear infection and a stomach bug that brought with it 104 degree fevers! Jorge had a sinus infection that also included fever/chills. I had PINK EYE (a free perk that you get when working with small children)! It was a stinky week!! Thankfully, Sunday morning we all woke up bright eyed and HEALTHY! I gave a shout out to the Lord, thanking Him for His healing hand on my family and then said a prayer for families everywhere that deal with this daily with no end in sight. I had faith in the Lord and the antibiotics that my family would be well within a couple of days, we're the lucky ones. Praying for those that need more than antibiotics & 48 hours!

Hey 'Pot'~ Meet Kettle!

Often hypocrisy and insecurity are the very best of friends. They walk hand in hand. Why do we criticize a behavior that we ourselves show in our own lives? I have seen it happen and I am sure that I have even done it myself. Why do we do this? Insecurities? I believe that has quite a bit to do with being a hypocrite. We criticize, moan and complain about a behavior that we don't even recognize that we engage in. We should be in prayer and self examination about this.

The best analogy for hypocrisy is, "The pot calling the kettle black"...are you a 'pot'?

Forgiveness!

Forgiveness is normally very easy for me. I don't have a huge ego and I know that I am a big ole dirty sinner so I know I am forgiven daily...either by someone I have sinned against or just by my Father. He just forgives infinity and loves me. How awesome is that?

I am having such a hard time with forgiveness on some personal issues right now and I need prayer. I know that slander and hypocrisy are such small beans compared to what Jesus suffered from his peers and He never had a moments hesitation to forgive. So, I am asking for prayer and I am in the Word. He'll help!

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?"
22Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times

Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

skewed truths

Author, poet and motivational speaker Maya Angelou has many quotes that I love. She is such a wise woman and has such a way of seeing the world. I enjoy her and have tons of her quotes etched in my mind (well.....maybe not tons but quite a few)! Here is one that I've been thinking about for a few weeks:

"There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.”

Have you ever used and twisted words and while still telling the truth, obscure the truth? You can state facts and still tell the truth but at the same time it's a lie! Think about that one. This has happened recently in my life and I have to say that when someone you have had a close friendship with puts a skew on the truth it is very painful. It is more acceptable when it comes from acquaintances but when it is someone you've shared life with, had your home open to, your heart open to, spent holidays with and cared for, it is horrifying and nearly unforgivable.

I'll leave you with a Maya Angelou poem:

“You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.”

P.S.~ note that I wrote, 'nearly unforgivable'. I'm still praying about it! =]