Mama said.....

Today I'm feeling a little blue.  Sad of heart.  Hurt.  I often wonder if I'm just too sensitive.  I can rationalize that I have so very many blessings and so much to be thankful for, and I am. Despite that rationalization, I'm deflated, empty.....spent.  I feel like my values are being questioned and my beliefs challenged.   It's really all quite exhausting.....Mama said there'd be days like this!  What she didn't say was how to make them go away.....


‎"When what you care about the most is pleasing Me, you won't care what other people think. When you believe that I always love you, you can rise above peer pressure. And when you trust that I am always with you, you will have the courage to stand up for what is right," -Jesus Calling for Kids.

"In this moment I'm choosing to be self-controlled and alert. Your actions are begging me to yell and lose control. But, I realize I have an enemy and that enemy is not you. The devil is prowling and roaring and looking to devour me through my own lack of control right now. But, I am God's girl. That's right. I am. So, I am going to humbly and quietly let God have His way in me right now. And when I do this, God will lift me and my frayed nerves up from this situation and fill me with a much better reaction than what I can give you right now. So, give me just a few minutes and then we'll calmly talk about this.