“…so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe…”

I laugh at myself now.

That’s a bit much for a 2-year-old, huh?

Newbie momma mistakes.

Together we colored around the verse, and every – single – day we used it.

He’s 12-years-old now.

I can’t tell you whether or not he remembers the verse – yet I know I do!

It’s easy to identify ingratitude in our children, or even in other adults.

Yet what about in yourself?

My youngest came out of her room again.

“What now?” I asked her with annoyance.

It was a legitimate need.

My response was unloving, at best.

I recalled the recent character trait that I’d been introduced to earlier in the week:
Availability.

The definition: “Making my own schedule and priorities secondary to the wishes of those I serve.”*

Conviction.