2:47 – Enthusiasm Can Be Exhausting #faithbites #faithjourney #parenting Enthusiasm Children are a gift from God. To see them excited makes me excited. One thing I’ve noticed is when my children get really excited, they go off the rails. High pitches squeals, running around, being nutty, not listening, and being LOUD. Part of this is just seeing pure joy, part […]
2:46 – Better Than Expected But Not As Fast As I Want #faithbites #faithjourney expected Recovering from surgery is rough. It doesn’t matter how minor it is or how major, it’s a long road and just kinda sucks some days. People ask me how I’m doing. My response has been “Better Than Expected But Not As Fast As I Want”. […]
2:45 – Kindness Even When Angry #faithbites #faithjourney kindness I went to the pharmacy as 3:15 this morning as I had ran out of one of my anxiety medications. While there I talked to a pharmacist who I could tell wasn’t happy with his situation. He had a ton of perscriptions to fill, he didn’t know the store well, and […]
2:44 – I’m Not Better (Or Worse) Than Anyone #faithbites #faithjourney better Being stuck at home, I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on a variety of topics. Something that keeps coming up is the idea of a person being a better person than someone else. This “better” then turns into more worth and we are left with the […]
2:43 – Never Gonna Give You Up. Never Gonna Let You Down #faithbites #faithjourney never I bet you all are singing the song now aren’t you? And no, this isn’t a Rick Roll, but rather a reflection of what was popular and poignant when I had a realization in life. n high school and college I never was invited to […]
2:24 – Jesus Is My Crutch #faithbites #faithjourney Crutch One of the things that knee surgery helps you appreciate is walking under your own power without assistance. For the past six days, I have been using crutches to get around the house. In the past two days, I have tried to put more weight on one crutch to try to […]
2:41 – Church Isn’t Just For The Churched #faithbites #faithjourney Churched Church buildings can be a welcoming place for those who are members. At the same time, for non-members, it can be a a scary,.unknown, and confusing place. The church has its own language, processes, policies, and operating procedures. We spend a lot of time and money building and running […]
2:40 – We’re Not Worthy #faithbites #faithjourney worthy We’ve talked about asking for help and getting help from others. What I’ve come to realize is that one of the reasons we don’t want to ask for help, is we don’t think we are worthy of the help and we don’t want to end up in debt to someone else. Our […]
2:39 – We Can Overcome Trauma #faithbites #faithjourney trauma A smell, a sound, a phrase, or even a subject can bring long forgotten or seldom talked about traumatic events to the surface. Things that happened decades ago are as real as it was then. People may say get over it. You may have thought you were over it, but it’s […]
2:38 I’m Not In Control and That’s Ok #faithbites #faithjourney control I like to know what I’m doing when,with whom, and how. I like being responsible for my own choices, actions, and follow-through. My frustration and anxiety grow when I’m not in control. This surgery experience, unlike my others, is begining to help me just let go. If I don’t […]